Renkai Ma

🔬My research sits at the intersection of online safety and assistive technology. I investigate the practices, policies, and technological implementations required to create secure, inclusive digital environments. As an interdisciplinary scholar, I use a human-centered approach to address two synergistic areas: (1) shielding users from online harms, such as scams and harassment; and (2) designing AI-driven health and assistive solutions that foster wellbeing and vocational independence for at-risk populations like youth.

See the complete list of my publications on my Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=J-lruG8AAAAJ&hl

Ph.D. in Informatics: Pennsylvania State University 2024 (Human-computer Interaction)

• Human-Computer Interaction
• Social Computing
• Creator/Content Moderation
• Content Creation
• Youth Online Safety
• Youth Wellbeing & Independence