Research Areas

  • Mentorship & Learning : AI tools for better research meetings, preparation, and feedback.
  • Reflection & Sensemaking : Interfaces that help people think, remember, and articulate ideas.
  • Collaboration & Dialogue : Systems for shared understanding, communication, and collective work.
  • Human-Centered AI : Designing responsible AI for education, research, and real-world practice.

Publications

Publication thumbnail for EvaluAId: Human-AI Collaborative Evaluation of Open-Ended Student Essays

EvaluAId: Human-AI Collaborative Evaluation of Open-Ended Student Essays

Chao Zhang Kexin Phyllis Ju Xinyi Lu Grace Yu-Chun Yen Jeffrey M. Rzeszotarski

Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · 2026

Publication thumbnail for Rationalizer: Leveraging LLM to Support User Providing the Rationales Behind the Rating of Likert Scale Questionnaires

Rationalizer: Leveraging LLM to Support User Providing the Rationales Behind the Rating of Likert Scale Questionnaires

Meng Ting Shih Po Yen Wu Yun Chen Chang Grace Yu-Chun Yen Liwei Chan

Proceedings of the 31st International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces · 2026

Publication thumbnail for Disentangling Threads: Exploring the Potential of LLM-Supported Discussion Forum Analysis for Community Insight

Disentangling Threads: Exploring the Potential of LLM-Supported Discussion Forum Analysis for Community Insight

Tony Wang Li Zhiqing Wang Thanh-Nha Tran Grace Yu-Chun Yen Steven Dow

ACM Collective Intelligence 2026 (accepted; preprint available) · 2026

Publication thumbnail for Structuring User Preferences for Task Delegation and Proactivity in Assistive Meal Preparation: Insights from a Survey Study

Structuring User Preferences for Task Delegation and Proactivity in Assistive Meal Preparation: Insights from a Survey Study

Han Pan Ti-Chung Cheng Grace Yu-Chun Yen Yi-Ting Chen

6th Workshop on Lifelong Learning and Personalization in Long-Term Human-Robot Interaction (LEAP-HRI 2026) · 2026

Publication thumbnail for Friction: Deciphering Writing Feedback into Writing Revisions through LLM-Assisted Reflection

Friction: Deciphering Writing Feedback into Writing Revisions through LLM-Assisted Reflection

Chao Zhang Kexin Ju Peter Bidoshi Grace Yu-Chun Yen Jeffrey M. Rzeszotarski

Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · 2025

Publication thumbnail for Synthia: Visually Interpreting and Synthesizing Feedback for Writing Revision

Synthia: Visually Interpreting and Synthesizing Feedback for Writing Revision

Chao Zhang Kexin Ju Zhuolun Han Grace Yu-Chun Yen Jeffrey M. Rzeszotarski

Proceedings of the 38th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology · 2025

Publication thumbnail for Feedstack: Layering Structured Representations Over Unstructured Feedback to Scaffold Human–AI Conversation

Feedstack: Layering Structured Representations Over Unstructured Feedback to Scaffold Human–AI Conversation

Hannah Vy Nguyen Grace Yu-Chun Yen Omar Shakir Hang Huynh Sebastian Gutierrez June A Smith Sheila Jimenez Salma E Abdelgelil Stephen MacNeil

Proceedings of the 7th ACM Conference on Conversational User Interfaces · 2025

Publication thumbnail for When to Give Feedback: Exploring Tradeoffs in the Timing of Design Feedback

When to Give Feedback: Exploring Tradeoffs in the Timing of Design Feedback

Jane L. E Grace Yu-Chun Yen Isabelle Yan Pan Grace Lin Mingyi Li Hyoungwook Jin Mengyi Chen Haijun Xia Steven P. Dow

Creativity and Cognition · 2024

Publication thumbnail for ProcessGallery: Contrasting Early and Late Iterations for Design Principle Learning

ProcessGallery: Contrasting Early and Late Iterations for Design Principle Learning

Grace Yu-Chun Yen Jane L. E Hyoungwook Jin Mingyi Li Grace Lin Isabelle Yan Pan Steven P. Dow

Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction 8 (CSCW1) · 2024

Publication thumbnail for “I Prefer Regular Visitors to Answer My Questions”: Users' Desired Experiential Background of Contributors for Location-based Crowdsourcing Platform

“I Prefer Regular Visitors to Answer My Questions”: Users' Desired Experiential Background of Contributors for Location-based Crowdsourcing Platform

Fang-Yu Lin Pei-Hua Tsai Chia-Yi Lee Yi-Ting Ho Yao-Kuang Chen Grace Yu-Chun Yen Yung-Ju Chang

Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · 2024

Publication thumbnail for Visualizing Topics and Opinions Helps Students Interpret Large Collections of Peer Feedback for Creative Projects

Visualizing Topics and Opinions Helps Students Interpret Large Collections of Peer Feedback for Creative Projects

Patrick Crain Jaewook Lee Grace Yu-Chun Yen Joy Kim Alyssa Aiello Brian Bailey

ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction 30 (3) · 2023

Publication thumbnail for Seeking Exemplars in the Wild: Exploring How Students Find Design Examples to Support Personalized Learning

Seeking Exemplars in the Wild: Exploring How Students Find Design Examples to Support Personalized Learning

Grace Yu-Chun Yen Steven P. Dow

Proceedings of the Ninth ACM Conference on Learning @ Scale · 2022

Publication thumbnail for What Kinds of Experiences Do You Desire? A Preliminary Study of the Desired Experiences of Contributors to Location-Based Mobile Crowdsourcing

What Kinds of Experiences Do You Desire? A Preliminary Study of the Desired Experiences of Contributors to Location-Based Mobile Crowdsourcing

Fang-Yu Lin Chia-Yi Lee Yi-Ting Ho Yao-Kuang Chen Grace Yu-Chun Yen Yung-Ju Chang

CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Extended Abstracts · 2022

Publication thumbnail for Narratives + Diagrams: An Integrated Approach for Externalizing and Sharing People's Causal Beliefs

Narratives + Diagrams: An Integrated Approach for Externalizing and Sharing People's Causal Beliefs

Chi-Hsien (Eric) Yen Haocong Cheng Grace Yu-Chun Yen Brian P. Bailey Yun Huang

Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction 5 (CSCW2) · 2021

Publication thumbnail for Scaffolding feedback interpretation process for creative work through reflection, paraphrasing, and information visualization

Scaffolding feedback interpretation process for creative work through reflection, paraphrasing, and information visualization

Grace Yu-Chun Yen

Ph.D. dissertation, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign · 2021

Publication thumbnail for Decipher: An Interactive Visualization Tool for Interpreting Unstructured Design Feedback from Multiple Providers

Decipher: An Interactive Visualization Tool for Interpreting Unstructured Design Feedback from Multiple Providers

Grace Yu-Chun Yen Joy O. Kim Brian P. Bailey

Proceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · 2020

Publication thumbnail for An intelligent assistant for mediation analysis in visual analytics

An intelligent assistant for mediation analysis in visual analytics

Chi-Hsien Yen Grace Yu-Chun Yen Wai-Tat Fu

Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces · 2019

Publication thumbnail for An Empirical Study on Engineering a Real-World Smart Ward Using Pervasive Technologies

An Empirical Study on Engineering a Real-World Smart Ward Using Pervasive Technologies

Chun-Feng Liao Grace Yu-Chun Yen Yu-Chiao Huang Li-Chen Fu

IEEE Systems Journal 12 (1) · 2018

Publication thumbnail for Listen to Others, Listen to Yourself: Combining Feedback Review and Reflection to Improve Iterative Design

Listen to Others, Listen to Yourself: Combining Feedback Review and Reflection to Improve Iterative Design

Grace Yu-Chun Yen Steven P. Dow Elizabeth Gerber Brian P. Bailey

Proceedings of the 2017 ACM SIGCHI Conference on Creativity and Cognition · 2017

Publication thumbnail for From in the Class or in the Wild?: Peers Provide Better Design Feedback Than External Crowds

From in the Class or in the Wild?: Peers Provide Better Design Feedback Than External Crowds

Helen Wauck Grace Yu-Chun Yen Wai-Tat Fu Elizabeth Gerber Steven P. Dow Brian P. Bailey

Proceedings of the 2017 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · 2017

Publication thumbnail for Enhancing the Usage of Crowd Feedback for Iterative Design

Enhancing the Usage of Crowd Feedback for Iterative Design

Grace Yu-Chun Yen

Proceedings of the 2017 ACM SIGCHI Conference on Creativity and Cognition — Doctoral Consortium · 2017

Publication thumbnail for Social Network, Web Forum, or Task Market?: Comparing Different Crowd Genres for Design Feedback Exchange

Social Network, Web Forum, or Task Market?: Comparing Different Crowd Genres for Design Feedback Exchange

Grace Yu-Chun Yen Steven P. Dow Elizabeth Gerber Brian P. Bailey

Proceedings of the 2016 ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems · 2016

Publication thumbnail for An Extensible Situation-Aware Caring System for Real-World Smart Wards

An Extensible Situation-Aware Caring System for Real-World Smart Wards

Yu-Chiao Huang Chun-Feng Liao Grace Yu-Chun Yen Li-Jen Hou Li-Chen Fu Chia-Hui Chen Chiung-Nien Chen

International Conference on Smart Homes and Health Telematics (ICOST 2012) · 2012

Publication thumbnail for Towards an Evidence-Based and Context-Aware Elderly Caring System Using Persuasive Engagement

Towards an Evidence-Based and Context-Aware Elderly Caring System Using Persuasive Engagement

Grace Yu-Chun Yen Ching Hu Lu Yi Chung Cheng Jing Siang Chen Li Chen Fu

Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction: Context Diversity (HCII 2011) · 2011

Publication thumbnail for Human-Centric Situational Awareness in the Bedroom

Human-Centric Situational Awareness in the Bedroom

Grace Yu-Chun Yen Jiun-Yi Li Ching Hu Lu Tsung Han Yang Li Chen Fu

International Conference on Smart Homes and Health Telematics (ICOST 2011) · 2011

Publication thumbnail for To Stop or Not to Stop? A Case Study of an Early intervention for Data Collection

To Stop or Not to Stop? A Case Study of an Early intervention for Data Collection

Grace Yu-Chun Yen Hidy Kong Jingning Zhang Yu Wu Qian Cheng

CS565 Human-Computer Interaction course project report, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign