About

Nanyi Deng

PhD Candidate · Social Work & Data Science

Short Biography

I am a PhD candidate in School of Social Service at Fordham University, where my research sits at the intersection of social work, responsible AI, and computational social science. My work focuses on how data systems and AI infrastructure can be designed to serve public welfare strengthening human services and benefit society.


Academic Training

PhD, Social Work

Fordham University

2021–2027 (expected)

MS, Computer and Information Science

Columbia University

2020–2021

BA, Psychology

University of Kansas

2014–2017


Selected Professional Experience

  • Digitalization/AI Fellow

    Tolentine Zeiser Community Life Center

    2026–Present

  • Software Developer Consultant, AI Infrastructure / MTIA

    Meta

    2025–2026

  • Senior AI Engineer Consultant, Surveillance

    Bank of America

    2025–2026

  • Data Scientist Consultant, VR

    Meta

    2022–2023