[Jan 2026] Two full papers on AI peer learning in STEM education and AI in mental health
have been accepted by ACM CHI'26!
[Aug 2025] Received a three-year NSF grant to examine how to enhance AI literacy
and resilience through intergenerational digital storytelling among older adults!
[Apr 2025] Received a grant from COVA CCI (Commonwealth Cyber Initiative) to examine
integrated security and privacy solutions for multi-modal AI.
[Mar 2025] Received SEED Funding from William & Mary to explore K-12 teachers' capacity
to integrate AI into Virginia Disciplinary Standards of Learning.
[Jan 2025] Received a grant from The General Assembly of Virginia to design an interactive
AI-enabled learning system for Alzheimer's Disease awareness and care.
[Dec 2024] Our paper "MetaAgents: Large Language Model Based Agents for Decision-Making
on Teaming" got accepted by CSCW'25 (Bergen, Norway)!
[Aug 2024] Received a 3-year NSF RITEL grant (~$900,000) to develop LLM-powered systems
for fostering mathematical modeling competencies through collaborative learning!
[May 2024] Three papers focused on LLM × HCI got accepted by ICML! Topics include
trust in LLM, Emotions in Generative AI, and competition dynamics of LLM-based agents.
[Apr 2024] Dr. Zhang received the 2024-25 W&M FRC Faculty Research Grant for research
on the ethics of Generative AI and LLMs in CS education.
[Apr 2024] Congrats to Wenhan Lyu and Yimeng Wang (1st year PhD students) for their paper
"Evaluating the Effectiveness of LLMs in Introductory Computer Science Education"
accepted at L@S '24!
[Jan 2024] Our paper "Profiling the Dynamics of Trust & Distrust in Social Media"
was accepted to CHI'24!
[Sept 2023] Awarded grants from Microsoft Research (emotional intelligence + LLMs) and
The Society of 1918 (conversational AI for mental health).
[Apr 2023] Our CHI'23 paper "What Do We Mean When We Talk about Trust in Social Media?"
won a Best Paper Award! 🏆
[Apr 2023] Our CHI'23 paper "Synthetic Lies: Understanding AI-Generated Misinformation"
received a Best Paper Honorable Mention! 🏅