Research
My research focuses on evaluating and advancing robustness and alignment in stakeholder-centric LLM-powered frameworks, with special emphasis on mental wellbeing applications. My work explores ways to understand LLM behavior and capabilities in high-stakes human-LLM conversational tasks, combining techniques from natural language processing, machine learning, social media analysis, data science, psychology, and mental health.
Topics I have worked on include
- NLP/LLM + Mental Health [NAACL 2025, ICWSM 2025, JMIR MH 2022]
- Human-Centered AI [CHI 2024]
- Social Media Analysis [ICWSM 2024, COMPASS 2023, ICLR PML4DC 2022]
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Do Large Language Models Align with Core Mental Health Counseling Competencies?
Viet Cuong Nguyen,
Mohammad Taher,
Dongwan Hong,
Vinicius Konkolics Possobom,
Vibha Thirunellayi Gopalakrishnan,
Ekta Raj,
Zihang Li,
Heather Jaime Soled,
Michael L. Birnbaum,
Srijan Kumar
Munmun De Choudhury
NAACL (Findings), 2025
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Supporters and Skeptics: LLM-based Analysis of Engagement with Mental Health (Mis) Information Content on Video-sharing Platforms
Viet Cuong Nguyen,
Mini Jain,
Abhijat Chauhan,
Heather Jaime Soled,
Santiago Alvarez Lesmes,
Zihang Li,
Michael L. Birnbaum,
Sunny X. Tang,
Srijan Kumar
Munmun De Choudhury
ICWSM, 2025
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Patient Perspectives on AI-Driven Predictions of Schizophrenia Relapses: Understanding Concerns and Opportunities for Self-Care and Treatment
Dong Whi Yoo,
Hayoung Woo,
Viet Cuong Nguyen,
Michael L. Birnbaum,
Kaylee Payne Kruzan,
Jennifer G Kim,
Gregory D. Abowd,
Munmun De Choudhury
CHI, 2024
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Hate Speech Detection in Limited Data Contexts using Synthetic Data Generation
Aman Khullar,
Daniel Nkemelu,
Viet Cuong Nguyen,
Michael Best
ACM COMPASS, 2023
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Understanding and Mitigating Mental Health Misinformation on Video Sharing Platforms
Viet Cuong Nguyen,
Michael Birnbaum,
Munmun De Choudhury
CHI Workshop on Building Credibility, Trust, and Safety on Video-Sharing Platforms, 2023
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Cross-Platform Detection of Psychiatric Hospitalization via Social Media Data: Comparison Study
Viet Cuong Nguyen,
Nathaniel Lu,
John M Kane,
Michael L Birnbaum,
Munmun De Choudhury
JMIR Mental Health, 2022
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Why So Inflammatory? Explainability in Automatic Detection of Inflammatory Social Media Users
Viet Cuong Nguyen,
Daniel Nkemelu,
Ankit Mehta,
Michael Best,
ICLR Workshop on Practical Machine Learning for Developing Countries, 2022
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Updates
- Feb 2025: One paper accepted at NAACL 2025. Looking forward to New Mexico!
- November 2024: Traveled to EMNLP 2024
- October 2024: One paper submitted to NAACL 2025
- July 2024: One paper accepted at ICWSM 2025
- June 2024: Traveled to ICWSM 2024 in Buffalo. My first ever conference!
- January 2024: One paper accepted at CHI 2024
- December 2023: One paper published in ACM JCSS
- August 2023: Started my PhD at Georgia Tech
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