Ashwin Rajadesingan

I am a computational social scientist interested in how people engage with politics online. My research is focussed on how online spaces can foster spirited, engaging political discussions and contribute to building a vibrant deliberative democracy. I often combine large-scale computational methods with qualitative interviews to (re)design online spaces to facilitate quality online political interactions.

At UT, I’m an Assistant Professor at the Department of Communication Studies, Moody College of Communication. I am a faculty associate at the Center for Media Engagement and also have a courtesy appointment at the Information School.

I hold a PhD in Information from the University of Michigan, an MS from Arizona State and a BTech from VIT University, India, both in Computer Science. Before my PhD, I worked as a data scientist at Doximity.