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Selected Publications


  • Pataranutaporn, P., Danry, V., Leong, J., Punpongsanon, P., Novy, D., Maes, P., & Sra, M. (2021). AI-generated characters for supporting personalized learning and well-being. Nature Machine Intelligence, 3(12), 1013–1022. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42256-021-00417-9

  • Danry, V., Pataranutaporn, P., Mao, Y., & Maes, P. (2023). Don’t just tell me, ask me: AI systems that intelligently frame explanations as questions improve human logical discernment accuracy over causal AI explanations. Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3544548.3580672

  • 🏆 Danry, V.*, Rani, A.*, Liang, P. P., Lippman, A. B., & Maes, P. (2026). Dialogues with AI reduce beliefs in misinformation but build no lasting discernment skills. Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3772318.3790656

  • Danry, V., Pataranutaporn, P., Mao, Y., & Maes, P. (2020). Wearable Reasoner: Towards enhanced human rationality through a wearable device with an explainable AI assistant. Proceedings of the Augmented Humans International Conference, 1–12. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3384657.3384799

  • Fang, C. M., Liu, A. R., Danry, V., Lee, E., Chan, S. W. T., Pataranutaporn, P., Maes, P., Phang, J., Lampe, M., Ahmad, L., & Agarwal, S. (2025). How AI and human behaviors shape psychosocial effects of chatbot use: A longitudinal randomized controlled study. arXiv. https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.17473 (Under review for Nature Communications Psychology). Collaboration with OpenAI.


2026


  • Danry, V., & Maes, P. (2026). Augmenting intuition: Expanding AI-mediated reasoning beyond reflective interventions. ACM CHI Workshop on Tools for Thought. https://ai-tools-for-thought.github.io/workshop/


  • 🏆 Danry, V.*, Rani, A.*, Liang, P. P., Lippman, A. B., & Maes, P. (2026). Dialogues with AI reduce beliefs in misinformation but build no lasting discernment skills. Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3772318.3790656


  • Gupta, C., Aritonang, N. V., Rajendran, D. P. D., Danry, V., Maes, P., & Nanayakkara, S. (2026). Feeling the facts: Real-time wearable fact-checkers can use nudges to reduce user belief in false information. Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.27289


  • Danry, V., Hernandez, J., Wilson, A., Maes, P., & Amores, J. (2026). From gaze to guidance: Interpreting and adapting to users’ cognitive needs with multimodal gaze-aware AI assistants. arXiv. https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.08062


  • Hugenroth, P., Danry, V., & Maes, P. (2026). Critical Inker: Scaffolding critical thinking in AI-assisted writing through Socratic questioning. ACM CHI Workshop on Tools for Thought. https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.07167


  • Danry, V.*, Billa, J. G.*, Samaradivakara, Y.*, Liang, P. P., & Maes, P. (2026). Mind Mapper: Modeling and predicting behavioral patterns from everyday conversations with wearable AI systems and LLMs. Proceedings of the 31st International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3742413.3789168


  • Shen, J., Luvsanchultem, A., Kim, J., Smith, K., Danry, V., Rogers, K., Park, H. W., Sap, M., & Breazeal, C. (2026). The hidden puppet master: Predicting human belief change in manipulative LLM dialogues. arXiv. https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.20907



2025


  • 🏆 Danry, V., Pataranutaporn, P., Groh, M., Epstein, Z., & Maes, P. (2025). Deceptive explanations by large language models lead people to change their beliefs about misinformation more often than honest explanations. Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3706598.3713408


  • Rani, A., Danry, V., Lippman, A. B., & Maes, P. (2025). Can dialogues with AI systems help humans better discern visual misinformation? International Conference on Computational Social Science. https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.06517


  • Fang, C. M., Liu, A. R., Danry, V., Lee, E., Chan, S. W. T., Pataranutaporn, P., Maes, P., Phang, J., Lampe, M., Ahmad, L., & Agarwal, S. (2025). How AI and human behaviors shape psychosocial effects of chatbot use: A longitudinal randomized controlled study. arXiv. https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.17473 (Under review for Nature Communications Psychology)


  • Phang, J., Lampe, M., Ahmad, L., Agarwal, S., Fang, C. M., Liu, A. R., Danry, V., Lee, E., Chan, S. W. T., Pataranutaporn, P., & Maes, P. (2025). Investigating affective use and emotional well-being on ChatGPT. arXiv. https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.03888


  • 🏆 Danry, V., Villa, E., Chan, S., & Maes, P. (2025). ReLive: Using AI to walk into virtual reality spaces from video recordings of one’s past can increase the experiential detail and affect of autobiographical memories. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVCG.2025.3549845


  • Danry, V., Güzelis, C., Huang, L., Gershenfeld, N., & Maes, P. (2025). From words to worlds: Exploring generative AI 3D models in design and fabrication. 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing, 12(1), 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1089/3dp.2023.0309



2024


  • Fang, C. M., Danry, V., Whitmore, N., Bao, A., Hutchison, A., Pierce, C., & Maes, P. (2024). PhysioLLM: Supporting personalized health insights with wearables and large language models. 2024 IEEE EMBS International Conference on Biomedical and Health Informatics. https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.19283


  • Leong, J., Pataranutaporn, P., Danry, V., Perteneder, F., Mao, Y., & Maes, P. (2024). Putting things into context: Generative AI-enabled context personalization for vocabulary learning improves learning motivation. Proceedings of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3613904.3642393


  • Danry, V., Chicos, L., Fonseca, M., Kazi, I., & Maes, P. (2024). Synthetic visual sensations: Augmenting human spatial awareness with a wearable retinal electric stimulation device. Proceedings of the Augmented Humans International Conference 2024, 15–27. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3652920.3652932



2023


  • Danry, V.*, Morris, C.*, & Maes, P. (2023). Wearable systems without experiential disruptions: Exploring the impact of device feedback changes on explicit awareness, physiological synchrony, sense of agency, and device-body ownership. Frontiers in Computer Science, 5, Article 1289869. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomp.2023.1289869


  • Danry, V., Pataranutaporn, P., Mao, Y., & Maes, P. (2023). Don’t just tell me, ask me: AI systems that intelligently frame explanations as questions improve human logical discernment accuracy over causal AI explanations. Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3544548.3580672


  • Danry, V.*, Pataranutaporn, P.*, Blanchard, L., Thakral, L., Ohsugi, N., Maes, P., & Sra, M. (2023). Living memories: AI-generated characters as digital mementos. Proceedings of the 28th International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3581641.3584065



2022


  • Danry, V.*, Pataranutaporn, P.*, Leong, J.*, Lawson, A. P., Maes, P., & Sra, M. (2022). AI-generated virtual instructors based on liked or admired people can improve motivation and foster positive emotions for learning. 2022 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference. https://doi.org/10.1109/FIE56618.2022.9962478


  • Morris, C., Danry, V., & Maes, P. (2022). EmbER: A system for transfer of interoceptive sensations to improve social perception. Proceedings of the 2022 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference, 277–287. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3532106.3533550


  • Danry, V., Pataranutaporn, P., Mueller, F. F., Maes, P., & Leigh, S.-w. (2022). On eliciting a sense of self when integrating with computers. Proceedings of the Augmented Humans International Conference 2022, 68–81. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3519391.3519414


  • Danry, V.*, Sra, M.*, & Maes, P. (2022). Situated VR: Toward a congruent hybrid reality without experiential artifacts. IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications. https://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/147784



2021


  • Pataranutaporn, P., Danry, V., Leong, J., Punpongsanon, P., Novy, D., Maes, P., & Sra, M. (2021). AI-generated characters for supporting personalized learning and well-being. Nature Machine Intelligence, 3(12), 1013–1022. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42256-021-00417-9


  • Danry, V.*, Pataranutaporn, P.*, & Maes, P. (2021). Machinoia, machine of multiple me: Integrating with past, future and alternative selves. Extended Abstracts of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3411763.3450387



2020


  • Danry, V., Pataranutaporn, P., Mao, Y., & Maes, P. (2020). Wearable Reasoner: Towards enhanced human rationality through a wearable device with an explainable AI assistant. Proceedings of the Augmented Humans International Conference, 1–12. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3384657.3384799





Academic Workshops


  • Danry, V., Pataranutaporn, P., Cui, C., Hung, J. T., Blanchard, L., Buçinca, Z., & Maes, P. (2025). Human-AI interaction for augmented reasoning: Improving human reflective and critical thinking with artificial intelligence. Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3706599.3706719


  • Danry, V., Leong, J., Pataranutaporn, P., Tandon, P., Liu, Y., Shilkrot, R., & Maes, P. (2022). AI-generated characters: Putting deepfakes to good use. CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Extended Abstracts, 1–5. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3491101.3516380


  • Danry, V., Pataranutaporn, P., Haar Horowitz, A., Strohmeier, P., Andres, J., Patibanda, R., Li, Z., Semertzidis, N., Narumi, T., Nishida, J., Lopes, P., León, F., Won, A. S., Svanæs, D., Mueller, F. F., Maes, P., & Leigh, S.-w. (2021). Do cyborgs dream of electric limbs? Experiential factors in human-computer integration design and evaluation. Extended Abstracts of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3411763.3441355


  • Pataranutaporn, P., Danry, V., Deepfakes for Good. (2021) In MIT Horizon, Open Learning.




Theses


  • Danry, V. (2023, June). AI Enhanced Reasoning: Augmenting Human Critical Thinking with AI Systems. MSc in Media Arts and Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Advisors: Pattie Maes, David G. Rand, Chenhao Tan. https://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/151971

  • Danry, V. (2020, June). On Integrating with Computers: Phenomenological Approaches to Human-Computer Integrated Selfhood as Self-consciousness. BA in Philosophy, University of Copenhagen. Advisor: Felipe León, Assistant Professor, Center of Subjectivity Research. PDF




Reviewer


  • ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems — Papers, 2021, 2025, 2026
  • ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference — Papers, 2024
  • IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality — Papers, 2020