Kyrie Zhixuan Zhou
Scholar

Kyrie Zhixuan Zhou

Google Scholar ID: An_yntIAAAAJ
Assistant Professor, University of Texas at San Antonio
Human-centered AIAI EthicsComputer AccessibilityHuman-Computer Interaction
Citations & Impact
All-time
Citations
696
 
H-index
14
 
i10-index
17
 
Publications
20
 
Co-authors
79
list available
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
  • 2025: Papers accepted to SIGCSE, Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, HICSS (2), COLM (Social Simulation with LLMs workshop), ASSETS (workshop), ASIS&T (poster), INFORMS, CSCW (second paper), and ASIS&T Forging Ahead Symposium (2 presentations)
  • iConference ’25: Paper 'A Comparative Institutional Analysis of Software Accessibility Laws, Policies, and Guidelines' was a finalist for Best Research Poster Award (top 13%)
  • ASIS&T ’24: Paper 'Accessible Adventures: Teaching Accessibility to High School Students Through Games' received Honorable Mention for Best Long Paper (2nd out of 46, top 4.3%)
  • HICSS ’23: Paper 'AI Ethics Issues in Real World: Evidence from AI Incident Database' won Best Paper Award (11th out of 678, top 1.6%)
  • CSCW ’23: Co-authored 'Towards Equitable Online Participation: A Case of Older Adult Content Creators' Role Transition on Short-form Video Sharing Platforms'
  • Aug 2025: Paper on GenAI policies in Japanese universities ranked in SSRN Top Ten downloads (60 days) across three eJournals: EduRN, Innovation Practice, and Sociology of Education
Background
  • Assistant Professor in the Department of Information Systems and Cyber Security at the University of Texas at San Antonio
  • Leads the Information Technology Ethics and Accessibility (iTEA) Lab
  • Focuses on emerging ethics and accessibility challenges in information technologies, especially software and AI systems
  • Research interests include Human-centered AI, AI Ethics, Computer Accessibility, and Human-Computer Interaction
  • Aims to improve software and AI experiences for vulnerable populations through situated understanding and interventions in design, education, and governance