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Daisy Chen

PhD Student • University of Washington

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Daisy Chen is a first-year PhD student at the University of Washington Information School. Her research focuses on the ethical design of technology to support young people’s social and emotional well-being, especially that of teenagers and young adults.

Publications

Decoupling of Usefulness and Novelty: Evaluating the Impact of Generative AI on Design Outputs and Designers' Creative Thinking

Decoupling of Usefulness and Novelty: Evaluating the Impact of Generative AI on Design Outputs and Designers' Creative Thinking

Chris Fu, Tony Zhou, Bin Han, Marx Wang, Daisy Chen, Zelia Da Costa Lai, Rock Pang, Katharina Reinecke, Jacob Wobbrock, Alexis Hiniker

Proceedings of the 2026 ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2026). Acceptance rate: 25%.

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The Engagement-Prolonging Designs Teens Encounter on Very Large Online Platforms

The Engagement-Prolonging Designs Teens Encounter on Very Large Online Platforms

Daisy Chen, Chris Fu, Zeya Chen, Jenny Radesky, Alexis Hiniker

Proceedings of the 2026 ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2026). Acceptance rate: 25%.

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Should ChatGPT Write Your Breakup Text? Exploring the Role of AI in Relationship Dissolution

Should ChatGPT Write Your Breakup Text? Exploring the Role of AI in Relationship Dissolution

Chris Fu, Daisy Chen, Zelia Gomes da Costa Lai, Alexis Hiniker

Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction (CSCW), 9(7):1-31, 2025.

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