Team
Assistant Professor, UC Santa Cruz
Leilani H. Gilpin is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at UC Santa Cruz. Her research focuses on the design and analysis of methods for autonomous systems to explain themselves. Her work has applications to robust decision-making, system debugging, and accountability. Her current work examines how generative models can be used in iterative XAIstress testing.
PostDoc, Dreamer, UC Santa Cruz
Mattia is a PostDoc in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at UC Santa Cruz, under the supervision of Dr. Leilani H. Gilpin. Mattia’s research focuses on explainable artificial intelligence for deep neural networks. He is interested in Neuron Explanations (understand what knowledge AI learns) and Self-Explainable Deep Neural Networks (AI that can explain itself). Mattia holds a PhD in Computer Engineering, a M.S. in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, and a B.S. in Computer science, all from Sapienza University of Rome.
PhD Student, UC Santa Cruz
Runner, PhD Student, and baseball fan - but necessarily in that order.
Ph.D. student, Strange Loop, UC Santa Cruz
Jack Fox Keen is a second year PhD student in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at UC Santa Cruz, under the tutelage of Dr. Leilani H. Gilpin. Jack’s research focuses on explainable artificial intelligence for psychological and sociological applications. Jack holds a bachelors of science from Florida Student University for both Scientific Computing and Biomathematics. Jack was the lead data scientist at the Guardian Project for ProofMode, working with the Content Authenticity Initiative (CAI) and other organizations, such as Adobe, on verifiable photo provenance. Some of Jack’s favorite hobbies include writing, painting, and hiking.
Ph.D. student, UC Santa Cruz
Olivia is a first-year Ph.D. student advised by Prof. Leilani in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at UC Santa Cruz. Her research interests include but are not limited to Explainable AI (XAI), Human-Centered XAI,Neuro-symbolic AI, Legal AI, and Natural Language Processing (dialogue system etc.)
Ph.D. student, UC Santa Cruz
Li is a third-year Ph.D. student advised by Prof. Leilani in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at UC Santa Cruz. He has a broad interest in Information Interpretation and Structuring, and Improving Accessibility with Assistive Technologies. Outside of his studies, Li enjoys cooking, photography, and painting.
PhD Student, UC Santa Cruz
PhD Student, UC Santa Cruz
Ph.D. student, UC Santa Cruz
Sijia is a first-year Ph.D. student advised by Prof. Leilani in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at UC Santa Cruz. Her research interest is in XAI.
PhD Student, UC Santa Cruz
MS, UC Santa Cruz
Software Engineer & MS CSE Student
Master's Student, UC Santa Cruz
Batuhan is a first-year Master’s Student advised by Prof. Leilani in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at UC Santa Cruz. His research interests include applying deep reinforcement learning to Pacman and integrating explainable AI into the autograder system to provide real-time, detailed feedback to students.
Undergrad Student, UC Santa Cruz
Masters Student, UC Santa Cruz
Undergrad Student, UC Santa Cruz
Undergrad Student, UC Santa Cruz
Undergrad Student, UC Santa Cruz
Undergrad Student, UC Santa Cruz
Masters Student, UC Santa Cruz
Undergrad Student, UC Santa Cruz
Masters Student, UC Santa Cruz
Undergrad Student, UC Santa Cruz
Undergrad Student, UC Santa Cruz
Undergrad Student, UC Santa Cruz
Undergrad Student, UC Santa Cruz
Undergrad Student, UC Santa Cruz
Undergrad Student, UC Santa Cruz
Undergrad Student, UC Santa Cruz
Undergrad Student, UC Santa Cruz
Masters Student, UC Santa Cruz
Undergrad Student, UC Santa Cruz
Undergrad Student, UC Santa Cruz
Undergrad Student, UC Santa Cruz
Collaborator, UC Santa Cruz
Masters Student, UC Santa Cruz
Masters Student, UC Santa Cruz
Masters Student, UC Santa Cruz
Undergrad Student, UC Santa Cruz
Undergrad Student, UC Santa Cruz
Undergrad Student, UC Santa Cruz
3rd Year CS + Math Undergrad
Undergrad Student, UC Santa Cruz
Undergrad Student, UC Santa Cruz
Caleb Bergen is an undergraduate student at UC Santa Cruz. He is currently a senior, and will be graduating Spring 2026. He is currently researching the effectiveness and ethics of using large language models as autonomous drivers for vehicles in simulations.
Project Lead, AIEA Lab
I am a student researcher and software developer focused on making machine learning more robust, accessible, and sustainable.