My research explores development through computational tools & methods 

I am a Senior Research Scientist in the School of Interactive Computing at Georgia Tech. I am a developmental psychologist interested in early trajectories and predictors of social-communicative development in autism. Most recently, I have been collaborating with computer scientists to develop novel tools to objectively measure such behaviors in natural settings, and to capture novel dimensions of these behaviors, such as their intensity and timing. 

Together with my collaborators, I am forging a new multidisciplinary research area, which we call computational behavioral science. Our research vision is that we can transform how we measure, analyze, and understand behavior by leveraging advances in sensing and wearable technologies and computational modeling and analysis methods. The goal is to develop tools that can help us better detect, understand, and ultimately treat conditions such as autism.

Please note that as of January 1, 2018, I am on leave from Georgia Tech to head up product development for Diligent Robotics, a venture-backed startup in Austin developing hospital service robots. 

Recent publications

Recent talks & activities
* denotes student co-authors
  • Chow, S.M., *Ou. L, *Ciptadi, A., *Prince, E., You, D., Hunter, M. D., Rehg, J. M., Rozga, A., & Messinger, D. S. (in press). Differential equation modeling approaches to representing sudden shifts in intensive dyadic interaction data. To appear in Psychometrika.
  • Rozga, A., Hesse, E., Main, M., Duschinsky, R., Beckwith, L., & Sigman, M. (2018). A short-term longitudinal study of correlates and sequelae of attachment security in autism. Attachment & Human Development, 20(2), 160-180.
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  • Just returned from the 17th annual meeting of the International Society for Autism Research, which took place in Rotterdam May 9-12th. My talk was titled "Contextual effects on eye contact and gaze shifts in ASD."

Get in touch with me

agata@gatech.edu

Georgia Institute of Technology
School of Interactive Computing
85 5th Street NW
Atlanta, GA 30308

My office: Technology Square Research Building Rm.219
Office Phone #404-894-2304