Xinru Wang is a Postdoctoral Associate for the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) Centre with the Mens, Manus and Machina (M3S) Research Group, mentored by Prof. Thomas W. Malone.
She completed her Ph.D in Computer Science at Purdue University, advised by Prof. Ming Yin. Prior to Ph.D, she received her B.S in Intelligence Science and B.S in Psychology (dual degree) from Peking University, China.
Her research lies at the intersection of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and AI, with a focus on Explainable AI (XAI).
She evaluates and designs XAI systems from a user-centered perspective for better AI-assisted human decision making. Her research considers the contextual relevance in fast evolving AI models and diverse user interfaces, with an emphasis on making AI explanations collaborative, adaptable, and glanceable.
The RoboAtlas: Mapping the Global Robotics Landscape
Year of Publication:
Venue:
ICRA 2026
2026
Publication Type:
Conference
Status:
Published
Authors:
Jiacheng Zhang (NUS), Shuo Sun (SMART), Vasiliki Charisi (SMART), Xinru Wang (SMART), Xinyue Chen (NUS), Zhexuan Ma (NUS), Alok Prakash (SMART), Thomas W Malone (MIT)
Graphionale: How Graph Visualizations of LLM Rationales Affect HumanDecision Making
Year of Publication:
Venue:
UIST
2026
Publication Type:
Conference
Status:
Accepted
Authors:
Xinru Wang (SMART), Zhexuan Ma (NUS), Ming Yin (Purdue University), Shuai Ma (ISCAS), Thomas W Malone (MIT)
Year of Publication:
Venue:
Arxiv.org
2026
Publication Type:
Article
Status:
Arxiv
Authors:
Alice Cai (MIT), Iman YeckehZaare (MIT), Shuo Sun (SMART), Vasiliki Charisi (SMART), Xinru Wang (SMART), Aiman Imran (MIT), Robert Laubacher (MIT), Alok Prakash (SMART), Thomas Malone (MIT)
Year of Publication:
Venue:
ACM CHI 2026
2026
Publication Type:
Conference
Status:
Published
Authors:
Xinru Wang (SMART), Ming Yin (Purdue), Eunyee Koh (Adobe), Mustafa Doga Dogan (Adobe)