Harsh Nishant Lalai
PhD Student at
Johns Hopkins
Hey there! I'm a PhD student in Computer Science at
Johns Hopkins University,
advised by
Kristina Gligorić
and
Benjamin Van Durme.
Previously, I completed my undergraduate degree at
BITS Pilani, Goa Campus.
Johns Hopkins University,
advised by
Kristina Gligorić
and
Benjamin Van Durme.
Previously, I completed my undergraduate degree at
BITS Pilani, Goa Campus.
I am interested in building AI systems that model and simulate human behavior, from personalization to social interactions
and group dynamics. My research focuses on user modeling, multi-agent simulations, and human-AI collaboration, with
the goal of developing AI agents that adapt to individual users, predict how people interact and make decisions, and
support more effective human-AI teamwork.
Featured Research Publications
A Comprehensive Taxonomy and Challenges in Text Watermarking
for Large Language Models
Findings of NAACL 2025
How Geographic Origin Influences LLMs' Entity Deduction
Capabilities
COLM 2025
Evaluating Vision-Language Models on Misleading
Data Visualizations
arXiv 2026
Updates!
Excited to start my PhD at
Johns Hopkins University
in Fall 2026, advised by
Kristina Gligoric
and
Benjamin Van Durme!
When Visuals Aren't the Problem
is now available on arXiv.
The World According to LLMs was accepted to COLM 2025.
Started my undergraduate thesis at
Georgia Institute of Technology
under the advisement of
Sashank Varma
and
Raj Sanjay Shah.
From Intentions to Techniques was accepted to Findings of NAACL 2025.