Yilin He

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Hi! I’m Yilin He (何奕霖) A first-year Ph.D. student in Computer Science at the University of Macau with an interdisciplinary background spanning anthropology, educational technology, and computer science.

Before starting my Ph.D., I worked as a UX Researcher at Alibaba in the advertising system. Then I joined an Edutech startup, focusing on leveraging large language models (LLMs) and machine learning algorithms to create personalized educational content and improve learning outcomes.In addition, I designed and delivered nonprofit AI lectures and workshops reaching more than 1,000 K–12 teachers, helping them gain hands-on experience with AI literacy and agent applications.

My research now focuses on HRI. To be specific, that is understanding complex human intentions and emotions—both verbal and nonverbal—across cultures, and on developing systems that can recognize these signals to provide more meaningful and human-centered responses.

PS: welcome collaborations in human–agent interaction research, AI product Devlopment, and AI Literacy course design. Feel free to reach out if you’d like to connect!

Research Interests

  • Digital Humanities
  • social emotion
  • Human–robotic Interaction
  • LLM applictaions in education,healthcare,art and other domains

News and Updates

Jan 2026 Give a talk on ‘Vibe Coding’ in the educational school of Peking University.

Dec 2025: Funded by the “Sun Yat-sen University & vivo Anthropology Research Fund” under the Science, Technology, and Society (STS) research program. Thanks!

Sept 2025: Started my Ph.D. in Computer Science at the University of Macau and received the UM Scholarship

Aug 2025: Conducted a digital theatre project at the Beijing International Youth Theatre Festival.

June 2025: Partnered with the Learning Science Lab at Peking University to deliver AI literacy workshops for K–12 teachers.

Sept 2024: Collaborated with the Teacher Development Center at Tsinghua University, sharing knowledge on prompt engineering and intelligent-agent design with university faculty.

Dec 2023: Published a short article on gamified teaching and relationships, featured by the Chen Yidan Foundation—grateful for the support!