We study multiagent AI systems that interact with humans in complex environments. We draw from computer science, game theory, psychology, and economics to make AI systems safer, secure, and more aligned with societal well-being.
We are recruiting — Graduate students (Fall 2026). If interested, please contact Prof. Sarkar for more information.
Research Areas
Autonomous Vehicle Safety & Human Interaction
Game-theoretic models of human driving behaviour for testing and verification of autonomous vehicles.
Game Theory for Human-AI Interaction
Behavioural and strategic models for understanding human decision-making in human-AI interaction.
Norms & Value Alignment
We study how values are embedded and constructed in generative AI agents.
Computational Social and Institutional Science
We develop methods for addressing complex social and institutional challenges using computational techniques.
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Recent News
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Feb 2026
New preprint on game-theoretic planning for AVs around workzones.
Link to the paper
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Feb 2026
New preprint on structural transparency of AI alignment.
Link to the paper
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Jan 2026
New students join the lab
William (PhD), Ajmain (MEng), and Zirui (MEng) join the group.
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Jan 2026
Paper accepted in JAIR
Paper on false polarization on social recommender systems accepted in the Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research. Link to paper
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Dec 2025
Paper accepted at AAMAS 2026
LLM-augmented empirical game theoretic simulation for social-ecological systems. arXiv
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Oct 2025
NCC Grant Awarded
NCC CSIN grant on threat modelling of human-factors exploits in advanced driver assistance systems.
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Sept 2025
New students join the lab
Nour (PhD), Larry (Masters), Binchi (Masters), Natalie (visiting undergrad, UofT).
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Apr 2025
NSERC Discovery Awarded
Grant on design and development of safe human-AI interaction for multiagent autonomous systems.
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Jan 2025
Lab Officially Launched
The Humans and Autonomous Agents Lab is officially launched at Western University.