Malihe Alikhani (She/Her)

I am an Assistant Professor of AI and Social Justice at the Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern University and a member of the Northeastern Ethics Institute.

I work towards studying and addressing biases in learning models, especially in applications such as education, health, and social justice.  This aspiration has led me to collaborate with educators, healthcare experts, and community leaders to create inclusive technology-enabled experiences.​

My research aims to design inclusive and equitable language technologies that communicate effectively across diverse populations, with a particular focus on underserved communities. By integrating insights from cognitive science, neuroscience, philosophy, policy, and social sciences with machine learning techniques, I develop computational models that capture the rich diversity of human interpretation and enhance the effectiveness of language as a communicative tool.