ANNA M. FANG
Hi, I'm Anna! My research focuses on human-computer interaction for mental, emotional, & social well-being. I will start as an assistant professor (i.e. Lecturer) at the University of Melbourne in the School of Computing & Information Systems in 2026.
I received my Ph.D. at Carnegie Mellon University in the School of Computer Science and Human-Computer Interaction Institute, where I was very fortunate to be advised by Haiyi Zhu in the Social AI Group.
Previously, I received my B.S. in Computer Science at Cornell University, and spent a bit of time working as a software engineer at Amazon in Seattle, Washington.
Email me at amfang [at] andrew [dot] cmu [dot] edu.
teaching
I am not currently teaching.
Previously, I have taught:
- Spring 2025: Graduate TA for “Human-AI Interaction”, Carnegie Mellon University
- Spring 2024: Graduate TA for “User Centered Research and Evaluation”, Carnegie Mellon University
- Spring 2019, Fall 2018: Head TA for “Functional Programming & Data Structures”, Cornell University
*Awarded Cornell Department of Computer Science Teaching Award* - Spring 2018, Fall 2017: Undergraduate TA for “Functional Programming & Data Structures”, Cornell University
*Awarded 2x Cornell Department of Computer Science Teaching Award* - Spring 2017, Fall 2016: Undergraduate TA for “Introduction to Programming Using Python”, Cornell University
work with me
I have wrapped up recruiting PhD students for starting in 2026! I am open to undergraduates and masters students interested in doing research with me. For reference, my previous PhD recruiting page is here.
You can learn about my advising on this working document.
Past mentees:
- Jasmine (Jiayang) Shi, Carnegie Mellon University
- Bosi Li, Carnegie Mellon University
- Chris (Wenjie) Yang, HKUST (now at Baidu)
- Hriday Chhabria, University of Michigan (now at Google)
- Alekhya Maram, Barnard College, Columbia University
- Michelle Tsang, Carnegie Mellon University