Philo Wang

Doctoral student · AI agents · HCI · Educational Technologies

I am a PhD student in Information Science at UIUC. I design and study AI-powered agents, games, and interactive systems that support people in seeking, learning, and integrating information. My work spans educational games, collaborative learning analytics, and conversational agents.

AI Agents Educational Games HCI & Co-Design Learning Analytics

Projects

Unveil — Misinformation Mystery Game

A web-based narrative puzzle game that helps players improve misinformation awareness. Selected as a poster at the 2025 iSchool Research Showcase.

Game HCI Javascript MySQL

Co-Designing STEM XR Experiences

Designed and facilitated co-design workshops with high-school students and teachers using FigminXR, guiding brainstorming, and XR scene creation to explain Kepler’s laws through spatial and embodied visualization.

HCI XR Co-Design

HoloOrbits — Collaboration Log Analysis

Cross-version analysis of gameplay logs from a collaborative astronomy learning game, modeling annotation behaviors, navigation patterns, and collaboration dynamics to derive design implications for productive group work.

HCI Viz Python/R Data Analysis

Co-Design for Health Support

Designed and facilitated multi-stage co-design sessions for a mobile app supporting people with multiple sclerosis (MS), including brainstorming, storyboarding, and lo-fi prototyping. Built structured Miro boards and conducted rehearsals to refine facilitation flow and prompts.

HCI Co-Design Health

Publications

Navigating the Sky Together: Investigating Collaboration Dynamics through Annotation in an Immersive Learning Environment
Y. Zhou, P. Wang, & J. Kang (2024). Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Educational Data Mining (EDM), 707–713.
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From Feedback to Function: Human-Centered Design for Supporting Collaboration in STEM Simulations
J. Kang, C. Palaguachi, & P. Wang (2025). Journal of Computer Assisted Learning. Under review.

News

· Unveil selected as a poster at the iSchool Research Showcase.
· Joined the DRBot projects on AI agents and support tools for people with MS.
· Teaching Assistant for IS504.
· Started my journey as a PhD student at UIUC iSchool.