✦ EMMA GUEORGUIEVA ✦
B.A.
Psychology Honors
University of Texas at Austin
2023
M.A.
Psychology
University of Texas at Austin
2025
Ph.D.
Social & Personality Psychology
University of Texas at Austin
IN PROGRESS
IN PROGRESS
I study how language reflects psychological processes & behavior, and how we can ethically develop emotionally intelligent AI systems.
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RESEARCH INTERESTS
Natural Language Processing
Human-AI Interaction
Emotionally Intelligent AI
Empathic Communication
Ethics & Responsible AI
MY PAPERS
CURRENTLY READING
INTERESTING PAPERS
NEWS & UPDATES
🎉 JUNE 2026 Gave a talk at the AI & Social Research Conference at Penn State!
📰 MAY 2026 Featured in Marginalia Science's Newsletter!
🎉 MARCH 2026 Exhibited research at the SXSW EDU Expo!
🎉 MAY 2025 Began summer internship in Human-Centered AI @ Toyota Research Institute!
🎓 MAY 2025 Earned my Master of Arts in Psychology!
🎉 MARCH 2025 Invited Speaker at SXSW Panel "Speaking the Same Language: What Makes a Social Brand?"!
ARCHIVED NEWS
☕ Coffee Count: 745
Favorite shops:
• Epoch Coffee
• Jo's Coffee
• Merit Coffee
• Desnudo Coffee
My usual:
Iced Vanilla Latte
✦ CURRENTLY READING
Matt Salganik
Bit by Bit: Social Research in the Digital Age
Sarah J. Maas
Queen of Shadows
✦ INTERESTING PAPERS
🗄 ARCHIVED NEWS
🎉 OCTOBER 2025
Presented a poster at the Princeton Summit for Affective Science in Princeton, NJ!
🎉 MARCH 2025
Gave a symposium talk at the Society for Affective Science in Portland, OR!
🎉 JULY 2024
Presented a poster at the Cognitive Science Society Conference in Rotterdam, NL!
🎉 APRIL 2024
Presented a poster at the Multi-University Workshop at Toyota Research Institute in Los Altos, CA!
🎓 JULY 2023
Began my Ph.D. at UT Austin, advised by Dr. Desmond Ong!
🎓 MAY 2023
Earned my Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with Highest Honors!
🏆 APRIL 2023
1 of 6 undergraduates to receive the UT Co-Op George H. Mitchell Award for Undergraduate Excellence!
🏆 APRIL 2023
1 of 15 seniors to receive the Dean's Distinguished Graduate Award!
🏆 APRIL 2023
Awarded a Florence V. Graduate Scholarship! ($25,000)