Yue Zhao

About Me

I am a PhD student at the Web Information Systems (WIS) Group of the Faculty of Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science (EEMCS/EWI), Delft University of Technology.

Currently, I mainly focus on understanding MOOC learner behaviors based on data analytics. Specifically, I am interested in using learning analytics to better understand learner engagement in MOOC learning.

My promoter is Prof. dr. ir. Geert-Jan Houben and my co-promoters are Dr. Claudia Hauff and Dr. Christoph Lofi.

Research Interests

• Learning Analytics
• User Behavior
• User Modeling
• Temporal Analysis
• Information Retrieval

Publications

My publication can be found on Google Scholar.

2018

• Yue Zhao, Tarmo Robal, Christoph Lofi and Claudia Hauff. “Can I Have a Mooc2Go, Please? On the Viability of Mobile vs. Stationary Learning”. 13th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning. 2018. (Best Paper Nomination)

• Yue Zhao, Tarmo Robal, Christoph Lofi and Claudia Hauff. “Stationary vs. Non-stationary Mobile Learning in MOOCs” Adjunct Publication of the 26th Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization. 2018.

• Tarmo Robal*, Yue Zhao*, Christoph Lofi and Claudia Hauff. “IntelliEye: Enhancing MOOC Learners’ Video Watching Experience through Real-Time Attention Tracking”. Proceedings of the 29th on Hypertext and Social Media. 2018. (*: Equal Contribution).

• Tarmo Robal, Yue Zhao, Christoph Lofi and Claudia Hauff. “Webcam-based attention tracking in Online Learning: A Feasibility Study”. 23rd International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces. 2018.

2017

• Yue Zhao, Dan Davis, Guanliang Chen, Christoph Lofi, Claudia Hauff and Geert-Jan Houben. “Certificate Achievement Unlocked: How Does MOOC Learners’ Behaviour Change?”. Adjunct Publication of the 25th Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization. 2017. [Paper, Poster]

• Yue Zhao, Christoph Lofi, and Claudia Hauff. “Scalable Mind-Wandering Detection for MOOCs: A Webcam-Based Approach”. 12th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning. 2017 (Best Paper Nomination) [Paper]

2016

• Yue Zhao and Claudia Hauff. “Sub-document Timestamping: A Study on the Content Creation Dynamics of Web Documents”. International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries. Springer International Publishing, 2016. [Paper,Slides]

• Yue Zhao and Claudia Hauff. “Temporal Query Intent Disambiguation using Time-Series Data”. Proceedings of the 39th International ACM SIGIR conference on Research and Development in Information Retrieval. ACM, 2016. [Paper, Poster]

• Yue Zhao and Claudia Hauff. “WIS@ the NTCIR-12 Temporalia-2 Task”. Proceedings of the 12th NTCIR Conference. 2016. [Paper, Poster, Slides]

2015

• Yue Zhao and Claudia Hauff. “Sub-document timestamping of web documents”. Proceedings of the 38th International ACM SIGIR Conference on Research and Development in Information Retrieval. ACM, 2015. [Paper, Poster]

• Yue Zhao and Claudia Hauff. “Temporal information retrieval revisited: a focused study on the web”. Proceedings of the 6th Symposium on Future Directions in Information Access. British Computer Society, 2015. [Paper]

2013

• Xiaoyong Li, Yijie Wang, Yue Zhao, Yuan Wang and Xiaoling Li. “GPS: A General Framework for Parallel Queries over Data Streams in Cloud”. High Performance Computing and Communications & 2013 IEEE International Conference on Embedded and Ubiquitous Computing (HPCC_EUC), 2013 IEEE 10th International Conference on. IEEE, 2013. [Paper]

• Yue Zhao, Yong Tang, Yijie Wang, Shuhui Chen. “Generating malware signature using transcoding from sequential data to amino acid sequence”. High Performance Computing and Simulation (HPCS), 2013 International Conference on. IEEE, 2013. [Paper]

Projects

• Mind-Wandering Detection with Webcam-Based Eye Tracking on MOOC learners [Project Page]

• Changes of MOOC Learners’ Behaviours Before and After Passing [Project Page]

• Estimation of Users’ Temporal Query Intents

• Sub-Document Timestamping

Professional Activities

• PC member, 13th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning

• Invited reviewer, IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies

Selected Awards

• China Scholarship Council (CSC) Scholarship (2014-2018)
• ESSIR scholarships (2015)
• NTCIR Student Travel Grant (2016)
• SIGIR Student Travel Grant (2016)
• UMAP Student Support (2017)

Contact

Mailing Address

EEMCS, Web Information Systems P.O. Box 5031, 2600 GA Delft The Netherlands

Office:

Building 28 Room: E4.040 Van Mourik Broekmanweg 6, 2628 XE Delft The Netherlands

Email: y-zhao-1[at]tudelft.nl or zhaoyue.89[at]gmail.com