Author

Danial Amin

Observed name: Amin, Danial

Institution: University of Vaasa

Observed institution: University of Vaasa

ORCID: 0009-0000-7597-2267

Observed ORCID: 0009-0000-7597-2267

OpenAlex ID: A5121963824

Creating and Evaluating Personas Using Generative AI: A Scoping Review of 81 Articles

2026 · Danial Amin, Joni Salminen, et al. · CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · 35

Generative AI personas considered harmful? Putting forth twenty challenges of algorithmic user representation in human-computer interaction

2025 · Danial Amin, Joni Salminen, et al. · International Journal of Human-Computer Studies · 19

"When AI Writes Personas": Analyzing Lexical Diversity in LLM-Generated Persona Descriptions

2025 · Sankalp Sethi, Joni Salminen, et al. · CHI Conference Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA) · 10

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Using AI for User Representation: An Analysis of 83 Persona Prompts

2025 · Joni Salminen, Danial Amin, et al. · IEEE/ACS International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications (AICCSA) · 8

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The Use of Large Language Models in HCI: A Critical Analysis of Synthetic Users

2025 · Joni Salminen, Danial Amin, et al. · Augmented Humans International Conference (AHs) · 8

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AI representing personas representing user groups: Applying the agency theory to examine interaction challenges of conversational personas as decision-making tools

2026 · Joni Salminen, Soon-Gyo Jung, et al. · Decision Support Systems · 5

How to Model AI Agents as Personas?: Applying the Persona Ecosystem Playground to 41,300 Posts on Moltbook for Behavioral Insights

2026 · Amin, Danial, Salminen, Joni, et al. · arXiv (Cornell University) · 4

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Large Language Models in Human–Computer Interaction

2026 · Danial Amin, Joni Salminen, et al. · CRC Press eBooks · 4

Bayesian Orchestration of Multi-LLM Agents for Cost-Aware Sequential Decision-Making

2026 · Amin, Danial · arXiv (Cornell University) · 4

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Introducing Persona Ecosystem Playground (PEP): Generating Behaviorally Grounded Personas from Think-Aloud Sessions

2026 · Danial Amin, Joni Salminen, et al. · ACM Conference on Conversational User Interfaces (CUI) · 2

From Priming Modalities to Educational AI Chatbot Engagement: A Study of 67 Learners

2026 · Trang Xuan, Joni Salminen, et al. · International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction · 2

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From Generation to Simulation: Responsible Use of AI Personas in Human-Centered Design and Research

2026 · A. Baki Kocaballi, Mirjana Prpa, et al. · CHI Conference Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA) · 1

Representing Religious Practices via AI-Generated Personas: A Case Study of Ramadan Behaviors from Four Predominantly Muslim Countries

2025 · Leen F. Al Qadi, Soon-Gyo Jung, et al. · IEEE/ACS International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications (AICCSA) · 1

LLMs Cannot Be Neutral: Gender Sensitivity Across Candidates, Evaluators, and Models

2026 · Amin, Danial, Salminen, Joni, et al. · arXiv (Cornell University)

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Assessing inter-rater agreement among large language model judges: Evidence from persona evaluation across varying educational risk contexts

2026 · Danial Amin, Joni Salminen, et al. · Technological Forecasting and Social Change

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Reconceptualizing the Persona Perception Scale for Non-Human Personas: A Formative Validation Study

2026 · Joni Salminen, Lene Nielsen, et al. · Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction

PersonaBase: Computational Resources for Advancing the Research and Practice of Data-Driven Personas

2026 · Joni Salminen, Danial Amin, et al. · Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction

Do Not Trust the Benchmark: Limitations of General LLM Rankings and a Case for Task-Specific Evaluation

2026 · Amin, Danial · arXiv (Cornell University)

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Persona Set Diversity Measurement (PSDM)

2026 · Joni Salminen, Danial Amin · OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints)

“Half My Survey Data Is Bad; The Problem Is, I Can't Tell Which Half”: Evaluating the Validatability of Large-Scale Survey Data Using 176 Algorithmically Generated Personas

2026 · Bernard J. Jansen, Marwan Akari, et al. · ACM Conference on Hypertext and Social Media (HT)

PersonaBase: A Formative Evaluation Study of Computational Resources for Data-Driven Personas

2026 · Joni Salminen, Danial Amin, et al. · ACM Conference on Hypertext and Social Media (HT)

LLM Evaluation of Bias

2026 · Joni Salminen, Danial Amin, et al. · OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints)

From Priming Modalities to Educational AI Chatbot Engagement: A Study of 67 Learners

2026 · Xuan, Trang, Salminen, Joni, et al. · Figshare

LLMs for Data Driven Personas-Segmentation

2026 · Danial Amin · OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints)

"Pathways to the Metaverse": Exploring the User Experience Mechanisms Driving Technology Acceptance in Virtual Lab Visits with an LLM-powered Avatar

2026 · Xinyi Tu, Francesco Biondani, et al. · ACM International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI)

Works count: 29

Citation count: 103

H-index: 5

I10-index: 3