Journal

• [Q1] Priyadarshana YHPP, Liang Z, Piumarta I. (2025) ExDoRA: Enhancing transferability of large language models for depression detection using free-text explanations. Frontiers in Digital Health.  [PubMed/SCI/Scopus]【First author is PhD student】

• [Q1] Hoang NH, Liang Z. (2025) Detection and Severity Classification of Sleep Apnea Using Continuous Wearable SpO2 Signals: A Multi-Scale Feature Approach. Sensors  25(6), 1698. DOI: 10.3390/s25061698. [PubMed/SCI/Scopus]【First author is PhD student】

• [Q1] Hoang NH, Liang Z. (2025) AI-driven sleep apnea screening with overnight blood oxygen saturation: current practices and future directions. Front. Digit. Health - Health Informatics. [PubMed/SCI/Scopus]【First author is PhD student】

• [Q1] Saskovets M, Saponkova I, Liang Z. (2025) Effects of Sound Interventions on the Mental Stress Response in Adults: A Scoping Review. JMIR Mental Health. 22/11/2024:69120. DOI: 10.2196/preprints.69120.  [SCI/Scopus/PubMed]【First author is PhD student】

Preprints

• Priyadarshana YHPP, Liang Z, Piumarta I. HelaDepDet 2.0 - A Novel Deep Learning Approach for Detecting the Severity of Human Depression on Social Media Analysis. JMIR Preprints. 05/12/2023:55181. DOI: 10.2196/preprints.55181.【First author is PhD student】

• Saskovets M, Lohachov M, Liang Z, Piumarta I. Validity of a New Stress Induction Protocol using Speech Improvisation (IMPRO). BioRxiv 2024.09.10.612289. DOI: 10.1101/2024.09.10.612289. 【First author is PhD student】

Conference Proceedings (Reviewed and Indexed)

• Liang Z, Hwang D, Chen S, Hoang NH, Khotchasing K, Melcer EF. (2025) User Preferences for Interaction Timing in Smartwatch Sleep Hygiene Games. In the Proceedings of the 2025 ACM CHI conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2025). (Acceptance rate = 7.8%) [WoS/Scopus]

• Kosasih KK, Karlsson DC, Karunarathna TS, Liang Z. (2025) Eyes as Windows to the Heart: Predicting Heart Rate from Pupillometric Features. In Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Health Informatics (HEALTHINF 2025), Porto, Portugal.【First author is master student】[Scopus]

• Carvalho CF, Karunarathna T, Liang Z. (2025) Multiscale Entropy Analysis of Continuous Glucose Monitoring Data: A Comparative Study of Diabetic and Healthy Populations. In Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Health Informatics (HEALTHINF 2025), Porto, Portugal.【First author is master student】 [Scopus]  

• Senanayake A, Liang Z. (2025) Anxiety Detection in Reddit Posts through Emotion Dynamics Analysis. In Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Health Informatics (HEALTHINF 2025), Porto, Portugal.【First author is master student】 [Scopus]【Honorable Mention for Best Poster】

• Hoang N, Liang Z. (2025) Reconsidering AHI as an Indicator of Sleep Apnea Severity: Insights from Mining Large, Longitudinal Sleep Datasets. In Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Health Informatics (HEALTHINF 2025), Porto, Portugal. 【First author is PhD student】 [Scopus] 

• Liang Z. (2025) Assessing Dietary Protein Intake: A Comparative Study of Two Consumer Mail-In Nutrition Test Kits​. In Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Health Informatics (HEALTHINF 2025), Porto, Portugal. [Scopus]

Conference Proceedings (Non-Indexed)

• Saskovets M, Lohachov M,  Liang Z. Towards Personalized Stress Monitoring: Multilevel and Machine Learning Models for Cortisol Prediction. In Proceedings of The 48th Annual Meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society, Niigata, Japan. 【First author is PhD student】(reviewed)

• Yapa HPPP, Senanayake A, Liang Z. (2025) PIFU: A novel framework to evaluate the interpretability of synthetic free-text explanations in digital mental health. In Proceedings of the Human-Centered Evaluation and Auditing of Language Models (HEAL@CHI '25), Yokohama, Japan. 【First author is PhD student】(reviewed)  (The Most Trending Paper Mention)

• Ahmed H, Liang Z. (2025) Wandering as CLOUDS: Designing Soft Nudges for Mood Logging and Reflection on Smartwatches. In Proceedings of the Envisioning the Future of Interactive Health Workshop in conjunction with CHI 2025, Yokohama, Japan.【First author is undergraduate student】(reviewed)

• Liang Z. (2025) Statistical Lessons Learned in Personal Informatics Research. In Proceedings of the Envisioning the Future of Interactive Health Workshop in conjunction with CHI 2025, Yokohama, Japan. (reviewed)

• Liang Z, Hoang NH, Karunarathna T. (2025) A Pilot Study on Sensemaking of Consumer Micronutrient Tests: Sufficiencies, Deficiencies, and Barriers to Improvement. In Proceedings of the Envisioning the Future of Interactive Health Workshop in conjunction with CHI 2025, Yokohama, Japan. (reviewed)

• Carvalho CF, Karunarathna T, Liang Z. (2025) Exploring Gender Differences in Interstitial Glucose Dynamics through Multiscale Entropy Analysis. In Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Medical and Health Informatics (ICMHI 2025), Kyoto, Japan.【First author is master student】(reviewed)

• Hoang HN, Liang Z. (2025) Systematic Investigation of the Impact of Data Granularity on Feature Utility in SpO2-Based Sleep Apnea Detection. In Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Medical and Health Informatics (ICMHI 2025), Kyoto, Japan.【First author is PhD student】(reviewed)

• Karunarathna T, Carvalho CF, Liang Z. (2025) Predicting Glucose Levels: The Role of Physiological, Circadian, Behavioral and Demographic Features. In Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Medical and Health Informatics (ICMHI 2025), Kyoto, Japan.【First author is undergraduate student】(reviewed)

• Saskovets M, Lohachov M, Karlsson DC, Liang Z.  (2025) Exploring the Feasibility of Cortisol Level Prediction Using Multimodal Physiological Signals. In Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Medical and Health Informatics (ICMHI 2025), Kyoto, Japan.【First author is PhD student】(reviewed)

• Yapa HPPP, Liang Z. (2025)  Improving In-Context Learning Interpretability with Free-Text Explanations for Complex Tasks​. In Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Health Informatics (HEALTHINF 2025), Porto, Portugal.【First author is PhD student】(reviewed)

• Liang Z, Melcer EF, Hwang D, Chen S, Hoang NH, Khotchasing K. (2025) Game On for Better Sleep: Designing Serious Games to Promote Sleep Hygiene in University Students​. In Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Health Informatics (HEALTHINF 2025), Porto, Portugal. (reviewed)

• Yapa P, Senanayake AL, Liang Z. (2025) Enhancing interpretability of large language models for contextually dissimilar tasks. In Proceedings of the 87th National Convention of IPSJ, Osaka, Japan.【First author is PhD student】

• Hoang HN, Liang Z. (2025) Identifying Sleep Apnea Risks Through Contrast Set Mining. In Proceedings of the 87th National Convention of IPSJ, Osaka, Japan.【First author is PhD student】

• Franca Carvalho C, Liang Z. (2025) Deep Learning Based Continuous Glucose Prediction for Different Diabetic Populations. In Proceedings of the 87th National Convention of IPSJ, Osaka, Japan.【First author is master student】

• Senanayake AL, Yapa P, Liang Z. (2025) Comparative Analysis of XGBoost and Conventional Machine Learning Models for Detecting Anxiety Using Psycholinguistic Features in Social Media Text. In Proceedings of the 87th National Convention of IPSJ, Osaka, Japan.【First author is master student】