Xiaohan Ding
Ph.D. Candidate in Computer Science, Virginia Tech
HCI · NLP · Computational Social Science
I am a fifth year Ph.D. student in Computer Science at Virginia Tech. I work with my advisor Eugenia Rho. My research focus includes Computational Social Science (CSS), Human Computer Interaction (HCI), AI Mediated Communication (AIMC), and use of Natural Language Processing (NLP). I explore decades of closed caption data from major news outlets, online community interactions, and public health or mental health issues.
I received an MS in Computer Science from George Mason University under instruction from Gheorghe Tecuci.
Research Interests
Education
Ph.D. in Computer Science
Virginia Tech · Dr. Eugenia Rho
M.S. in Computer Science
George Mason University · Dr. Gheorghe Tecuci
B.E. in Software Engineering
Jinan University · Dr. Kun Liu & Dr. Lin Wang
Talks
TBD
Postdoc Research Talk, University of Washington
When Language Shapes Behavior: That Understands, Predicts, and Intervenes
Faculty Job Talk, Texas State University
Bridging Understanding and Intervention: AI-Mediated Interactions for Online Communication
Postdoc Research Talk, Georgia Institute of Technology
Designing Human-AI Collaboration to Support Learning in Counterspeech Writing
IEEE VL/HCC 2025, North Carolina
Future of GenAI: Designing Human-AI Collaboration
OpenAtom Foundation & Alibaba
Experiences, Barriers, and Challenges for Engaging International Students in STEM
Universal Design for Learning Day, Virginia Tech
Leveraging Prompt-Based Large Language Models: Predicting Pandemic Health Decisions and Outcomes Through Social Media Language
ACM CHI 2024, Honolulu, Hawaii