Danish Tamboli

I'm a PhD student in Human-Centered Computing at the University of Florida, advised by Prof. Benjamin Lok in the Virtual Experiences Research Group (VERG). My research spans human-centered AI, virtual humans, conversational agents, and human-in-the-loop systems. I design and evaluate interactive AI systems, exploring how people interact with, collaborate with, and provide feedback to intelligent systems. My work also includes developing explainable AI tools and multimodal interaction techniques that support more effective human-AI collaboration.

Before my PhD, I completed my Master's at UF, where I worked on extended reality (XR) interaction techniques in the Ruiz Lab under Prof. Jaime Ruiz. I also hold a B.E. in Computer Engineering from the University of Pune, where I led electronics and data-acquisition development for a Formula SAE team.

When i am not in the lab researching (insert *tap* *tap* hacker typing gif), I try to fly whenever i can, over to Baltimore to spend time with my awesome wife who is also pursuing her PhD, but in Immunology. She works on vaccines that will save us from pooping to death (Shigella). I know, quite a way to die.

I am somewhat of what they call a yapper, so feel free to drop by or send a message to talk about a collaboration opportunity, a new project or experiment idea, or even something comeptely random.