👏 Welcome to our BiAlign Lab!
BiAlign Lab - explores the dynamic interaction and adaptation between humans and AI, with a focus on
bidirectional human-AI alignment. Our research bridges
AI/ML,
HCI, and
social computing to design systems that are not only intelligent, but also responsive to human values and societal needs.
We work closely with academic and industry partners worldwide, through efforts like the
NeurIPS 2025 Position Paper,
ICLR & CHI 2025 BiAlign Workshop,
NeurIPS 2025 Tutorial,
BiAlign Course @ NYU Shanghai, and
ongoing collaborations, all contributing to more
trustworthy and responsible AI.
Lab News
2025-09 Our Bidirectional Human-AI Alignment paper is accepted by NeurIPS 2025 Postion Track (<6% Acceptance Rate)!
2025-09 Hua is teaching a new course: Bidirectional Human-AI Alignment @NYU Shanghai.
2025-08 We will give a Human-AI Alignment Tutorial @NeurIPS 2025.
2025-08 Mind the Value-Action Gap paper accepted @EMNLP 2025 Main.
2025-08 Hua gave a talk on Bidirectional & Value Alignment @UC Berkeley Agentic AI Summit
2025-08 Epistemic Alignment paper accepted @COLM 2025.
2025-04 Our ICLR 2025 Workshop on Bidirectional Human-AI Alignment was successfully held.
2025-04 Our CHI 2025 SIG on Bidirectional Human-AI Alignment was successfully held.
2025-04 We released our Position Paper with Systematic Review on Bidirectional Human-AI Alignment.
Current BiAlign Lab Members
Research Associate
Graduated Master @ UMich
Research Associate
Graduated Master @ Gerogia Tech
Research Intern
Undergrad @ NYU Shanghai (Millennium Fellowship)
Co-advice w/: Chen Zhao
Research Intern
Master @ UW
Research Intern
Master @ UW
Visiting Researcher
Master @ Gerogia Tech
Research Intern
Master @ NYU
Research Intern
Undergrad @ NYU Shanghai (Honor Roll / Dean's List)
Research Intern
Undergrad @ UW
BiAlign Lab Alumni - Mentored Students
I’ve had the privilege of working with many outstanding PhD, Master’s, and undergraduate students during my PhD and Postdoc time.
They should be able to offer a fair perspective on the pros and cons with me as a mentor! But please be mindful and respect their time if you decided to contact them. Thanks 🧡!
Christina Ma,
CMU Ph.D,
| Papers: HypoCompass [AIES'24], ROPE [TOCHI'25]
Nick Clark,
UW Ph.D,
| Papers: ValueCompass, Epistemic Alignment
Marisa Yang,
UIUC Ph.D,
| Papers: ValueCompass
Snehal Prabhudesai,
UMich Ph.D,
| Papers: PromptAuditor [CHI'25]
Anindya Das Antar,
UMich Ph.D,
| Papers: PromptAuditor [CHI'25]
Tuc Nguyen,
Indiana University Ph.D,
| Papers: NoMatterXAI [AAAI'25]
Kenan Alkiek,
UMich Ph.D.
| Papers: BiAlign Survey
Jooyoung Lee,
Penn State Ph.D. -> Amazon AGI
| Papers: Identify DeepFake [HCOMP'23]
Weirui Peng,
Columbia Master -> UMich PhD
| Papers: ROPE [TOCHI'25]
Anmol Mansingh,
UMich Master
| Papers: PromptAuditor [CHI'25]
Ananya Kasi,
UMich Undergrad -> Georgia Tech PhD
| Papers: PromptAuditor [CHI'25]
Reuben Lee,
Penn State Undergrad -> Capital One
| Papers: ConvXAI [CSCW'23]
Sushirita Rakshit,
UMich Undergrad
| Papers: BiAlign Survey
Contact Us
Thank you for your interest in our research! We are always welcome passionate and self-motivated researchers to join our team!
Our lab students will be NYU students of either Courant CS or Tandon CSE Programs.
We are open to work remotely from anywhere on the earth.
You might be co-advised by me and my core collaborators in academia or industry.
Prospective PhDs
We have several PhD openings, and are looking for self-motivated PhD students joining in 2026!
PhD Program:
You can apply for either NYU Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences or NYU Tandon School of Engineering, and express your interest in being associated with NYU Shanghai.
The final admission decision is made by the NYU committee.
For more details regarding the program, please visit the NYU Shanghai Computer Science Ph.D. Program link.
Flexibility in Locations and Future Careers (US or China):
You will spend Year 1 at NYU New York Campus to finish PhD courses. Starting from Year 2, you can choose your location working with me in Shanghai, New York, or remotely.
For non-US citizens, students are eligible for F1 OPT after graduation, offering opportunities to work in the US.
Competitive Stipends:
The stipends offered to PhD students are competitive. I am happy to share more in our 1:1 meetings.
Undergraduate & Master Students
We always welcome undergraduate and graduate studnets from diverse background! Visiting roles can be either in-person or remote. If you are intersted in joining us as an master, undergraduate, or pre-doc researcher, please send me an email with your CV.
Prospective Postdocs
I am not actively recruiting postdocs at the moment. However, I’m open to exploring 0–1 potential postdoc opportunities for strong candidates! If you are intersted, please send me an email with your CV.
Visitors & Collaborators
We generally prefer visitors to stay for at least 6 months for high-quality work.
If you are interested in visiting our research lab, please send me an email with details.
