Yitian Yang

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Fit Matters: Format–Distance Alignment Improves Conversational Search

Existing conversational search systems can synthesize information into responses, but they lack principled ways to adapt response formats to users' cognitive states. This paper investigates whether aligning format and distance, which involves matching information granularity and media to users' psychological distance,…

CHI '264th AuthorHonorable MentionComputational Methods in HCI +2

Designing Computational Tools for Exploring Causal Relationships in Qualitative Data

Exploring causal relationships for qualitative data analysis in HCI and social science research enables the understanding of user needs and theory building. However, current computational tools primarily characterize and categorize qualitative data; the few systems that analyze causal relationships either inadequately…

CHI '265th+ AuthorHonorable MentionAgent Personality & Anthropomorphism +2

AI-exhibited Personality Traits Can Shape Human Self-concept through Conversations

Recent Large Language Model (LLM) based AI can exhibit recognizable and measurable personality traits during conversations to improve user experience. However, as human understandings of their personality traits can be affected by their interaction partners' traits, a potential risk is that AI traits may shape and bia…

CSCW '254th AuthorVoice Technology

AI-Based Speaking Assistant: Supporting Non-Native Speakers’ Speaking in Real-Time Multilingual Communication

Non-native speakers (NNSs) often face speaking challenges in real-time multilingual communication, such as struggling to articulate their thoughts. To address this issue, we developed an AI-based speaking assistant (AISA) that provides speaking references for NNSs based on their input queries, task background, and con…

CHI '252nd AuthorHonorable MentionAI-Assisted Decision-Making & Automation +1

As Confidence Aligns: Understanding the Effect of AI Confidence on Human Self-confidence in Human-AI Decision Making

Complementary collaboration between humans and AI is essential for human-AI decision making. One feasible approach to achieving it involves accounting for the calibrated confidence levels of both AI and users. However, this process would likely be made more difficult by the fact that AI confidence may influence users'…

CHI '254th AuthorMid-Air Haptics (Ultrasonic) +2

Deconstructing Depression Stigma: Integrating AI-driven Data Collection and Analysis with Causal Knowledge Graphs

Mental-illness stigma is a persistent social problem, hampering both treatment-seeking and recovery. Accordingly, there is a pressing need to understand it more clearly, but analyzing the relevant data is highly labor-intensive. Therefore, we designed a chatbot to engage participants in conversations; coded those conv…

CHI '251st AuthorConversational Chatbots +1

Understanding How Psychological Distance Influences User Preferences in Conversational versus Web Search

Conversational search offers an easier and faster alternative to conventional web search, while having downsides like a lack of source verification. Research has examined performance disparities between these two systems in various settings. However, little work has investigated how changes in the nature of a search t…

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