Lingzi Hong

Associate Professor in College of Information at UNT

Lingzi

Dr. Lingzi Hong

Associate Professor in Data Science, 2025 -
Affiliated Associate Professor in Computer Science, 2025 -
Assistant Professor in Information Science, 2019 - 2025

Ph.D. in Information Science, University of Maryland College Park, 2014 - 2019
M.S. in Information Science, Beijing Normal University, 2011 - 2014
B.S. in Management Information System, Beijing Normal University, 2007 - 2011

Email: lingzi dot hong at unt.edu

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I am an Associate Professor of Data Science in the College of Information at the University of North Texas, with an affiliated appointment in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. I direct the Human-Centered Computing Lab, where I study human-centered natural language processing, human–AI collaboration, and AI adoption. My research focuses on developing AI systems that can support people in high-stakes and information-intensive contexts, including crisis communication, misinformation response, information access, and decision-making. My goal is to design socially aware and context-sensitive AI systems that are not only technically robust, but also responsive to human needs, behaviors, and real-world environments.

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