Note : My name is in bold and * denotes co-first authors.
Total citations as of July 2026 Google Scholar : 653 citations (h-index = 13; i10-index = 15)
Publication Glance
In the field of computer science, top-tier conferences, in addition to journals, are venues for publishing highly selective, double-blind, peer-reviewed, archival publications. Top-tier venues in human-computer interaction research appear at ACM conferences such as CHI and CSCW. They are highly selective and often exceed journals in their selectivity, visibility, and impact. Submissions undergo multiple rounds of review before being accepted for publication.
Conference Proceedings
Hansinie Madushika Jayathilake and Renkai Ma . (2026). Anthropomorphism in Children’s Interactions with LLM-Based Chatbots: A Systematic Review of Drivers and Outcomes . In Proceedings of the 25th Annual ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference (IDC ’26) . [doi]
Renkai Ma *, Shuo Niu*, Lingyao Li, Alex Hirth, Ava Brehm, and Rowajana Behterin Barbie. (2026). Negotiating Digital Identities with AI Companions: Motivations, Strategies, and Emotional Outcomes . In Proceedings of the 2026 ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’26) . [doi]
Renkai Ma , Ashwaq Alsoubai, Jinkyung Katie Park, and Pamela J. Wisniewski. (2026). From “Fail Fast” to “Mature Safely:” Expert Perspectives as Secondary Stakeholders on Teen-Centered Social Media Risk Detection . In Proceedings of the 2026 ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’26) . [doi]
Lingyao Li*, Renkai Ma *, Zhaoqian Xue, and Junjie Xiong. (2026). Characterizing User-Reported Risks across LLM Chatbots . In Proceedings of the 2026 ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’26) . [doi]
Lingyao Li*, Xiaoshan Huang*, Renkai Ma *, Ben Zefeng Zhang, Haolun Wu, Fan Yang, and Chen Chen. (2026). LLM Use for Mental Health: Crowdsourcing Users’ Sentiment-based Perspectives and Values from Social Discussions . In Proceedings of the ACM Web Conference 2026 (WWW ’26) . [doi]
Abdulmalik Alluhidan, Renkai Ma , Jinkyung Katie Park, Zainab Agha, Zhijun Yin, and Pamela J. Wisniewski. (2026). Leveraging Affordances as a Lens: A Systematic Review of Social Media Benefits and Risks for Adolescents . In Proceedings of the 2026 ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’26) . [doi]
Renkai Ma , Ben Zefeng Zhang, Chen Chen, Fan Yang, Xiaoshan Huang, Haolun Wu, and Lingyao Li. (2026). “I Use ChatGPT to Humanize My Words”: Affordances and Risks of ChatGPT to Autistic Users . In Interactive Health Conference (IH ’26) . [arXiv]
Jinkyung Katie Park, Renkai Ma , Naima Samreen Ali, Naulsberry Jean Baptiste, Zainab Agha, and Pamela J. Wisniewski. (2025). Teens, Privacy, and Algorithms: Navigating and Co-Designing Solutions for Interpersonal Boundary Management on Social Media . In Proceedings of the 24th Annual ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference (IDC ’25) . [doi]
Renkai Ma , Yao Li, Sunhye Bai, Yubo Kou, and Xinning Gui. (2025). Weighing Benefits and Harms: Parental Mediation on Social Video Platforms . In Proceedings of the 2025 ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’25) . [doi]
Renkai Ma , Zinan Zhang, Xinning Gui, and Yubo Kou. (2024). Labeling in the Dark: Exploring Content Creators’ and Consumers’ Experiences with Content Classification for Child Safety on YouTube . In Proceedings of the 2024 ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems (DIS ’24) . [doi]
Yubo Kou, Renkai Ma , Zinan Zhang, Yingfan Zhou, and Xinning Gui. (2024). Community Begins Where Moderation Ends: Peer Support and Its Implications for Community-Based Rehabilitation . In Proceedings of the 2024 ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’24) . [doi]
Renkai Ma , Yao Li, and Yubo Kou. (2023). Transparency, Fairness, and Coping: How Players Experience Moderation in Multiplayer Online Games . In Proceedings of the 2023 ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’23) . [doi]
Renkai Ma , Xinning Gui, and Yubo Kou. (2023). Multi-Platform Content Creation: The Configuration of Creator Ecology through Platform Prioritization, Content Synchronization, and Audience Management . In Proceedings of the 2023 ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’23) . [doi]
Yue You, Renkai Ma , Xinning Gui. (2022). User Experience of Symptom Checkers: A Systematic Review . In Proceedings of the 2022 American Medical Informatics Association Annual Symposium (AMIA ’22) . [link]
Journal Articles
Renkai Ma *, Dominique Geissler*, Stefan Feuerriegel, Tobias Lauinger, Damon McCoy, and Pamela J. Wisniewski. (2026). Analyzing Social Media Claims regarding Youth Online Safety Features to Identify Problem Areas and Communication Gaps . In Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction (CSCW) . [doi]
Naima Samreen Ali, Renkai Ma , Zainab Agha, Jinkyung Katie Park, and Pamela J. Wisniewski. (2025). Teens as Co-Researchers: Advocating for Disruptive Change to Engage Youth Meaningfully in Online Safety Research and the Design of Social Media . In Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction (CSCW) . [doi]
Qiurong Song, Renkai Ma , Yubo Kou, and Xinning Gui. (2024). Collective Privacy Sensemaking on Social Media about Period and Fertility Tracking post Roe v. Wade . In Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction (CSCW) . [doi]
Renkai Ma , Yue You, Xinning Gui, and Yubo Kou. (2023). How Do Users Experience Moderation?: A Systematic Literature Review . In Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction (CSCW) . [doi]
Renkai Ma and Yubo Kou. (2023). “Defaulting to boilerplate answers, they didn’t engage in a genuine conversation”: Dimensions of Transparency Design in Creator Moderation . In Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction (CSCW) . [doi]
Renkai Ma and Yubo Kou. (2022). “I’m not sure what difference is between their content and mine, other than the person itself”: A Study of Fairness Perception of Content Moderation on YouTube . In Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction (CSCW) . [doi]
Renkai Ma , Xinning Gui, and Yubo Kou. (2022). Esports Governance: An Analysis of Rule Enforcement in League of Legends . In Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction (CSCW) . [doi]
Renkai Ma and Yubo Kou. (2021). “How advertiser-friendly is my video?”: YouTuber’s Socioeconomic Interactions with Algorithmic Content Moderation . In Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction (CSCW) . [doi]
Other Publications (Workshop, Doctoral Consortium, etc.)
Shaoze Zhou, Diana Nelly Rivera Rodriguez, Pedro Remior, Joaquin Frangi, Lingyao Li, Renkai Ma , Janet G. Johnson, Christine Lisetti, and Chen Chen. (2026). Exploring Needs and Design Opportunities for Proactive Information Support in In-Person Small-Group Conversations . In Extended Abstracts of the 2026 ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA ’26) . [doi]
Renkai Ma . (2023). Conceptualizing and Improving Creator Moderation Design with Platform Stakeholders . In Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (Doctoral Consortium) . [doi]
Renkai Ma . (2023). Conceptualizing and Rethinking the Design of Cross-platform Creator Moderation . In Extended Abstracts of the 2023 ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (Doctoral Consortium) . [doi]
Renkai Ma and Yubo Kou. (2022). “I am not a YouTuber who can make whatever video I want. I have to keep appeasing algorithms”: Bureaucracy of Creator Moderation on YouTube . In Companion Publication of the 2022 ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (CSCW ’22 Companion) . [doi]
Yao Li, Yubo Kou, Renkai Ma , Yanlai Wu, Guo Freeman, and Bryan Semaan. (2023). Multi-Stakeholder Privacy and Safety on Content Creation Platforms . In Companion Publication of the 2023 ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems (DIS ’23) . [doi]
Preprints
Lingyao Li, Deyi Li, Chen Chen, Renkai Ma , Runlong Yu, Mingquan Lin, Rui Yin, Lizhou Fan, Cathy Shyr, Siyuan Ma, Mei Liu, and Steven Bethard. (2026). LLM-as-a-Judge in Healthcare: A Scoping Analysis of Applications, Methods, and Human Alignment . arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.25273 . [arXiv]
Lingyao Li, Junjie Xiong, Changjia Zhu, Runlong Yu, Chen Chen, Junyu Wang, Renkai Ma , and Zhicong Lu. (2026). LLM-as-a-Reviewer: Benchmarking Their Ability, Divergence, and Prompt Injection Resistance as Paper Reviewers . arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.25415 . [arXiv]
Lingyao Li, Renkai Ma , Chen Chen, Zhicong Lu, and Yongfeng Zhang. (2026). The Rise of AI Agent Communities: Large-Scale Analysis of Discourse and Interaction on Moltbook . arXiv preprint arXiv:2602.12634 . [arXiv]
Fan Yang, Renkai Ma , Yaxin Hu, and Lingyao Li. (2026). Whether We Care, How We Reason: The Dual Role of Anthropomorphism and Moral Foundations in Robot Abuse . arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.19826 . [arXiv]
Fan Yang, Lingyao Li, Yaxin Hu, Michael Rodgers, and Renkai Ma . (2025). Beyond the Uncanny Valley: A Mixed-Method Investigation of Anthropomorphism in Protective Responses to Robot Abuse . arXiv preprint arXiv:2510.26082 . [arXiv]
Fan Yang, Renkai Ma , Yaxin Hu, Michael Rodgers, and Lingyao Li. (2025). I Don’t Want You to Die: A Shared Responsibility Framework for Safeguarding Child-Robot Companionship . arXiv preprint arXiv:2510.26080 . [arXiv]
Changjia Zhu, Junjie Xiong, Renkai Ma , Zhicong Lu, Yihan Liu, and Lingyao Li. (2025). When Your Reviewer Is an LLM: Biases, Divergence, and Prompt Injection Risks in Peer Review . arXiv preprint arXiv:2509.09912 . [arXiv]