About

I am a Ph.D. candidate in Computer Science and Learning Sciences at Northwestern University, advised by professor Mike Horn at the TIDAL Lab. My research investigates conceptual change in the HCI classroom, specifically examining how computing and engineering students develop interaction design expertise.

Previously, I co-founded Unseen Media, where we developed XR-enabled tabletop gaming experiences, and I received my M.S. in Integrated Design and Media from New York University.

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Research Interests

HCI Education Interaction Design Education Qualitative Methods Computational Methods in Qualitative Research Conceptual Change Knowledge-in-Pieces

Selected Publications

Processes Matter: How ML/GAI Approaches Could Support Open Qualitative Coding of Online Discourse Datasets

John Chen, Alexandros Lotsos, Grace Wang, Lexie Zhao, Bruce Sherin, Uri Wilensky, Michael Horn

Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning - CSCL 2025 • 2025 • [DOI]

Conceptions of Design Practice From Academy to Industry: Implications for HCI and Design Education

Alexandros Lotsos, Yizhu Wang, Michael Stephen Horn

Proceedings of the 7th Annual Symposium on HCI Education • 2025 • [DOI]
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