Lance T. Wilhelm
Human-Computer Interaction, Large Language Models, Leadership

Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061
I am currently a Ph.D. Student in the SAIL Lab within the Computer Science Department at Virginia Tech. I am also an experienced team and laboratory leader with a demonstrated history of working in the Department of Defense (DoD) research industry. I am enthralled by the current state-of-the-art artificial intelligence (AI) research and development, specifically at the intersection of large-language models (LLMs) and computational social science (CSS).
Education
M.S., Analytics, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2022
B.S., Physics, United States Air Force Academy, 2013
Research Interests
- Human-AI Interaction
- Large Language Models
- Computational Social Science
- Leadership Communication
- System Design
News
Oct 8, 2025 | Contributed to Xiaohan’s paper accepted to VL/HCC 2025, Designing Human-AI Collaboration to Support Learning in Counterspeech Writing 📄 |
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Jul 7, 2025 | Full paper accepted to ACM CUI ‘25, How Managers Perceive AI-Assisted Conversational Training for Workplace Communication 📄 🎉! |
Jan 10, 2025 | Contributed to Taufiq’s full paper accepted to ACM GROUP ‘25, Conversate: Supporting Reflective Learning in Interview Practice Through Interactive Simulation and Dialogic Feedback 📄 |
Sep 9, 2023 | Joined the SAIL Lab at Virginia Tech advised by Dr. Eugenia Rho! ⛵ |
May 30, 2023 | Accepted to the Virginia Tech Ph.D. in Computer Science program for Fall ‘23. Go Hokies! |