| 2026 | CHI | Does Sequencing Matter? Evaluating AI and Human Simulations for High-Stakes Communication Training in Law Enforcement. | Duo Wang, Kyrian Liang, Qingxiao Zheng, Wenxuan Song, Jen Whiting, Mike Yao, Caroline G. L. Cao |
| 2026 | CHI | Should the AI Speak First? Evaluating Proactive vs. Reactive Facilitation in Mixed-Reality Medical Training. | Duo Wang, Wenxuan Song, Jianwei Ni, Qingxiao Zheng, Yuhan Zhou, Kyrian Liang, Mike Yao, Caroline G. L. Cao |
| 2026 | CHI | Rethinking User Empowerment in AI Recommender System: Innovating Transparent and Controllable Interfaces. | Mengke Wu, Weizi Liu, Yanyun Wang, Weiyu Ding, Mike Yao |
| 2025 | CHI | Incorporating Personality into AI Writing Companions: Mapping the Design Space. | Mengke Wu, Kexin Quan, Weizi Liu, Mike Yao, Jessie Chin |
| 2019 | HCI | Cross-Cultural User Design: Divergences in Chinese and Western Human Computer Interface Interaction. | Marcus Liljenberg, Kathy Tian, Mike Yao |
| 2011 | CHI | Do men heal more when in drag?: conflicting identity cues between user and avatar. | Nick Yee, Nicolas Ducheneaut, Mike Yao, Les Nelson |