Research Interests

🤝 Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW)

Investigating how technology can support and enhance group collaboration in both educational and professional settings. This includes studying group dynamics, communication patterns, and the design of collaborative tools that facilitate effective teamwork and knowledge sharing.

CSCW Group Collaboration Team Productivity

🤖 GenAI Agents for Group Collaboration

Designing and evaluating generative AI agents that can intelligently support group collaboration processes. This includes developing AI systems that can facilitate group discussions, provide contextual assistance, and enhance collaborative decision-making in educational and professional contexts.

GenAI Agents AI-Assisted Collaboration Intelligent Support

👥 Group Dynamics & Social Interaction

Studying how group dynamics and social interaction patterns influence collaborative work outcomes. This includes analyzing communication flows, decision-making processes, and the role of technology in mediating group interactions and enhancing collective intelligence.

Group Dynamics Social Interaction Collective Intelligence

🎯 Human-AI Collaboration Design

Exploring the design principles and interaction patterns that enable effective collaboration between humans and AI systems in group settings. This includes studying user experience design, interface design, and the development of intuitive AI-human interaction paradigms.

Human-AI Collaboration Interaction Design UX Design

Research Methodology

📊 Mixed-Methods Research

Combining quantitative analysis of user engagement metrics with qualitative insights from user experiences to understand collaborative outcomes

💬 Ethnographic Studies

In-depth interviews, focus groups, and observational studies to understand group dynamics and human-AI interaction patterns

🧪 Controlled Experiments

Laboratory and field experiments to test the effectiveness of AI-assisted collaboration tools and measure productivity outcomes

🛠️ Participatory Design

Co-design sessions with end users to develop and iteratively refine AI agents for group collaboration contexts

Publication Statistics

3
Publications
2
Conferences
1
Journal
2023-2025
Active Years

Publications

2025
GlobalUP: Leveraging Social Media to Provide Social Support for Chinese Cultural Groups in Unfamiliar Environments
Xu H, Shu X.
International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction. Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland, 2025: 395-408.
2024
Collective Creation of Intimacy: Exploring the Cosplay Commission Practice within the Otome Game Community in China
Zhou Y, Xu H, Zhang L, et al.
Chinese CHI 2024. Chinese CHI 2024 Conference - Shenzhen, China
2023
Fish for Study: An Educational Game to Provide Motivation and Avoid Distractions from Mobile Devices during Learning
Xu H, Hopkins G.
INTED2023 Proceedings, IATED, 2023: 1954-1963. 17th International Technology, Education and Development Conference - Valencia, Spain