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[Aug 2024]
Received a 3-year grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF)'s Research on Innovative Technologies for Enhanced Learning (RITEL) program (~$900,000) to develop novel LLM-powered systems to foster mathematical modeling competencies through collaborative learning, with Dr. Ziyu Yao (George Mason University), and Dr. Jennifer M Suh (George Mason University).

[May 2024]
Three papers focused on LLM X HCI got accepted by ICML! The topics include trust in LLM, Emotions in Generative AI, and competition dynamics of LLM-based agents.

[April 2024]
I received the 2024-25 W&M FRC Faculty Research Grant for research on the ethics of Generative AI and LLMs in CS education.

[April 2024]
Congrats to Wenhan Lyu and Yimeng Wang (1st year PhD students in our lab) for their paper "Evaluating the Effectiveness of LLMs in Introductory Computer Science Education: A Semester-Long Field Study," which was accepted by Learning @ Scale (L@S '24')!

[Jan. 2024]
Our paper, "Profiling the Dynamics of Trust & Distrust in Social Media" was accepted to CHI'24!

[Nov. 2023]
I'll be serving as the Publication Co-Chair at ACM DIS'24 and an Associated Chair (AC) in the Program Committee at CHI'24 (LBW).

[Oct. 2023]
I received a Learn, Discover, Innovate grant from the Studio for Teaching & Learning Innovation (STLI), William & Mary to examine how to ethically leverage LLMs in computer science education.

[Sept. 2023]
I was awarded a grant from Microsoft Research to explore the interplay of emotional intelligence and LLMs.

[Sept. 2023]
I was awarded a grant from The Society of 1918, William & Mary, to study how well conversational AI supports the mental health needs of women.

[April 2023]
Our CHI'23 paper, "What Do We Mean When We Talk about Trust in Social Media? A Systematic Review" won a Best Paper Award !

[April 2023]
Our other CHI'23 paper, "Synthetic Lies: Understanding AI-Generated Misinformation and Evaluating Algorithmic and Human Solutions" got a Best Paper Honorable Mention Award!

[April 2023]
I passed my PhD defense! Thank you those who have helped me.

[Aug. 2022]
I was honored to be named a "Rising Star in EECS" 2022!

[Aug. 2022]
I was honored to be selected as a "Foley Scholar" (highest award for excellence in research contributions to computing) at Georgia Tech.