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Hello, I'm Mohi.

  • HCI Researcher

I am a Ph.D. Candidate in Computer Science at the University of Toronto . I am a member of the Intelligent Adaptive Interventions group at the DGP lab, an affiliate member of UBC Language Sciences , and a member of the Adaptive Experimentation Accelerator , the winner of the $1M XPRIZE Digital Learning Challenge (‘22-’23) . My current research is focused on transforming digital learning platforms, such as online courses, into intelligent, continually improving systems using adaptive experimentation and iterative design. I earned my M.Sc. in Human-Computer Interaction from the University of British Columbia (‘20) and my B.Sc. in Computer Science and Economics from BRAC University (‘17), where I was awarded the Vice Chancellor's Gold Medal for ranking first in the CS program.

Updates


  • Paper on Human-AI co-writing accepted to CHI 2024 (March 2024)
  • Panel discussion at the AAAI 2024 AI4Ed workshop (March 2024)
  • Received the Robert E. Lansdale/Okino Computer Graphics Graduate Fellowship (February 2024)
  • Our team won the $1M XPRIZE Digital Learning Challenge (May 2023)
  • Got featured in an article by U of T Computer Science (March 2023)
  • Received the Wolfond Scholarship in Wireless Information Technology (February 2023)
  • Two papers accepted to CHI 2023 (January 2023)
  • Paper accepted to L@S 2021 (March 2021)
  • Two papers accepted to CHI 2021 (December 2020)
  • Started my PhD in Computer Science at the University of Toronto (September 2020)
  • Completed my MSc at UBC (August 2020)
  • Receieved the Vice Chancellor's Gold Medal at BRAC University's 13th Convocation (November 2019)
  • Started my MSc in Computer Science at the Univeristy of British Columbia (August 2018)

Publications

Conference Papers

  1. ABScribe: Rapid Exploration & Organization of Multiple Writing Variations in Human-AI Co-Writing Tasks using Large Language Models
    Mohi Reza, Nathan Laundry, Ilya Musabirov, Peter Dushniku, Zhi Yuan "Michael" Yu, Kashish Mittal, Tovi Grossman, Michael Liut, Anastasia Kuzminykh and Joseph Jay Williams
    CHI 2024 | ARXIV PREPRINT | MONTREAL AI ETHICS ARTICLE | VIDEO
  2. Informing Users about Data Imputation: Exploring the Design Space for Dealing With Non-Responses
    Ananya Bhattacharjee, Haochen Song, Xuening Wu, Justice Tomlinson, Mohi Reza, Akmar Ehsan Chowdhury, Nina Deliu, Thomas Price, Joseph Jay Williams
    HCOMP 2023 | FULL PAPER
  3. Exam Eustress: Designing Brief Online Interventions for Helping Students Identify Positive Aspects of Stress
    Mohi Reza, Angela Zavaleta Bernuy, Emmy Liu, Tong Li, Zhongyuan Liang, Calista K Barber, Joseph Jay Williams
    CHI 2023 | FULL PAPER | VIDEO
  4. Creepy Assistant: Development and Validation of a Scale to Measure the Perceived Creepiness of Voice Assistants
    Rachel Phinnemore, Mohi Reza, Blaine Lewis, Karthik Mahadevan, Bryan Wang, Michelle Annett, Daniel Wigdor
    CHI 2023 | FULL PAPER
  5. The MOOClet Framework: Unifying Experimentation, Dynamic Improvement & Personalization in Online Courses
    Mohi Reza, Juho Kim, Ananya Bhattacharjee, Anna N. Rafferty, Joseph Jay Williams
    L@S 2021 | FULL PAPER | VIDEO
  6. Designing CAST: A Computer-Assisted Shadowing Trainer for Self-Regulated Foreign Language Listening Practice
    Mohi Reza and Dongwook Yoon
    CHI 2021 | FULL PAPER | VIDEO
  7. Designers Characterize Naturalness in VUIs: Their Goals, Practices, and Challenges
    Yelim Kim, Mohi Reza, Joanna McGrenere, and Dongwook Yoon
    CHI 2021 | FULL PAPER | VIDEO


Workshop Papers

  1. A/B Testing as a Pedagogical Tool for Experiment-Inspired Design in HCI Classrooms
    Mohi Reza, Ilya Musabirov, Michael Liut, Nathan Laundry, Joseph Jay Williams
    The 5th Annual Symposium on HCI Education
    EduCHI 2023 | PAPER
  2. Experimenting with Experimentation: Rethinking The Role of Experimentation in Educational Design
    Mohi Reza, Akmar Chowdhury, Aidan Li, Mahathi Gandhamaneni, Joseph Jay Williams
    3rd Annual Workshop on A/B Testing and Platform-Enabled Learning Research
    L@S 2022 | PAPER | SLIDES

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