Zhuoran (Elara) Liu

I am Elara Liu, a first-year Ph.D. student in Computer Science and Informatics at Emory University, working with Azra Ismail. I previously earned an M.S. in Computer Science from Northwestern University, advised by Haoqi Zhang and Karan Ahuja, and a B.S. in Computer Science and Informatics from UC Irvine.

My research lies at the intersection of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Health Informatics, and Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW). I study how interactive and intelligent systems can support people in everyday health contexts, particularly when access to information, resources, and care is uneven. My current work explores human-centered AI, patient-clinician communication and collaboration, and the design of accessible health technologies for underserved and historically underrepresented populations, with the broader goal of advancing health equity.