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Aditya Vashistha
​Assistant Professor
Cornell University
Travel and Talks
Feb 26    UK-India RAI Summit
Mar 3      Doing AI Differently
Apr 3       Democracy's Information Dilemma, UMich 
Apr 4       SMSI, UMich
Apr 26     CHI, Japan
May 7     CCSS, Cornell
May 19    LLMs & Society Summit
May 29    Microsoft Research
Jun 5       IISc
Jun 6       Infosys
Jun 12     Google DeepMind
Jun 26     IndiaAI Mission, MeitY
Jun 27     IIT Delhi
Jul 9        BURE, Cornell Bowers
Jul 21       Samvid Philanthropies
Sep 26     CMU HCII Seminar
Oct 10      Accessibility Summit
Oct 31​      UW Raise Seminar
Nov 7       Stanford HCI Seminar
Dec 9       AI4G Summit, MBZUAI
Feb 24     CITP Princeton
Current Ph.D. Advisees 
Deepak Varuvel Dennison
Gauri Nayak
Dhruv Agarwal
Ian René Solano-Kamaiko
​Farhana Shahid
Sharon Heung
Mahika Phutane
I am an Assistant Professor at the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science where I advise students in Information Science and Computer Science. I also lead the Cornell Global AI Initiative—an interdisciplinary, university-wide effort to integrate global perspectives into the design, implementation, evaluation, and governance of AI technologies.

My research designs, builds, and rigorously evaluates AI systems that improve socioeconomic outcomes for underserved populations worldwide.  I combine technical innovation with deep engagement in real-world, high-stakes settings to ensure that AI systems are not only powerful, but also safe, inclusive, and culturally grounded.

​My research program tackles three pressing and high-impact problems: 
(1) Examining and combating misinformation and propaganda in low-income communities
(2) Understanding and mitigating ableism for disabled people
(3) Designing and evaluating responsible AI technologies in the Global South.  

More broadly, my research lies at the intersection of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), ICT & Development (ICTD), Human-Centered AI (HAI), and Social Computing.  
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Before Cornell, I completed a Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Washington, where my dissertation was recognized with the William Chan Memorial Dissertation Award and the WAGS/ProQuest Innovation in Technology Award.​ 

​My research is generously supported by Microsoft, Google, Meta, Infosys, and others. 
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