`It’s not a representation of me’: Examining Accent Bias and Digital Exclusion in Synthetic AI Voice Services
at ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency (FAccT) 2025,
CV
Education
- Ph.D. in Computer Science, Northeastern University, 2028 (expected)
- M.S. in Computer Science, Northeastern University, 2025 (expected)
- B.S. in Data Science, Arcadia University, 2023
Experience
- PhD Research Assistant (Sep 2023 - Present)
- Northeastern University
- Advisors: Drs. Mahsan Nourani and Christo Wilson
- Data Science Intern (Sep 2022 - Aug 2023)
- Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness, Arcadia University
- Mentor: Dr. Bridget Miller
- REU in Data Science Research Assistant (Jun 2022 - Jul 2022)
- Brown University
- Advisor: Dr. Bjorn Sandstede
- Undergraduate Research Assistant (May 2021 - August 2023)
- Arcadia University
- Advisors: Dr. Weihong Ni and Dr. Yanxia Jia
- Data Analyst Intern (Jan 2021 - Apr 2021)
- Molzana
- Mentor: Matthew Nixon
Publications
Talks
Generative AI in Rural High Schools: Challenges and Opportunities
Presentation at CS Education Showcase, ACM SAC 2025,
A Psychological Distress Analysis on Asians from COVID-19
Presentation at SEPCHE, Sigma Xi Symposium, NCHC,
Approaches to Analyzing Clustered Data
Presentation at MAA EPaDel, Arcadia University Senior Thesis Day,
`It’s not a representation of me’: Examining Accent Bias and Digital Exclusion in Synthetic AI Voice Services
Presentation at RIET Lab, CNTR Tech + Society Seminar, ACM FAccT 2025,
Awards and Honors
- Khoury Distinguished Fellowship, Northeastern University (Sep 2023 - Aug 2024)
- Summa Cum Laude with Departmental Honors, Arcadia University (May 2023)
- Sigma Zeta Award in Computer Science, Arcadia University (Apr 2023)
- Phi Beta Delta (Nov 2020)
Teaching
Student Mentoring
- Sarah Ahmed, Undergraduate Researcher (Jan 2025 - Jun 2025)
- Lien Nguyen, Undergraduate Researcher (July 2024 - Dec 2024)
Volunteer and Service Activities
- ACM FAccT 2025 Student Volunteer (June 2025)
- Khoury College PhD Program Admissions Student Reviewer (Dec 2023 - Present)
- Accountable Algorithms Reading Group (Sep 2023 - Present)
- Khoury PhD Women’s Group (Sep 2023 - Present)