Education
Ph.D. (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), Computer Science)
2015 - 2021 May (Expected)
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Thesis: Designing Conversational Agents to Promote Self-disclosure and Behavior Change
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Committee: Prof. Yun Huang (Chair), Prof. Karrie Karahalios (UIUC), Prof. Hari Sundaram (UIUC), and Dr. Naomi Yamashita (NTT research)
Master Degree (National Chiao-Tung University (NCTU) , Computer Science)
2011 - 2014
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Thesis: Applying EEG Analysis to Human-Computer Interaction Design: Visual Attention Detection and Auditory Perception Usability Test
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Committee: Prof. Wen-Chieh Lin (advisor, NCTU), Prof. Li-Wei Ko (NCTU), Prof. Sheng-Fu Liang (NCKU), and Prof. Hao-Chuan Wang (UC Davis)
Bachelor Degree (National Tsing-Hua University, Computer Science)
2009 - 2011
Skills
Python
C/C++
MongoDB
HTML
Node.js
Quantitative analysis
Qualitative analysis
Brain-Computer Interface
Machine Learning
Research & Work
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Information Sciences, UIUC - Co-instructor (IS424 - Social Computing)
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2021 - present
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Technique Counselor,
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2021 - present
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2. Computer Science, UIUC - Research Assistant (Supervisor: Prof. Yun Huang)
- 2015 - 2020
3. Computer Science, UIUC - Teaching Assistant
- 2019 Spring (Social Visualization: people, data, and stories),
- 2019 Fall (Intro. Computer Science)
4. NTT Research Intern (Supervisor: Dr. Naomi Yamashita)
- May 2019 - Feb. 2020
- Designing conversational user interfaces for mental healthcare
- Conducting a longitudinal study to understand how users interact with an AI chatbot overtime
5. AI summer camp Lecturer
- July 2019
6. BOSCH Research Intern (Supervisor: Dr. Lisa Yu)
- May 2017 - Aug. 2017
- Designing devices and embedding a chatbot to collect knowledge from auto technicians
- Conducting field study to explore how the chatbot system could be involved in their process of auto diagnosis
7. Computer Science, NCTU - Research Assistant (Supervisor: Prof. Wen-Chieh Lin)
- 2012 - 2014
Languages
English
Chinese
漢字
Service
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Reviewer - CHI, TiiS, IUI, HRI, JDIQ, MobileHCI, CSCW, IJHCS
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Sub-committee chair assistant - CHI2020
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Program Committee - SBP 2020
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Video Chair - IUI 2019
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Student Volunteer - CHI2018
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Banner Designer - CHI2016
Award
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Studying Abroad Scholarship, Ministry of Education - 2016 & 2017
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Chirag Foundation Graduate Fellowship, UIUC Computer Science - 2015/8 - 2016/5
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Honorable Mention Award (Full paper) - SIGCHI 2014
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Young Researcher Thesis Award (Master Thesis), The Chinese Institute of Electrical Engineering (CIEE), 2014
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Scholarship Award for Excellent Doctoral Student granted by National Chiao-Tung University, 2013/08-2014/06
References
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Dr. Yun Huang (UIUC, )
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Dr. Wai Fu (Raytheon BBN, )
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Dr. Naomi Yamashita (NTT, )
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Dr. Wen-Chieh Lin (NCTU, )
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Dr. Hao-Chuan Wang (UC Davis, )
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Dr. Jung-Tai King (NCTU, )