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General Information

Full Name Jiangen He
Position Assistant Professor
Institution School of Information Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Email jiangen@utk.edu
Address 1345 Circle Park Drive, Room 444, Knoxville, TN 37996

Research Interests

  • Human-Computer Interaction
    • Human-AI Interaction
    • Human-Robot Interaction
    • Conversational AI
  • Science of Science
    • Quantitative Studies of Science
    • AI for Science
  • Visual Computing
    • Information Visualization
    • Visual Analytics

Education

  • 2014–2020
    Doctor of Philosophy in Information Studies
    Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA
    • Dissertation: Predictive and Visual Analytics of Scientific Development
  • 2010–2012
    Master of Management Science in Information Science
    Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
    • Graduated with Outstanding Dissertation Award
  • 2006–2010
    Dual Bachelor in Business Administration & Computer Science
    Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China
    • Graduated with Honors and Outstanding Dissertation Award

Experience

  • 2020–present
    Assistant Professor
    School of Information Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
  • 2014–2020
    Research Assistant, Visual Analytics and Text Mining
    College of Computing and Informatics, Drexel University
  • 2012–2014
    Front-end Development Engineer
    Social Network Business Group, Tencent Inc
    • Development of web games and web apps

Grants

  • 2026–2028
    • He, J. (PI). Beyond Walls of Text: Building UI-Native LLM Agents as the Next Gateway to the Internet. Amazon Research Award — Agentic AI. $70,000 cash + $50,000 AWS credits.
  • 2026–2027
    • He, J. (PI). Scientific Novelty in AI-assisted Research. Google Gemini Academic Program Award. $10,000 in Google Cloud credits.
    • Horne, B. (PI), & He, J. (co-PI). Designing Generative AI Chatbots for Appropriate Reliance via Information Interventions. UTK CCI Artificial Intelligence Grant, $9,420.
    • He, J. (PI). Empowering Collaborative Learning: Co-Designing and Evaluating Social Robots as Participation Facilitators. UTK CCI Artificial Intelligence Grant, $9,981.
  • 2026
    • He, J. (co-PI), & Horne, B. (co-PI). Investigating Media Trust in AI-Mediated News Consumption. UTK CCI Information Integrity Institute Research Funding Award, $2,500.
  • 2026–2028
    • Zahra, F. (PI), Bowers, D. (co-PI), & He, J. (co-PI). Next Level Teaching Blueprint: Higher Order Thinking with Generative AI. UTK ORIED, $200,000.
  • 2021–2024
    • Yan, E. (lead PI), He, J. (site PI), Ni, C. (site PI), Palmer, R. (site PI), & Kelly, M. (co-PI). Collaborative Research: Examining the effects of academic mobility on individual professors' research activity and institutional human capital at HBCUs. National Science Foundation #2122691, $737,596 (UT share: $191,102).
  • 2022
    • University of Tennessee Student/Faculty Research Awards, $5,000.
  • 2021
    • University of Tennessee Research Development Academy, $4,000.
  • 2018
    • Drexel University ExCITe Center Research Funding Award, $5,000.

Honors and Awards

  • 2026
    • SIS Bonnie Carroll and Roy Cooper Faculty Enrichment Award ($2,500)
  • 2021
    • University of Tennessee Research Development Academy Scholar
  • 2020
    • Beta Phi Mu Eugene Garfield Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship ($3,000)
  • 2019
    • ISSI Eugene Garfield Doctoral Dissertation Scholarship ($3,000)
    • Publications Travel Award ($850)
  • 2018
    • Drexel University International Presentation Award ($750)
  • 2016–2018
    • Drexel University CCI Travel Award ($3,000)
  • 2011–2012
    • Wuhan University First Prize Scholarship for Graduate Students
  • 2009
    • National Computer Design Competition for Chinese College Students, National First Prize