Joining the Lab

PhD applicants: I am recruiting PhD students for Fall 2027. I’m looking for hard-working and curious students excited about human-AI interaction. Some topics I’m currently thinking about: personalization, real-world AI evaluations, continuous learning, and small language models. Take a look at our lab to get a sense of the work we do, then:

  • Apply directly through the UIUC CS PhD application portal.
  • To ensure your application reaches my desk, please list my name in the “Faculty Interest” section of the application form AND in your Statement of Purpose (SOP).

Undergraduate and Masters (at UIUC): Please read this guide for applying to our lab and fill out this interest form.


Students

I work with a wonderful set of students at UIUC and beyond, for more information on each, you can click on their websites below, or visit the Language Interaction Lab page!

Ziheng Huang

PhD Student, CS

Co-advised with Hari Sundaram

2024-

Michelle Huang

PhD Student, CS

Co-advised with Koustuv Saha

2025-

Yoshee Jain

PhD Student, CS

Co-advised with Katie Cunningham

2026-

Yijun Liu

PhD Student, CS

2024-

Indu Panigrahi

PhD Student, CS

2025-

Yifan Song

PhD Student, CS

Co-advised with Brian Bailey

2024-

Lechen Zhang

PhD Student, CS

2025-

Leo Luo

Masters, CS

2024-

Alice Fan

Undergraduate, CS

2024-