Kevin S. Wang
I recently graduated with a Master's in Computer Science from UBC under the supervision of Dr. Ramon Lawrence. I'm starting my PhD in September 2025 under the supervision of Dr. Cristina Conati, focusing on Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) research.
My research explores how AI can better aid humans across different domains through both technical improvements and social perspectives. I'm passionate about understanding how we interact with technology and using it to advance humanity rather than create adverse effects. My work spans CS education, educational technology, mental wellbeing, and NLP, though I'm still exploring specific research directions as I begin my PhD journey.
Outside research, I currently enjoy Go (baduk), badminton, cycling, piano, and reading. I also like competing in sports like triathlon and marathon.
Recent Publications
Towards Reliable Agents: Benchmarking Customized LLM-Based Retrieval-Augmented Generation Frameworks with Deployment Validation
Wang, Kevin and Karel Harjono and Lawrence, Ramon
Nations of the Americas Chapter of the Association for Computational Linguistics-industry track · 2025
Quantitative Evaluation of Using Large Language Models and Retrieval-Augmented Generation in Computer Science Education
Wang, K. Lawrence, R.
56th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education · 2025
Designing for an AI-Augmented Journaling Experience: Balancing Guidance and Autonomy for Deeper Emotional Insight
Wang, K. Lawrence, R
ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems-Late Breaking work · 2024
Recent Blog Posts
Life as a Garden, not a project
3/21/2025 · 4 min read
Recently, I accepted my offer to pursue a PhD at UBC, specializing in human-computer interaction. Looking at my past, the objective trend
Rethinking Education in the AI Era: Reflections from SIGCSE 2025
3/10/2025 · 6 min read
Written for my fellow students.