Kristina Gligoric
Stanford University
gligoric@stanford.edu
Bio
Kristina Gligoric is a Postdoctoral Scholar at Stanford University’s Computer Science Department, advised by Dan Jurafsky at the NLP group. Previously, she obtained her Ph.D. in Computer Science at EPFL, where she was advised by Robert West. Her research focuses on developing computational approaches to address societal issues, drawing methods from NLP and causal inference. Her work has been published in top computer science conferences focused on computational social science and social media (CSCW, ICWSM), natural language processing (EACL, NAACL, EMNLP), and broad audience journals (PNAS, Nature Communications, and Nature Medicine). She is a Swiss National Science Foundation Fellow. She received awards for her work, including EPFL Thesis Distinction and CSCW Best Paper Honorable Mention Award.
Areas of Research
- Artificial Intelligence
Responsible AI for Societal Impact
My research aims to develop responsible AI focusing on social good, addressing key societal challenges such as online civility and sustainability. I propose new approaches to fostering civil online communication, including identifying technological harms, explaining their causes, and developing mitigations. Additionally, I explore how AI can support sustainable dietary habits by overcoming barriers to adopting plant-based foods. In doing so, I highlight the importance of making AI more socially aware, addressing issues like harmful language generation, and the responsible portrayal of AI capabilities in tech-related discourse.