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Yaxing Yao

Assistant professor

Research interests

  • Human-computer interaction
  • Usable privacy
  • Internet of things
  • Smart homes
  • Virtual reality
  • Design
  • Accessibility
  • At-Risk populations

Google Scholar

Honors and awards

  • 2021: IAPP SOUPS Privacy Award, SOUPS
  • 2020: Doctoral Dissertation Award, Syracuse University
  • 2019: Best Paper Honorable Mention Award, ACM CSCW
  • 2019: Best Paper Award, HICSS
  • 2016: Katzer Research Award, Syracuse University

Professional affiliations

Education

  • 2020: Ph.D., information sciences, Syracuse University
  • 2014: M.S., information management, University of Washington
  • 2012: B.S., business administration, Harbin Institute of Technology