Zhiyuan Liu

My DPhil research investigates how clinicians make decisions under uncertainty when supported by Artificial Intelligence (AI). Specifically, I examine how confidence shapes advice-seeking behaviour and trust in different information sources within clinical decision-making. Drawing on insights from human–AI teaming research, the project aims to improve the communication of algorithmic uncertainty and support more effective, calibrated, and ethical integration of AI in healthcare. The project is supervised by Prof. Nick Yeung (ACC Lab) and Prof. Helen Higham (OxSTAR Centre), and is fully funded by the EPSRC DTP and the Clarendon Scholarship.

Prior to Oxford, I completed an M.P.H. in Social and Behavioral Sciences at Yale University and earned dual B.S. degrees in Behavioral Science and Psychology from Duke University and Duke Kunshan University. My earlier research experience includes work in psychophysiology, computational neuroscience, and eye-tracking.