Sunny Rai, PhD is a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Computer and Information Science at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Rai investigates sociolinguistic variations in human language and builds culturally aligned AI models to enable fair and inclusive AI solutions for health applications. Her areas of expertise are Natural Language Processing and Computational Social Science. She has a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Delhi in Delhi, India.

Associate Fellow
Sunny Rai, PhD
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Computer and Information Science, School of Engineering and Applied Science
Related Content

Pennsylvania’s Big Program to Save Rural Hospitals Gets Mixed Financial Reviews
Stable Payments Improved Margins But Not Liquidity, New LDI Analysis Finds

Penn Nursing’s Jane Muir Wins 2025 Emergency Nurses Association Award
LDI Senior Fellow Cited for "Significant Contributions" in Research

HIV is Not a Crime: The Case for Ending HIV Criminalization
Outdated Laws Target Black and Queer Lives in Over 30 States, Fueling a Deadly Disease

LDI and Wharton’s Cynthia Chude Wins 2025 MiFF PhD Scholar Award
Selected for Current and Future Research in the Science of Amputee Care
In The Media The Guardian
Patients with Ultra-Rare Diseases Worry FDA Approach Will Leave Them Without Treatment
Interview
In The Media ABC News
Why Some Economists Say the Deficit Increase in Trump’s Bill is Dangerous
Interview

Estimated Overdose Deaths Due to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
Research Memo: Delivered to House Speaker Mike Johnson and Majority Leader John Thune

Health Impacts of SNAP Provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
Research Memo: Delivered to House Speaker Mike Johnson and Majority Leader John Thune

Fixing The Bill: How Better Medicare Cost Reporting Can Slash U.S. Health Care Waste
Hospitals’ Current Cost Reports are Unreliable and Should be Improved, LDI Fellow Finds

How Medicaid Cuts Could Force Millions Into Nursing Homes
If Federal Support Falls, States May Slash Home- and Community-Based Services — Pushing Vulnerable Americans Into Nursing Homes They Don’t Want or Need
In The Media STAT News
Medicaid Cuts Will Hurt All American Children — Not Just Those Publicly Insured
Author