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Researcher

Chirag Shah

Chirag Shah studies fairer search and recommendation systems and how AI agents can support users. He earned an MTech in computer science and engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology in 2002 and described Coagmento, a collaborative information seeking system, in a 2011 case study. In 2019, he joined the University of Washington Information School as an associate professor, and InfoSeeking Lab moved there from Rutgers with him. He received the IEEE Award for Pioneering Leadership in Trustworthy AI in 2024 and co-authored Agents Are Not Enough with Ryen White, which proposed an ecosystem of agents, Sims and Assistants. He joined the SIGIR Academy in 2025 and began talks on humanity and AI in 2026; as of October 2026, he is a UW Information School professor who directs InfoSeeking Lab and co-directs RAISE.

Works
428

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Timeline

  1. 2002

    An IIT computer science degree

    He earns an MTech in computer science and engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology in 2002.

  2. 2011

    Coagmento for collaborative search

    In 2011, he describes Coagmento as a system that provides integrated tools and workflow for collaborative information seeking online.

  3. 2019

    Joining the UW iSchool

    In 2019, he joins the University of Washington Information School as an associate professor; the InfoSeeking Lab moves from Rutgers to UW with him.

  4. 2020

    Fairer search and recommendations

    In 2020, the InfoSeeking Lab works to make search and recommendation systems fairer, more diverse and more transparent.

  5. 2024

    Trustworthy AI and agent ecosystems

    He receives the IEEE Award for Pioneering Leadership in Trustworthy AI at the IEEE New Era World Leaders AI Summit in 2024. In December 2024, he and Ryen White submit Agents Are Not Enough to arXiv, proposing an ecosystem of AI agents, Sims that represent user preferences and behaviors, and Assistants that coordinate user tasks.

  6. 2025

    SIGIR Academy induction

    In 2025, he becomes a SIGIR Academy inductee.

  7. 2026

    Talks on humanity and AI

    In 2026, he begins a series of talks on being human amid the rise of artificial intelligence.

  8. As of October 2026

    Professor and Lab Director

    As of October 2026, he is a professor in the University of Washington Information School, founding director of InfoSeeking Lab and founding co-director of the Center for Responsibility in AI Systems & Experiences (RAISE).

Career

  1. Since 2019University of WashingtonAssociate professor, Professor

Education

  1. 2002Indian Institute of TechnologyMTech

From the biography.

  1. Google has the highest combined h-index among AI organizationsIncludes University of Washington. Our estimates of combined and median h-index at AI organizations, using current affiliations and OpenAlex records.
  2. 44% of AI career moves go from one university to anotherIncludes University of Washington. We estimate how 14,272 AI career moves link universities, companies, labs and government research centers, with net flows and the most common paths.
  3. Stanford University trained or employed 20 of the 89 AI major-prize winners, more than any other universityIncludes University of Washington. Stanford University trained or employed 20 of the 89 AI major-prize winners, more than any other university. We compare doctorate and employment links for major-prize and best-paper winners.
  4. The company share of AI researchers’ top papers rose from 2% to 32%Includes University of Washington. We estimate where leading AI researchers worked when their most-cited papers appeared. The company share rose from 2% in 1975–1979 to 32% in 2020–2024.

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Sources and credits

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  1. iSchool Directory | Information School | University of Washington ischool.uw.edu. Checked 19 October 2026.
  2. Coagmento: A case study in designing a user-centric collaborative information seeking system researchwithrutgers.org. Checked 19 October 2026.
  3. Chirag Shah joins faculty, focused on fairness in systems ischool.uw.edu. Checked 19 October 2026.
  4. InfoSeeking Lab's quest: fairer, smarter search results ischool.uw.edu. Checked 19 October 2026.
  5. [2412.16241] Agents Are Not Enough arxiv.org. Checked 19 October 2026.
  6. Professor begins series of talks on 'Being Human in the Age of AI' ischool.uw.edu. Checked 19 October 2026.