Baiqiao Zhang

Baiqiao Zhang

PhD Student · HKUST

I work on Human-AI Alignment, I model human and AI states across modalities to build mixed-initiative systems where people and AI co-evolve.

Baiqiao Zhang

baiqiao.zhang@connect.ust.hk

About Me

I’m a second-year Ph.D. student in Computer Science and Engineering at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), supervised by Prof. Xiaojuan Ma. I also actively collaborate with Prof. Shuai Ma on Agent Confidence.

Previously, I was a research assistant at AI&XR Lab, Engineering Research Center of Digital Media Technology, Ministry of Education, Shandong University (SDU), supervised by postdoctoral fellow Xiangxian Li, Prof. Juan Liu and Prof. Yulong Bian. I also worked as a research assistant at the Institute of HCI and Media Integration, Tsinghua University (THU), supervised by Prof. Yongjin Liu. I received my bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Technology in 2025 through a joint program between Shandong University (SDU) and the Australian National University (ANU).

My research focuses on Human-AI Alignment. I model the states that shape how people and AI work together, including memory, confidence, attention, and personality, from language, video, interaction, and physiological signals. With these models I build mixed-initiative systems in which people and AI co-evolve. My earlier work modeled human states such as flow and intent.

News

Preprint

  1. Preprint
    Exploring a Gamified Personality Assessment Method through Interaction with LLM Agents Embodying Different Personalities
    Baiqiao Zhang, Xiangxian Li, Chao Zhou, Xinyu Gai, Juan Liu, Xue Yang, Nianlong Li, Shuai Ma, Xiaojuan Ma, Yong-Jin Liu*, Yulong Bian* (*Corresponding authors)
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  2. Work in Progress
    MemoSync: Co-Managing Developer-Agent Metamemory Across Contexts
    Baiqiao Zhang, Junze Li, Chunyang Luo, Yuying Tang, Wenshuo Zhang, Shiyuan Piao, Dingdong Liu, Shuai Ma, Xiaojuan Ma* (*Corresponding author)
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Publications

  1. UbiComp/IMWUT
    E-Tactile Flow: Exploring A Novel Path of Pain Relief through Interactive Electrotactile Stimulation
    Shilong Liu, Yongjiu Lin, Hongnan Lin, Yihan Ma, Chao Zhou, Yan Hu, Baiqiao Zhang, Xiangxian Li, Teng Han*, Yulong Bian* (*Corresponding authors)
    ACM international joint conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing/ Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies, 2026. · Presented as Extended Abstract in CHI 26
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  2. EMNLP
    Rethinking Personality Assessment from Human-Agent Dialogues: Fewer Rounds May Be Better Than More
    Baiqiao Zhang, Zhifeng Liao, Xiangxian Li*, Chao Zhou, Juan Liu, Xiaojuan Ma*, Yulong Bian* (*Corresponding authors)
    The Conference on Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing, 2025. · Findings (Also Presented in 4th HCI+NLP Workshop)
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  3. EMNLP
    LLM-empowered Dynamic Prompt Routing for Vision-Language Models Tuning under Long-Tailed Distributions
    Yongju Jia, Jiarui Ma, Xiangxian Li*, Baiqiao Zhang, XianhuiCao, Juan Liu, Yulong Bian (*Corresponding author)
    The Conference on Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing, 2025. · Findings
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  4. ACM MM
    MAGNeT: Multimodal Adaptive Gaussian Networks for Intent Inference in Moving Target Selection across Complex Scenario
    Xiangxian Li, Yawen Zheng*, Baiqiao Zhang, Yijia Ma, XianhuiCao, Juan Liu, Yulong Bian, Jin Huang, Chenglei Yang (*Corresponding author)
    ACM International Conference on Multimedia, 2025 · Oral Presentation (Outstanding Paper)
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  5. IEEE VR
    Multi-sensory Simulation of Wind Sensation (MSSWS): An Approach of Reducing Motion Sickness in Passive Virtual Driving
    Yuan yue, Chao Zhou, Tangjun Qu, Baiqiao Zhang, Juan Liu, Junhao Wang, Tianren Luo, Yulong Bian* (*Corresponding author)
    IEEE Virtual Reality conference, 2025. · Poster
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  6. JBHI
    Enhancing Recognition of Stereotyped Movements in ASD Children through Action Pattern Mining and Multi-Channel Fusion
    Baiqiao Zhang, Yanran Yuan, Wei Qin, Xiangxian Li, Weiying Liu, Wenxin Yao, Yulong Bian, Juan Liu* (*Corresponding author)
    IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics (IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine), 2024. · Featured Article
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  7. Ubicomp/IMWUT
    Are We in The Zone? Exploring The Features and Method of Detecting Simultaneous Flow Experiences Based on EEG Signals
    Baiqiao Zhang, Xiangxian Li, Yunfan Zhou, Juan Liu, Weiying Liu, Chao Zhou*, Yulong Bian* (*Corresponding authors)
    ACM international joint conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing/ Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies, 2024. · Oral Presentation
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  8. ISMAR
    Becoming An Animal? Exploring Proteus Effect Based on Human-avatar Hand Gesture Consistency
    Tangjun Qu, Junjie Wang, Yongjiu Lin, Juan Liu, Chao Zhou, Baiqiao Zhang, Kaiyuan Jiang, Yulong Bian* (*Corresponding author)
    IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR), 2024. · Oral Presentation
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  9. ISMAR
    Positive or Negative? The Effect of Self-motion Speed on Flow Experience is Moderated by Susceptibility to VR Sickness
    Chao Zhou, Juan Liu, Wenxiu Geng, Baiqiao Zhang, Kaiyuan Jiang, Yulong Bian* (*Corresponding author)
    IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR Adjuct), 2024. · Poster
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  10. TVCG
    Self-Guided DMT: Exploring a Novel Paradigm of Dance Movement Therapy in Mixed Reality for Children with ASD
    Weiying Liu, Yanyan Zhang, Baiqiao Zhang, Qianqian Xiong, Hong Zhao, Sheng Li*, Juan Liu*, Yulong Bian (*Corresponding authors)
    IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG), 2024.
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I enjoy photography, coffee, and badminton. I also have a cat named Benben (笨笨). Feel free to reach out if you’d like to go shooting or play badminton together!