Publications
(* = Equal Contribution)
Exploring AI Companions Together: A Structured Family Co-Investigation of Character.AI
Meghna Gupta, Mitsuka Kiyohara, Ranjitha Rangaswamy, Franziska Roesner, Julie A. Kientz
To appear in ACM IDC 2026
3/2026
Keywords: generative AI, AI companions, children, parents, parental mediation, character.ai
Exploring AI Companions Together: A Structured Family Co-Investigation of Character.AI
Meghna Gupta, Mitsuka Kiyohara, Ranjitha Rangaswamy, Franziska Roesner, Julie A. Kientz
To appear in ACM IDC 2026
3/2026
Keywords: generative AI, AI companions, children, parents, parental mediation, character.ai
Exploring AI Companions Together: A Structured Family Co-Investigation of Character.AI
Meghna Gupta, Mitsuka Kiyohara, Ranjitha Rangaswamy, Franziska Roesner, Julie A. Kientz
To appear in ACM IDC 2026
3/2026
Keywords: generative AI, AI companions, children, parents, parental mediation, character.ai
Where Does AI Leave a Footprint? Children’s Reasoning About AI’s Environmental Costs
Aayushi Dangol, Robert Wolfe, Nisha Devasia, Mitsuka Kiyohara, Jason Yip, Julie A. Kientz
To appear in ACM IDC 2026
3/2026
Keywords: participatory design, children, AI literacy, sustainability, generative AI, environmental impact
Where Does AI Leave a Footprint? Children’s Reasoning About AI’s Environmental Costs
Aayushi Dangol, Robert Wolfe, Nisha Devasia, Mitsuka Kiyohara, Jason Yip, Julie A. Kientz
To appear in ACM IDC 2026
3/2026
Keywords: participatory design, children, AI literacy, sustainability, generative AI, environmental impact
Where Does AI Leave a Footprint? Children’s Reasoning About AI’s Environmental Costs
Aayushi Dangol, Robert Wolfe, Nisha Devasia, Mitsuka Kiyohara, Jason Yip, Julie A. Kientz
To appear in ACM IDC 2026
3/2026
Keywords: participatory design, children, AI literacy, sustainability, generative AI, environmental impact
Fairness in Student Group Formation: Perspectives, Priorities, Compromises, Mechanisms, and Tooling
ITiCSE 25 Working Group
Proceedings of the 2025 Working Group Reports on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education
2/2026
Keywords: student–project allocation, computing education, fairness in group formation
Fairness in Student Group Formation: Perspectives, Priorities, Compromises, Mechanisms, and Tooling
ITiCSE 25 Working Group
Proceedings of the 2025 Working Group Reports on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education
2/2026
Keywords: student–project allocation, computing education, fairness in group formation
Fairness in Student Group Formation: Perspectives, Priorities, Compromises, Mechanisms, and Tooling
ITiCSE 25 Working Group
Proceedings of the 2025 Working Group Reports on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education
2/2026
Keywords: student–project allocation, computing education, fairness in group formation
Alexandria: An Extraheric AI Study Buddy
Mitsuka Kiyohara, Andrey Kobyakov
University of Toronto CSC428H1 Final Project
4/2025
Reimagining AI study assistants through extraheric AI.
Alexandria: An Extraheric AI Study Buddy
Mitsuka Kiyohara, Andrey Kobyakov
University of Toronto CSC428H1 Final Project
4/2025
Reimagining AI study assistants through extraheric AI.
Alexandria: An Extraheric AI Study Buddy
Mitsuka Kiyohara, Andrey Kobyakov
University of Toronto CSC428H1 Final Project
4/2025
Reimagining AI study assistants through extraheric AI.
High School Course Scheduling: Student Preferences and Fairness Constraints
Mitsuka Kiyohara
Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence
4/2025
Keywords: high school course scheduling, integer programming, constraint programming, student preferences, market design, equitable allocation
High School Course Scheduling: Student Preferences and Fairness Constraints
Mitsuka Kiyohara
Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence
4/2025
Keywords: high school course scheduling, integer programming, constraint programming, student preferences, market design, equitable allocation
High School Course Scheduling: Student Preferences and Fairness Constraints
Mitsuka Kiyohara
Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence
4/2025
Keywords: high school course scheduling, integer programming, constraint programming, student preferences, market design, equitable allocation
Infinite Gallery
Mitsuka Kiyohara, Amy Guo, Ysha Santos, Rachel Copreros
UXL Designathon
3/2025
Art endures; it transcends space and time to bring people together. And yet, the depth of connection between artists and audiences often feels diluted with a hollow, endless feed driven by likes and views. Will this be the status quo for how we interact with artistry?
Infinite Gallery
Mitsuka Kiyohara, Amy Guo, Ysha Santos, Rachel Copreros
UXL Designathon
3/2025
Art endures; it transcends space and time to bring people together. And yet, the depth of connection between artists and audiences often feels diluted with a hollow, endless feed driven by likes and views. Will this be the status quo for how we interact with artistry?
Infinite Gallery
Mitsuka Kiyohara, Amy Guo, Ysha Santos, Rachel Copreros
UXL Designathon
3/2025
Art endures; it transcends space and time to bring people together. And yet, the depth of connection between artists and audiences often feels diluted with a hollow, endless feed driven by likes and views. Will this be the status quo for how we interact with artistry?
Vibetastic: Sharing Good Vibes Through Music
Mitsuka Kiyohara
Personal Project
4/2024
What if I could combine Discord + Spotify + TikTok into one music app?
Vibetastic: Sharing Good Vibes Through Music
Mitsuka Kiyohara
Personal Project
4/2024
What if I could combine Discord + Spotify + TikTok into one music app?
Vibetastic: Sharing Good Vibes Through Music
Mitsuka Kiyohara
Personal Project
4/2024
What if I could combine Discord + Spotify + TikTok into one music app?
Bito: Making Undergrad Research Accessible (Finalist)
Mitsuka Kiyohara, Michael Septirymen, Amy Peng, and Yam Wachiralappaitoon
UofT UDesignathon
2/2024
Ito with passionate and inquisitive minds all over the globe. Immerse yourself with collaborative and interdisciplinary research excellence.
Bito: Making Undergrad Research Accessible (Finalist)
Mitsuka Kiyohara, Michael Septirymen, Amy Peng, and Yam Wachiralappaitoon
UofT UDesignathon
2/2024
Ito with passionate and inquisitive minds all over the globe. Immerse yourself with collaborative and interdisciplinary research excellence.
Bito: Making Undergrad Research Accessible (Finalist)
Mitsuka Kiyohara, Michael Septirymen, Amy Peng, and Yam Wachiralappaitoon
UofT UDesignathon
2/2024
Ito with passionate and inquisitive minds all over the globe. Immerse yourself with collaborative and interdisciplinary research excellence.