Tzu-Sheng Kuo
郭子生

I am a fourth-year PhD student in the Human-Computer Interaction Institute at Carnegie Mellon University, where I am very grateful to be co-advised by Prof. Ken Holstein and Prof. Haiyi Zhu.

My research focuses on transforming the current top-down and centralized approach to AI development, towards more community-driven, deliberative, and democratic processes. To achieve this vision, I develop systems and processes that empower individuals and communities impacted by AI to actively shape its design, evaluation, and governance. My research has received Best Paper and Honorable Mention Awards at top HCI conferences, including CHI and UIST. I have also been recognized with the CASMI PhD Fellowship, Taiwanese GSSA Fellowship, and as an MLCommons ML and Systems Rising Star.

Previously, I hold an M.S. from Stanford University, where I worked with Prof. James Landay and Prof. Elizabeth Murnane in the Stanford HCI Group. I also graduated summa cum laude in Electrical Engineering from National Taiwan University, as a Phi Tau Phi Scholar and Irving T. Ho Fellow.

Research interests: human-computer interaction, social computing, participatory design, responsible AI

[ tzushenk@cs.cmu.edu ] [ curriculum vitae ] [ google scholar ] [ @tzushengkuo ]

Main research: community-driven AI design, evaluation, and governance

lead author papers

  • PolicyCraft: Supporting Collaborative and Participatory Policy Design through Case-Grounded Deliberation
    PolicyCraft: Supporting Collaborative and Participatory Policy Design through Case-Grounded Deliberation
    Tzu-Sheng Kuo, Quan Ze Chen, Amy X. Zhang, Jane Hsieh, Haiyi Zhu, Kenneth Holstein
    Under Review
  • Wikibench: Community-Driven Data Curation for AI Evaluation on Wikipedia
    Tzu-Sheng Kuo, Aaron Halfaker, Zirui Cheng, Jiwoo Kim, Meng-Hsin Wu, Tongshuang Wu, Kenneth Holstein, Haiyi Zhu
    CHI 2024 Paper
  • Understanding Frontline Workers' and Unhoused Individuals' Perspectives on AI Used in Homeless Services
    Tzu-Sheng Kuo, Hong Shen, Jisoo Geum, Nev Jones, Jason I. Hong, Haiyi Zhu, Kenneth Holstein
    CHI 2023 Paper
    🏆 Best Paper Award

more research

  • AI Failure Cards: Understanding and Supporting Grassroots Efforts to Mitigate AI Failures in Homeless Services
    Ningjing Tang, Jiayin Zhi, Tzu-Sheng Kuo, Calla Kainaroi, Jeremy J. Northup, Kenneth Holstein, Haiyi Zhu, Hoda Heidari, Hong Shen
    FAccT 2024 Paper
  • DataPerf: Benchmarks for Data-Centric AI Development
    Mark Mazumder, Colby Banbury, ..., Tzu-Sheng Kuo, ..., Newsha Ardalani, Praveen Paritosh, Ce Zhang, James Zou, Carole-Jean Wu, Cody Coleman, Andrew Ng, Peter Mattson, Vijay Janapa Reddi
    NeurIPS 2023 Paper
  • TilePoP: Tile-type Pop-up Prop for Virtual Reality
    Shan-Yuan Teng, Cheng-Lung Lin, Chi-Huan Chiang, Tzu-Sheng Kuo, Liwei Chan, Da-Yuan Huang, Bing-Yu Chen
    UIST 2019 Paper
    🏅 Best Paper Honorable Mention
  • AutoFritz: Autocomplete for Prototyping Virtual Breadboard Circuits
    Jo-Yu Lo, Da-Yuan Huang, Tzu-Sheng Kuo, Chen-Kuo Sun, Jun Gong, Teddy Seyed, Xing-Dong Yang, Bing-Yu Chen
    CHI 2019 Paper
    🏅 Best Paper Honorable Mention
  • PuPoP: Pop-up Prop on Palm for Virtual Reality
    Shan-Yuan Teng, Tzu-Sheng Kuo, Chi Wang, Chi-Huan Chiang, Da-Yuan Huang, Liwei Chan, Bing-Yu Chen
    UIST 2018 Paper
  • Depth from Gaze
    Tzu-Sheng Kuo, Kuang-Tsu Shih, Sheng-Lung Chung, Homer H. Chen
    ICIP 2018 Paper

more initiatives

  • ACM CHI Conference
    ACM CHI Conference
    The top international conference of Human-Computer Interaction
    Student Volunteer Co-Chairs: Tzu-Sheng Kuo, Mikołaj P. Woźniak, Shohei Mori, Nuwan Janaka
  • CMU Graduate Application Support Program
    CMU Graduate Application Support Program
    A student-led initiative to offer feedback to PhD applicants from underrepresented groups
    Co-Leads: Tzu-Sheng Kuo, Daye Nam
  • NTUEE Makerspace
    NTUEE Makerspace
    The first student-run makerspace at Nationl Taiwan University
    Co-Founders: Tzu-Sheng Kuo, Fan-Keng Sun, Jim Liu
  • MakeNTU
    MakeNTU
    The first nationwide makeathon in Taiwan
    Co-Chairs: Tzu-Sheng Kuo, Fan-Keng Sun, Jim Liu