Priyan Vaithilingam

Priyan Vaithilingam is a research scientist on the AI/ML team at Apple, specializing in the development of intelligent user interfaces. His research areas span Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Artificial Intelligence (AI), software engineering, and the accessibility of programming tools. He earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Harvard University under the mentorship of Professor Elena Glassman, focusing on designing innovative tools to enhance collaboration between humans and AI systems. He also completed his master’s degree at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), and previously worked as a researcher at Microsoft Research India, contributing to projects on information retrieval and developer tools. His research has received numerous accolades and has been published in top-tier conferences such as CHI, UIST, and ICML.

• May 2024 – Present·Microsoft Research·Research Intern
  • Conducted research projects with the VIDAI team, focusing on integrating human-computer interaction with AI systems.
• May 2023 – August 2023·Microsoft Research·Research Intern
  • Investigated design improvements for AI-driven programming tools.
• September 2021 – August 2022·Microsoft Research PROSE Team·Research Intern
  • Engaged in research related to program synthesis and developer tools.
• March 2016 – July 2018·Microsoft Research India·Researcher
  • Worked on information retrieval and the development of accessibility tools for programming.
• June 2015 – March 2016·Microsoft India·Software Engineer
  • Focused on software development and optimization.

• 2020 – 2024·Harvard University·Ph.D.
  • Field: Computer Science, with a research focus on integrating human-computer interaction and AI systems.
• 2018 – 2020·University of California, San Diego (UCSD)·Master's Degree
  • Field: Design Lab at UCSD, focusing on user interface design and programming tools.
• Undergraduate and other educational background not specified