I'm a junior studying computer science at the University of Washington interested in HCI+design. I've primarily been working as an undergrad researcher with Gary Hsieh (HCDE) and Amy Zhang (CSE). Over the summers I also collaborate with Ding Li (Adobe Research). Projects I'm currently working on revolve around behavior change for design, social media, and LLM-assisted deferral.

Originally from sunny San Jose, CA. When not on campus, I'm at a branch of the Seattle Public Library or exploring something new.

Always happy to chat, feel free to reach out! :)

PROJECTS

PaperTok: Exploring the Use of Generative AI for Creating Short-Form Videos for Research Communication.
Meziah Ruby Cristobal*, Hyeonjeong Byeon*, Tze-Yu Chen*, Ruoxi Shang*, Donghoon Shin*, Ruican Zhong*, Tony Zhou*, Gary Hsieh. CHI 2026.

Decoupling of Usefulness and Novelty: Evaluating the Impact of Generative AI on Design Outputs and Designers' Creative Thinking.
Yue (Chris) Fu, Tony Zhou, Bin Han, Marx Wang, Yixin Chen, Zelia Gomes Da Costa Lai, Rock Yuren Pang, Katharina Reinecke, Jacob O. Wobbrock, Alexis Hiniker. CHI 2026.

Behind The Paper: A Workflow for Supporting Personal Research Reflection.
Tony Zhou, Tao Long, Gary Hsieh, Dingzeyu Li. CHI EA 2026.