Pengda Wang

I am a third-year Industrial-Organizational Psychology Ph.D. student at Rice University, advised by Prof. Fred Oswald and Prof. Tianjun Sun (Co-Advised). I am also currently working as an ML/AI Ph.D. Resident at Midjourney, Inc.

Prior to this, I received my B.S. in Psychology and B.A. in Computer Science, both with high distinction, from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, where I had the privilege of working with Prof. Richard Landers, Prof. Deniz Ones, and Prof. Gail Ferguson.

My primary research interests are centered around leveraging innovative technologies to enhance psychometric assessments and employee selection. I am particularly interested in how personality and individual differences can be more accurately and fairly assessed through the integration of advanced quantitative methods. I am also committed to advancing open science through the adoption of novel methodologies. My aim is to become an I-O psychologist who is an expert in quantitative analysis, with a keen focus on harnessing machine learning to elevate the accuracy and fairness of psychological measurement and personnel selection systems.

Internships and Research Experiences

  1. Company
    Midjourney, Inc
    Position
    ML/AI Ph.D. Resident, San Francisco, CA, USA
    Date
  2. Lab
    Chili Lab
    Position
    Research Assistant, Houston, TX, USA
    Date
  3. Lab
    SMART Lab
    Position
    Research Assistant, Houston, TX, USA
    Date
  4. Lab
    OWL Lab
    Position
    Research Assistant, Houston, TX, USA
    Date
  5. Lab
    CFL Lab
    Position
    Research Assistant, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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  6. Lab
    TNTLAB
    Position
    Research Assistant, Minneapolis, MN, USA
    Date
  7. Lab
    Ones Lab
    Position
    Research Assistant, Minneapolis, MN, USA
    Date

Service

  1. Conference
    The Conference on Language Modeling (COLM)
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    Reviewer
    Date
  2. Conference
    Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems (NIPS)
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    Reviewer
    Date
  3. Conference
    Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI)
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    Reviewer
    Date
  4. Conference
    Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Annual Conference (SIOP)
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    Reviewer
    Date