Hang Jiang
Research Affiliate (Northeastern)
Faculty and Research Staff
Hang Jiang is an Assistant Professor jointly appointed in the Khoury College of Computer Sciences and the D’Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University in Boston, and a Research Affiliate at the MIT Center for Constructive Communication. His research sits at the intersection of artificial intelligence, natural language processing, and human-AI interaction. He studies how AI agents interact with individuals and groups, and how these interactions shape communication, beliefs, and decision-making in society. His work draws on machine learning as well as perspectives from the social and design sciences to explore how AI systems can support dialogue, shared understanding, and healthier public discourse.
Before joining Northeastern in 2026, Jiang was a postdoctoral researcher at the MIT–IBM Watson AI Lab. He received his PhD from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and previously held research positions at Allen Institute for AI, Google Research, IBM Research, Apple, and the Educational Testing Service. His work has appeared in venues such as ACL, NAACL, CHI, and CSCW, as well as interdisciplinary journals including JAMIA and Cognitive Science. He also co-authored AI Wars Harvard Business School case, an award-winning case study examining organizational challenges surrounding AI adoption.
