Harry (Runlong) Ye
Ph.D. Student, Computer Science — University of Toronto
Harry is a Ph.D. student in computer science with the University of Toronto’s Dynamic Graphics Project. His research focuses on transparent, controllable AI systems that augment education, research, and other knowledge work.
Papers
2026
- 19.Suqing Liu*, Runlong Ye*, Christopher Eaton, Bogdan Simion, Michael Liut."A Comparative Study of Student Perspectives on Technical Writing Feedback Quality: Evaluating LLMs, SLMs, and Humans in Computer Science Topics" International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education. (2026).[doi][]
- 18.Naaz Sibia, Jessica Wen, Zeling Zhang, Runlong Ye, Joshua D. A. Jung, Ilya Musabirov, Bogdan Simion, Carlos Aníbal Suárez, Paul Vrbik, Andrew Petersen, Angela Zavaleta Bernuy, Michael Liut."SQL Beyond Querying: Enhancing SQL Learning with Schema and Data Management" Proceedings of the 31st ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education V. 1. (2026).[doi][]
- 17.Franco Ortiz*, Runlong Ye*, Michael Liut."Beyond One-Size-Fits-All Exercises: Personalizing Computer Science Worksheets with Large Language Models" Proceedings of the 31st ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education V. 1. (2026).[doi][]
- 16.Ruiwei Xiao, Runlong Ye, Xinying Hou, Jessica Wen, H. Kumar, Michael Liut, John C. Stamper."Transforming GenAI Policy to Prompting Instruction: An RCT of Scalable Prompting Interventions in a CS1 Course" ArXiv. (2026).[doi][]
- 15.Runlong Ye, Oliver Huang, Jessica He, Michael Liut."Exploring Emerging Norms of AI Attribution and Disclosure in Programming Education" ArXiv. (2026).[]
- 14.Runlong Ye, Naaz Sibia, Angela Zavaleta Bernuy, Tingting Zhu, Carolina Nobre, Viktoria Pammer-Schindler, Michael Liut."From Toil to Thought: Designing for Strategic Exploration and Responsible AI in Systematic Literature Reviews" Proceedings of the 31st International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces. (2026).[doi][]
- 13.Runlong Ye, Oliver Huang, Patrick Lee, Michael Liut, Carolina Nobre, Ha-Kyung Kong."Reflexis: Supporting Reflexivity and Rigor in Collaborative Qualitative Analysis through Design for Deliberation" Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. (2026).[doi][]
- 12.Zijian Zhang, Fangshi Du, Xingjian Liu, Pan Chen, Oliver Huang, Runlong Ye, Michael Liut, Alán Aspuru-Guzik."TreeWriter: AI-Assisted Hierarchical Planning and Writing for Long-Form Documents" ArXiv. (2026).[doi][]
2025
- 11.Xinying Hou, Ruiwei Xiao, Runlong Ye, Michael Liut, John C. Stamper."Exploring Student Choice and the Use of Multimodal Generative AI in Programming Learning" Proceedings of the 57th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V.1. (2025).[doi][]
- 10.Zijian Zhang, Pan Chen, Fangshi Du, Runlong Ye, Oliver Huang, Michael Liut, Alán Aspuru-Guzik."TreeReader: A Hierarchical Academic Paper Reader Powered by Language Models" 2025 IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing (VL/HCC). (2025).[doi][]
- 9.Runlong Ye, Zeling Zhang, Boushra Almazroua, Michael Liut."Beyond Autocomplete: Designing CopilotLens Towards Transparent and Explainable AI Coding Agents" ArXiv. (2025).[doi][]
- 8.Ruiwei Xiao, Xinying Hou, Runlong Ye, Majeed Kazemitabaar, Nicholas Diana, Michael Liut, John C. Stamper."Improving Student-AI Interaction Through Pedagogical Prompting: An Example in Computer Science Education" ArXiv. (2025).[doi][]
- 7.Runlong Ye, Patrick Lee, Matthew Varona, Oliver Huang, Carolina Nobre."ScholarMate: A Mixed-Initiative Tool for Qualitative Knowledge Work and Information Sensemaking" Adjunct Proceedings of the 4th Annual Symposium on Human-Computer Interaction for Work. (2025).[doi][]
- 6.Runlong Ye, Matthew Varona, Oliver Huang, Patrick Lee, Michael Liut, Carolina Nobre."The Design Space of Recent AI-assisted Research Tools for Ideation, Sensemaking, and Scientific Creativity" ArXiv. (2025).[doi][]
2024
- 5.Angela Zavaleta Bernuy, Naaz Sibia, Pan Chen, Jessica Jia-Ni Xu, Elexandra Tran, Runlong Ye, Viktoria Pammer-Schindler, Andrew Petersen, J. Williams, Michael Liut."Does the Medium Matter? An Exploration of Voice-Interaction for Self-Explanations" Proceedings of the 2024 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference. (2024).[doi][]
- 4.Angela Zavaleta Bernuy, Runlong Ye, Naaz Sibia, Rohita Nalluri, J. Williams, Andrew Petersen, Erick Smith, Bogdan Simion, Michael Liut."Student Interaction with Instructor Emails in Introductory and Upper-Year Computing Courses" Proceedings of the 55th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V. 1. (2024).[doi][]
- 3.Majeed Kazemitabaar, Runlong Ye, Xiaoning Wang, Austin Z. Henley, Paul Denny, Michelle Craig, Tovi Grossman."CodeAid: Evaluating a Classroom Deployment of an LLM-based Programming Assistant that Balances Student and Educator Needs" Proceedings of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. (2024).[doi][]
2023
- 2.Angela Zavaleta Bernuy, Runlong Ye, Elexandra Tran, Naaz Sibia, Abhijoy Mandal, Hammad Shaikh, Bogdan Simion, Michael Liut, Andrew Petersen, J. Williams."Do Students Read Instructor Emails? A Case Study of Intervention Email Open Rates" Proceedings of the 23rd Koli Calling International Conference on Computing Education Research. (2023).[doi][]
2022
- 1.Runlong Ye, Pan Chen, Yini Mao, Angela Wang-Lin, Hammad Shaikh, Angela Zavaleta Bernuy, J. Williams."Behavioral Consequences of Reminder Emails on Students’ Academic Performance: a Real-world Deployment" Proceedings of the 23rd Annual Conference on Information Technology Education. (2022).[doi][]
Posters
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