Yixuan (Janice) Zhang

About

Yixuan ("Janice") Zhang received her Ph.D. in Human-Centered Computing at Georgia Tech and will join W&M in the Fall of 2023 as an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science. Her research broadly lies in human-computer interaction (HCI), data visualization (VIS), equitable computing, and the interdisciplinary fields of crisis informatics and health informatics. She regularly publishes in premier HCI and visualization venues, such as ACM CHI, CSCW, and IEEE VIS. Her research has been well recognized by academia: she has received multiple Best Paper Awards and Honorable Mentions at top-tier venues; she was named a Rising Star in EECS 2022 and selected as a Foley Scholar (the highest award for excellence in research contributions to computing at Georgia Tech). The impact of her research extends beyond academia; for example, she was invited to present her work to broader audiences, such as the World Health Organization (WHO). Research interests: human-centered computing (human-centered AI/NLP), human-computer interaction (HCI), data visualization, health informatics, crisis informatics, trust, and equity. Homepage link: https://zjanice.github.io