Koustuv Saha

Koustuv Saha is a researcher and assistant professor in computational social science, currently based at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. His research focuses on studying individual and collective mental health and dynamics using social media data. He applies methods such as machine learning, statistics, natural language processing, and causal inference to analyze multimodal data streams from social media to sense, predict, and explore mental health issues, especially in contextual environments like college campuses and workplaces. His work spans topics such as hate speech in online communities, mental health support systems, and the role of artificial intelligence in human interaction.

• 2023–Present·University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign·Assistant Professor
  • Conducts research in computational social science, with a focus on mental health issues in social media.
• 2020–2023·Microsoft Research·Senior Researcher
  • Led research projects on artificial intelligence and social computing.
• 2018–2020·Microsoft Research·Research Intern
  • Conducted research on mental health and social media.

• 2015–2020·Georgia Institute of Technology·Ph.D.
  • Field of Study: Computer Science and Engineering
• 2013–2015·Indian Institute of Technology·Master’s
  • Field of Study: Computer Science
• 2009–2013·Indian Institute of Technology·Bachelor’s
  • Field of Study: Information Technology