Vineet Pandey

Vineet Pandey is an Assistant Professor at the Kahlert School of Computing, University of Utah, and a Responsible AI Faculty Fellow starting Spring 2025. His research focuses on human-centered computing tools to bridge communities and institutional experts in science and medicine, emphasizing digital health and citizen science. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from UC San Diego (2013-2019) and postdoctoral roles at MIT (2022-2023) and Harvard University (2020-2022).

Education:

• Ph.D. in Computer Science, UC San Diego (2013-2019)
• Postdoctoral Researcher, MIT (2022-2023)
• Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard University (2020-2022)

Research Interests:

• Designing systems for community-led scientific work
• Remote health assessment tools for neurological disorders
• Social platforms for public participation in policymaking
• Collaborations with rare disease communities and healthcare institutions

Articles Trends: Recent work spans motor impairment monitoring in ataxia-telangiectasia, digital phenotyping in ALS, and citizen science platforms like Galileo. Earlier contributions include key-value store systems and microbiome research via the American Gut Project.

Scientific Awards:

• 2019 School of Engineering Henry Booker Award for Exemplary Ethical Engineering

Advising/Grants: Supervises PhD/MS/BS students on HCI projects in digital health and citizen science. Alumni include Jenny Yijun Zhan (MSD) and Gunasekhar Athuluri (CS MS). Teaches courses like 'Designing Digital Health Systems' and 'Designing Human-Centered Systems'.

Labs/Teams: Leads a multidisciplinary group collaborating with medical experts, rare disorder communities, and institutions. Current projects include fine-finger tracking for motor performance analysis and platform design for participatory science.