Xinru Wang

I’m a Ph.D candidate in the Department of Computer Science, Purdue University, fortunate to be advised by Prof. Ming Yin. My research lies at the intersection of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and AI, with a focus on Explainable AI (XAI). The central question that shapes my research is “How to ensure AI explanations are truly beneficial for deployment to human users?”. I iterate on the evaluation and design of user-centered XAI systems for AI-assisted human decision making, in the context of fast evolving AI models and diverse user interfaces.

Prior to Ph.D, I received my B.S in Intelligence Science and B.S in Psychology (dual degree) from Peking University, China.

I'm on the job market! Please feel free to reach out with any relevant opportunities!

Publications

• Less or More: Towards Glanceable Explanations for LLM Recommendations Using Ultra-Small Devices
  Xinru Wang, Mengjie Yu, Hannah Nguyen, Michael Iuzzolino, Tianyi Wang, Peiqi Tang, Natasha Lynova, Co Tran, Ting Zhang, Naveen Sendhilnathan, Hrvoje Benko, Haijun Xia, Tanya Jonker. IUI 2025.
• Human-Centered Evaluation of Explanations in AI-Assisted Decision-Making
  Xinru Wang. IUI 2024 Doctoral Consortium.
• Human‑LLM Collaborative Annotation Through Effective Verification of LLM Labels
  Xinru Wang, Hannah Kim, Sajjadur Rahman, Kushan Mitra, Zhengjie Miao. CHI 2024.
• “Are You Really Sure?” Understanding the Effects of Human Self‑Confidence Calibration in AI‑Assisted Decision Making
  Shuai Ma, Xinru Wang, Ying Lei, Chuhan Shi, Ming Yin, Xiaojuan Ma. CHI 2024.
• The Effects of AI Biases and Explanations on Human Decision Fairness: A Case Study of Bidding in Rental Housing Markets
  Xinru Wang, Chen Liang, Ming Yin. IJCAI 2023.
• Who Should I Trust: AI or Myself? Leveraging Human and AI Correctness Likelihood to Promote Appropriate Trust in AI-Assisted Decision-Making ·
  Shuai Ma, Ying Lei, Xinru Wang, Chengbo Zheng, Chuhan Shi, Ming Yin, Xiaojuan Ma. CHI 2023.
• Watch Out For Updates: Understanding the Effects of Model Explanation Updates in AI-Assisted Decision Making · ·
  Xinru Wang, Ming Yin. CHI 2023.
• Will You Accept the AI Recommendation? Predicting Human Behavior in AI-Assisted Decision Making ·
  Xinru Wang, Zhuoran Lu, Ming Yin. WWW 2022.
• Effects of Explanations in AI-Assisted Decision Making: Principles and Comparisons
  Xinru Wang, Ming Yin. TiiS.
  
• Are Explanations Helpful? A Comparative Study of the Effects of Explanations in AI-Assisted Decision-Making · ·
  Xinru Wang, Ming Yin. IUI 2021.

Work Experience

• Meta Reality Labs, Redmond, WA
  Research Scientist Intern
  Sep 2023 - Mar 2024
• Megagon Labs, Mountain View, CA
  Research Intern, Human-in-the-Loop Team
  May 2023 - Aug 2023

Teaching

• Human-Computer Interaction (CS475)
  Teaching assistant, Spring 2025, Purdue University
• Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (CS471)
  Teaching assistant, Fall 2019, Purdue University
  Head teaching assistant, Fall 2022 & Spring 2023, Purdue University
• Introduction to Data Science (CS242)
  Teaching assistant, Spring 2020, Purdue University
• Python Programming (CS38001)
  Teaching assistant, Fall 2019 & Spring 2020, Purdue University

Contact Me

xinruw [AT] purdue.edu
305 N. University St., Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907

Miscs

I enjoy painting with watercolors in my spare time! You can see more of my paintings on my Instagram.