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We envision that echolab is…

• A platform where members develop into independent researchers and achieve their career goals.
• An opportunity for individuals to discover that giving—through teaching, helping, sharing, and collaborating—enhances their own growth and success.
• A source of social capital that enables learning from each other.
• A community where inclusion is prioritized, and members feel connected.
• A group that contributes to society and the world by producing and disseminating new knowledge.
• An environment where individuals can be more productive than in any other setting.
• A socio-technical system designed to scale the above visions.

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Recent News

• (2026/4) Our CHOIR Paper received the Best Paper Honorable Mention Award at CHI 2026!
• (2026/4) We presented seven papers at the ACM CHI conference
  • CHOIR: A Chatbot-mediated Organizational Memory Leveraging Communication in University Research Labs
  • “Having Lunch Now”: Understanding How Users Engage with a Proactive Agent for Daily Planning and Self-Reflection
  • An Empirical Study to Understand How Students Use ChatGPT for Writing Essays
  • When Less Can Be More: Evaluating the Impact of Animated and Interactive Demonstrations in Voice-Assisted Counting Games for Young Children
  • “Are we writing an advice column for Spock here?” Understanding Stereotypes in AI Advice for Autistic Users
  • LingoQ: Bridging the Gap between ESL Learning and Work through AI-Generated Work-Related Quizzes
  • From Vulnerable to Resilient: Examining How Teens and Parents Respond to Protect Adolescents from Cybergrooming Advances
• (2026/4) We presented one paper at the ICSE conference.
  • “I Value LeetCode Over My Coursework”: CS Students’ Preparation Strategies and Perceptions of Technical Interviews
• (2025/11) We presented a paper at the ACM CSCW conference
  • ‘Fewer Views If They Have TW.’: Understanding Social Media Users’ Perceptions of Trigger and Content Warnings
• (2025/8) We presented a paper at the ACM ICER conference
  • Understanding and Improving Student Note-Taking in Live Coding Lectures
• (2025/7) We presented a paper at the ACM CUI conference
  • PITCH: Designing Agentic Conversational Support for Planning and Self-reflection
• (2025/6) Sang Won Lee gave a keynote speech at the SIGCHI Korea Chapter Summer Event. (link)
• (2025/6) Sang Won Lee’s tenure was approved! (link)
• (2025/5) Sang will be spending his sabbatical year at NAVER AI Lab (Host: Dr. Young-Ho Kim).
• (2025/5) Congratulations to Robin Lu and Rodney Okyere for successfully defending their M.S. Theses!
• (2025/3) One CHI Paper and two LBW were accepted. echolab is going to CHI!
  • Investigating the Effects of Simulated Eye Contact in Video Call Interviews (Full Paper)
  • DUET: Exploring Event Visualizations on Timelines (LBW)
  • “Look at My Planet!”: How Handheld Virtual Reality Shapes Informal Learning Experiences (LBW)
• (2024/12) Congratulations to Andy Luu and Sulakna Karunaratna for successfully defending their M.S. Theses!
• (2024/11) Sang Won Lee was invited to give a talk at CITIC at the University of Costa Rica (link)
• (2024/11) One SIGCSE poster was accepted.
  • Understanding the Effects of Integrating Music Programming and Web Development in a Summer Camp for High School Students
• (2024/9) Congratulations to Donghan Hu for successfully defending the dissertation.
• (2024/9) Congratulations to Donghan Hu for getting a post-doc position at New York University. Looking forward to his new adventure!
• (2024/8) Sang Won Lee was interviewed at WDBJ7 TV for their recent cybergrooming project. (link)

News (roughly) older than a year will be available here.

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Research Highlights