Devansh Saxena

Devansh Saxena is a Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow at Carnegie Mellon University in the Human-Computer Interaction Institute. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Marquette University where he was co-advised by Dr. Shion Guha and Dr. Michael Zimmer. He studies sociotechnical practices of decision-making in the public sector where his research examines how human-AI interaction plays out in practice where decisions are mediated by policies, nuances of professional practice, and algorithmic decision-making. As a postdoctoral researcher, he is interested in developing responsible AI practices that support AI innovation at the early stages of ideation, problem formulation, and project selection.