Will Epperson

I am an incoming research engineer on the AI Frontiers team at Microsoft Research working on AI agents.

I did my PhD in Human Computer Interaction at Carnegie Mellon University in the DIG research group advised by Dominik Moritz and Adam Perer. My PhD focused on Interactive Data Profiling where I developed interactive systems to help AI developers and data scientists better understand their data, with the goal of enabling more usable AI systems and trustworthy decision-making. Drawing on techniques from data visualization and human-computer interaction, my research helps users more quickly explore their datasets, identify data quality issues, and streamline work with tabular data, text, and multi-agent AI workflows. My research has led to open-source tools adopted by the Python community and scientists, with publications and awards at venues such as IEEE VIS, EuroVis, and CHI. I've previously interned at Databricks, Microsoft Research, and Point72 Asset Management.