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Zixin Zhao

Graduate Student – MSC

I completed my MSc. in Computer Science at Ontario Tech University.  My bachelor’s degree was completed in 2021 at the University of Alberta where I majored in Electrical Engineering and minored in Computer Science.  My main research interests are natural language processing, specifically in language development and language learning contexts, and human-computer interaction.  My previous projects involved apparent age approximation, web development for a language learning application, and negative language transfer.

During my spare time, I enjoy pottery, painting, sewing, and all sorts of crafty indoor activities.  Also, I previously went by the name Nicole but have now opted to go by my birth name Zixin.

Contact

If you wish to contact me, you can email me at zixin.zhao@ontariotechu.net.

Publications

  • Collins, C., Arbour, S., Beals, N., Yama, S., Laffier, J., & Zhao, Z. (2022). Covid Connect: Chat-driven anonymous story-sharing for peer support. In Proceedings of the ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference (DIS) (pp. 301–318). ACM. https://doi.org/10.1145/3532106.3533545

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    @InProceedings{col2022a,
title={Covid Connect: Chat-Driven Anonymous Story-Sharing for Peer Support},
author={Collins, Christopher and Arbour, Simone and Beals, Nathan and Yama, Shawn and Laffier, Jennifer and Zhao, Zixin},
booktitle = {ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference},
month = jun,
year = 2022,
doi = {10.1145/3532106.3533545}
}

  • Zhao, Z. (2023). Gloss Positioning for a Gaze Aware L2 Reading Aid [Master’s thesis, Ontario Tech University].

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    @MastersThesis{zha2023a,
author={Zixin Zhao},
title={Gloss Positioning for a Gaze Aware L2 Reading Aid},
school={University of Ontario Institute of Technology},
year=2023
}

  • Weagant, R., Zhao, Z., Bradley, A., & Collins, C. (2024). AdVizor: Using visual explanations to guide data-driven student advising. In Proceedings of the IEEE VIS Workshop on Visualization Education, Literacy, and Activities (EduVIS) (pp. 21–29). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/EduVIS63909.2024.00008

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    @INPROCEEDINGS{10747665,
author={Weagant, Riley and Zhao, Zixin and Bradley, Adam and Collins, Christopher},
booktitle={2024 IEEE VIS Workshop on Visualization Education, Literacy, and Activities (EduVIS)},
title={AdVizor: Using Visual Explanations to Guide Data-Driven Student Advising},
year={2024},
volume={},
number={},
pages={21-29},
keywords={Training;Visualization;Navigation;Conferences;Data visualization;Predictive models;Human in the loop;Random forests;Information Visualization;Academic Risk Prediction;Academic Advising;Learning Analytics},
doi={10.1109/EduVIS63909.2024.00008}}

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