Carlos Toxtli-Hernandez
Research Interest
- Data science with crowdsourcing
- Human-computer interaction
- Human-centered artificial intelligence
Education
- MS in Innovation and Technological Entrepreneurship, Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education — Mexico
- MBA, European University of Madrid — Spain
- BS in Computer Science and Information Systems, Universidad del Valle de México
- BS in Computer Engineering, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Pronouns
He/him/his
Biography
Carlos Toxtli-Hernández is a doctoral student at the Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern University, advised by Saiph Savage. His doctoral work, which he began in 2021, focuses on human-centered artificial intelligence.
In particular, Toxtli-Hernández’s research applies human-centered AI—as well as principles of transparency, fairness, and inclusion—to design tools for fair and frictionless workplace interactions. He is also interested in human–computer interaction, data science, crowdsourcing, and machine learning, and is affiliated with the Civic AI Lab after formerly taking part in the Civic Innovation Lab at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Toxtli-Hernández also extends his academic focus to the musical realm by building AI tools to compose music.
Before joining Khoury College, Toxtli-Hernández developed innovative technologies at the United Nations, Microsoft Research, and Snap Inc., among others. He has given more than 100 talks at conferences around the world, published award-winning research in top venues, become a tech evangelist facilitating continuous learning for adults, and created startups focused on fintech, e-commerce, automation, bots, and education. He has won awards or contest prizes from
Cisco, Intel, Facebook, and Google, as well as a grant from the NSF and a Twitch Research Fellowship from Amazon.
Research Interest
- Data science with crowdsourcing
- Human-computer interaction
- Human-centered artificial intelligence
Education
- MS in Innovation and Technological Entrepreneurship, Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education — Mexico
- MBA, European University of Madrid — Spain
- BS in Computer Science and Information Systems, Universidad del Valle de México
- BS in Computer Engineering, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Pronouns
He/him/his
Biography
Carlos Toxtli-Hernández is a doctoral student at the Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern University, advised by Saiph Savage. His doctoral work, which he began in 2021, focuses on human-centered artificial intelligence.
In particular, Toxtli-Hernández’s research applies human-centered AI—as well as principles of transparency, fairness, and inclusion—to design tools for fair and frictionless workplace interactions. He is also interested in human–computer interaction, data science, crowdsourcing, and machine learning, and is affiliated with the Civic AI Lab after formerly taking part in the Civic Innovation Lab at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Toxtli-Hernández also extends his academic focus to the musical realm by building AI tools to compose music.
Before joining Khoury College, Toxtli-Hernández developed innovative technologies at the United Nations, Microsoft Research, and Snap Inc., among others. He has given more than 100 talks at conferences around the world, published award-winning research in top venues, become a tech evangelist facilitating continuous learning for adults, and created startups focused on fintech, e-commerce, automation, bots, and education. He has won awards or contest prizes from
Cisco, Intel, Facebook, and Google, as well as a grant from the NSF and a Twitch Research Fellowship from Amazon.