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Zhilin Zhang

About Me

Human-Computer Interaction; Artificial Intelligence; Social Computing; Decentralization

I am a 2nd-year CS PhD student at the University of Oxford, working on the Ethical Web and Data Architecture project led by Professor Sir Nigel Shadbolt and Professor Sir Tim Berners-Lee. I am co-supervised by Professor Sir Nigel Shadbolt and Dr Jun Zhao, and receive kind support from Professor Max Van Kleek.

My research interests are broadly in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). I study HCI to understand and support human interactions with AI and social computing systems. I design new mechanisms and tools to improve users' online experience.

I received my B.S. and M.S., both in Computer Science, from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), co-advised by Professor Lawrence Angrave and Professor Karrie Karahalios. I also worked with Professor ChengXiang Zhai in the Data and Information Systems Laboratory.

Please feel free to contact me at: zhilinzhang@acm.org

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Latest Updates

[05/2024]: One New Paper Accepted at CSCW 2024 (first author)

[05/2024]: Best Paper Honorable Mention at CHI 2024

[01/2024]: Two New Papers Accepted at CHI 2024

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Trouble in Paradise? Understanding Mastodon Admin’s Motivations, Experiences, and Challenges Running Decentralised Social Media

CSCW 2024 - Full Paper [preprint upon request]

Zhilin Zhang, Jun Zhao, Ge Wang, Samantha-Kaye Johnston, George Chalhoub, Tala Ross, Diyi Liu, Claudine Tinsman, Rui Zhao, Max Van Kleek, Nigel Shadbolt

CHAITok: A Proof-of-Concept System Supporting Children's Sense of Data Autonomy on Social Media

CHI 2024 - Full Paper [pdf]

Ge Wang, Jun Zhao, Samantha-Kaye Johnston, Zhilin Zhang, Max Van Kleek, Nigel Shadbolt

* Best Paper Honorable Mention

KOALA Hero Toolkit: A New Approach to Inform Families of Mobile Datafication Risks

CHI 2024 - Full Paper [pdf]

Ge Wang, Jun Zhao, Konrad Kollnig, Adrien Zier, Blanche Duron, Zhilin Zhang, Max Van Kleek, Nigel Shadbolt

Am I wrong, or is the autograder wrong? Effects of AI grading mistakes on learning

ICER 2023 - Full Paper [pdf]

Tiffany Wenting Li, Silas Hsu, Max Fowler, Zhilin Zhang, Craig Zilles, Karrie Karahalios

Exploring collaborative caption editing to augment video-based learning
Educational Technology Research and Development Journal - Full Paper [pdf]
Bhavya*, Si Chen*, Zhilin Zhang*, Tiffany Wenting Li, Yun Huang, Lawrence Angrave, ChengXiang Zhai


How Students Search Video Captions to Learn: An Analysis of Search Terms and Behavioral Timing Data
ASEE 2021 - Full Paper [pdf]
Zhilin Zhang*, Bhavya*, Lawrence Angrave, Ruihua Sui, Rob Kooper, Chirantan Mahipal, Yun Huang


A UDL-Based Large-Scale Study on the Needs of Students with Disabilities in Engineering Courses
ASEE 2021 - Full Paper [pdf]
Jenny Amos*, Zhilin Zhang*, Lawrence Angrave*, Hongye Liu*, Yiyin Shen

* 3rd Best Paper Award & 2nd Best Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Paper Award


WebAlly: Making Visual Task-based CAPTCHAs Transferable for People with Visual Impairments
SOUPS 2021 - Full Paper [pdf]
Zhuohao Zhang, Zhilin Zhang, Haolin Yuan, Natã Barbosa, Sauvik Das, Yang Wang


Attitudes Surrounding an Imperfect AI Autograder
CHI 2021 - Full Paper [pdf]
Silas Hsu*, Tiffany Wenting Li*, Zhilin Zhang, Max Fowler, Craig Zilles, Karrie Karahalios


Improving Student Accessibility, Equity, Course Performance, and Lab Skills: How Introduction of ClassTranscribe is Changing Engineering Education

ASEE 2020 - Full Paper [pdf]
Lawrence Angrave, Karin Jensen, Zhilin Zhang, Chirantan Mahipal, David Mussulman, Christopher Schmitz, Robert Baird, Hongye Liu, Ruihua Sui, Maryalice Wu, and Rob Kooper

* Best Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Paper Honorable Mention

Who Benefits? Positive Learner Outcomes from Behavioral Analytics of Online Lecture Video Viewing using ClassTranscribe

SIGCSE 2020 - Full Paper [pdf]

Lawrence Angrave, Zhilin Zhang, Genevieve Henricks-Lepp, Chirantan Mahipal

Attitudes, Behaviors, and Learning Outcomes from Using ClassTranscribe, a UDL-Featured Video-Based Online Learning Platform with Learnersourced Text-Searchable Captions

UIUC - Master's Thesis (2021)  [pdf]

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Please feel free to contact me at zhilinzhang@acm.org

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