Farnaz Nouraei

(she/her/hers)

PhD Student

Farnaz Nouraei
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Natural Language Processing
  • Computer Vision
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • MS in Computer Engineering, Brown University
  • BS in Electrical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology

Farnaz Nouraei is a doctoral student at the Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern University, advised by Timothy Bickmore. Her doctoral work, which she began in 2021 and expects to complete in 2026, focuses on human–computer interaction. In particular, she is interested in the applications of conversational agents in behavioral interventions, and how AI and other computational approaches can deliver better health promotion content, increase engagement, and facilitate behavior change. She is affiliated with the Relational Agents Group.