My name is Lingyuan Li. I have a B.Eng. in Software Engineering from Southeast University and a M.S. in Computer Science from New York University. I earned my Ph.D. in Human-Centered Computing at Clemson University in 2023, where I was a member of CUGAME lab and advised by Dr. Guo Freeman.
My research, rooted in human-computer interaction (HCI) and computer-supported cooperative work (CSCW), explores the nuanced experiences and social dynamics emerging around technological artifacts and collaborative systems. Specifically, I have a keen interest in areas like digital economy, social virtual reality (social VR), human-centered AI, games and play, and live streaming. Through my work in these domains, I seek to unravel the complex interplay between human engagement with digital environments and the shaping of our collective experiences.
LinkedIn | Twitter | Google Scholar | CV
News
Feb. 2024: 🎉 3/3 our Late-Breaking Work papers have been accepted at CHI 2024, including one where I'm the first author (Exploring Redesigning Digital P2P Payments to Facilitate Social Connections: A Participatory Design Approach).
Nov. 2023: 🎉 My first-author paper Beyond Just Money Transactions: How Digital P2P Payments (Re)shape Existing Offline Interpersonal Relationships has been accepted at CSCW 2024!
Oct. 2023: 🏆🏆 Both of our papers "Creepy Towards My Avatar Body, Creepy Towards My Body": How Women Experience and Manage Harassment Risks in Social Virtual Reality and "We Don’t Want a Bird Cage, We Want Guardrails": Understanding & Designing for Preventing Interpersonal Harm in Social VR through the Lens of Consent have won the Honorable Mention Award (Top 3%) at CSCW 2023!
May 2023: 🎓 I have been officially hooded as Dr. Li!
Apr. 2023: 🏆 My first-author paper "We Cried on Each Other's Shoulders": How LGBTQ+ Individuals Experience Social Support in Social Virtual Reality has won the Honorable Mention Award (Top 3%) at CHI 2023!
Apr. 2023: 👩🏫 I has successfully defended my doctoral dissertation!
Feb. 2023: 🥇 I has been awarded Outstanding Ph.D. Student in Human-Centered Computing (1/all HCC Ph.D. students) at Clemson University.
Jul. 2021: 🎉🎟 I have got accepted to the highly competitive and selective CSCW Doctoral Consortium 2021.
May 2021: 🎉🎟 I have got accepted to the highly competitive and selective IMX Doctoral Consortium 2021.
awards
• ACM CSCW Best Paper Honorable Mention Award (Top 3%), 2023 (2 awards)
• ACM CHI Best Paper Honorable Mention Award (Top 3%), 2023
• Outstanding Ph.D. Student in Human-Centered Computing (1/all HCC PhD students), Clemson University, 2023
• ACM SIGMM Best Social Media Reporter Award, 2021
• ACM CHI Best Paper Honorable Mention Award (Top 3%), 2023
• Outstanding Ph.D. Student in Human-Centered Computing (1/all HCC PhD students), Clemson University, 2023
• ACM SIGMM Best Social Media Reporter Award, 2021
SERVICE
Professional Service:
Program Committee member, ACM CHI 2025
Web Chair, ACM GROUP 2025
Program Committee member, ACM CSCW 2024 (Posters)
Assistant to General Chairs, ACM CHI PLAY 2024
Paper Reviewer:
Conference Reviewer, ACM CSCW 2024 (Posters) (5)
Conference Reviewer, ACM CHI PLAY 2024 (Work in Progress) (1)
Conference Reviewer, ACM NordiCHI 2024 (1)
Journal Reviewer, International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction (3)
Conference Reviewer, ACM CSCW 2024 (3)
Conference Reviewer, ACM CHI 2024 (Late-Breaking Work) (3)Conference Reviewer, ACM CHI 2024 (5)
Conference Reviewer, ACM SIGGRAPH Asia 2023 (1)
Conference Reviewer, ACM CSCW 2023 (Posters) (1)
Journal Reviewer, CSCW Journal (1)
Journal Reviewer, IEEE ISMAR 2023 (1)
Conference Reviewer, ACM CSCW 2023 (3)
Conference Reviewer, ACM CHI 2023 (4)
Conference Reviewer, ACM CSCW 2022 (1)