Yixuan ("Janice") Zhang
Ph.D.
Pronounce as [y-ee] [sh-oo-en] [j-AH-ng]
Preferred name: Janice
Assistant Professor
Department of Computer Science
William & Mary
[August 2025]
Received a three-year NSF grant to examine how to enhance AI literacy and resilience through intergenerational digital storytelling among older adults, as the lead PI!
Received a three-year NSF grant to examine how to enhance AI literacy and resilience through intergenerational digital storytelling among older adults, as the lead PI!
[April 2025]
Received a grant from COVA CCI (Commonwealth Cyber Initiative) to examine integrated security and privacy solutions for multi-modal AI.
Received a grant from COVA CCI (Commonwealth Cyber Initiative) to examine integrated security and privacy solutions for multi-modal AI.
[March 2025]
Received SEED Funding from William & Mary to explore the capacity of K-12 teachers to integrate AI into the Virginia Disciplinary Standards of Learning, in collaboration with the School of Education.
Received SEED Funding from William & Mary to explore the capacity of K-12 teachers to integrate AI into the Virginia Disciplinary Standards of Learning, in collaboration with the School of Education.
[Feb 2025]
Our paper, titled "Understanding the Practices, Perceptions, and (Dis)Trust of Generative AI among Instructors: A Mixed-methods Study in the U.S. Higher Education" was accepted by top-tier journal--Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence!
Our paper, titled "Understanding the Practices, Perceptions, and (Dis)Trust of Generative AI among Instructors: A Mixed-methods Study in the U.S. Higher Education" was accepted by top-tier journal--Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence!
[Jan 2025]
Received a grant from The General Assembly of Virginia to design an interactive AI-enabled learning system to support Alzheimer's Disease and Alzheimer's Disease Related Dementias (ADRD) Awareness, Early Detection, and Care through community health workers, with Dr. Alicia Hong.
Received a grant from The General Assembly of Virginia to design an interactive AI-enabled learning system to support Alzheimer's Disease and Alzheimer's Disease Related Dementias (ADRD) Awareness, Early Detection, and Care through community health workers, with Dr. Alicia Hong.
[Jan 2025]
Our CHI'25 paper "Understanding Attitudes and Trust of Generative AI Chatbots for Social Anxiety Support" (led by PhD student Yvonne Wang) got accepted! See you in Yokohama, Japan!
Our CHI'25 paper "Understanding Attitudes and Trust of Generative AI Chatbots for Social Anxiety Support" (led by PhD student Yvonne Wang) got accepted! See you in Yokohama, Japan!
[Dec 2024]
Our paper titled "MetaAgents: Large Language Model Based Agents for Decision-Making on Teaming" got accepted by CSCW'25 (Bergen, Norway)!
Our paper titled "MetaAgents: Large Language Model Based Agents for Decision-Making on Teaming" got accepted by CSCW'25 (Bergen, Norway)!
[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).
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.
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.
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')!
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')!