I am a Human-Computer Interaction and Health Informatics researcher, applying social science knowledge and methods to inform technology design and development. My focus is applying Artificial Intelligence in healthcare, including users’ needs investigation, unobtrusive design and development, and privacy and fairness issues.
My current research aims to:
Mixed Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative Methods, Usability Testing, A/B Test, Eyetracking, Diary Studies
Persona, User Journey Map, Brainstorming, Moodboards, Storyboards, User Flow, Task Analysis, Wireframes, Prototypes
Structural Equation Modeling, Data Visualization (R & Python), Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Natural Lanuage Processing
Research Assistant, Drexel University
Performed extensive literature reviews, conducted mixed methods, and applied web crawl methods to investigate the needs of caregivers of people living with dementia in applying technology solutions such as chatbots.
User Researcher, NetEase Inc. (NASDAQ: NTES)
Applied a mixed-methods approach to gain a comprehensive understanding of users' needs in using the NetEase Music App, earphones and speakers, and to develop user personas for game players on the NetEase Music App.
User Researcher Intern, Lenovo Research
Used R language and Python to analyze customer service dialogue data, labeled the talking techniques used by customers and agents through chat logs to find the most appropriate responses to different user states, and assisted in the design of the Chatbot interaction flow chart.
User Researcher Intern, Baidu.com Times Technology (Beijing) Co. Ltd.
Conducted telephone interview invitation, interview recording, questionnaire data analysis, and report writing in the areas of tourism, home management, and search engines, and developed a program to generate syntax of SPSS using C language, which improved the efficiency of data analysis by 200%.
Ph.D. candidate, Information Science
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, US
Master of Applied Psychology, User Experience
Beijing Normal University (BNU), Beijing, CN
Bachelor of Psychology
Beijing Normal University (BNU), Beijing, CN
Cases Analysis
Projects Finished
Participants Interviewed
Types of Industries
Extended Abstracts of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
AMIA 2021 Annual Symposium
Group Assessment in the Class of "Issues in Research Methodology: Quantitative, Qualitative and Action Research", Instructor: Dr. Xianjun Zheng
Group Assessment in the Class of "Issues in Research Methodology: Quantitative, Qualitative and Action Research", Instructor: Dr. Xianjun Zheng
Group Assessment in the Class of "User Research (Consumer Psychology and Qualitative Study)"
Cluster Analysis and Map Visualization
Updated
Our late-breaking work, "Artificial Intelligence Systems for Supporting Informal Caregivers of People Living with Alzheimer's Disease or Related Dementias: A Systematic Review" (co-authored with Diva Smriti, Hao Yuan and Dr. Jina Huh-Yoo) has been accepted to CHI 2024. I'm excited to present this work as a poster and look forward to meeting the other attendees at the conference on the island of Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi!
Our paper, "Emotion Work in Caregiving: The Role of Technology to Support Informal Caregivers of Persons Living With Dementia" (co-authored with Diva Smriti and Dr. Jina Huh-Yoo) has been accepted to PACM HCI and will be presented at CSCW 2024.
Read moreI'm excited to announce that I will be attending the Grace Hopper Celebration 2023, Sep 26-29th, sponsored by Drexel CCI. Grace Hopper Celebration is one of the most prestigious events in the tech world, celebrating women in technology and fostering diversity and inclusion. I look forward to meeting the other attendees at the conference in Orlando, FL!
I'm excited to announce that I have been selected to attend HCIC 23 annual meeting , June 11 - 15, on the theme of "Supporting Online Trust and Safety, Privacy, and Security". I look forward to meeting the other attendees at the conference in Delavan, WI!
Read moreOur late-breaking work, "Investigating the Synonyms of Conversational Agents to Aid Cross-Disciplinary CA Research" (co-authored with Dr. Chaomei Chen and Dr. Jina Huh-Yoo) has been accepted to CHI 2023. I'm excited to present this work as a poster at the conference virtually.
Read moreI am excited to announce that I have been selected as a participant for the CRA-WP Grad Cohort for Women Workshop 2023, April 20-22. I look forward to presenting my work and meeting the other attendees at the conference in San Francisco, CA!
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