Eshwar Chandrasekharan
Assistant Professor
Studies social computing and online content moderation, including machine learning tools such as Crossmod that support community moderators.
Eshwar Chandrasekharan's lab at UIUC works on social computing & responsible AI and data management & big data. 24 papers since 2023, 17 at top venues, mostly CSCW and CHI. 2 PhD students. 23 alumni, most often to Microsoft and AI/ML Infrastructure Engineer. Applications close .
At a glance
- papers, 2023–2026
- 6/ year
- at T1 venues
- 71%
- PhD students
- 2
- MS students
- 0
- alumni listed
- 23
Papers by yearfrom the lab homepage, 2023–2026
- 11 papers2026 · T1 6 · collecting
- 7 papers2025 · T1 7
- 4 papers2024 · T1 2
- 2 papers2023 · T1 2
T1 venuesOtherVenues: CSCW, CHI, EMNLP, ICWSM, Findings of EMNLP
Research focuspaper titles that use each topic's words
- moderation3 papers
- Social computing & responsible AI2 papers
- content moderation2 papers
- Data management & big data0 papers
- learning tools0 papers
Paper list
From the lab homepage.
202611 papers
- CHI (T1)"Think about it like you're a firefighter": Understanding How Reddit Moderators Use the Modqueue
- Findings of EMNLPAnswer Bubbles: Information Exposure in AI-Mediated Search
- ICWSMExamining Algorithmic Curation on Social Media: An Empirical Audit of Reddit’s r/popular Feed
- Findings of EMNLPFacts Without Rules: Boundary Metadata Collapse in Multi-Agent LLM Handoffs
- EMNLP (T1)LLUMI: Improving LLM Writing Assistance for Mental Health Support with Online Community Feedback
- Findings of ACLMasking or Mitigating? Deconstructing the Impact of Query Rewriting on Retriever Biases in RAG
- CHI (T1)Needling Through the Threads: A Visualization Tool for Navigating Threaded Online Discussions
- EMNLP (T1)The Hidden Toll of Social Media News on Psychosocial Wellbeing
- CHI (T1)The Language of Approval: Identifying the Drivers of Positive Feedback Online
- ICWSMUncovering the Internet’s Hidden Values: An Empirical Study of Desirable Behavior Using Highly-Upvoted Reddit Content
- EMNLP (T1)VASTU: Language Models Struggle to Recognize Online Community Values
20257 papers
- EMNLP (T1)ArgCMV: An Argument Summarization Benchmark for the LLM-era
- CHI (T1)Creator Hearts: Investigating the Impact Positive Signals from YouTube Creators in Shaping Comment Section Behavior
- CHI (T1)Does Positive Reinforcement Work?: A Quasi-Experimental Study of the Effects of Positive Feedback on Reddit
- EMNLP (T1)MoMoE: Mixture of Moderation Experts Framework for AI-Assisted Online Governance
- NAACL (T1)SLM-Mod: Small Language Models Surpass LLMs at Content Moderation
- CSCW (T1)The Chilling: Identifying Strategic Antisocial Behavior Online and Examining the Impact on Journalists
- CSCW (T1)Venire: A Machine Learning-Guided Panel Review System for Community Content Moderation
20244 papers
- CSCW (T1)"Positive reinforcement helps breed positive behavior": Moderator Perspectives on Encouraging Desirable Behavior
- CSCW (T1)Measuring epistemic trust: Towards a new lens for democratic legitimacy, misinformation, and echo chambers
- DISOpportunities, Tensions, and Challenges in Computational Approaches to Addressing Online Harassment
- ICWSMUnderstanding Community Resilience: Quantifying the Effects of Sudden Popularity via Algorithmic Curation
20232 papers
- CSCW (T1)ConvEx: A Visual Conversation Exploration System for Discord Moderators
- CSCW (T1)Measuring User-Moderator Alignment on r/ChangeMyView
Where alumni went23 listed, 71% to industry
Industry 10Academia 4
Most often to
- Microsoft
- AI/ML Infrastructure Engineer
- Gap Inc.
Also to
- UIUC
- Purdue University
- Stanford University
Apply to UIUCFall 2027
UIUC Siebel Computer Science PhD
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- Single round
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- GRE
- optional
- English
- TOEFL iBT / IELTS
- Fee
- USD 90
Not yet confirmed for this intake.
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