PhD Student
Computer Science
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Massachusetts, USA
Email: sishita@umass.edu
I am a PhD student in Computer Science, University of Massachussetts Amherst. I started my PhD in Fall 2021. I have completed my MSc and BSc in Computer Science from University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.My research interests revolve around promoting fairness and equality within technological systems, understanding user perspectives and human perception, and ensuring that these insights are integrated into the development and alignment of systems with human preferences and judgments. I want to focus on the well-being of individuals to create technologies that not only meet user needs but also foster a more just and equitable society. I am currently working under the supervision of Ravi Karkar.
PhD in Computer Science [Fall, 2021 – Present]
College of Information and Computer Sciences
University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA, USA
M.Sc in Computer Science and Engineering [2017 – 2018]
University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
CGPA: 3.94/4.00 (Position: 1st among 12 students)
B.Sc in Computer Science and Engineering [2013 – 2016]
University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
CGPA: 3.82/4.00 (Position: 1st among 60 students)
PID Research Intern
ETS -Educational Testing Service (ets.org)
Worked on aligning Large Language Models with human judgments.
Teaching Assistant [Spring'22, Fall'23-Fall'24]
CS250: Introduction to Computation
UMass Amherst
Research Assistant [Fall'21, Summer'22-Summer'23]
LASER Lab
UMass Amherst
Lecturer [May 2019 – August 2021]
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
BRAC University, Dhaka, Banglades