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I study people and build personal agents. 我研究人,也動手打造個人智慧助理。

My research explores how intelligent systems can help people manage information across everyday contexts while adapting to individual needs and preferences. 我的研究探索智慧系統如何整合、理解並保護散落在不同情境中的個人資訊,同時適應每個人的需求與偏好。

M.S. student in Computer Science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Previously a research assistant at AIMEX Lab, NYCU. 伊利諾大學香檳分校電腦科學碩士生;曾任陽明交大 AIMEX Lab 研究助理。

Portrait of Uei-Dar Chen

Now & next現在與接下來

News近況

  1. Started my M.S. in Computer Science at UIUC.開始在 UIUC 就讀電腦科學碩士。

  2. Presenting “I Want It to Do More Than Deliver” at MobileHCI 2026 in Swansea.將在英國 Swansea 的 MobileHCI 2026 報告〈I Want It to Do More Than Deliver〉。

  3. Presented our preference-feedback work at CHI 2026 in Barcelona.在巴塞隆納 CHI 2026 報告智慧通知偏好回饋研究。

  4. Presented NotiSummary at MobileHCI 2025 in Egypt.在埃及 MobileHCI 2025 報告 NotiSummary。

Observe, interpret, implement觀察、理解、實作

Selected research精選研究

I use studies, interviews, and literature to understand what people need—then build systems to see whether those ideas can actually work.我用研究、訪談與文獻理解人真正需要什麼,也會自己把系統做出來,看看那些想法到底能不能成立。

2024–2026Project lead · Principal developerProject Lead · 主要開發者

Noti

An intelligent notification agent that learns individual preferences across summarization, prioritization, task extraction, and other everyday notification needs.整合摘要、排序、任務擷取等功能,並持續學習個人偏好的智慧通知助理。

Project details專案內容
2023–2025Project lead · Research & developmentProject Lead · 研究與開發

NotiSummary

A study and open-source Android app examining what makes notification summaries useful, controllable, and personally appropriate.透過研究與開源 Android app,探索什麼樣的通知摘要才真正有用、可控,也符合個人需求。

Project details專案內容
2026Data reanalysis · Paper development資料再分析 · 論文發展

I Want It to Do More Than Deliver

A reanalysis of interview and design-workshop data on how people imagine future notification systems as proactive, context-aware agents.重新分析訪談與設計工作坊資料,理解人們如何想像主動、理解情境的下一代通知助理。

Project details專案內容

A few papers to start with可以從這幾篇開始

Selected publications精選論文

The complete list includes full papers, posters, workshops, and one book that proves I once knew how to explain Python.完整清單收錄 full papers、posters、workshops,還有一本證明我曾經會解釋 Python 的書。

All publications全部出版品

Usually written when I feel like it通常是想寫的時候才寫

UD's Log

Research process, technology observations, life in the U.S., conference detours, books, bikes, and whatever else does not fit in a paper.研究過程、科技觀察、美國生活、conference 繞路、書、單車,以及任何不適合塞進 paper 的東西。

Say hello來聊聊

Research idea, collaboration, or a good question?有研究想法、合作機會,或一個好問題?

Email is the most reliable way to reach me. Messenger also works if a formal subject line feels like too much commitment.Email 最可靠;如果想不到正式的主旨,Messenger 也可以。