Toby Jia-Jun Li

Toby Jia-Jun Li is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Notre Dame, leading the SaNDwich Lab and directing the Human-Centered Responsible AI Lab at the Lucy Family Institute for Data & Society. He holds a Ph.D. in Human-Computer Interaction from Carnegie Mellon University (2021) and a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Minnesota (2015). His research focuses on empowering end-users through human-centered AI systems, particularly in areas like human-AI collaboration, end-user software engineering, and ethical AI integration into work environments.

Education:
- Ph.D., Human-Computer Interaction, Carnegie Mellon University, 2021
- B.S., Computer Science (Distinction), University of Minnesota, 2015

Research Interests:
- Human-AI collaboration in work systems
- Ethical AI design
- Generative AI co-creation tools
- Sociotechnical implications of automation
- Privacy-aware interfaces

Grants & Awards:
- NSF grants for AI in gig work and privacy education
- Google Research Scholar Award (2022)
- Multiple best paper awards at CHI/UIST/CSCW

Lab & Teams:
- SaNDwich Lab (Social-AI-Not-Dumb-Computing)
- Human-Centered Responsible AI Lab
- Collaborations with industry (IBM, Microsoft, J.P. Morgan) and academia