Enhancing Scientific Clarity Through Human-Centered AI
💼 Status: Actively seeking a Summer 2026 Research Internship in HCI/AI.
I’m passionate about building human-centered AI tools. Please see my CV for details.
About Me
I am a Ph.D. student in Informatics at College of IST, The Pennsylvania State University, advised by Dr. Ting-Hao (Kenneth) Huang in the Crowd-AI Lab.
My research focuses at the intersection of HCI and AI, where I use NLP and Visualization to build tools that improve scientific communication. I focus on empowering researchers by creating systems that are both intelligent and genuinely user-centered.
Currently, my work focuses on two primary challenges:
- Automated Figure Captioning: Developing AI to generate clear, context-aware, and personalized captions for scientific figures.
- Mitigating Misinformation in Visualizations: Applying multimodal models to detect, explain, and correct misleading data visualizations in scientific communication.
My background in interaction design and immersive VR provides the foundation for my work, giving me a unique perspective on how to design AI systems that thoughtfully integrate into a researcher’s complex workflow.
Academic Background
Ph.D. in Informatics | The Pennsylvania State University (Present)
M.S. in Informatics | The Pennsylvania State University (2024)
Advisor: Dr. Ting-Hao (Kenneth) Huang
M.Des. in Interaction Design | National Taipei University of Technology (2023)
Advisor: Dr. Ping-Hsuan Han
B.B.A. in Information Systems & Accounting (Minors: Design & Social Science) | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)
Opportunities
I am actively seeking for research internships (2026 Summer) and collaborations where I can apply my expertise in HCI, NLP, and generative AI to build impactful technologies. With publications at top-tier venues, I have a proven ability to deliver high-quality research from ideation and prototyping to final publication.
If you are interested in discussing potential projects or believe my skills would be a good fit for your team, please review my CV and feel free to reach out.