Neha Raikar is a master’s student at Georgia Tech, pursuing a Master of Science in Computer Science with a specialization in Interactive Intelligence. Originally from Bangalore, India, she earned her bachelor’s degree from Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences. Before joining grad school, Neha worked for three years as a full-stack software developer at Amazon and Intuit, leading multiple projects from initial design through successful launch. Currently, she is a research student at Georgia Tech’s Design Intelligence Lab (DILab), where her work centers around personality, personalization and self-explanation in SAMI.

Isaac Felix is a computer science and linguistics graduate from the University of Illinois at Chicago and an alumnus of the Learning+Interest+Technology lab, where he co-authored a paper on an AI-assisted authoring tool for educators to create robot-supported social learning experiences. He is currently pursuing a Master of Science in Computer Science with a specialization in Human-Computer Interaction at Georgia Tech. His previous research has focused on education technology and geographic information systems, while his industry experience includes roles as a quantitative analyst and mobile networks engineer. Within the lab, Isaac is actively working on Social Agent Mediated Interactions. His research interests encompass human-computer interaction, social networks, civic technology, cognition, and natural language processing.

Amy Randazzo is a graduate student in computer science at Georgia Tech, specializing in artificial intelligence. She earned her undergraduate degree in human biology from UC Berkeley. At Georgia Tech, Amy serves as a teaching assistant for CS 6460 and individually mentors fellow CS graduate students’ semester projects. On DILab’s Jill Watson team, she contributes her interdisciplinary experience with end-to-end AI engineering and academic training in cognitive sciences to ongoing applied research with agents deployed in live environments.

Learn more here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-randazzo/

Maisha Mahmood is a Master’s student in CS at Georgia Tech, specializing in Interactive Intelligence, while also working as a Software Engineer at Bank of America. She earned her B.S. in Computer Science with a concentration in Software Engineering from Virginia Commonwealth University. Her work focuses on developing intelligent, user-centered systems that simplify complex processes and enhance decision-making. With a strong foundation in software development and a growing passion for AI, Maisha is excited about creating technologies that are both functional and human-friendly. Outside of work and academics, she enjoys reading and playing chess.

Connect with Maisha on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maishamahmood/

Sentosa Adjikusuma is part of the Architecture for Learning (A4L) team at DILab and currently pursuing OMSCS degree at Georgia Tech. At the moment, he is working as Senior Software Engineer at JPMorganChase in Singapore. His interests include system architecture, gen AI, education, and so on.

Beyond academic and work, he also enjoys badminton, table tennis, dramas, and other recreational activities. 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sentosa-adjikusuma-061430a9/

IG: https://www.instagram.com/sentosa_a