Dr. Reza H. Mogavi | University of Waterloo

[CSCW 2025] [CJ] The Jade Gateway to Trust: Exploring How Socio-Cultural Perspectives Shape Trust Within Chinese NFT Communities. ACM Journal Series: Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction (Acceptance rate: ~25%). Yi-Fan Cao, Reza Hadi Mogavi, Meng Xia, Leo Yu-Ho Lo, Xiaoqing Zhang, Mei-Jia Lou, Lennart E. Nacke, Yang Wang, Huamin Qu.

[CHB: Artificial Humans 2024] [J] The Great AI Witch Hunt: Reviewers Perception and (Mis) Conception of Generative AI in Research Writing. The Journal of Computers in Human Behavior: Artificial Humans. Hilda Hadan, Derrick Wang, Reza Hadi Mogavi, Joseph Tu, Leah Zhang-Kennedy, Lennart E Nacke.

[CSCW 2024] [SP] From Prompt to Metaverse: User Perceptions of Personalized Spaces. In Proceedings of the 27th ACM SIGCHI Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work & Social Computing (CSCW), San Jose, Costa Rica, November 2024. Simin Yang, Yuk Hang Tsui, Xian Wang, Ahmad Alhilal, Reza Hadi Mogavi, Xuetong Wang, and Pan Hui.

[CHI Play 2024] [CJ] The Jade Gateway to Exergaming: How Socio-Cultural Factors Shape Exergaming Among East Asian Older Adults. ACM Journal Series: Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction (Acceptance rate: ~23%). Reza Hadi Mogavi, Juhyung Son, Simin Yang, Derrick M. Wang, Lydia Choong, Ahmad Alhilal, Pengyuan Zhou, Pan Hui, and Lennart E. Nacke. (Honorable Mention Award 🏆)

[DIS 2024] [C] Disembodied, Asocial, and Unreal: How Users Reinterpret Designed Affordances of Social VR. Proceedings of the 2024 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference (Acceptance rate: ~25%). Eugene Kukshinov, Daniel Harley, Kata Szita, Reza Hadi Mogavi, Cayley MacArthur, Lennart E. Nacke.

[CHI 2024] [C] Charting the Future of AI in Project-Based Learning: A Co-Design Exploration with Students. Proceedings of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (Acceptance rate: ~26%). Chengbo Zheng, Kangyu Yuan, Bingcan Guo, Reza Hadi Mogavi, Zhenhui Peng, Shuai Ma, Xiaojuan Ma.

[Metaverse in Education 2024] [B] Meta-In or Meta-Out of Students with Special Needs: A Systematic Review on the Use of Metaverse in Special Education. A Book Chapter at the Application of the Metaverse in Education. Fahriye Altinay, Ahmed Tlili, Zehra Altinay, Gokmen Dagli, Olasile Babatunde Adedoyin, Ronghuai Huang, Lin Xu, Mohamed Jemni, Reza Hadi Mogavi, Ahmed Hosny Saleh Metwally.

[CHI 2024] [WS] Sora OpenAI's Prelude: Social Media Perspectives on Sora OpenAI and the Future of AI Video Generation. CHI 24 Workshop Series: HCI and Human Factors Joining Forces to Meet the AI Interaction Challenge. Reza Hadi Mogavi, Derrick Wang, Joseph Tu, Hilda Hadan, Sabrina A Sgandurra, Pan Hui, Lennart E Nacke.

[CHI 2024] [WS] Augmenting the Author: Exploring the Potential of AI Collaboration in Academic Writing. CHI 24 Workshop Series: Generative AI and Human-Computer Interaction (GenAICHI). Joseph Tu, Hilda Hadan, Derrick M Wang, Sabrina A Sgandurra, Reza Hadi Mogavi, Lennart E Nacke.

[HCI International 2024] [CB] Making Learning Engaging and Productive: SimLab, A VR Lab to Bridge between Classroom Theory and Industrial Practice in Chemical Engineering Education. In Proceedings of the 26th Human-Computer Interaction International Conference. Juhyung Son, Ahmad Alhilal, Reza Hadi Mogavi, Tristan Braud, Pan Hui.

[HCI International 2024] [CB] Which Exergame Is Better for Older Adults? an Exploratory Study on User Perspectives of Virtual Reality, Exercube, and 2D Exergames. In Proceedings of the 26th Human-Computer Interaction International Conference. Chao Deng, Jennifer Hoffman, Reza Hadi Mogavi, Juhyung Son, Simin Yang, Pan Hui.

[CHB: Artificial Humans 2024] [J] ChatGPT in education: A blessing or a curse? A qualitative study exploring early adopters’ utilization and perceptions. The Journal of Computers in Human Behavior: Artificial Humans. Reza Hadi Mogavi, Chao Deng, Justin Juho Kim, Pengyuan Zhou, Young D. Kwon, Ahmed Hosny Saleh Metwally, Ahmed Tlili, Simone Bassanelli, Antonio Bucchiarone, Sujit Gujar, Lennart E. Nacke, Pan Hui.

[ASONAM 2023] [C] Understanding Characteristics of Catalyst Users in the WallStreetBets Community. Proceedings IEEE/ACM International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining (Acceptance rate: ~19%). Ehsan-Ul Haq, Yiming Zhu, Zijun Lin, Haodi Weng, Gareth Tyson, Lik Hang Lee, Reza Hadi Mogavi, Tristan Braud, and Pan Hui.

[HCI International 2023] [CB] Your Favorite Gameplay Speaks Volumes about You: Predicting User Behavior and Hexad Type. In Proceedings of the 25th Human-Computer Interaction International Conference . Reza Hadi Mogavi, Chao Deng, Jennifer Hoffman, Ehsan-Ul Haq, Sujit Gujar, Antonio Bucchiarone, Pan Hui. (Best Paper Award🏆)

[Learning at Scale 2023] [SP] Envisioning an Inclusive Metaverse: Student Perspectives on Accessible and Empowering Metaverse-Enabled Learning. Proceedings of the 10th ACM Conference on Learning at Scale Conference 2023. Reza Hadi Mogavi, Jennifer Hoffman, Chao Deng, Yiwei Du, Ehsan-Ul Haq, Pan Hui.

[The Web Conference (WWW) 2023] [C] Tangible Web: An Interactive Immersion Virtual Reality System That Travels Across Reality. Proceeding of the ACM Web Conference. Simin Yang, Ze Gao, Reza Hadi Mogavi, Tristan Braud, and Pan Hui.

[CSCW 2022] [CJ] More Gamification Is Not Always Better: A Case Study of Promotional Gamification in a Question Answering Website. ACM Journal Series: Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction (Acceptance rate: 27%). Reza Hadi Mogavi, Ehsan-Ul Haq, Sujit Gujar, Pan Hui, and Xiaojuan Ma.

[CSCW 2022] [CJ] What Do Users Think of Promotional Gamification Schemes? A Qualitative Case Study in a Question Answering Website. ACM Journal Series: Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction. Reza Hadi Mogavi, Yuanhao Zhang, Ehsan-Ul Haq, Yongjin Wu, Pan Hui, and Xiaojuan Ma. (Methods Recognition Award🏆)

[ASONAM 2022] [C] Exploring Mental Health Communications among Instagram Coaches. Proceedings IEEE/ACM International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining (Acceptance rate: ~19%). Ehsan-Ul Haq, Lik Hang Lee, Gareth Tyson, Reza Hadi Mogavi, Tristan Braud, and Pan Hui.

[Learning at Scale 2022] [C] When Gamification Spoils Your Learning: A Qualitative Case Study of Gamification Misuse in a Language-Learning App. Proceedings of the 9th ACM Conference on Learning at Scale Conference 2022. Reza Hadi Mogavi, Bingcan Guo, Yuanhao Zhang, Ehsan-Ul Haq, Pan Hui, and Xiaojuan Ma. (Honorable Mention Award 🏆)

[DGO 2022] [C] Tips, Tidings, and Tech: Governmental Communication on Facebook During the COVID-19 Pandemic. In Proceedings of the 23rd Annual International Conference on Digital Government Research. Ehsan-Ul Haq, Tristan Braud, Lik Hang Lee, Reza Hadi Mogavi, He Zhang, and Pan Hui.

[CSCW 2021] [CJ] Characterizing Student Engagement Moods for Dropout Prediction in Question Pool Websites. ACM Journal Series: Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction (Acceptance rate: ~27%). Reza Hadi Mogavi, Xiaojuan Ma, and Pan Hui.

[Learning at Scale 2021] [C] Student Barriers to Active Learning in Synchronous Online Classes: Characterization, Reflections, and Suggestions. Proceedings of the 8th ACM Conference on Learning at Scale Conference 2021. Reza Hadi Mogavi, Yankun Zhao, Ehsan-Ul Haq, Pan Hui, and Xiaojuan Ma.

[ASONAM 2019] [C] Effects of Ego Networks and Communities on Self-Disclosure in an Online Social Network. Proceedings IEEE/ACM International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining (Acceptance rate: 14%). Young D. Kwon, Reza Hadi Mogavi, Ehsan-Ul Haq, Youngjin Kwon, Xiaojuan Ma, and Pan Hui.

[PRICAI 2019] [C] HRCR: Hidden Markov-based Reinforcement to Reduce Churn in Question Answering Forums. In Proceedings of the16th Pacific Rim International Conference on Artificial Intelligence. Reza Hadi Mogavi, Sujit Gujar, Xiaojuan Ma, and Pan Hui.

[Supercomputing 2013] [J] A New High-Performance Approach: Merging Optimal Multicast Sessions for Supporting Multisource Routing. The Journal of Supercomputing. Mohsen Heydarian and Reza Hadi Mogavi.