The Art of Connection
The Art of Connection
ABOUT ME
I’m LIN Luoying (林泺璎), pronounced: LWOH-ying.
I’m a fourth-year PhD candidate in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) at City University of Hong Kong, Synteraction Lab, working with Prof. Shengdong Zhao and Dr. Zhicong Lu.
I research the complex dynamics of Human-AI Interaction to understand and mitigate the profound societal and emotional risks arising from intelligent systems. By leveraging my industrial design background to blend design thinking with HCI methodologies, I aim to develop frameworks and insights that foster responsible, human-centered AI.
The Art of Connection
The Art of Connection
The Art of Connection
The Art of Connection
How do we preserve genuine human experience and trust
when AI mediates our messages, memories, and social interactions?
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT
The Art of Connection
The Art of Connection
Algorithms as Mediators in Digital Mourning
Through interviews with Douyin (Chinese Tiktok) users mourning Asian pop diva CocoLee, this work explores how platform algorithms influence public narratives of loss—and how users creatively “tame” these algorithms to process their grief. The findings highlight both the emotional complexities and the opportunities for designing meaningful, culturally sensitive algorithmic experiences in delicate contexts.
Reality Construction in the SyntheTic Era
The concept of ArtiFact was introduced to capture the rapidly evolving landscape of AI-generated artifacts that blur the boundaries between real and synthetic. Drawing on a systematic review of 101 studies, this work presents a framework that maps how these artifacts are conceived, created, and experienced, emphasizing the need for nuanced, human-centered perspectives that move beyond the simple “real vs. fake” divide.
Artificial Warmth: Simulated Effort in AI Communication
Through both lab and real-world studies, this work investigates how material traces of human effort—such as handwriting and other physical visual cues—are interpreted in AI-mediated communication, especially now that these traces can be convincingly simulated by AI. The findings reveal the complex role of materiality as both an anchor of authenticity and a potential vector of deception in the era of generative AI.
PROFESSIONAL SKILL
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Qualitative & Quantitative Research Methodologies
A study quantifying how visual cues influence trust in AI communication, followed by a qualitative study on real‑world deployment.
Applied mixed‑methods research integrating biometric, behavioral, and interview data to assess fear and attachment dynamics in VR.
Mixed‑methods analyses evaluating how visual aids on optical head‑mounted displays enhance learning during commutes.
# OngoingProject
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Systematic Review
Analyzed 101 papers to develop a framework illuminating the research landscape of emergent phenomena in the GenAI era.
Social Computing
An interview‑based study exploring human–algorithm interactions in emotionally sensitive contexts such as online collective mourning.
# CSCW2025
Coding/ Prototyping
Developed an interactive VR system simulating intimate scenarios to capture behavioral and physiological responses.
Coding/ Prototyping
Prototyped a pen‑plotting robot that simulates human‑like writing behaviors to study emotional expression in robotic handwriting.
# HRI 2023
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Latest Updates
[2025⋅NOV] Thrilled to present my work at CSCW’25 in beautiful Bergen, Norway [Link]
[2025⋅SEP] Excited to serve as CHI’26 Design Co-Chair [Link]
[2025⋅JUN] Completed a one-month research visit to Poland (Lodz University of Technology) [Link]
[2025⋅MAY] Delighted to serve as Student Volunteer Chair at GBA PreCHI’25
[2025⋅APR] Co-authored a publication in Frontiers in VR
[2024⋅DEC] Very happy to have my first-author paper accepted at CSCW
[2024⋅APR] Joined SG HCI Meetup’24 and GBA PreCHI’24 for networking and learning
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