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Professor of Computer Science<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Elena Vasquez<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Stanford University, Department of Computer Science. Researching the intersection of machine learning and human-computer interaction to create more intuitive AI systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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evasquez@stanford.edu<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Gates Building, Room 392<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Research Focus<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Interests<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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01<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Human-AI Interaction<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Designing AI systems that understand and adapt to human behavior, creating more natural and intuitive interfaces for complex machine learning models.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Explainable AI<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Developing methods to make machine learning decisions transparent and interpretable, enabling trust and accountability in automated systems.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Computational Cognition<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Modeling human cognitive processes using computational methods to better understand learning, decision-making, and problem-solving behaviors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Selected Works<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Publications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A selection of peer-reviewed papers from top-tier conferences and journals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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120+<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Citations<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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CHI 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Paper Award<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Bridging the Gap: Intuitive Interfaces for Complex ML Models<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Vasquez, E., Chen, M., & Rodriguez, A. (2024). Proceedings of CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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NeurIPS 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spotlight<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Attention Mechanisms in Human-Like Learning Systems<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Vasquez, E., & Kim, J. (2023). Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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TOCHI 2023<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Designing for Trust: Transparency Patterns in AI-Assisted Decision Making<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Vasquez, E., Patel, S., & Wong, L. (2023). ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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ICML 2022<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Cognitive Load Optimization in Interactive Machine Learning<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Vasquez, E., & Thompson, R. (2022). International Conference on Machine Learning.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Academic Year 2024-25<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teaching<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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CS 229<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fall Quarter<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Machine Learning<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Graduate-level introduction to machine learning, covering supervised learning, unsupervised learning, and reinfortic agents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mon\/Wed 10:30-12:00 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Gates B01<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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CS 347<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winter Quarter<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Human-Computer Interaction<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Design and evaluation of user interfaces, with focus on AI-powered systems and explainable interfaces for complex technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tue\/Thu 14:00-15:30 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Gates B03<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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CS 499<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spring Quarter<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Research Seminar: AI & Society<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

PhD seminar exploring ethical implications of AI systems. Students present and critique recent papers on AI safety and governance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fri 13:00-16:00 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Gates 415<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Background<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Education<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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2012 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d 2016<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ph.D. Computer Science<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

MIT \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Advisor: Prof. James Mitchell<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2010 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d 2012<\/p>\n\n\n\n

M.S. Computer Science<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Stanford University<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2006 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d 2010<\/p>\n\n\n\n

B.S. Mathematics & CS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

UC Berkeley \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Summa Cum Laude<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Recognition<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Awards & Grants<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NSF CAREER Award<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

$750,000 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Human-Centered Explainable AI<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sloan Research Fellowship<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Google Faculty Research Award<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Interactive Machine Learning<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ACM SIGCHI Best Paper<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

CHI Conference 2020<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Team<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Lab<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Human-AI Interaction Lab (HAIL) investigates how people and intelligent systems can work together effectively.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Marcus Chen<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

PhD Candidate<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adaptive interfaces for ML model debugging<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Priya Sharma<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

PhD Candidate<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Explainability in healthcare AI systems<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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James Wilson<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Postdoctoral Researcher<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trust calibration in AI-assisted decisions<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Sofia Rodriguez<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Research Engineer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tooling & infrastructure for HCI research<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Get in Touch<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact & Office Hours<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I welcome inquiries from prospective students, collaborators, and anyone interested in human-AI interaction research. For media inquiries, please contact the Stanford Communications office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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evasquez@stanford.edu<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Gates Building, Room 392, Stanford, CA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Office Hours<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Monday<\/p>\n\n\n\n

14:00 – 16:00<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Thursday<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10:00 – 12:00<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Please book via Calendly or email to schedule outside regular hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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