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RUCHI PANCHANADIKAR

I am a third-year Ph.D. candidate in Human-Centered Computing at Clemson University. I am advised by Dr. Guo Freeman and am a member of the CUGAME Lab.

I have a B.E in Computer Engineering from Pune University, India and a M.S. in Informatics from the Pennsylvania State University.

My research in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) explores the nuanced experiences of creative technology workers like game developers and virtual reality (VR) streamers and the future of their work in the age of generative artificial intelligence. My previous research has been in examining potential biases in natural language processing systems, particularly against people from different countries.

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2025

July 2025: My work-in-progress paper titled "Beyond Traditional Gaming: Understanding How Social VR Streaming Creates New Forms of Play" (by Yang Hu, Ruchi Panchanadikar, and Guo Freeman) has been accepted to CHI Play 2025! I will be attending CHI Play in Pittsburgh and presenting my poster.
July 2025: My poster titled "Can Generative AI Create Accessible Websites?" (by Ruchi Panchanadikar, Mitali Bhosekar, and Emma Dixon) has been accepted to ASSETS 2025! I will be presenting my poster at ASSETS virtually.
February 2025: I have two full co-authored papers accepted to ACM CHI 2025! The papers are '"Grab the Chat and Stick It to My Wall": Understanding How Social VR Streamers Bridge Immersive VR Experiences with Streaming Audiences Outside VR' (by Yang Hu, Guo Freeman and Ruchi Panchanadikar) and '"Comforting and Small Like a House Cat, Big and Intimidating Like a Bodyguard": How Women Perceive and Envision AI Companions as a New Harassment Mitigation Approach in Social VR' (by Guo Freeman, Kelsea Schulenberg, Lingyuan Li, Ruchi Panchanadikar and Nathan McNeese).

2023-2024

October 2024: My paper titled '"I'm a Solo Developer but AI is My New Ill‑Informed Co‑Worker": Envisioning and Designing Generative AI to Support Indie Game Development' has been awarded a Best Paper Honorable Mention Award [Top 5%]!! I presented this paper at CHI PLAY 2024 in Tampere, Finland.
May 2024: My first solo first-author full paper titled '"I'm a Solo Developer but AI is My New Ill‑Informed Co‑Worker": Envisioning and Designing Generative AI to Support Indie Game Development' by (Ruchi Panchanadikar and Guo Freeman) has been accepted to CHI Play 2024.
April 2024: I will be the Student Volunteer Chair for GROUP 2025 to be held in Hilton Head Island, SC
February 2024: I have two Late Breaking Works accepted to ACM CHI 2024! The papers are '"A New Golden Era" or "Slap Comps": How Non-Profit Driven Indie Game Developers Perceive the Emerging Role of Generative AI in Game Development' (by Ruchi Panchanadikar, Guo Freeman, Lingyuan Li, Kelsea Schulenberg, & Yang Hu) and '"My Audience Gets to Know Me on a More Realistic Level": Exploring Social VR Streamers' Unique Strategies to Engage with Their Audiences' (by Yang Hu, Guo Freeman, Ruchi Panchanadikar, Amelia L Hall, Kelsea Schulenberg, & Lingyuan Li). Let's go to Hawai'i!!
August 2023: I have joined Clemson University to begin a Ph.D in Human Centered Computing. I am advised by Dr.Guo Freeman in the CUGAME Lab.
May 2023: I graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a Masters in Informatics from the department of Information Science and Technology.

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