Zikai Alex Wen

[Email: zw385_AT_cornell.edu] [Twitter] [Scholar]
I'm a Computer Science PhD candidate at Cornell Tech, Cornell University. I'm fortunate to have Shiri Azenkot, Rene Kizilcec, and Serge Belongie to be my thesis committee members.
My research focuses on designing and building interactive and playful AI systems to enhance human abilities.
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Research Areas:
- Human-centered AI
- Educational Technology
- Games and Play
Selected Publications

Teacher Views of Math E-Learning Tools for Students with Specific Learning Disabilities
[Paper]
[Video]
The SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS'2020)
Zikai Alex Wen, Erica O Silverstein,
Yuhang Zhao,
Anjelika Lynne S Amog,
Katherine Garnett,
Shiri Azenkot.

What.Hack: Engaging Anti-Phishing Training Through a Role-playing Cyber Defense Simulation Game
[Paper]
The SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI'2019)
Zikai Alex Wen,
Zhiqiu Lin,
Rowena Chen,
Erik Andersen.
2016 and Ealier
Hawk: The Blockchain Model of Cryptography and Privacy-Preserving Smart Contracts
Ahmed Kosba,
Andrew Miller,
Elaine Shi,
Zikai (Alex) Wen,
Charalampos Papamanthou.
The IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy (Oakland'2016)
[Paper]
Efficient Protocols for Private Record Linkage
Zikai (Alex) Wen,
Changyu Dong.
The ACM Symposium on Applied Computing (SAC'2014)
[Paper]
When Private Set Intersection Meets Big Data: an Efficient and Scalable Protocol
Changyu Dong,
Liqun Chen,
Zikai (Alex) Wen.
The SIGSAC Conference on Computer & Communications Security (CCS'2013)
[Paper]