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Name	Abby Ortego
Email	aortego1@tulane,edu
Url	https://abbyortego.github.io/
Address	Stanley Thomas Hall Rm 309 6823 Saint Charles Ave New Orleans, LA 70118
Summary	My research interest is in Human AI Interaction. I explore the unique challenges that arise when a solution to a problem cannot be fully automated and a user is required to collaborate with some form of automation to achieve a common goal. I aim to build more effective autonomous assistants that focus on enhancing user understanding, reducing cognitive load, and promoting more rational decision-making processes.

Education

2025.08 - Present

New Orleans, LA, USA
PhD., Computer Science

Tulane University
2020.08 - 2024.05

Hammond, LA, USA
B.S., Computer Science

Southeastern Louisiana University

Minor in Mathematics, Magna cum Laude

Work

2024.08 - Present
Computer Scientist

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Cognitive Geospatial Systems
2023.07 - 2024.08
Computer Science Intern

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Cognitive Geospatial Systems

Publications

2025.05.3

Collaboration Through Shared Understanding: Knowledge Elicitation for a Mutual Theory of Mind in Human-AI Teams [Extended Abstract]

Theory of Mind for AI (ToM4AI)
2025.02.25

Informing Cybersecurity Decision-Making: Parsing, Summarizing, and Visualizing User Activity Data [Abstract + Poster Presentation]

Naval Application of Machine Learning
2024.04.12

TCGPocket: A Deep Learning Approach to Efficient Web-Based rading Card Inventory Management System using Computer Vision [Abstract + Oral Presentation]

13th Annual University of Louisiana System Academic Summit
2023.01.21

Mindprint: Exploring the Uniqueness of Individuals’ Minds [Oral Presentation].

Louisiana Biomedical Research Network
2022.07.27

Project Method: An Experience Report [Short Paper + Oral Presentation].

World Congress in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Applied Computing

Awards

2025.05.01

Edison Memorial Graduate Training Program

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory

Selective program that enables employees to pursue advanced studies in their fields at local universities and fully funds their educational expenses.
2023.05.01

Thirteen Club Award

Southeastern Louisiana University

A perpetual honor organization to honor outstanding students who had taken their entire academic work at Southeastern.

Skills

	Languages
	Python
	Javascript
	SQL
	Java
	Julia

	Libraries
	Plotly
	Matplotlib
	txtAI
	PyTorch
	Open-CV
	Scikit-Learn

	Software
	Gitlab
	Github
	VS Code
	PyCharm
	Jupyter Notebooks & Lab