Anastasia Kuzminykh
Assistant Professor
Studies human-AI interaction, including how people perceive and work with conversational agents.
Anastasia Kuzminykh's lab at Toronto works on human-AI collaboration & trust, dialogue, generation & summarization and affective & health speech. 40 papers since 2023, 4 at top venues, mostly CSCW and IJHCI. 6 PhD students and 2 master's students. 28 alumni. Applications close .
At a glance
- papers, 2023–2026
- 10/ year
- at T1 venues
- 10%
- PhD students
- 6
- MS students
- 2
- alumni listed
- 28
Papers by yearfrom the lab homepage, 2023–2026
- 9 papers2026 · T1 0 · collecting
- 10 papers2025 · T1 1
- 15 papers2024 · T1 3
- 6 papers2023 · T1 0
T1 venuesOtherVenues: CSCW, IJHCI, IUI, TAFFC
Research focuspaper titles that use each topic's words
- Human-AI collaboration & trust12 papers
- conversational agents3 papers
- Affective & health speech1 paper
- Dialogue, generation & summarization0 papers
- people perceive0 papers
Paper list
From the lab homepage.
20269 papers
- —Beyond Explainable AI (XAI): An Overdue Paradigm Shift and Post-XAI Research Directions (opens in a new tab)
- the International Conference on Entertainment ComputingCollaboration with NPCs Through Natural Language Interaction
- ACM Conversational User InterfacesEmerging Risks of Conversational AI
- Proceedings of the International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (ppExplanation Driving Exploration: Aligning Conversational Recommender Systems with Users' Exploratory Information Needs (opens in a new tab)
- Proceedings of theNegotiating Relationships with ChatGPT: Perceptions, External Influences, and Strategies for AI Companionship (opens in a new tab)
- Graphics Interface (GI ’26), June 9-12, , Waterloo, ON, CanadaProactive Systems in HCI and AI: Concepts, Challenges, and Opportunities
- IJHCIPsychological Ownership in HCI: Dimensions and Development of an Instrument (opens in a new tab)
- ACM Conversational User InterfacesWhat Counts as Proactive? Rethinking Proactivity in Conversational Agents
- Proceedings of theWhen It's Hard to Explain: Strategies for Reducing Prompt Uncertainty In Multimodal Generative Systems (opens in a new tab)
202510 papers
- Proceedings of theA Matter of Perspective(s): Contrasting Human and LLM Argumentation in Subjective Decision-Making on Subtle Sexism (opens in a new tab)
- Workshop on Social Agentics: Situating Agentic AI Within Social & Organizational Contexts at CASCONAm I Working with “Someone”: Psychological Ownership as a Lens for Designing Agentic GenAI (opens in a new tab)
- CSCW (T1)Co-writing With AI, On Human Terms: Aligning Research With User Demands Across The Writing Process (opens in a new tab)
- Proceedings of the ACM International Conference on Human Agent InteractionFrom Storage to Interpretation: User Perceptions, Practices, and Challenges with Long-term Memory in Agents (opens in a new tab)
- Workshop on Social Agentics: Situating Agentic AI Within Social & Organizational Contexts at CASCONHuman Autonomy VS AI Autonomy: Society Resists Against Tech Companies' Desires in the Era of Autonomous Agents (opens in a new tab)
- Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction (CSCWLarge Language Model Agents For Improving Engagement With Behavior Change Interventions: Application To Digital Mindfulness (opens in a new tab)
- Workshop on Social Agentics: Situating Agentic AI Within Social & Organizational Contexts at CASCONRethinking Psychological Ownership Over AI Agents (opens in a new tab)
- Proceedings of the ACM SIGCAS/SIGCHI Conference on Computing and Sustainable Societies (ppSocial agentics: ACM COMPASS workshop (opens in a new tab)
- The ACM Conference on Conversational User Interfaces (CUI .Towards Age-Inclusive Conversational Interfaces: Understanding Requirements Across Age Groups (opens in a new tab)
- Proceedings of theUsers’ Expectations and Practices with Agent Memory
202415 papers
- Proceedings of theABScribe: Rapid Exploration of Multiple Writing Variations in Human-AI Co-Writing Tasks using Large Language Models (opens in a new tab)
- CSCW (T1)Agent-based Mediation on Smartphone Usage among Co-located Couples (opens in a new tab)
- TAFFCAnthropomorphism and Affective Perception: Dimensions, Measurements, and Interdependencies in Aerial Robotics (opens in a new tab)
- Proceedings of theChart What I Say: Exploring Cross-Modality Prompt Alignment in AI-Assisted Chart Authoring (opens in a new tab)
- Proceedings of theCUI@CHI 2024: Building Trust in CUIs—From Design to Deployment
- HEAL (Human-centered Evaluation and Auditing of Language Models) at CHI'24Exploring Subjectivity for more Human-Centric Assessment of Biases in Large Language Models (opens in a new tab)
- CSCW (T1)Guiding Students in Using LLMs in Supported Learning Environments: Effects on Interaction Dynamics, Learner Performance, Confidence, and Trust (opens in a new tab)
- TREW (Trust and Reliance in Evolving Human-AI Workflows) at CHI’24Just Like Me: The Role of Opinions and Personal Experiences in The Perception of Explanations in Subjective Decision-Making (opens in a new tab)
- CSCW (T1)The Explanation That Hits Home: The Characteristics of Verbal Explanations That Affect Human Perception in Subjective Decision-Making (opens in a new tab)
- IUIToward Faceted Skill Recommendation in Intelligent Personal Assistants (opens in a new tab)
- Proceedings of theUnderstanding the Role of Large Language Models in Personalizing and Scaffolding Strategies to Combat Academic Procrastination (opens in a new tab)
- Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Conversational User InterfacesUnraveling The Paradigm: Prioritizing Process over Results—Sports Training as a Catalyst for Age-Friendly CUI Design (opens in a new tab)
20236 papers
- Proceedings of theA Human-Centered Review of Algorithms for Decision-Making in Higher Education (opens in a new tab)
- —An Exploration of Prompt-Based Biases in AI Art-Generated Tools (opens in a new tab)
- SpringerDetect and Interpret: Towards Operationalization of Automated User Experience Evaluation (opens in a new tab)
- —Examining Marginalization in the Financial Industry Related to Conversational Agents (opens in a new tab)
- Proceedings of theSomething Borrowed: Exploring the Influence of AI-Generated Explanation Text on the Composition of Human Explanation (opens in a new tab)
- Proceedings of the Conference on Conversational User InterfacesThe Bot on Speaking Terms: The Effects of Conversation Architecture on Perceptions of Conversational Agents (opens in a new tab)
Where alumni went28 listed
Apply to TorontoFall 2027
Computer Science MSc/PhD
- Round
- Single round (Dec 1)
- Opens
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- GRE
- optional
- English
- TOEFL/IELTS if applicable
- Fee
- CAD 135
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