Hao-Chuan Wang , NTHU , Tsing Hua , Cornell , Human-Computer Interaction , HCI , SIGCHI , social computing , CSCW , Taiwan
 
 
Hao-Chuan Wang . 王浩全
Assistant Professor Department of Computer Science National Tsing Hua University Email: haochuan at cs.nthu.edu.tw Links to: CV/ Syllabus for Social Computinghttp://www.cs.nthu.edu.tw/~haochuan/cv_haochuan_wang.pdfhttp://www.cs.nthu.edu.tw/~haochuan/wang_social_computing_syllabus.pdfshapeimage_2_link_0shapeimage_2_link_1

Hi! I am Hao-Chuan. I am an assistant professor at Department of Computer Science, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan (NTHU, 國立清華大學) (since February 2012). I completed my Ph.D. in the Department of Information Science, Cornell University (2008-2011) with emphasis on Human-Computer Interaction. Prior to NTHU and Cornell, I studied and conducted research at several institutes, including the School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University (2006-2008) and the Institute of Information Science, Academia Sinica (2004-2006).


My research area is Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), with a focus on issues of collaboration and social interaction. I’m an active participant of the ACM Special Interest Group on Computer Human Interaction (ACM SIGCHI). My research interests cover social computing (computer-mediated communication, social media, human computation and crowdsourcing), applied machine learning & language technologies (text analysis, user modeling), educational technology (computer-supported collaborative learning, intelligent tutoring systems), and cognitive science (language use, creativity, cognitive modeling). My approach toward the design and research of HCI focuses on integrating human and machine processing for problem solving and value creation. I engage both in behavioral science studies and technology building activities to obtain deeper understanding of people, and devise designs that help and support people.


I also maintain a general interest in other interdisciplinary topics situated in the broad intersection between computer science and humanities and social sciences, such as the information processing aspect of cognition and interpersonal communication, cultural differences and its implications to technological design and adoption, societal and legal issues involved in the production and use of digital information, and the sociology of technological construction and use.


Specific projects that I previously worked on and recently pursuing include Active CMC Systems, Computer-Mediated Intercultural Collaboration, and Computer-Supported Creativity (see research description ).