Ziv Epstein is a computer scientist, designer, and computational social scientist, currently a SERC Postdoctoral Associate at MIT’s Schwarzman College of Computing, where his research explores human-centered approaches to sociotechnical systems, generative AI, social media, and the integration of societal values into algorithmic design. Previously a Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford’s Institute for Human-Centered AI, he received his PhD from the MIT Media Lab. His research has appeared in Nature, Science, PNAS, CHI, and CSCW, while his work as a multimedia artist has been featured at Ars Electronica, the MIT Museum, and Burning Man.