Eshwar Chandrasekharan
I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Previously, I obtained my Ph.D. in Computer Science from Georgia Tech, and M.Tech + B.Tech in Computer Science from Indian Institute of Technology, Madras.
Research summary:
My research interests are at the intersection of Social Computing, Data Science and Human-centered AI. Using a combination of computational techniques and social computing theories, my research aims to make advances on the problem of abusive behavior online with a long-term goal of making the Internet safer and more welcoming.
Here's the link to my Google Scholar and my latest CV (updated on May 5, 2020).
Recent updates:
Bio:
My research builds a foundation for evaluating and improving approaches to online moderation, and developing new AI-backed sociotechnical systems. My work has appeared at high-impact conferences like CSCW, CHI, ACL and Web Science. I have worked with large-scale Internet platforms including Twitter, Reddit and Facebook, and my research has impacted their efforts to improve online governance. For example, I developed Crossmod, a new AI-backed moderation system that is currently deployed in an online community with over 14 million subscribers. My research led Reddit to ban many hate groups (e.g., neo-Nazis) from the platform. Steve Huffman, Reddit CEO and co-founder, also used my work as evidence in his recent testimony before Congress. My work has received considerable press coverage—e.g., The New York Times, MIT Technology Review, TechCrunch, The Verge and MotherBoard.
Research summary:
My research interests are at the intersection of Social Computing, Data Science and Human-centered AI. Using a combination of computational techniques and social computing theories, my research aims to make advances on the problem of abusive behavior online with a long-term goal of making the Internet safer and more welcoming.
Here's the link to my Google Scholar and my latest CV (updated on May 5, 2020).
Recent updates:
- May 5: I accepted a job offer and will start as an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in Fall 2020! #HYPED
- March 3: I defended my Ph.D. dissertation on "Combatting Abusive Behavior in Online Communities Using Cross-Community Learning" at Georgia Tech.
- Feb - March: Gave a series of talks about "Using Human-Centered AI to Combat Abusive Behavior on the Internet" at University of Michigan, UC Berkeley, University of Minnesota, UIUC and UMass Amherst.
- February 17: We won a research award of $100,000 from Facebook Research for our project on "Measuring healthy online behavior".
- January 23: Crossmod, our new AI-based moderation system, is deployed real-time on r/Futurology, our partner subreddit with over 14 million subscribers. Check out our website for more information.
Bio:
My research builds a foundation for evaluating and improving approaches to online moderation, and developing new AI-backed sociotechnical systems. My work has appeared at high-impact conferences like CSCW, CHI, ACL and Web Science. I have worked with large-scale Internet platforms including Twitter, Reddit and Facebook, and my research has impacted their efforts to improve online governance. For example, I developed Crossmod, a new AI-backed moderation system that is currently deployed in an online community with over 14 million subscribers. My research led Reddit to ban many hate groups (e.g., neo-Nazis) from the platform. Steve Huffman, Reddit CEO and co-founder, also used my work as evidence in his recent testimony before Congress. My work has received considerable press coverage—e.g., The New York Times, MIT Technology Review, TechCrunch, The Verge and MotherBoard.