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Research Staff

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Xinmeng “Cecilia” Huang 

Predoctoral Researcher
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Dingcheng Wang

M.S. Student in Computer Science

Graduate Student Researcher

 
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Recent Posts

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  • Dr. Noshir Contractor to Deliver Inaugural Keynote at MU–ICA Conference 2025
  • Noshir Contractor Keynotes ICA 2025 on Generative AI and Research
  • How We Work Matters More Than Where We Work — New CSCW 2025 Research
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sonicnu SONIC Research Group @sonicnu ·
4 Mar

This Friday, March 6, join Creative Agency in the Age of AI at Northwestern from 9 a.m.–5 p.m. for a day of panels and conversation on human-AI collaboration. Organized by Duri Long, Noshir Contractor (@noshir), and Karan Ahuja.

More info: https://www.hci.northwestern.edu/news-events/colloquia-special-events/hci-d-ai-symposia-2026/creative-agency-in-the-age-of-ai.html

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sonicnu SONIC Research Group @sonicnu ·
17 Feb

Congrats to NU undergrads Shraeya Iyer, Jeffrey Tu, & Isabel Su—presenting at NetSciX (Feb 17–20) in New Zealand, supported by @BuffettInst scholarship!

Talk: A Multiplex Lens on Influencer Performance, Group Synergy, and Network Centralization
Co-Authors: Megan Chan & @noshir

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sonicnu SONIC Research Group @sonicnu ·
11 Feb

New in Research Policy with Noshir Contractor (@noshir), Pamela Hinds, Aaron Schecter, and Elisa Mattarelli: Want better ideas in open innovation? It matters who gives you feedback — and who they're connected to.

Check it out: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048733325001611

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3 Feb

SIAM News: Diego Gómez-Zará & Noshir Contractor (@noshir) on AI for better, more representative teams.

In MyDreamTeam (380+ participants), creativity was highest when people chose teammates—with representation-aware AI nudges.

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sonicnu SONIC Research Group @sonicnu ·
9 Jan

In an in-press study, Leslie DeChurch, Alina Lungeanu, Megan Chan, and Noshir Contractor analyze data from NASA space analog teams and Ancient Rome, finding that dyadic shared leadership is uniquely unstable, while solo or 3+ leader structures persist.

https://lnkd.in/eK-2sU-W

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