Student Spotlight: Kiana Asgari

November 10, 2023

Meet Kiana Asgari, an incoming PhD student in MS&E.

HOMETOWN
Iran

WHERE I LIVED PRIOR TO STANFORD
Tehran

ALMA MATER
Sharif University of Technology

MAJOR
Computer Science and Mathematics

RESEARCH THEMES MY WORK REPRESENTS
AI & Data Science
Computational Social Science

Academic and work experience

I did an internship at the Max Plank Institut which helped me discover my passion for doing research. I was also lucky enough to have the opportunity to work with many fantastic people at Sharif University which helped me realize my goal as a future PhD student.

Impact I hope to have in my field and the world

I'd like to be able to encourage all the women in computation to pursue their dreams in academia.

Interests and hobbies

I enjoy nature, and am also a badminton player!

Meet our 2023 incoming PhD students