Zi Haur Pang

Zi Haur Pang

Kyoto University

Hi! I’m Zi Haur 👋

I am a second-year Ph.D. student in Speech and Audio Processing Lab at Kyoto University, under the supervision of Professor Tatsuya Kawahara. My research lies at the intersection of affective computing, human–AI/robot interaction, and spoken dialogue systems. Specifically, I investigate how multimodal embodied conversational agents—ranging from virtual avatars to human-like androids—can recognize, validate, and ultimately alleviate human emotions through natural speech. I also explore how an agent’s embodiment and conversational intelligence influence user behavior during interaction.

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🔥 News

📝 Publications

CHI 2025
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Does the Appearance of Autonomous Conversational Robots Affect User Spoken Behaviors in Real-World Conference Interactions?

  • Zi Haur Pang, Yahui Fu, Divesh Lala, Mikey Elmers, Koji Inoue, Tatsuya Kawahara
  • In CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2025
  • [Arxiv]
COLING 2025
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Human-Like Embodied AI Interviewer: Employing Android ERICA in Real International Conference

  • Zi Haur Pang, Yahui Fu, Divesh Lala, Mikey Elmers, Koji Inoue, Tatsuya Kawahara
  • In The 31st International Conference on Computational Linguistics
  • [Arxiv]
IWSDS 2024
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Acknowledgment of Emotional States: Generating Validating Responses for Empathetic Dialogue

  • Zi Haur Pang, Yahui Fu, Divesh Lala, Keiko Ochi, Koji Inoue, Tatsuya Kawahara
  • In The 14th International Workshop on Spoken Dialogue Systems Technology
  • [Arxiv]

📖 Educations

  • 2024.04 - Present:  Doctorate of Informatics in Intelligent Science and Technology, Kyoto University.
  • 2022.04 - 2024.03:  Master of Informatics in Intelligent Science and Technology, Kyoto University.
  • 2017.01 - 2020.12:  Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Actuarial Science, UCSI University.

💻 Experience

🥇 Honors and Awards