Scholar
Pegah Nokhiz
Google Scholar ID: YWLPqOIAAAAJ
Cornell University
Citations & Impact
Citations
424
H-index
8
i10-index
8
Publications
17
Co-authors
11
list available
Contact
Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- Representative publications include: 'Rethinking Optimization: A Systems-Based Approach to Social Externalities' (AIES 2025), 'Counting Hours, Counting Losses: The Toll of Unpredictable Work Schedules on Financial Security' (TMLR 2025), 'Consumer Autonomy or Illusion? Rethinking Consumer Agency in the Age of Algorithms' (Journal of Social Computing 2025), etc.
Research Experience
- Was an affiliate of Brown's Center for Technological Responsibility, Reimagination and Redesign (CNTR) at the Data Science Institute.
Education
- PhD in Computer Science from Brown University, advised by Professor Suresh Venkatasubramanian; currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at Cornell's Digital Life Initiative (DLI), working with Helen Nissenbaum.
Background
- Interested in how machine learning operates within sociotechnical systems, especially in tracing its long-term impacts on human agency, values, and institutional dynamics. Also examines the epistemic structures embedded in AI-mediated systems, how they align with or distort human values, and how they shape reasoning and decision-making.
Miscellany
- As of Fall 2025, actively pursuing academic positions, while also remaining open to opportunities in industry.
