Farid Karimli

I’m Farid Karimli, a PhD student in Data Science at Boston University, where I study the design and implementation of proactive, multimodal assistants that transcend individual devices to support humans in situated, daily tasks. My research bridges low-cost computer vision and agentic AI to build systems that don’t just react to commands, but anticipate user needs through subtle physiological and environmental cues. Currently, I’m also working on large-scale fine-grained visual classification.

Previously, I developed educational AI tutors for ML classes at BU, accessibility tools (CameraMouse and KeyGlide), and built AI agents for workplace productivity in sales. Across all my efforts my goal has been to build intelligent systems that meaningfully extend human capability.

Outside of research, I enjoy watching and playing sports, video games and cooking. I’m always open to conversations and collaborations at the intersection of AI & HCI, so feel free to reach out!