Publications - Jie (Sophia) Gao

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ICPC 2026

Understanding Codebase like a Professional! Human–AI Collaboration for Code Comprehension

Jie Gao, Yue Xue, Xiaofei Xie, Junming Cao, SoeMin THANT, Erika Lee, Bowen Xu

🏆 ACM SIGSOFT Distinguished Paper Award

The 34th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Program Comprehension (2026)

★ Selected [Website]

Understanding Codebase like a Professional! Human–AI Collaboration for Code Comprehension

Jie Gao, Yue Xue, Xiaofei Xie, Junming Cao, SoeMin THANT, Erika Lee, Bowen Xu

🏆 ACM SIGSOFT Distinguished Paper Award

The 34th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Program Comprehension (2026)

★ Selected [Website]

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How to Interpret Agent Behavior

Jie Gao, Kaiser Sun, Jen-tse Huang, Katherine Van Koevering, Sijie Ji, Heyuan Huang, Weiyan Shi, Zhuoran Lu, Ziang Xiao, Daniel Khashabi, Mark Dredze

2026

How to Interpret Agent Behavior

Jie Gao, Kaiser Sun, Jen-tse Huang, Katherine Van Koevering, Sijie Ji, Heyuan Huang, Weiyan Shi, Zhuoran Lu, Ziang Xiao, Daniel Khashabi, Mark Dredze

2026

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Efficiency with Rigor! A Trustworthy LLM-powered Workflow for Qualitative Data Analysis

Jie Gao, Zhiyao Shu, Shun Yi Yeo, Alok Prakash, Chien-Ming Huang, Mark Dredze, Ziang Xiao

2025

[Website]

Efficiency with Rigor! A Trustworthy LLM-powered Workflow for Qualitative Data Analysis

Jie Gao, Zhiyao Shu, Shun Yi Yeo, Alok Prakash, Chien-Ming Huang, Mark Dredze, Ziang Xiao

2025

[Website]

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The 4th HCI+NLP Workshop at EMNLP2025

From Noise to Nuance: Enriching Subjective Data Annotation through Qualitative Analysis

Ruyuan Wan, Haonan Wang, Ting-Hao ‘Kenneth’ Huang, Jie Gao^#

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From Noise to Nuance: Enriching Subjective Data Annotation through Qualitative Analysis

Ruyuan Wan, Haonan Wang, Ting-Hao ‘Kenneth’ Huang, Jie Gao^#

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Ph.D. Thesis (2024)

Tool Support for Human-AI Collaboration in Qualitative Data Analysis

Jie Gao

Singapore University of Technology and Design
Advisor: Simon Perrault · TEC Chair: Lu Wei · Internal TEC: Dorien Herremans, Lim Kwan Hui

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Tool Support for Human-AI Collaboration in Qualitative Data Analysis

Jie Gao

Singapore University of Technology and Design
Advisor: Simon Perrault · TEC Chair: Lu Wei · Internal TEC: Dorien Herremans, Lim Kwan Hui

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CHI 2024

CollabCoder: A Lower-barrier, Rigorous Workflow for Inductive Collaborative Qualitative Analysis with Large Language Models

Jie Gao, Yuchen Guo, Gionnieve Lim, Tianqin Zhang, Zheng Zhang, Toby Jia-Jun Li, Simon Tangi Perrault

ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (2024)

★ Selected [Website]

CollabCoder: A Lower-barrier, Rigorous Workflow for Inductive Collaborative Qualitative Analysis with Large Language Models

Jie Gao, Yuchen Guo, Gionnieve Lim, Tianqin Zhang, Zheng Zhang, Toby Jia-Jun Li, Simon Tangi Perrault

ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (2024)

★ Selected [Website]

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CHI 2024

Help Me Reflect: Leveraging Self-Reflection Interface Nudges to Enhance Deliberativeness on Online Deliberation Platforms

Shun Yi Yeo, Gionnieve Lim, Jie Gao, Weiyu Zhang, Simon Tangi Perrault

ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (2024)

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Help Me Reflect: Leveraging Self-Reflection Interface Nudges to Enhance Deliberativeness on Online Deliberation Platforms

Shun Yi Yeo, Gionnieve Lim, Jie Gao, Weiyu Zhang, Simon Tangi Perrault

ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (2024)

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CHI EA 2024

A Taxonomy for Human-LLM Interaction Modes: An Initial Exploration

Jie Gao*, Simret Araya Gebreegziabher*, Kenny Tsu Wei Choo, Toby Jia-Jun Li, Simon Tangi Perrault, Thomas W Malone

Extended Abstract of ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (2024)

* equal contribution

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A Taxonomy for Human-LLM Interaction Modes: An Initial Exploration

Jie Gao*, Simret Araya Gebreegziabher*, Kenny Tsu Wei Choo, Toby Jia-Jun Li, Simon Tangi Perrault, Thomas W Malone

Extended Abstract of ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (2024)

* equal contribution

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Workshop Proposal

LLMs as Research Tools: Applications and Evaluations in HCI Data Work

Marianne Aubin Le Quéré, Hope Schroeder, Casey Randazzo, Jie Gao, Ziv Epstein, Simon Tangi Perrault, David Mimno, Louise Barkhuus, Hanlin Li

ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (2024)

LLMs as Research Tools: Applications and Evaluations in HCI Data Work

Marianne Aubin Le Quéré, Hope Schroeder, Casey Randazzo, Jie Gao, Ziv Epstein, Simon Tangi Perrault, David Mimno, Louise Barkhuus, Hanlin Li

ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (2024)

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UIST 2023

VISAR: A Human-AI Argumentative Writing Assistant with Visual Programming and Rapid Draft Prototyping

Zheng Zhang, Jie Gao, Ranjodh Singh Dhaliwal, Toby Jia-Jun Li

Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (2023)

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VISAR: A Human-AI Argumentative Writing Assistant with Visual Programming and Rapid Draft Prototyping

Zheng Zhang, Jie Gao, Ranjodh Singh Dhaliwal, Toby Jia-Jun Li

Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (2023)

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TOCHI 2023

CoAIcoder: Examining the effectiveness of AI-assisted human-to-human collaboration in qualitative analysis

Jie Gao, Kenny Tsu Wei Choo, Junming Cao, Roy Ka-Wei Lee, Simon Perrault

ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (2023)

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CoAIcoder: Examining the effectiveness of AI-assisted human-to-human collaboration in qualitative analysis

Jie Gao, Kenny Tsu Wei Choo, Junming Cao, Roy Ka-Wei Lee, Simon Perrault

ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (2023)

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IMWUT 2023

GlassMessaging: Towards Ubiquitous Messaging Using OHMDs

Nuwan Janaka, Jie Gao, Lin Zhu, Shengdong Zhao, Lan Lyu, Peisen Xu, Maximilian Nabokow, Silang Wang, Yanch Ong

Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies (2023)

GlassMessaging: Towards Ubiquitous Messaging Using OHMDs

Nuwan Janaka, Jie Gao, Lin Zhu, Shengdong Zhao, Lan Lyu, Peisen Xu, Maximilian Nabokow, Silang Wang, Yanch Ong

Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies (2023)

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ICSME 2023

Characterizing the complexity and its impact on testing in ml-enabled systems: A case sutdy on rasa

Junming Cao, Bihuan Chen, Longjie Hu, Jie Gao, Kaifeng Huang, Xuezhi Song, Xin Peng

IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (2023)

Characterizing the complexity and its impact on testing in ml-enabled systems: A case sutdy on rasa

Junming Cao, Bihuan Chen, Longjie Hu, Jie Gao, Kaifeng Huang, Xuezhi Song, Xin Peng

IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (2023)

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CHI EA 2022

Differences of Challenges of Working from Home (WFH) between Weibo and Twitter Users during COVID-19

Jie Gao, Xiayin Ying, Junming Cao, Yifan Yang, Pin Sym Foong, Simon Perrault

Extended Abstract of ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (2022)

Differences of Challenges of Working from Home (WFH) between Weibo and Twitter Users during COVID-19

Jie Gao, Xiayin Ying, Junming Cao, Yifan Yang, Pin Sym Foong, Simon Perrault

Extended Abstract of ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (2022)