November 2025: I was selected by the College of Information Sciences and Technology at Penn State as the college’s nominee to attend the Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC), receiving full financial support to participate in the event.
August 2025: My first authored paper and my research was reported by Penn State News.
July 2025: I served on the Program Committee for the Full Papers Track at GROUP 2027.
July 2025: My first-authored full paper, "More Than Just Microtransactions: Predatory Monetization in User-Generated Games" has been accepted at CHI PLAY 2025!
May 2025: I was selected by Penn State as the official institutional nominee for the Google PhD Fellowship, representing the university in the 2025 competition.
April 2025: My first-authored full paper, "Dangerous Playgrounds: Child Players’ Encounters with Design-Mediated Risks on User Generated Game Platforms and Their Safety Practices," has been accepted at IDC 2025!
April 2025: I received Penn State 2025 Graduate Exhibition Award in Research Poster, Social & Behavioral Sciences category. (Award Prize: $250)
December 2024: I served on Late Breaking Work Program Committee for CHI 2025
December 2024: I served as as the Engagement and Community Co-Chair for CHI PLAY 2025!
October 2024: I received Penn State 2024-2025 College of IST Student Travel Grant. ($1000)
October 2024: My first-authored paper "Harmful Design in User-Generated Games and its Ethical and Governance Challenges: An Investigation of Design Co-Ideation of Game Creators on Roblox." received Best Paper Honorable Mention Awards at CHI Play 2024!
July 2024: My two first-authored full papers have been accepted at CHI PLAY 2024!
"Harmful Design in User-Generated Games and its Ethical and Governance Challenges: An Investigation of Design Co-Ideation of Game Creators on Roblox."
"Toxicity by Game Design: How Players Perceive the Influence of Game Design on Toxicity."
May 2024: I served on the Program Committee for the Full Papers Track at GROUP 2025.
April 2024: I passed my Dissertation Proposal (Comprehensive Exam) and officially become a Ph.D. candidate now! Thank all my committee members: Dr. Yubo Kou (Chair), Dr. Xinning Gui, Dr. Priya Kumar, and Dr. Ty Hollett.
March 2024: My first-authored full paper "Casual Competition by Design: A Study of the All Random All Mid (ARAM) Mode in League of Legends" has been accepted at CSCW 2024!
August 2023: I was elected as Secretary of GIST for the 2023–2024 academic year.