Hi 👋, I'm Dora Zhao.

I am a third-year CS PhD student at Stanford University, co-advised by Professors Michael Bernstein and Diyi Yang. My research is supported by the Brown Institute for Media Innovation and the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans. Previously, I was an AI Engineer at Sony AI on the Ethics flagship project. I also worked in the Princeton Visual AI Lab, advised by Professor Olga Russakovsky.

My research lies at the intersection of human-computer interaction and responsible AI. I am broadly interested in measuring harms of emerging AI systems and creating new technical methods for creating AI technologies that prioritize long-term benefits to users, rather than optimizing for short-term gains like engagement.

If you're an undergrad at Stanford interested in learning about research, feel free to reach out. I am happy to chat about opportunities here. I recommend checking out the CURIS program at Stanford or other summer REUs for those getting into research!