Scholar
Muhua Huang
Google Scholar ID: JxIbPdoAAAAJ
Stanford University
Citations & Impact
Citations
41
H-index
3
i10-index
2
Publications
9
Co-authors
6
list available
Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- 1. Huang, M. & Evans, J. (In Press). Institutions as cached computation for resource-rational negotiation. Behavioral and Brain Sciences.
- 2. Huang, M., Zhang, X., Soto, C., & Evans, J. (Under Review). Designing AI-Agents with Personalities: A Psychometric Approach. Personality Science. [Preprint]
- 3. Bai, Y., Duan, S., Huang, M., Yao, J., Liu, Z., Zhang, P., … & Xie, X. (Under Review). IROTE: Human-like Traits Elicitation of Large Language Model via In-Context Self-Reflective Optimization. [Preprint]
- 4. Zhang, H., Huang, M., & Wang, J. (Under Review). Evolving Collective Cognition in Human-Agent Hybrid Societies: How Agents Form Stances and Boundaries. [Preprint]
- 5. Zhang, X., Huang, M., Sun, J., & Savalei, V. (2025). Improving the Measurement of the Big Five via Alternative Formats for the BFI-2. Journal of Personality Assessment.
Research Experience
- 1. At Stanford, developing a new theoretical framework to understand and conceptualize AI’s values and investigating AI’s cognition and representations through a social science lens
- 2. Collaborated at Microsoft Research Asia with Dr. Xiaoyuan Yi and Dr. Xing Xie, examining AI alignment problems
- 3. Explored the use of Generative Agent-Based Modelling to simulate psychological and social phenomena with Dr. James Evans at the University of Chicago
- 4. At UBC, explored topics ranging from psychometric modeling of personality to socioeconomic cognition and explainable AI
Education
- 1. PhD student in Organizational Behavior at Stanford Graduate School of Business (2025 - present)
- 2. M.A. in Computational Social Science from The University of Chicago, advised by Dr. James Evans (time not provided)
- 3. B.A. in Computer Science and Psychology (Honours) from The University of British Columbia, mentored by Dr. Victoria Savalei, Dr. Kristin Laurin, and Dr. Christina Conati (time not provided)
Background
- Research interests include personality, culture, values, and cognition, particularly in the context of AI for social science. Member of the UChicago Knowledge Lab and the Stanford–Berkeley Computational Culture Lab.
Miscellany
- Personal interests and hobbies not mentioned
