About

I am a Ph.D. candidate in Intelligent Education at the School of Computer Science and Technology, East China Normal University (ECNU), advised by Prof. Shiqing Liu from the Department of Education.

Since December 2025, I have undertaken joint Ph.D. training at the School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (SPMS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), co-supervised by Prof. Kang Hao Cheong. My work centers on educational agents, human-centered evaluation, and trustworthy generative human–AI social systems. I have also contributed to the preparation of an AI4Edu Research Fund proposal.

Research Outputs

Lead and First-Author Work

  1. Minor revision EduEval framework thumbnail

    EduEval: An Evaluation Framework for Modeling and Validating Persona-Consistent Virtual Students

    Yiping Ma*, Shiyu Hu*, Xuchen Li, Buyuan Zhu, Yipei Wang, Yuqing Chen, Shiqing Liu†, and Kang Hao Cheong†

    Pattern Recognition · JCR Q1 · Top Journal

  2. Minor revision GHASS framework thumbnail

    From Observation to Generation: A Complex-Systems Perspective on Generative Human–AI Social Systems

    Yiping Ma*, Mengyao Peng*, Shiyu Hu, Buyuan Zhu, Yipei Wang, Yuqing Chen, Shiqing Liu†, and Kang Hao Cheong†

    Chaos, Solitons & Fractals · JCR Q1 · Top Journal

  3. AAAI-Workshop SOEI framework thumbnail

    Learning to Be Taught: A Structured SOEI Framework for Modeling and Evaluating Personality-Aligned Virtual Student Agents

    Yiping Ma*, Shiyu Hu*, Xuchen Li, Yipei Wang, Yuqing Chen, Shiqing Liu†, and Kang Hao Cheong†

    AI for Education Workshop at the 40th AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence · Workshop in CCF-A Conference

  4. AAAI-Workshop EduVerse framework thumbnail

    Redefining Educational Simulation: EduVerse as a User-Defined and Developmental Multi-Agent Simulation Space

    Yiping Ma*, Shiyu Hu*, Buyuan Zhu, Yipei Wang, Yaxuan Kang, Shiqing Liu†, and Kang Hao Cheong†

    AI for Education Workshop at the 40th AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence · Workshop in CCF-A Conference

  5. Under review AdaptTrace framework thumbnail

    AdaptTrace: Diagnosing History-Driven Adaptation in In-Context Reinforcement Learning for Ad-Hoc Teamwork

    Yiping Ma, Shiyu Hu, Buyuan Zhu, Shiyu Qiu, Shiqing Liu†, and Kang Hao Cheong†

    IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP) · CCF-B Conference

  6. Published Trustworthy AI framework thumbnail

    Trustworthy AI in Education: Framework, Cases, and Governance Strategies

    Yiping Ma, Xinjin Li, Shiyu Hu, Shiqing Liu†, and Kang Hao Cheong†

    Innovation and Emerging Technologies, Vol. 12, Article 2550026 · JCR Q2

  7. Published MSFL results thumbnail

    MSFL: Explainable Multitask-Based Shared Feature Learning for Multilingual Speech Emotion Recognition

    Yiping Ma and Wei Wang†

    Applied Sciences, 12(24), 12805 · JCR Q2

  8. Published Speech emotion recognition review thumbnail

    Advances Research in Speech Emotion Recognition Based on Multi-Task Learning

    Yiping Ma, Guosong Di, and Wei Wang†

    4th International Workshop on Artificial Intelligence and Education (WAIE), IEEE, pp. 27–31 · Best Paper Presentation Award

Collaborative Work

  1. AAAI-Workshop

    EduPersona: Benchmarking Subjective Ability Boundaries of Virtual Student Agents

    Buyuan Zhu*, Shiyu Hu*†, Yiping Ma, Yuanming Zhang, and Kang Hao Cheong†

    AI for Education Workshop at the 40th AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence · Workshop in CCF-A Conference

  2. Published

    From IM to PIM: Revolutionizing Influence Maximization with Personalized Seed Generation

    Mengyao Peng*, Hongyan Gu, Yiping Ma, Feng Yu, and Xinli Huang†

    IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, 25(8), 11854–11869 · JCR Q1 · Top Journal

  3. Published

    Educational Evaluation with MLLMs: Framework, Dataset, and Comprehensive Assessment

    Yuqing Chen*, Yixin Li, Yupei Ren, Yixin Liu, and Yiping Ma†

    Electronics, 14(18), 3713 · JCR Q2

  4. Preprint

    SOI Is the Root of All Evil: Quantifying and Breaking Similar Object Interference in Single Object Tracking

    Yipei Wang*, Shiyu Hu*, Shukun Jia, Panxi Xu, Hongfei Ma, Yiping Ma, Jing Zhang, Xiaobo Lu†, and Xin Zhao

    Preprint

  5. Published

    Simulation-Based Educational Practicum: A New Approach to Empower Pre-Service Teacher Training

    Yuqing Chen*, Yiping Ma, Shiqing Liu, Fei Jiang, and Aimin Zhou†

    Teacher Education Research (《教师教育研究》) · CSSCI Journal · Chinese-language journal

Research Projects

  1. East China Normal University - Principal Investigator

    Intelligent Education Ph.D. Research Grant Project

    From Collaboration to Integration: A Study on the Dilemma and Countermeasures of Human–Computer Interaction in Intelligent Education

  2. North Carolina State University

    GEARS Summer Research Program

    Conducted a mentored machine-learning study on imbalanced blood-glucose prediction using support vector machines, feature ranking, cross-validation, and sensitivity-oriented evaluation.

  3. Asian Education Leadership Program

    Educational Leadership Study Program

    Examined educational authority, leadership approaches, and adolescent emotional development through two case-based qualitative research projects.

  4. Southern Cross University, Australia

    ELICOS Program

    Completed intensive English-language study with a Pass with Distinction.

  5. Undergraduate Innovation Project

    “Raspberry” Shared Bookhouse Mobile Application

    Developed a campus application supporting online book rental and offline book exchange to improve the circulation and reuse of printed books.

Leadership & Engagement

  1. Class Youth League Secretary · Intelligent Education, ECNU

    Supports class organization, student communication, and collective activities for the Intelligent Education cohort.

  2. Director, Academic Center · Nanjing Normal University · School of Education Science

    Concurrently served as Vice Chair of the Jiangsu Academic Alliance; organized academic forums and provincial student research activities, and led the center to receive an Outstanding Department distinction.

  3. Video Production Intern · Chaoxing

    Contributed to Tianjin University's laboratory-safety education animation series through scriptwriting and voice recording.

  4. Vice Chair · Youth Media Center, Tianjin University of Sport

    Oversaw the university Youth League's official social-media account and produced original content that repeatedly ranked among leading university accounts in Tianjin.

  5. Youth Outreach Team · Tianjin University of Sport

    Organized and participated in community outreach and public-speaking activities through the university's “Young Marxists” training program, receiving individual recognition for social practice.

Awards & Honors

  • ECNU

    Outstanding Communist Youth League Cadre, East China Normal University

  • 2022

    Best Paper Presentation Award, 4th International Workshop on Artificial Intelligence and Education

  • 2021

    Outstanding Student, Nanjing Normal University

  • 2020

    National First Prize, iTeach National Digital Education Innovation Competition

  • 2020

    Outstanding Graduate, Tianjin University of Sport

  • 2020

    Tianjin Municipal People's Government Scholarship, Tianjin University of Sport