Adiba Proma

About Me

Adiba Mahbub Proma
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Hi there! I'm Adiba Mahbub Proma and I'm

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I’m a Computer Science PhD candidate at the University of Rochester, where I am advised by Dr. Ehsan Hoque. I'm interested in developing systems that can influence people to be more informed in online settings. I study the role of generative AI within networks, and the role of generative AI as digital twins. I've also spent a summer as a Research Intern at Microsoft Research and as an academic guest at the University of Zurich. Previously, I have also worked on designing a framework for risk assessment and early detection of breast cancer for Bangladeshi women.

Research Areas: Human-Computer Interaction, Large Language Models, Computational Social Science, AI for Social Good, Network Science, Network Analysis, Social Networks, Agent-based Modelling, LLM Evaluation, AI and Society

Publications and Invited Articles

Invited Article Journal Publications Conference Publications Workshops/Doctoral Consortium Preprints Talks, Posters and Extended Abstracts

  • Extended abstracts and posters titled “Can LLMs Emulate Human Belief Dynamics?” and “Replicating Motivated Reasoning Studies with LLMs” at IC2S2, July 2026.

  • Extended abstracts and posters titled “The Role of LLMs in Tackling Misinformation during the 2024 US Elections” and “Exploring the Role of Randomization on Belief Rigidity in Online Social Networks” at IC2S2, July 2025.

  • Research talk at ACM NYCWiC, April 2025.

News

  • [Jul, 2026] I will be in Burlington, Vermont, presenting at IC2S2!

  • [May, 2026] I will be working as an Applied Research Intern at Microsoft Research!

  • [Apr, 2026] Two of our posters got accepted to IC2S2!

  • [Oct, 2025] I will be in CMU for the IDEAS conference!

  • [Jul, 2025] I will be in Sweden for IC2S2!

  • [Jul, 2025] I will be giving a virtual research talk at Trento University, Trento!

  • [Jul, 2025] I will be visiting PoliMi, Milan!

  • [Jul, 2025] I will be giving a research talk at LMU, Munich!

  • [Jun, 2025] I will be giving a research talk at ISIR, Sorbonne University, Paris!

  • [May, 2025] I will joining as an academic guest at the University of Zurich, Switzerland for the summer!

  • [Apr, 2025] Two of our posters got accepted to IC2S2!

  • [Mar, 2025] Our paper "Personalizing LLM Responses to Combat Political Misinformation" got accepted to ACM UMAP!

  • [Apr, 2024] Selected for Summer Institute in Computational Social Science-Rochester (SICSS-Rochester), 2024

  • [May, 2023] The CS department highlights our work on the role of technology for climate change! [Read]

  • [Feb, 2023] Our lab's efforts on mentoring undergrad researchers gets featured by the University's News Center! [Read]

  • [2023] Selected for CRAWP Grad Cohort

  • [2022] Selected for CRAWP Grad Cohort

  • [2022] Our breast cancer application gets highlighted by national Bangladeshi press [New Age, Dhaka Tribune]

  • [2019] Highest Distinction Award, BRAC University

  • [BRAC University] Named to the Vice Chancellor's List and Dean's List.

  • [2018] Received grant from ICT division of Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology, Bangladesh to lead a project on early detection and risk assessment of breast cancer

  • [2014] Country highest in Mathematics in International Advanced Levels (IAL)

  • [2013] World highest in Mathematics-B in International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE)

Experience

Applied Research Intern, Microsoft Research

  • Worked with Dr. David Rothschild to explore conversational AI chatbots for extracting individuals' core political narratives.

Visiting Research Intern, University of Zurich

  • Worked with Dr. Fabrizio Gilardi on understanding the role of social media in shaping public opinion and political attitudes

  • Designed and implemented persona-specific LLM agents using Ollama for online chatroom experiments.

Research Assistant, CMED Health (Breast Cancer Research Division)

  • Developed a questionnaire-based breast cancer risk assessment and early detection algorithm through comprehensive literature review and expert interviews with medical professionals

  • Conducted feasibility analysis to develop web-platform functionalities for breast cancer awareness website [Check website]

Data Science Intern, Tech for Development Unit, BRAC SDP, BRAC Bangladesh (February-July 2020), Dhaka, Bangladesh

  • Supported BRAC SDP, an initiative that boosts informal-sector job placements.

  • Designed an intelligent system for the field-level operations team to predict loan eligibility using ensemble learning

  • Conducted statistical analysis and data visualization to assess COVID-19's effect on income and inform strategic decisions.

Teaching Experience

Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Rochester

  • CSC 460: Technology and Climate Change

  • CSC 212/412: Human Computer Interaction

  • CSC 200H: Undergraduate Problem Seminar (Focused on Database Systems Research)

  • CSC 261: Database Systems

Instructional Lecturer, BRAC University

  • CSE 101: Introduction to computing

  • CSE 220: Data Structures

  • CSE 221: Algorithms

  • CSE 341: Microprocessors

  • CSE 420: Compilers

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, BRAC University

  • CSE161: Programming Language I (Basic Programming in Java)

  • CSE 220: Data Structures

  • CSE 260: Digital Logic Design

Services

  • Reviewer for ICWSM 2026, ICLR 2026, CHI 2026, IUI 2026, ACL 2025, ICLR 2025, CHI 2025, NeurIPS 2024, ACII 2023, ACIIW 2023.

  • Graduate Representative, Department of Computer Science, University of Rochester, 2025-2026.

  • Student Volunteer, IEEE VIS Conference, 2024.

  • Mentor, Fatima Fellowship, 2024-2025 cohort.

  • Committee Member for Ph.D Admissions Committee, Department of Computer Science, University of Rochester (Admission cycles of 2022)

Miscellaneous

Writing Experiences

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