Hi, I'm Sachita, a 4th-year PhD candidate @ Northwestern University advised by Dr. Nick Diakopoulos. I design human-centered AI systems that support sense-making and creativity during science communication. I build tools that use ML and LLMs to help science journalists discover, understand, and write newsworthy stories, and are aligned with journalists' professional and ethical values.
My work centers user autonomy, contextual flexibility, and algorithmic transparency when users interface with AI. I've presented this work at conferences like CSCW, CHI, DIS, and FAccT.
You can email me at: nishal [at] u.northwestern.edu