Yi-Chun Chen

Also known as: Rimi Chen

Visual Narrative, Multimodal understanding, Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing, Computer Vision, Machine Learning

Yi-Chun Chen earned a Ph.D. in Computer Science from North Carolina State University in 2023 under the mentorship of Dr. Arnav Jhala. Yi-Chun’s research focuses on Visual Narrative Comprehension and Generation, exploring the intersection of multimodal understanding, machine learning, and generative AI. more

Works (10)

Updated: November 30th, 2025 18:25

2023 journal article

A Customizable Generator for Comic-Style Visual Narrative

ArXiv Preprint ArXiv:2401.02863.

By: Y. Chen  & A. Jhala

Source: ORCID
Added: October 13, 2024

2023 thesis

A Framework with Hierarchical Models for Visual Narrative Sequence Comprehension and its Applications

North Carolina State University.

By: Y. Chen 

Source: ORCID
Added: October 13, 2024

2023 journal article

CPST: Comprehension-Preserving Style Transfer for Multi-Modal Narratives

ArXiv Preprint ArXiv:2312.08695.

By: Y. Chen  & A. Jhala

Source: ORCID
Added: October 13, 2024

2023 journal article

Characterizing the perception of urban spaces from visual analytics of street-level imagery

AI & Society, 38(4), 1361–1371.

By: F. Freitas, T. Berreth, Y. Chen  & A. Jhala

Source: ORCID
Added: October 13, 2024

2023 journal article

Panel Transitions for Genre Analysis in Visual Narratives

ArXiv Preprint ArXiv:2312.08720.

By: Y. Chen  & A. Jhala

Source: ORCID
Added: October 13, 2024

2022 article

Characterizing the perception of urban spaces from visual analytics of street-level imagery

Freitas, F., Berreth, T., Chen, Y.-C., & Jhala, A. (2022, December 4). AI & Society, Vol. 38, pp. 1361–1371.

By: F. Freitas n , T. Berreth*, Y. Chen n  & A. Jhala n 

author keywords: Urban studies; Interactive analytics; Feature mapping; Machine learning; Computer vision; Streetscape photography; Geographic information systems
topics (OpenAlex): Impact of Light on Environment and Health; Land Use and Ecosystem Services; Urban Design and Spatial Analysis
TL;DR: This paper describes the process of incorporating subjective visual ratings across two datasets of temporally separated street-view images, an algorithm, and a visualization tool, and describes the results of training algorithms that utilized image features with crowdsourced human perception ratings. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: December 24, 2022

2021 conference paper

A Computational Model of Comprehension in Manga Style Visual Narratives

Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, 43(43).

By: Y. Chen  & A. Jhala

Source: ORCID
Added: October 13, 2024

2018 conference paper

Abstractions for Narrative Comprehension Tasks.

INT/WICED@ AIIDE.

By: Y. Chen , J. Robertson & A. Jhala

Source: ORCID
Added: October 13, 2024

2013 thesis

Oracle learning for agent negotiation based on rationality in task allocation problem

(M.S. thesis).

By: Y. Chen 

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: October 20, 2024

2012 conference paper

Stochastic negotiation with market utility for automated power restoration on a smart grid

Third International Workshop in Agent Technologies for Energy Systems.

By: Y. Huang, Y. Chen , W. Yu & V. Soo

Source: ORCID
Added: October 13, 2024

Employment

Updated: July 13th, 2025 15:08

2025 - 2026

Yale University New Haven, Connecticut, US
Postdoctoral Associate Department of Emergency Medicine

2023 - 2025

North Carolina State University Raleigh, US
Research Scholar Computer Science

2015 - 2023

North Carolina State University Raleigh, US
Graduate Research/Teaching Assistant Computer Science

2014 - 2015

Academia Sinica Taipei, TW
Research Assistant Institute of Information Science (IIS)

Education

Updated: October 12th, 2024 16:23

2015 - 2023

North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC, US
Doctor of Philosophy Computer Science

2011 - 2013

National Tsing Hua University Hsinchu, TW
Master of Science Computer Science

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