JoshuaÌýPaup
- PhD Student
- INFORMATION SCIENCE
Joshua Paup is a second-year PhD student working under the supervision of Robin Burke in That Recommender Systems Lab. Prior to starting the PhD program, Joshua also attended Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØwhere he completed his BA in computer science and mathematics in the summer of 2021 and his MS in information science in the spring of 2023.Ìý
Joshua’s research areas includes: (1) the design, deployment, and governance of recommender systems for fediverse platforms such as Mastodon; (2) human-quantum computer interactions and the applications of quantum computing/algorithms in social science settings, and; (3) making sense of how Ukrainians use online communities for advocacy, resource sharing, and resilience building. Other research interests of his include content moderation and technology policy/law.Ìý
Outside of work and school, Joshua likes to play tabletop games, cook, hike, socialize with friends and family, and spend time with his four cats -- Jessie, Jackie, Jamie, and Jennie!