I'm a second-year PhD student at NYU TMI, advised by Prof. Oded Nov. I received my bachelor's degrees in Data Science from Duke Kunshan University and Duke University, and my master's degree in Information Systems from Cornell Tech.

I am interested in the responsible implementation of data-driven technologies and their impact on human wellbeing. While methodologically flexible, I primarily employ quantitative approaches to generate insights that support the development of more trustworthy and socially aligned technologies. I've previously assisted research at Weill Cornell Medicine (2023), DKU HCI Lab (2021-2022), and interned at Ketogenic.com (2023-2024), Tencent (2021), and iFLYTEK (2020).​​

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Fun fact: my name "Haitong" is made up of two different Chinese characters - "hai" means ocean, and "tong" stands for the color of rising sun. Outside of research, I enjoy ballet, reading, and walking around the city (or talking, I'm always talking).