Email: ananya@cs.toronto.edu 

Twitter: @Ananyabha

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Hi!

I am Ananya Bhattacharjee, a Ph.D. candidate in Computer Science at the University of Toronto. I study, design, and build interactive, AI-driven interventions that can dynamically adapt to the individual and social contexts of users. These interventions broadly aim to promote psychosocial wellbeing—the overall state of an individual’s mental, emotional, and social health. Drawing on insights from surveys, interviews, and field experiments, I design interventions that employ generative AI and reinforcement learning to adaptively support users' evolving needs and contexts. The interventions I deploy can take many forms, including web platforms that simulate peer support, mobile applications that promote reflection or assist in managing stress, and text messaging programs that alleviate symptoms of depression and anxiety.

My advisor is Dr Joseph Jay Williams. My PhD committee members also include Dr Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed, Dr Alex Mariakakis, Dr Rachel Kornfield, and Dr Mary Czerwinski.

I am entering the job market this year, seeking tenure-track academic and industry researcher positions. Here are my CV and a version of my research statement.

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