His area of expertise is at the intersection of Human-Computer Interaction, Automatic Speech Recognition, Natural User Interfaces, Mobile Computing, Ethics in Computing Research, and Assistive Technologies. His main research goal is to bridge the digital divides faced by under-represented users by designing natural, meaningful, culturally-appropriate, and safe interactions between people, media, and computing devices. Cosmin’s multidisciplinary interests include developing applications that improve access to information for marginalized user groups, such as for elders whose enjoyment of life and participation in society could be better supported by advances in interactive assistive technologies.