Weihong Qi
1015 E 11th St
Bloomington, IN 47408
I am a Ph.D. student in Informatics at the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering at Indiana University, Bloomington (IU), under the supervision of Prof. Jisun An and Prof. Haewoon Kwak.
My research covers three areas: (1) the collective behavior, decision-making, and collaboration of AI agents; (2) AI-human alignment and (3) computational social science using large language models (LLMs). I aim to develop AI systems that are safe, fair, and aligned with human values by integrating computer science, social science, statistical methods and large-scale data. My recent works focus on:
- Enhance the AI-human alignment in collective decision making and collaboration.
- Improve AI-human alignment by deepening the understanding of human belief systems using large-scale data.
- Identify and investigate strategies to mitigate potential biases in LLMs.
Prior to joining IU, I obtained a Ph.D. in Political Science and an M.S. in Data Science from the University of Rochester. I also obtained my M.A. in Public Policy from the University of Chicago and B.A. in Economics from Wuhan University.
News
| Jul 30, 2024 | Our latest study (Telematics and Informatics) analyzes public opinions on emerging artificial intelligence technologies. This work has been featured by media outlets, including Tech Xplore, Quantum Zeitgeist and Digital Information World. |
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| May 05, 2024 | I am honored to be selected to receive the travel award from the Diversity Community of the Society for Political Methodology. I will be attending Polmeth’24 in Riverside, California, from July 18 to 20! |
| Mar 15, 2024 | Our work on the discrepancy in emoji understanding and usage between LMMs and humans is accepted at ICWSM’24. |
| Jul 13, 2023 | In our new studies (ICWSM 2024, ICWSM 2023), we uncover media bias in 1.8 million headlines across the political spectrum. Our findings suggest that media bias is growing. The work is also covered by StudyFinds, and shared by ScienceBlog, RealClearScience, Nation, Mirage.News, Phys.org, The Horizons Tracker, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) via EurekAlert!. |