YIFANG LI
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Hi, I'm Yifang       

   UX Researcher & Designer           
PhD candidate in Human-Centered Computing           

I am currently doing my Ph.D. in Human-centered computing at Clemson University, and expect to graduate in Dec 2019. I received my master degree in Industrial Design at Georgia Tech in 2015.

​My research interests lie in the field of human-computer interaction (HCI) with a focus on usable privacy and security. Advised by Dr. Kelly Caine, I am doing research on photo privacy protection on Online Social Networks (OSNs). We employed both quantitative and qualitative methods to conduct a series of online experiments with MTurk participants. These studies provide recommendations for future photo privacy protection mechanism development. 

Previously, I also worked as a Ph.D. UX Research Intern at Yahoo/Verizon Media with Frank Bentley, a Ph.D. UX Intern at PROS, and a Ph.D. UX Research Intern at Dassault Systemes (3ds).
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December 2019
  • My paper "Towards A Taxonomy of Content Sensitivity and Sharing Preferences for Photos" has been accepted in CHI 2020.
June 2019
  • Work as a UX Research Intern at Yahoo/Verizon Media. Conducted studies on Yahoo Mail.
May 2019
  • I am awarded a GHC Student Scholarship to attend the 2019 Grace Hopper Celebration in Orlando, FL.
​December 2018
  • Our paper "Can Privacy Be Satisfying? On Improving Viewer Satisfaction for Privacy-Enhanced Photos Using Aesthetic Transforms" has been accepted in CHI 2019.
November 2018
  • Attend CSCW2018 doctoral colloquium "Photo Privacy Protection on Online Social Networks"
  • Present our paper "Effectiveness and Users Experience of Obfuscation as a Privacy-Enhancing Technology for Sharing Photos" at CSCW2018.
June 2018
  • Start the User Experience internship at PROS
April 2018
  • Our paper "Human Perceptions of Sensitive Content in Photos" has been accepted for publication in the Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Workshops (CVPRW), 2018 IEEE Conference.
March 2018
  • My first book chapter Checking-in with my friends: Results from an in-situ deployment of peer-to-peer aging in place technologies is published.
  • I am awarded the Clemson University School of Computing’s Outstanding Ph.D. Student in Human Centered Computing!
December 2017
  • Our paper on Viewer Experience of Obscuring Scene Elements in Photos to Enhance Privacy has been accepted for publication in the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2018).
November 2017
  • Attend Facebook Bridging Industry and Academia to Tackle Responsible Research and Privacy Practices workshop in NYC.
October 2017
  • Present the paper online photo privacy protection - blurring obfuscation at the 2017 Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 2017 Annual Meeting (HFES).
  • Present a book chapter on aging research at the 2017 South Carolina Clinical & Translational Research Institute (SCTR) Scientific Retreat on Aging Related Research.​
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