Zhilin Zhang
Zhilin Zhang
Department of Computer Science,
Robert Hooke Building
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Biography
I am a DPhil candidate in Computer Science at the University of Oxford, working on the Ethical Web and Data Architecture project led by Sir Nigel Shadbolt and Sir Tim Berners-Lee.
My research focuses on human-computer interaction, human-centered AI, and social computing. I use quantitative and qualitative methods to study how people understand, interact with, and respond to intelligent systems, and how these systems shape human behavior and society. I design and evaluate new systems and mechanisms to enable more effective and human-centered interactions between people and intelligent systems.
Prior to Oxford, I completed both my B.S. and M.S. in Computer Science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), where I worked with Lawrence Angrave, Karrie Karahalios, and ChengXiang Zhai.
Selected Publications
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Attitudes‚ Imagined Roles‚ and Governance Boundaries for AI in Decentralized Social Media
Zhilin Zhang‚ Jun Zhao‚ Ge Wang‚ Sruthi Viswanathan‚ Tala Jo Ross‚ Samantha−Kaye Johnston‚ Diyi Liu‚ Hayoun Noh‚ Max Van Kleek and Nigel Shadbolt
In Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. Pages 1–17. 2026.
Details about Attitudes‚ Imagined Roles‚ and Governance Boundaries for AI in Decentralized Social Media | BibTeX data for Attitudes‚ Imagined Roles‚ and Governance Boundaries for AI in Decentralized Social Media | DOI (10.1145/3772318.3790295)
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Trouble in Paradise? Understanding Mastodon Admin's Motivations‚ Experiences‚ and Challenges Running Decentralised Social Media
Zhilin Zhang‚ Jun Zhao‚ Ge Wang‚ Samantha−Kaye Johnston‚ George Chalhoub‚ Tala Ross‚ Diyi Liu‚ Claudine Tinsman‚ Rui Zhao‚ Max Van Kleek and Nigel Shadbolt
In 27th ACM Conference on Computer−Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (CSCW 2024). 2024.
Details about Trouble in Paradise? Understanding Mastodon Admin's Motivations‚ Experiences‚ and Challenges Running Decentralised Social Media | BibTeX data for Trouble in Paradise? Understanding Mastodon Admin's Motivations‚ Experiences‚ and Challenges Running Decentralised Social Media | Download (pdf) of Trouble in Paradise? Understanding Mastodon Admin's Motivations‚ Experiences‚ and Challenges Running Decentralised Social Media | DOI (10.1145/3687059)
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How Students Search Video Captions to Learn: An Analysis of Search Terms and Behavioral Timing Data
Zhilin Zhang‚ Bhavya Bhavya‚ Lawrence Angrave‚ Ruihua Sui‚ Rob Kooper‚ Chirantan Mahipal and Yun Huang
In Proceedings of the 2021 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference. July, 2021.
Details about How Students Search Video Captions to Learn: An Analysis of Search Terms and Behavioral Timing Data | BibTeX data for How Students Search Video Captions to Learn: An Analysis of Search Terms and Behavioral Timing Data | DOI (10.18260/1-2--37257)