Bingyi Han, Ph.D.

About Me:

Hello! I am a PhD researcher in Human-Computer Interaction, exploring the ethical, social, and design dimensions of human-AI collaboration in sensitive settings such as education. I recently completed my PhD at the University of Melbourne, where my work examined the ethical challenges and social-technical implications of emerging AI technologies used for analysing student learning behaviours from a multi-stakeholder perspective.

I will soon be joining the LaLa Lab at Saarland University as a Humboldt Postdoctoral Research Fellow, working with Prof. Tomohiro Nagashima. My future research focuses on designing AI-enabled tools that foster reflection and curiosity in learning.

My idealism drives my research, fueling a deep-seated desire to make a meaningful impact. This motivation is why I've relished the journey thus far and continue to find excitement in my work!

My research interests: AI in Education (AIEd), AI Ethics, Digital Ethics, User Behaviour.

Email: bingyi.han@unimelb.edu.au ｜LinkedIn | Google Scholar

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9044-1755

News

Oct 31 2025 My PhD at the University of Melbourne was officially conferred! I am a doctor now 🎓!

Oct 29 2025 I won the DAAD Postdoc-NeT-AI Research Award 🏆!

I will be funded for a short research stay at the Centre for Humans and Machines, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, collaborating with Dr Mengchen Dong, and supervised by Prof Iyad Rahwan.

Oct 2 2025 I won the Humboldt Postdoctoral Research Fellowship 🏆!

I will be working at Saarland University in Germany as a postdoc, collaborating with Prof. Tomohiro Nagashima, starting in 2026. I will continue my work to explore human-computer interaction, learning, and AI ethics to shape human-centred EdTech.

Jul 26 2025 I am invited to deliver a keynote at the Workshop on Fairness and Ethics in AI for Education, AIEd Conference 2025 🎤!

Education Bio

2021-2025 PhD in Human-Computer Interaction University of Melbourne, Australia

Thesis Title: Ethics of Artificial Intelligence for Analysing Student Learning Behaviour: A Multi-Stakeholder Perspective.

This Phd project was supervised by Prof. George Buchanan, A/Prof Dana Mckay, Dr Simon Coghlan, and Prof. Wally Smith.

2018-2020 Master of Information Systems (with Distinction) University of Melbourne, Australia

2016-2017 Academic Visiting Lancaster University, United Kingdom

2012 -2016 Bachelor of Information Systems University of Science & Technology Beijing, China

Fellowship & Awards

Humboldt Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany, 2026-2028.
DAAD Postdoc-NeT-AI Research Award, Postdoctoral Tour in Artificial Intelligence, 2025.
Gary Marsden Travel Awards from SIGCHI. 2025.
Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) NetAI Fellow - Human-centered AI. 2023.
PhD Thinker of the Kathleen Fitzpatrick ARC Laureate Fellowship PhD Thinker Program. 2023.
Best Paper Award - OzCHI Conference 2022

Research Project

I study how people interact with technology and make sense of information in their own contexts, especially in sensitive settings like education and health. I care about cultural inclusion and human-centred practice. I translate evidence into clear, actionable recommendations for ethical design, governance, and better everyday experiences.

🤖 The Ethical Challenges of AI in Education - A Multi-Stakeholder Perspective [PhD Project] (completed)

University of Melbourne, Australia. 2021-2025

This study investigates the ethical and sociotechnical implications of adopting AI in education (AIEd). The study employs speculative story completion, in-depth interviews, and online user experiments using visual prototypes. The findings provide empirical insights to inform human-centred, context-sensitive, and ethically aligned design and governance of AIEd.

💊 Understanding Health Information-Seeking and Decision-Making among Collectivistic Families in Australia (completed)

University of Melbourne, Australia. 2023-2025

This project is conducted in collaboration with the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health and the Bowel Cancer Screening Program. It explores how collectivistic families living together in Australia, particularly those with older adults, seek health information and make decisions around bowel cancer screening. Using focus groups and in-depth interviews, this qualitative research offers insights to inform inclusive, culturally sensitive public health strategies.

This research is funded by Australia's National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). The project is supervised by Prof Shanton Chang.

Research Output: https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.14.25338024v1

🏥 Evaluating the Digital Transformation of Austin Health Australia (completed)

University of Melbourne, Australia, 2023.

This project is under Validitron SimLab, and conducted in collaboration with Austin Health. It evaluates the implementation of a hospital-wide digital patient portal. The research examines patient experiences and the effectiveness of digital health service delivery. It involves the fieldwork observation at the hospital, interviews with clinicians, and heuristic evaluation of the portal website and mobile platforms. The study provides evidence-based recommendations for improving digital health usability and patient engagement.

This project was supervised by Dr Kit Huckvale.

Publications

GOOGLE SCHOLAR

Bingyi Han, Simon Coghlan, George Buchanan, and Dana McKay. 2025. The Values of Academic Integrity in the Era of Surveillance AI in Classrooms. Chapter 8 on AI2—Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Academic Integrity (AI) - Navigating Ethical Challenges of AI in Education. Springer. [Publication in Process] https://www.amazon.com/Artificial-Intelligence-Academic-Integrity-Navigating/dp/9819518741#detailBullets_feature_div

Bingyi Han, Shanton Chang, Dana McKay, Carlene Wilson, Joyce Jiang, Jennifer McIntosh, Mark Jenkins. 2025. Collective Health Decision-Making: Exploring Examples from Chinese Families in Australia. Preprint version published on MedRxiv: https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.10.14.25338024

Rashika Bahl & Bingyi Han. Before the beginning: International students negotiating the transition to life in Australia through the use of Reddit or Xiaohongshu. Transitions: Journal of Transient Migration 9. (2025) https://doi.org/10.1386/tjtm_00074_1

Bingyi Han, Simon Coghlan, George Buchanan, and Dana McKay. 2025. Who is Helping Whom? Student Concerns about AI-Teacher Collaboration in Higher Education Classrooms. Proc. ACM Hum.-Comput. Interact. 9, 2, Article CSCW206 (May 2025), 32 pages. https://doi.org/10.1145/3711104

Bingyi Han, Sadia Nawaz, George Buchanan, and Dana Mckay. 2025. Students’ Perceptions: Exploring the Interplay of Ethical and Pedagogical Impacts for Adopting AI in Higher Education. International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education. Jan 2025:1-26. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40593-024-00456-4

Bingyi Han, Sadia Nawaz, George Buchanan, and Dana Mckay. 2023. Ethical and Pedagogical Impacts of AI in Education. In: Wang, N., Rebolledo-Mendez, G., Matsuda, N., Santos, O.C., Dimitrova, V. (eds) Artificial Intelligence in Education. AIED 2023. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 13916. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-36272-9_54

Bingyi Han, George Buchanan, and Dana Mckay. 2023. Learning in the Panopticon: Examining the Potential Impacts of AI Monitoring on Students. In Proceedings of the 34th Australian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (OzCHI '22). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 9–21. https://doi.org/10.1145/3572921.3572937

Teaching

University of Melbourne 2022-2025, Academic Tutor

Postgraduate Subject - COMP90087 The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence. This subject introduces students to established ethical theories and concepts and their application to artificial intelligence and emerging technologies. It covers practical approaches and ethical frameworks for the responsible design, development and deployment of technology. Key topics include fairness, equity, and discrimination in automated decision making, accountability, explainability, and transparency in AI.

Postgraduate Subject - ISYS90118 – Skills for IS Research and Development (IS Research Method). This subject provides foundational research skills for information systems and system development projects. It covers the design of research questions, critical literature review, selection of appropriate methodologies, and comparison of different approaches that are appropriate for primary research or development.

Industrial Engagement

2022 Ali Research Institute of Alibaba Group

I worked as a research assistant at the Ali Research Institute of Alibaba Group in 2022, supervised by Dr Zhong Su.

I worked on AI ethics in the Group of Emerging Technology of the Department of Government Affairs. I led two research projects: 1) Ethical implications of emerging technology, especially AI and big data. 2) Industrial research regarding Privacy-Preserving Computing.

Media Coverage

Information Cocoon, Privacy Leakage…: How to Deal with the Ethical Risks Brought by Artificial Intelligence? By Bingyi Han and Zhong Su, Sep 5th, 2022, Published on Digital Technology Insights. Ali Research Institute https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/Ok2f4SKKxSc6Nehr4-aBEg

Privacy-Preserving Computing: Privacy Protection in the Digital Age. By Bingyi Han and Zhong Su, Dec 9th, 2022, Published on Digital Technology Insights. Ali Research Institute https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/W03RJK5alvg02hY5V0ftSQ

2018-2019 KPMG China

I worked as an IT consultant at the Department of IT Advisory of KPMG China, involved in the Mercedes-Me-Connect project for Daimler.

Academic Engagement and Outreach

Conference Organising Committee

Communications & Social Media Chair, MUM Conference 2025

Journal and Conference Reviewing

The ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI)
Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction (CSCW)
The International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education (IJAIEd)
ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference (DIS)
Australian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (OZCHI)
Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIIE)

Community and Leadership

Member of CAIDE Research Academy. CAIDE is organised by the Centre for AI & Digital Ethics of the University of Melbourne.
Member of PhD Students in AI Ethics.
Ph.D. Representative of Human Factors & Ergonomics Society of Australia (HFESA) 2022-2023.
The Asia-Pacific Regional Representative and Membership Committee of The International Learning Sciences Student Association (ILSSA) since 2022-2023.
Co-Founder and Executive Officer of Melbourne Information Systems Graduate Association, 2018- 2019.

Student Volunteering

Australian Conference on Human-Computer-Interaction (OzCHI) 2021

Invited Talks and Presentations

Keynote Speech

Keynote speaker, Workshop on Fairness and Ethics in AI for Education, AIEd Conference, Palermo, Italy, 26th Jul 2025

Seminar Talks

Presenter, “Ethical and Sociotechnical Implications of AI in Education”, PhD Thinker Program, Adelaide, Australia, 11th Oct 2023
Presenter, “Ethical Challenges of AI in Education”, AI Ethics Summer Academy in Centre for AI & Digital Ethics, Melbourne, Australia, 9th Dec 2021.
Presenter, “Impacts of Adopting AI in Education”, Ph.D. in AI Ethics Roundtable Workshop on Responsible AI, Online, 19th Oct 2021.

Conference Presentations

Presenter, “Ethical and Pedagogical Impacts of AI in Education”, International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education, Tokyo, Japan, 29th Jun 2023.
Presenter, “Learning in the Panopticon: Examining the Potential Impacts of AI Monitoring on Students”, the 34th Australian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (OzCHI ’22), Canberra, Australia, 29th Nov 2022.
Presenter, “Emotional Experience of AI in Education”, CHI 2022 Workshop on The Future of Emotion in Human-Computer Interaction, Online, 13th Apr 2022.

Public Events

Presenter, “Potential Impacts of Implementing AI Monitoring in Higher Education”, ML/AI Meetup Talk Melbourne, Australia, 16th Oct 2023.

Media Coverage:

Magazine article, Being watched by AI in the classroom: Listening to the voices of students. By Bingyi Han, 13th Oct 2025, Published on Medium. https://medium.com/p/b40d20bbbb72
Magazine report, Information Cocoon, Privacy Leakage…: How to Deal with the Ethical Risks Brought by Artificial Intelligence? By Bingyi Han and Zhong Su, Sep 5th, 2022, Published on Digital Technology Insights. Ali Research Institute https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/Ok2f4SKKxSc6Nehr4-aBEg
Magazine report, “Privacy-Preserving Computing: Privacy Protection in the Digital Age.” By Bingyi Han and Zhong Su, Dec 9th, 2022, Published on Digital Technology Insights. Ali Research Institute https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/W03RJK5alvg02hY5V0ftSQ

Contact Me

firstname.lastname@unimelb.edu.au | LinkedIn | Google Scholar | https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9044-1755

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