Fueling Better Worlds: Research Driven by Curiosity

About Me

Hi! I am a first-year Ph.D. student in Informatics at Penn State College of IST, continuing my research journey after completing my M.S. in the same program. I work with Dr. Ting-Hao (Kenneth) Huang at the Crowd-AI Lab, where I have been conducting research for over a year including my previous role as a research support staff.

My research sits at the intersection of Human-Computer Interaction and Natural Language Processing, focusing on how AI can better support scientific writing and communication. Currently, I’m working on AI tools that help researchers write clearer, personalized captions for scientific figures and developing solutions to identify misleading figures in scientific publications. My extensive background in Extended Reality (XR), interaction design, and haptics research gives me a unique user-centered perspective, focusing on how researchers actually work and what tools would meaningfully improve their processes, rather than being driven purely by technological capabilities.

My Academic Journey

• M.S. in Informatics | Pennsylvania State University (December 2024)
  Advisor: Dr. Ting-Hao (Kenneth) Huang

• M.Des. in Interaction Design | National Taipei University of Technology (July 2023)
  Advisor: Dr. Ping-Hsuan Han at XR Lab

• B.B.A. in Information Systems & Accounting with minors in Design and Social Science | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  My Information Systems background provided early exposure to technology and data systems, while the Design and Social Science minors sparked my interest in human-centered approaches, inspiring my transition into interaction design and HCI research.

Opportunities

I am seeking research collaborations and internship opportunities that leverage my interdisciplinary background in HCI, NLP, and interaction design. With publications spanning HCI and XR venues and experience from tangible interfaces to AI systems, I bring a unique perspective to projects at the intersection of technology and human-centered design. You can check my CV here. Feel free to reach out if you’d like to discuss potential projects or collaborations.