Yuheng works at the interface of Social Computing, HCI and Machine Learning. His research focuses on developing algorithms, tools and systems to characterize, make sense of, and predict people's reactions on social media in response to different real world events. His work has been published at various highly reputed conferences including AAAI, IJCAI, ICWSM and CHI, where he won a best paper nomination in 2013. His work has also been featured in press outlets such as ABC, PBS, The Seattle Times, and FastCompany.