Hanlin Li (李函霖)
What's new:
The Bulletin op-ed with Nick Vincent: On Biden's executive AI order
Tech Policy Press op-ed: Data Scraping Makes AI Systems Possible, but at Whose Expense?
Invited blog post at the Montreal AI Ethics Institute: A roadmap toward empowering the labor force behind AI
Bio
Hanlin Li is an assistant professor in the School of Information at UT Austin. Her research aims to inform policy and design interventions to incentivize responsible data collection and use. She examines the societal and economic impact of data generated by the public, from rating data to social media comments. Her work sits at the intersection of data governance and human-computer interaction. Li holds a Ph.D. in Technology and Social Behavior from Northwestern University. She publishes in ICWSM, ACM CHI, ACM CSCW, and ACM FAccT. Her work has been covered by national and international media outlets, including NY Times, The Washington Post, and MIT Tech Review.
Publications
Hanlin Li, Nicholas Vincent, Stevie Chancellor, and Brent Hecht. The Dimensions of Data Labor: A roadmap for Activists, Researchers, and Practitioners to Empower Data Producers. The 2023 ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency (FAccT'23) (PDF)
Danish Contractor, Julia Katherine Haines, Brent Hecht, Christopher Hines, Jenny Lee, Hanlin Li, Daniel McDuff, and Nicholas Vincent. Behavioral Use Licensing for Responsible AI. The 2022 ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency (FAccT’22) (PDF)
Hanlin Li, Brent Hecht, and Stevie Chancellor. Measuring the Value of Online Volunteer Work. Forthcoming at the International Conference on Web and Social Media 2022 (ICWSM’22) (PDF) Best Paper Honorable Mention
Hanlin Li, Brent Hecht, and Stevie Chancellor. All That’s Happening behind the Scenes: Putting the Spotlight on Volunteer Moderator Labor in Reddit. Forthcoming at the International Conference on Web and Social Media 2022 (ICWSM’22) (PDF)
Nicholas Vincent, Hanlin Li, Nicole Tilly, Stevie Chancellor, and Brent Hecht. 2021. Data Leverage: A Framework for Empowering the Public in its
Relationship with Technology Companies. In Proceedings of (forthcoming) 2021
Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency (FAccT) (PDF)
Hanlin Li , and Brent Hecht. 2020. 3 Stars on Yelp, 4 Stars on Google Maps: A Cross-Platform Examination of Restaurant Ratings. In Proceedings of the 2020 Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (CSCW’2020 / PACM). (PDF | Video Presentation (5m))
Hanlin Li *, Nicholas Vincent *, Janice Tsai, Jofish Kaye, and Brent Hecht. 2019. How Do People Change Their Technology Use in Protest?: Understanding “Protest Users”. In Proceedings of the 2019 Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (CSCW’2019 / PACM). (Pre-Print PDF | Questionnaire | Slides)
* indicates equal contributions.
Hanlin Li, Bodhi Alarcon, Sara Milkes Espinosa, and Brent Hecht. 2018. Out of Site: Empowering a New Approach to Online Boycotts. In Proceedings of the 2018 Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (CSCW’2018 / PACM), 2 (106). (Pre-Print PDF | Slides | Video Demo)
Hanlin Li, Disha Bora, Sagar Salvi, and Erin Brady. 2018. Slacktivists or Activists?: Identity Work in the Virtual Disability March. In Proceedings of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’18). (Pre-Print PDF | Slides)
Hanlin Li, Lynn Dombrowski, and Erin Brady. 2018. Working toward Empowering a Community: How Immigrant-Focused Nonprofit Organizations Use Twitter during Political Conflicts. In Proceedings of the 2018 International Conference on Supporting Group Work (GROUP ’18). (Pre-Print PDF)
Hanlin Li and Erin Brady. 2017. #accessibilityFail: Exploring the Potential of Using Social Media Posts to Identify Accessibility Problems. In Proceedings of the 2017 International iConference.
White paper
Yakov Feygin, Hanlin Li, Chirag Lala, Brent Hecht, Nicholas Vincent, Luisa Scarcella, and Matthew Prewitt. A Data Dividend that Works: Steps Toward Building an Equitable Data Economy. The Berggruen Institute 2021.
Book chapter
Yakov Feygin, Nicholas Vincent, Hanlin Li, Chirag Lala, and Luisa Scarcella. From My Data to Our Data: A Proposal to Equitably Distribute Wealth in a Digital Economy. The Future of Building Wealth. Published by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis & The Aspen Institute
Posters
Disha Bora, Hanlin Li, Sagar Salvi, Erin Brady. 2017. ActVirtual: Making Public Activism Accessible. In Proceedings of the 19th international ACM SIGACCESS conference on Computers & accessibility.
Hanlin Li and Erin Brady. 2016. #accessibilityFail: Categorizing Shared Photographs of Physical Accessibility Problems. In Proceedings of the 18th international ACM SIGACCESS conference on Computers & accessibility. (PDF)
Hanlin Li and Erin Brady. 2016. Using Technology to Plan Accessible Conferences. In Proceedings of The Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing.
Contact Info
Email: lihanlin@utexas.edu
Spring 2024 Office Hours
Thu 10:30-11:30am on Zoom
Work with me
Currently, I do not have any RA or TA positions for fall 2024. UT students should feel free to follow up with me later in the year for spring openings.
UT undergrad and grad students may complete independent study course credits with me and should feel free to reach out via email.
News
Jun 2023 - Some media mentions of our research on content moderation labor: The Washington Post, Vice, NBC, and Business Insider. Also, another paper on data labor was referenced by MIT Tech Review.
Apr 2023 - The last piece of my dissertation, the Dimensions of Data Labor, is accepted at ACM FAccT 2023.
Apr 2023 - talked to Justin Phillips from SF Chronicle about the labor theft behind AI.
Jan 2023 - A lot happening! Defended my dissertation, moved to the bay area, gave a talk at CHIWORK, joined Berkeley, did some science writing.
August 2022 – Our workshop, Ethical Tensions, Norms, and Directions in the Extraction of Online Volunteer Work, is accepted at CSCW 2022. Join us in discussing the relationship between online volunteers and the tech industry! Submit your poster by Sep 28 to guarantee a presentation slot.
June 2022 – Some news coverage on our ICWSM papers: NY Times, German NPR, Coda, and NewScientist.
June 2022 – Our paper on measuring the monetary value of online volunteer work won an award – best paper honorable mention at ICWSM!
June 2022 – Check out the press release for our papers on content moderation! Will be presenting these studies in person at ICWSM’22!
April 2022 – Our paper on responsible AI licensing accepted at FAccT’22. PDF forthcoming.
March 2022 – Completed my TAship for a Social Network Analysis class for undergrads and master’s students at NU. What an interesting panel of final projects!
March 2022 – Two papers on content moderation labor accepted at ICWSM’22. PDFs forthcoming. See you in Atlanta, GA!
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