larch lab

The Language Accessibility Research (LARCH) Lab is a team of faculty and students working on designing, building, and evaluating language technologies that make information more accessible and understandable for everyone. Our goal is to empower people to discover information and collaborate effectively with AI systems on complex decision-making tasks. We are especially motivated by problems in high-expertise domains such as healthcare and science communication.

lab members sitting around a picnic table in the university district of seattle
out for ice cream
lab members standing in front of a staircase
games in the HUB
 

Interested in joining our group? Please read the FAQ before messaging.

Prospective students: I receive many email requests and cannot respond to them all. To increase your chances of receiving a response, please be as specific in your message and request as possible.

What is a larch tree? They are conifers that turn yellow and lose their needles in the winter. Larches are native to the high alpine forests of the Eastern Cascades in Washington and are a special sight to behold

lab members

 

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    alumni

  2. 2022-2024, PhD, BIME → Assistant Professor, UIUC Information School
    2022-2024, Masters, CSE → Software Engineer, Meta
    2023-2024, Masters, Northeastern University → PhD student, Virginia Tech
    2023-2024, Undergraduate, Informatics → Software Engineer, Microsoft
    2023-2024, Undergraduate, Informatics → ML Engineer, TrueMedia.org
    2022-2023, Masters, CSE → ML Engineer, Netflix

funding

 

Our work is generously supported by the following grants and gifts:

Ai2 mentorship

 

I have also had (and continue to have) the pleasure to mentor some amazing research interns and predoctoral scholars at Ai2. If you're interested in what it's like to work with me, you can also reach out to these folks.
 
  1. PhD student, MIT, 2024
    PhD student, University of British Columbia, 2024
    PhD student, University of Chicago, 2023
    PhD student, MIT, 2023
    PhD student, University of Toronto, 2023
    PhD student, University of Washington, 2023
    PhD student, University of Toronto, 2022
    Masters student, University of Washington, 2022
    PhD student, Stanford, 2022
    Undergraduate student, University of Washington, 2021
    PhD student, University of Washington, 2021
    PhD student, University of Copenhagen, 2021
    PhD student, Carnegie Mellon University, 2021
    Masters student, University of Toronto, 2021
    Predoctoral Young Investigator, 2020
    Predoctoral Young Investigator, 2020
    PhD student, Northeastern University, 2020
    PhD student, University of Washington, 2020
    Predoctoral Young Investigator, 2020
    Postdoc intern, 2019