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Mark Ho is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at New York University (NYU), affiliated with the Department of Psychology in the College of Arts & Science. Previously, he served as an Assistant Professor at Stevens Institute of Technology (2023–2024) and held postdoctoral roles at Princeton University and UC Berkeley. He holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in Cognitive Science and Computer Science from Brown University, alongside a B.A. in Philosophy from Princeton University.
His research focuses on cognitive, motivational, and social processes underlying human problem-solving, particularly in intentional action interpretation, theory of mind, and the emergence of social phenomena from individual intentions. Using computational modeling and behavioral experiments, his work spans higher-level cognition and social psychology, including planning, pedagogy, and coordination. He also explores applications of computational cognitive science to develop human-interpretable AI systems.
Research interests include: cognitive costs in decision-making, representational alignment in teaching, hierarchical planning structures, and the interplay between reinforcement learning and cognitive constraints. His lab's work bridges cognitive science and AI, emphasizing human-AI collaboration and ethical machine learning.
Professional affiliations include the NYU Center for Data Science (2022–2023) and multiple academic conferences. His articles frequently address human-AI interaction, decision-making frameworks, and the theoretical underpinnings of social cognition.
