Short Bio

I am currently a Ph.D. candidate major in computer science at BiWell Lab, City University of Hong Kong, supervised by Dr. Yuhan LUO. This is my email address: mhliang4-c@my.cityu.edu.hk

Before working at HongKong, I spent four years (2019 to 2023) at Xi’an Jiaotong University, where I earned my bachelor’s degree in Automation. Currently, my research focuses on human-computer interaction. I review literature, conduct interviews, and facilitate co-design sessions to understand users’ needs and develop design rationales. Following that, I build prototypes, often featuring LLM-powered conversational interfaces, to explore whether my designs can enhance user experience and promote well-being in real-world scenarios.

Key words of my research: human-AI interaction, well-being, persuasive technology, conversational agent/interface.

News

• 🔎 I am actively seeking internship opportunities and other forms of collaborative engagements. If you are interested, feel free to reach out!
• 🙈 One manuscript is under-review, wish me good luck!
• 📝 One paper is accepted by CUI 2025.
• 🏆 [2024/4/26] Our paper Emotion Embodied: Unveiling the Expressive Potential of Single-Hand Gestures received honorable mention award (top 5%) at CHI 2024.
• 📝 Two papers are accepted by CHI 2024.
• 📝 One poster is accepted by CUI 2023.

Computing systems I have built

• 📱 StayFocused: Experiment Prototype, a screen time management mobile app with a reflective agent.
• 💻 SmartEats-1: Experiment Prototype, a dietary recommender web application with a customizable agent.
• 🤖 SmartEats-2: Experiment Prototype, a dietary recommender web application with upgraded multi-LLM collaboration pipelines.

Services

• 👤 Reviewer: ACM CHI 24, CCHI 24, CHI 25, and IDC 25 LBW track.
• 👥 Associate Chair: ACM CHI 25 LBW track.