Micaela
Siraj

Micaela is currently enrolled in the Human Centered Computing PhD program with a specialization in Cognitive Science. Before joining the PhD program, she completed her bachelor’s in Political Science and minor in Sociology from Georgia State University, where she was named Valedictorian of her graduating class. She is interested in the domains of Cognitive Science and Human-Centered AI, with a focus on leveraging biometric feedback to support cognitive resilience in the age of GenAI, including her longitudinal study since 2023 with over 1,000 responses on The GenAI Generation: Student Perceptions on Cognition and Career with GenAI Survey. At the Georgia Tech Research Institute’s (GTRI) Health Emerging and Advanced Technologies Division (HEAT-D), Micaela serves as a Research Scientist II leading projects in LLM-based entity extraction, geospatial public health analysis, and human mobility modeling. She previously served as Interim Division Chief Scientist to secure independent research funding, and has been awarded GTRI STING People’s Choice of 2025 and GTRI’s 2021 GRA of the Year.

research areas: Cognitive Science, Human-Centered AI, Ubicomp

email: micaela.siraj@gatech.edu

website: https://micaelasiraj.com/