Himanshu Verma

I am an Assistant Professor of Human-AI Collaboration at the Knowledge and Intelligence Design Group at TU Delft (Netherlands). In addition, I am an Affiliated (visiting) Researcher at the Distributed and Interactive Systems Group at the Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica in Amsterdam, the Dutch National Research Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science.

I am engaged in projects at the intersection of Human-Computer Interaction, Ubiquitous Computing, and Social Cognition, and seek to support collaboration between people and AI-powered systems, and also design AI systems which are attuned to human needs, experiences and concerns.

My current research focuses on designing and evaluating inclusive, collaborative, and empathic mixed-initiative AI agents that can act as effective team members and enhance the performative and creative potential of humans and teams. My research has implications for the future of knowledge work. In my research, I examine human-AI collaboration in the contexts of healthcare, education, and accessibility.

My research is supported by the Dutch Research Council (NWO) and the Horizon Europe programs.

I hold a PhD in Computer Science from Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL). Situated at the intersection of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and Social Cognition, and completed in 2015, my dissertation examined the relationship between collaborating groups and their interactions with shared artifacts and environment, and how these interactions can inform us about the quality of ongoing collaboration.

Prior to joining TU Delft, I was a postdoctoral researcher at the Human-IST Institute at the University of Fribourg (Switzerland), the LEARN Center at EPFL (Switzerland), and the Human-Centered Computing Group of HES-SO Valais-Wallis (Switzerland).