Publications

Zijian Ding, Fenghai Li, Ziyi Wang, Joel Chan (2026). ResearchCube: Multi-Dimensional Trade-off Exploration for Research Ideation.

Ziyi Wang, Yilong Dai, Duanya Lyu, Mateo Nader, Sihan Chen, Wanghao Ye, Zijian Ding^*, Xiang Yan (2026). StreetDesignAI: A Multi-Persona Evaluation System for Inclusive Infrastructure Design.

Kexin Quan, Dina Albassam, Mengke Wu, Zijian Ding^*, Jessie Chin (2026). Towards AI as Colleagues: Multi-Agent System Improves Structured Professional Ideation. In CHI 2026.

Kexue Fu, Jiaye Leng, Yawen Zhang, Jingfeng Huang, Yihang Zuo, Runze Cai, Zijian Ding, Ray LC, Shengdong Zhao, Qinyuan Lei (2025). Spatial Balancing: Harnessing Spatial Reasoning to Balance Scientific Exposition and Narrative Engagement in LLM-assisted Science Communication Writing.

Ziyi Wang, Ziwen Zeng, Yuan Li, Zijian Ding^** (2025). CareerPooler: AI-Powered Metaphorical Pool Simulation Improves Experience and Outcomes in Career Exploration.

Yuanchen Bai, Zijian Ding, Shaoyue Wen, Xiang Chang, Angelique Taylor (2025). From MAS to MARS: Coordination Failures and Reasoning Trade-offs in Hierarchical Multi-Agent Robotic Systems within a Healthcare Scenario.

Zijian Ding, Fenghai Li, Haofei Yu, Joel Chan (2025). Towards Direct Intent Manipulation: Drag-Based Research Ideation, Evaluation and Evolution. In UIST 2025 Poster.

Zijian Ding, Qinshi Zhang, Mohan Chi, Ziyi Wang (2025). Frontend Diffusion: Empowering Self-Representation of Junior Researchers and Designers with Agentic Workflows. In VL/HCC 2025.

Zijian Ding, Michelle Brachman, Joel Chan, Werner Geyer (2025). The Diagram is like Guardrails: Structuring GenAI-assisted Hypotheses Exploration with an Interactive Shared Representation. In C&C 2025.

Qinshi Zhang, Ruoyu Wen, Latisha Besariani Hendra, Zijian Ding^*, Ray LC (2025). Can AI Prompt Humans? Multimodal Agents Prompt Players' Game Design Ideas. In CHI 2025.