Maryam Maleki, Ph.D.

Principal User Researcher

Microsoft

Maryam Maleki, Ph.D. is a Principal User Researcher at Microsoft, where she leads strategic research on AI-assisted developer experiences and IT workflows across GitHub Copilot and Azure. With a background in Human-Computer Interaction and over 15 years of applied research experience, she specializes in ethnographic and mixed-method approaches to studying emerging technologies in context. Maryam’s recent work explores how generative AI is transforming both user behavior and research practice itself.