Towards Direct Intent Manipulation: Drag-Based Research Ideation, Evaluation and Evolution
Zijian "Jason" Ding, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
KAIST School of Computing
PhD in Human-Centered AI
University of Maryland College Park
KAIST School of Computing
PhD in Human-Centered AI
University of Maryland College Park
Postdoctoral Fellow at KAIST School of Computing, working with Prof. Joseph Seering and Prof. Juho Kim. PhD in Human-Centered AI from the University of Maryland, College Park (Jun 2026).
8+ years of research in Human-Centered AI, 5+ years in Generative Models.
20+ publications at CHI, C&C, EMNLP, CSCW, UIST, IUI.
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