I’m a faculty member of Computer Science, University of California, Davis. My broad research area is Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), with a focus on supporting collaboration and social interaction, including video-mediated communication, human-AI interactions, hybrid and remote work and wellbeing support. My intellectual type and research interest is both interdisciplinary (HCI, CSCW, Human-centered AI) and multidisciplinary (CS, Communication, Design, Cognitive and Learning Sciences).
My research, teaching and service have been mainly evolving around the human-computer interactions of technology-mediated, collaborative and inclusive participation, specifically in the context of distributed knowledge work. My work looks into the design of collaborative systems for video communication, online education, human-human and human-AI teams and caregiving. I take human-centered, mixed-method approaches to study how such systems can be shaped to address personal and societal needs, such as bridging cultural, language and perception gaps in remote and hybrid work, and improving expert-novice knowledge transfer for productivity, as well as for fairness and equity.
I was born in Taiwan, educated in Taiwan and the United States, and continuously contribute to public higher education and research of social goods as a university faculty first in Taiwan, and then in the United States. Before joining UC Davis in 2018, I was a faculty member of Computer Science and Information Systems at National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan (NTHU), Taiwan. I received my Ph.D. from the Department of Information Science, Cornell University (2008-2011).
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some past roles
Associate Professor (tenured), Computer Science, Information Systems and Applications, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, 2017-2018; Assistant Professor, 2012-2017
VP-at-Large, Executive Committee, ACM SIGCHI, Feb - Dec 2023
Visiting Scholar, Institute of Information Science, Academia Sinica, Taiwan, Jun - Jul 2024
Visiting Associate Professor, Computer Science, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan and National Chengchi University, Taiwan, Jun - Aug 2022
current roles
Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering Graduate Program, University of California, Davis
VP Finance (elected EC member), Executive Committee, ACM SIGCHI, 2024-2027
Workshop Chair, ACM CHI 2025-2026
Associate Editor, Journal of Information Science and Engineering (published by Academia Sinica), 2022-Now
HCW . CC 3.0 BY SA . 2013-2026