Dr. Jiaxin Pei

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Jiaxin Pei is an Assistant Professor at the School of Information, University of Texas at Austin, starting in Fall 2026. Previously, they served as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI), collaborating with the Stanford Digital Economy Lab and Stanford NLP group. Jiaxin earned their PhD from the School of Information at the University of Michigan in 2024 and their B.S. from Wuhan University in 2019. Their research interests include Large Language Models, Human-Computer Interaction, and Computational Social Science, with a focus on developing user-centric agentic AI systems and creating deliberative platforms for civil engagement. Jiaxin has received several accolades, including the Student Paper Award at the ACM Conference on Equity Access Algorithms, Mechanisms, and Optimization (EAAMO), the Demo Paper Award at the AAAI Conference on Human Computation and Crowdsourcing (HCOMP), and an Honorable Mention Award at the International Conference on Computational Social Science (IC2S2).

Research Interests

Experience

Postdoctoral Fellow

2024-01-01 — 2024-08-01

Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence • Stanford, CA

Conducting research on human-centered AI, collaborating with various Stanford groups.

Awards

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Student Paper Award

2021-01-01
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Demo Paper Award

2021-01-01
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Honorable Mention Award

2021-01-01

Requirements for University of Texas at Austin

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GRE General
TOEFL
Total
Required:79
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Application fee
  • Official transcripts
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • CV/Resume
Specialization Notes

General requirements for the Graduate School at UT Austin apply to all programs unless otherwise specified.