Research

Publications & preprints

Research on human–AI interaction, conversational agents, and XR systems.

2026

UIST 2026 · Full paper

ChatMuse: Supporting In-Person Small-Group Conversation Experience with a Proactive Assistive AI Agent in Mixed Reality

Shaoze Zhou, Joaquin Frangi, Diana Nelly Rivera Rodriguez, Rawan Alghofaili, Janet G. Johnson, Lingyao Li, Renkai Ma, Christine Lisetti, and Chen Chen

Proceedings of the 39th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (UIST), 2026.

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UIST 2026 Adjunct

AffAdapt: AFFect-driven ADAPTive AI Personas for Seamless Conversations

Nishanth Chidambaram, Kaustubh Paliwal, Kayla Hom, Shaoze Zhou, Chen Chen, Manas Satish Bedmutha, and Nadir Weibel

Adjunct Proceedings of the 39th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, 2026.

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CHI 2026 · Extended abstracts

Exploring Needs and Design Opportunities for Proactive Information Support in In-Person Small-Group Conversations

Shaoze Zhou, Diana Nelly Rivera Rodriguez, Pedro Remior, Joaquin Frangi, Lingyao Li, Renkai Ma, Janet G. Johnson, Christine Lisetti, and Chen Chen

Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2026.

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Small-group conversation and a mixed reality information-support prototype — Open full-size figure

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Understanding the Design Taxonomy of AI-Mediated Interpersonal Communication Experiences in HCI: A Scoping Analysis

Chen Chen, Lingyao Li, Renkai Ma, Rawan Alghofaili, Shaoze Zhou, Bojun Zhang, Xian Su, Weidong Zhu, Christine Lisetti, and Mo Sha

arXiv preprint, 2026.

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Overview of the design taxonomy for AI-mediated interpersonal communication — Open full-size figure