I am a postdoctoral fellow in Responsible AI in Education at the University of Notre Dame, affiliated with Notre Dame Learning, the Lucy Family Institute for Data & Society, and CSE. My current postdoctoral mentors are Prof. Nitesh V Chawla and Ronald Metoyer.
I am on the job market this year (2025–26). Please contact me regarding any relevant opportunities! I am primarily interested in academic positions and also open to exploring other roles.
Research Interests: I am a human-computer interaction and AI in education researcher focused on designing, implementing, and evaluating experiences, tools, and curricula to enhance teaching and learning effectiveness in an AI-driven world.
(1) Fostering Responsible Usage of AI Across Various Learner Groups:
Collaborative Decision-Making with AI (CHI'25), Ethics of Emotion AI (CSCW'25), Co-Creation with LLM (CHI'24), Metacognition in AI-assisted Reflection (DIS'22, CSCW'23).
Deaf, Hard of Hearing Users- Mixed-Reality Design in Communication (CSCW'25), Captioning Technology in Communication (CHI'24), HCI Method (DIS'23), Multi-Media Learning Theory; Blind and Low Vision Users- Makerspace (iConference'25, ISLS'24).
(2) Advancing Instructor AI Literacy and AI’s Pedagogical Capabilities:
LLM Tools to Support Instructors with Low AI Literacy (AIED'25), Workshop Series to Support Instructors with Low AI Literacy (ongoing), LLM Tools for Assessment Generation, LLM Tools for Tutoring
(3) Facilitating Teaching and Learning with Social Media
Sign Language and Online Privacy (CHI'24), Recommendation Features (CSCW'23), Livestreaming (CSCW'21)
I obtained my PhD at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), School of Information Sciences, fortunately, advised by Prof. Yun Huang in 2024. I also worked closely with Prof. JooYoung Seo, Prof. Kyungwon Koh from UIUC, and Prof. Raja Kushalnagar from Gallaudet University. I earned my B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, focusing on Mobility and Design, from Tsinghua University in 2019. I also worked with Prof Eric J. Perreault at Shirley Ryan Ability Lab, Northwestern University (Chicago), on rehabilitation.
News:
New Pre-print on AI tools for Teachers accepted to AIED'25, see you in Italy: Bridging the AI Adoption Gap: Designing an Interactive Pedagogical Agent for Higher Education Instructors.