Zihao Wang

PhD in Computer Science and Informatics

Fall 2021 ~ Spring 2023

Zihao Wang earned a PhD in Computer Science and Informatics from Emory University (Spring 2023). After Emory, Zihao moved to Walgreens as a research engineer.

Education

PhD in Computer Science and Informatics, Emory University (2023)
MS in Civil Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University (2014)
BS in Civil Engineering, Dalian University of Technology (2012) - China

PhD Dissertation

Contextual Embedding Representations for Retrieval-Based and Generation-Based Dialogue Systems (Spring 2023)

Publications

InterviewBot: Real-Time End-to-End Dialogue System to Interview Students for College Admission — Information: Feature Papers in Information in 2023, 2023
FCC: Fusing Conversation History and Candidate Provenance for Contextual Response Ranking in Dialogue Systems — International Workshop on Spoken Dialogue Systems Technology (IWSDS), 2023
Emora: An Inquisitive Social Chatbot Who Cares For You — Proceedings of the Alexa Prize Socialbot Grand Challenge (AlexaPrize), 2020

Achievements

Alexa Prize Socialbot Grand Challenge 3 — 1st place (Emora) (08/2020)