Short bio: I received my Ph.D. in Information Studies from University of Maryland (advised by Dr. Eun Kyoung Choe), MS in Information Science and Technology from Penn State, and BEng in Computer Science from Southeast University, respectively. I also interned as a UX researcher at Meta (People Engineering) and Google (Android) during my Ph.D. study.

In my Ph.D. thesis, I explored multimodal input as a means of enhancing data richness and reflection, and promote positive behavior changes across several health and wellbeing contexts (e.g., eating, exercise, productivity). Building on these works, I've developed a set of interests around emotion and metacognition, both important forces shaping many health behaviors. These interests span emotion expression through embodied interaction and therapeutic arts, as well as AI systems that support emotional and metacognitive processes. By designing tools that enable people to notice what they are feeling and reflect on how they are thinking, my goal is to help them improve resilience and wellbeing, and to better situate technology in their everyday lives.

Active Projects

Affective Interactions With AI

In what ways does AI systems connect with human emotionally?

Metacognition, Self-Reflection, and Behavior Change

How to design (AI-enabled) systems that promote, rather than undermine, individuals' autonomy toward positive change?

Teaching

CS2204 Fundamentals of Internet Applications Development, CityUHK
CS1102 Introduction to Computer Studies, CityUHK
INST408D Special Topics: Designing Patient-Centered Technologies, University of Maryland

Service

Judge of the ACM Student Research Competition (SRC) Grand Finals 2026
Student Research Competition (SRC) Co-Chair: ACM CHI 2025
General Co-Chair: Greater Bay Area (GBA) PreCHI 2025
Publication Co-Chair: ACM DIS 2023—2024
Student Volunteer Co-Chair: ACM DIS 2022
Associated Chair (AC) in Program Committee: ACM CHI 2023—2027 | ACM DIS 2026 | CSCW 2023 | CHI 2019 LBW
Conference Reviewer: ACM CHI 2019—2027 | IMWUT 2018—2024 | CSCW 2021—2025 | DIS 2021, 2026 | IDC 2020 | AIMA 2019
Journal Reviewer: ACM Transactions on Computing for Healthcare | International Journal of Human-Computer Studies (IJHCS) | Computers in Human Behavior | ACM Transactions on Computing Surveys | ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (TOCHI) | Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR)