Aryan Kaul

Hi! I’m currently studying Computer Science at Columbia University in New York City.

I’m working with Prof. Lydia Chilton and the Computational Design Lab on human-centered, agentic productivity tools, with a focus on preserving user agency when working with AI. I’m also leading a project with Prof. Zhuo Zhang on vision-language models and GUI testing agents to help uncover deceptive UI flows in mobile apps.

I earned my B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Maryland. While there, I was a TA for CMSC 250 (Discrete Structures) with Prof. Justin Wyss-Gallifent (Principal Lecturer) and Prof. Clifford Bakalian (Lecturer). I also gave a talk in the Department of Mathematics on fixed-point theorems and continuity, mentored by Prof. Vlassis Mastrantonis (Assistant Professor, Cornell University).

Previously, I was a software engineer at Amazon working on improving the digital reading experience on Kindle. I also spent a summer at Dell, where I consolidated cross-program reporting and built real-time dashboards for executives.

I’m grateful to my professors for their continued support throughout my journey, including Prof. Wyss-Gallifent, Prof. Mastrantonis, and Prof. Michael Hicks (Professor, University of Pennsylvania). I’m also grateful to James Haager (AMD) and Gregor Kaplan (Amazon)—my first managers—for their guidance, support, and recommendations.

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