Hello, I’m Mengqi Shi.

I’m currently a student at the University of Washington in Seattle. My research interests lie in social computing and accessibility, though I’m still exploring other areas I might be passionate about. I enjoy traveling, cooking, and spending time with animals (I have two cats!).

Currently, I’m working as research intern at AI4SG Lab at National University of Singapore.

I believe good design should start from good intend and shoule be inclusive, human-centered, and grounded in real needs. I care about using technology to support people’s emotions, memories, and daily lives—especially for those often overlooked.

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Mar 2025

Join AI4SG Lab as research intern(advised by Prof. Yi-Chieh Lee and Holly Song), looking forward to the process of creating things! Also excited about visit NUS this summer. ✨

Research Interests

I’m interested in Human-Computer Interaction, especially how technology can support accessibility, emotional well-being, and social participation. I focus on designing inclusive systems—often involving AI, multisensory interaction, or game-based methods—to empower marginalized users and enhance everyday experiences.

Publications

2025

• Upcoming

2024

• Liu, W., Lu, A., Shin, A., Song, M., Leerladharan, R., Fu, A., Zheng, Z., Shi, M., Tran, W., Makaryan, L., Tan, A., Markon, K.E., Krueger, R.F., Kate, M-A and Tang, J.C.Y. (2024). Analogical modeling of Psychological Self-Structure. Association of Scientific Studies of Consciousness, Tokyo. Accepted Abstract.

2023

• Murtaza Ali, Sourojit Ghosh, Prerna Rao, Raveena Dhegaskar, Sophia Jawort, Alix Medler, Mengqi Shi, and Sayamindu Dasgupta. 2023. Taking Stock of Concept Inventories in Computing Education: A Systematic Literature Review. In Proceedings of the 2023 ACM Conference on International Computing Education Research V.1 (ICER ’23 V1), August 07–11, 2023, Chicago, IL, USA. ACM, New York, NY, USA, 19 pages. https://doi.org/10.1145/3568813.3600120

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