Dr. Chirag Shah

Dr. Chirag Shah is an associate professor in the Information School at University of Washington. His research interests include studies of interactive information retrieval/seeking, especially in the context of online social networks and collaborations, contextual information mining, and applications of social media services for exploring critical socio-political issues. He is also interested in various theoretical and practical aspects of information as a dynamic construct, and online information propagation.

Dr. Vivek Singh

Dr. Singh is an assistant professor in the School of Communication & Information (SC&I) at Rutgers University. His research interests lie at the intersection of Big Data, Social Computing, and Multimedia Information Systems.

Dongho Choi

Dongho Choi is a PhD student in the School of Communication & Information (SC&I) at Rutgers University. His research interests include studyng and understanding human information behavior through different types of sensors in everyday lives, such as wearable devices and mobile phones, regarding personal, social, cognitive contexts. He is also interested in social interaction within social media and/or social network regarding individual and collaborative behavioral changes.

Serife Uzun

Serife Uzun is an undergraduate in the School of Arts & Sciences at Rutgers University majoring in Cell biology and Neuroscience and minoring in Digital Communication and Information in Media. Her research interests involve human information seeking behavior and its relation to wearable devices and health.