Dishita Turakhia ,
Ph.D.

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Dishita Turakhia

My research is at the intersection of Human-Computer Interaction and Learning Sciences, specifically focused on designing systems for learning physical skills, such as motor skills, fabrication skills, and maker skills. using enabling technologies like ubiquitous sensing, AR/VR/XR tools, and generative AI. 

My research has raised over $2.2 million in funding through grants, including two National Science Foundation (NSF CareerNSF Small) grants, three MIT Integrated Learning Initiative (123) grants, a J-WEL Education Innovation grant, and recently, the MIT Generative AI seed grant. 

Research Interests
Human-Computer Interaction, Learning Sciences, Sensing, AR/VR/XR tools, Generative AI

MIT Mechanical Engineering Department

Postdoctoral Researcher, LEAP group

Meta Reality Labs

Research Intern, HCI group

MIT Computer Science Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL)

Researcher, HCIE group


EECS Rising Stars, 2023

Meta Ph.D. Research Fellowship, 2022-24

MIT SERC scholar, 2021

MIT Edwin S. Webster Graduate Fellowship, 2018

Grace Hopper scholar, 2018

 


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