Joshua Ashkinaze

Joshua Ashkinaze is a Ph.D. student at the University of Michigan, specializing in research on computational social science, artificial intelligence, and human-computer interaction. His work focuses on enhancing AI behavior guidance and decision-making through simulations of social environments. He is the principal developer of the "Plurals" framework, a system that simulates the behavior of social groups to guide large language models (LLMs), which has garnered significant attention in academia. His research often engages with diversity, creativity, and social impact, while actively participating in interdisciplinary research projects and experimental design.

• 2020–Present·University of Michigan·Ph.D. Student
  • Conducting research in computational social science and artificial intelligence, particularly in the development of applications that simulate social behaviors to guide LLMs.

• 2020–Present·University of Michigan·Ph.D.
  • Major in Computational Social Science and Artificial Intelligence, with a research focus on human-computer interaction and diversity models.