Dr. Niloufar Salehi

Biography

Niloufar Salehi is an Assistant Professor in the School of Information at the University of California, Berkeley. Her research interests focus on social computing, technologically mediated collective action, and digital labor, with an overarching emphasis on human-computer interaction (HCI). Throughout her academic career, she has contributed significantly to the design and analysis of computational social systems aimed at fostering collaboration within existing communities. Her work is characterized by a combination of controlled experiments and ethnographic fieldwork, reflecting a commitment to understanding how technology impacts social configurations in online environments. Salehi’s research has been recognized and published in premier venues such as the ACM CHI and CSCW, establishing her as a thought leader in the field of HCI.

Research Interests