My Work

Research & Achievements

A collection of published work, conference presentations, and recognitions in AI research and health informatics.

When "Try Harder" Backfires: Agent-Based Simulation of Tone-Dependent Attrition in Diet Coaching

March 2026

IEEE International Conference on Healthcare Informatics (ICHI) 2026

IEEE ICHI 2026Full PaperAccepted

Introduced CARE-Sim, a multi-agent LLM framework simulating 400 digital twin users across 4 psychometric cohorts to compare rigid vs. compassionate diet-coaching feedback policies.

Bloom Health: Designing a Compassionate AI Nutrition App to Study Health Habit Adherence and Emotional Safety

April 2026

IEEE ICHI 2026 — Young Scholar Symposium

IEEE ICHI 2026Young ScholarLightning TalkRising Star Award

Designed the BloomHealth prototype with compassionate AI feedback to support diet habit adherence while maintaining emotional safety.

Compassionate by Design: Agent-Based Policy Simulation and Adaptive AI Coaching for Diet Adherence

April 2026

Alabama AI Innovation Summit (ALAI) 2026 — Bryant Conference Center, University of Alabama

ALAI 2026Poster PresentationPoster #4

Presented a poster at the Alabama AI Innovation Summit showcasing the CARE-Sim framework and its implications for AI governance and feedback policy design.