Anirban (he/him) is a postdoctoral researcher in multi-agent systems and human-AI interaction, working with Christoph Riedl. He received his PhD from the Department of Computer Science at Virginia Tech. Anirban's research explores the evolving roles of AI in human–AI collaboration from tool and personal assistant, to proactive teammate, to agentic collaborator. He has published papers at top-tier HCI conferences like CHI, CSCW, and DIS. He has also worked at Microsoft, Honda Research Institute, and Amazon in various roles