SITES Lab

Social Intelligence Technologies Experimental Studio (SITES) is a lab/design studio led by Yoyo Tsung-Yu Hou at National Chengchi University (NCCU), Taipei, Taiwan.

We are hiring — see open positions below.

News

2026-04

Lab launched

SITES Lab officially opens at NCCU.

2026-03

CHI 2026 paper accepted

Our work on social-AI interaction was accepted at CHI 2026.

2026-02

Recruiting RAs

We are looking for undergraduate and MS research assistants.

Publication

Synced from ORCID

2026

AI as the Phantom Limb: The Asymmetry of Attribution in Human vs. AI Delegation
Yu-Sheng Chen, Yoyo Tsung-Yu Hou, Yu-Hsuan Lin, Joshua Mu-En Liu, WeiRong Chen, Yihsiu Chen
CHI '26ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems· DOI: 10.1145/3772318.3791075
Paper
AI Echoing in the Backstage: Private AI Consulting May Strengthens Confidence and Limits Depolarization
Joshua Mu-En Liu, Clarence Chi-Hong Weng, Yu-Hsuan Lin, Pang-Yu Hsiao, Yoyo Tsung-Yu Hou
CUI '26ACM Conference on Conversational User Interfaces· DOI: 10.1145/3816046.3816199
Paper
Obedient Machines Make Us Everyday Authoritarians: A Power Framework and Research Agenda for Human–AI Interaction
Joshua Mu-En Liu, Yoyo Tsung-Yu Hou
CUI '26ACM Conference on Conversational User Interfaces· DOI: 10.1145/3816046.3816305
Paper
AI Helps Those Who Have Less? Social Support Gaps and Perceptions of AI Emotional Support
WeiRong Chen, Yoyo Tsung-Yu Hou, Ric Yu-Sheng Chen, Chia-Hsuan Tai, Clarence Chi-Hong Weng, Yihsiu Chen
CHI EA '26ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems· DOI: 10.1145/3772363.3798800
Paper
When AI Agrees, Polarization Sticks: Private AI Consulting May Increase Confidence and Reduces Depolarization
Joshua Mu-En Liu, Clarence Chi-Hong Weng, Yu-Hsuan Lin, Pang-Yu Hsiao, Yoyo Tsung-Yu Hou
CHI EA '26ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems· DOI: 10.1145/3772363.3798705
Paper
When Flattery Backfires: How Sycophancy and Interaction Context Shape Perceived Authenticity and Trust in Large Language AI Models
Joshua Mu-En Liu, Clarence Chi-Hong Weng, Yoyo Tsung-Yu Hou
CHI EA '26ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems· DOI: 10.1145/3772363.3798575
Paper

2024

Power in Human-Robot Interaction
Yoyo Tsung-Yu Hou, EunJeong Cheon, Malte F. Jung
HRI '24ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction· DOI: 10.1145/3610977.3634949
Paper

2023

“Should I Follow the Human, or Follow the Robot?” — Robots in Power Can Have More Influence Than Humans on Decision-Making
Yoyo Tsung-Yu Hou, Wen-Ying Lee, Malte Jung
CHI '23ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems· DOI: 10.1145/3544548.3581066
Paper

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People

Yoyo Tsung-Yu Hou

Principal Investigator

Dept. of Communication, NCCU

Olivia

MS Student

Digital Content and Technologies

施佳慧

MS Student

Digital Content and Technologies

吳聿青

MS Student

Digital Content and Technologies

黃玟慈

MS Student

Digital Content and Technologies

湯曜謙

MS Student

Digital Content and Technologies

Tina

MS Student

Digital Content and Technologies

Karolína Kubicová

MA Student

Master's Program in Global Communication and Innovation Technology (GCIT)

劉沐恩

MA Student

Master's Program in Communication

翁基紘

MA Student

Master's Program in Communication

Morris

MA Student

Master's Program in Communication

蔣宜蓁

MA Student

Master's Program in Communication

廖芷瑤

MA Student

Master's Program in Communication

戴佳璇

MS Student

Digital Content and Technologies

謝誼泓

MS Student

Digital Content and Technologies

蘇毓心

MS Student

Digital Content and Technologies

張晴閔

MS Student

Digital Content and Technologies

古蕙瑜

MA Student

Master's Program in Global Communication and Innovation Technology (GCIT)

Alumni

Juyeon Shin

MA Student

International Master's Program in International Communication Studies

Colombine Bonhomme

MA Student

International Master's Program in International Communication Studies

Claire

MA Student

Master's Program in Global Communication and Innovation Technology (GCIT)

Ric

Undergraduate Student

Digital Content and Technologies (UG)

Project

Project Alpha

A study on conversational AI and social presence.

Project Beta

Design probes for collective sense-making.