Yixin Zou
@yixinzouu
Tenure-track faculty @maxplanckpress #MPI_SP | PhD @umsi | HCI, privacy, security | 🐈 mom of Lokum and Nala
We (human-centered security and privacy group at @maxplanckpress #MPI_SP) are hiring interns to start anytime in 2025! Applications are due on Nov. 1, 2024. If interested, submit an application to the central portal (cis.mpg.de/internships/) and email me a quick note after. 1/3
Excited to share our #CHI2025 paper on how families support older adults against online fraud based on data from Xiaohongshu (Rednote). dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.114… 🗓️ Apr 28 🕛 12:22–12:34 PM 📍 G418+G419 Come chat with us! Big thanks to my collaborators! @yixinzouu @ChangyangH
🌟 Exciting Opportunity for outstanding undergrad/Masters students! 🌟 💻🔬 CMMRS 2025: A week-long school for exceptional undergrad and MS students curious about research in computing. Applications are now open at cmmrs.mpi-sws.org 📢 What is CMMRS? The Cornell,…
🔮 ACM TOSEM Perspective Paper on Software Security in 2030 (Invited). 📝 mpi-softsec.github.io/papers/TOSEM25… Collab w/ Eric Bodden, Tevfik Bultan, Cristian Cadar, Liu Yang, and Giuseppe Scanniello // @ACM_TOSEM @c_cadar @Sun450gmailcom1 @g_scanniello
Come join us!
The Max Planck Institutes in Computer Science invite applications for tenure-track faculty by Dec 1, 2024. We are considering all areas of CS, including security and privacy, and expect to fill several positions: mpi-sp.org/8521/tenure-tr…
I'm also on the TT faculty job market! I study how digital harm crosses between platforms and into the physical world and design technical and policy protections. I’m finishing a postdoc at Stanford, where I also teach ethics in CS with @StanfordHAI @StanfordEthics. Come say hi!
I’m at #CSCW2024 to present a taxonomy of digital harms and users' self-protective behaviors in algorithmically-mediated offline interactions (AMOIs) like gig work and online dating: dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/36… With @iamdaricia, Aurelia, Sophie, @eredmil1, and @tripsandflips_
* interrupting your election doomscrolling * I'm on the job market! I address online abuse as the next frontier of security & privacy, so all people using tech feel safe. Open to TT faculty/industry research roles in the US/abroad -- lmk if you know of a good home for my work!
My first interview with the Max Planck Society on combating #disinformation in social media and fostering #facts and #fair dialogues online! @maxplanckpress
Mia Cha und ihr Team am Max-Planck-Institut für Sicherheit und Privatsphäre analysiert #Desinformation in den Sozialen Medien und entwickelt Wege, um Fakten und faire Dialoge im Netz zu fördern. mpg.de/23611161/daten… #SocialMedia @nekozzang
Hi all! I am looking to recruit 1-2 summer 2025 research interns to work with me at MPI-SP in Bochum, Germany, on topics relating to the ethics and harms of emerging technologies, including (but not limited to!) virtual reality, brain computer interfaces, and more! (1/2)
The nomination form is still open if you are interested in serving on the PC of ACM CCS 2025, for the usability & measurement track (or any other track) docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…
Emiliano De Cristofaro and I are co-chairing the Usability and Measurements track for ACM CCS 2025. We are seeking nominations for PC members to join our track. If interested, please fill out the form -- self-nominations are welcome!
I’m planning to hire 2 PhD students in Fall25 at @KhouryCollege! How do we make privacy easier for people? How do we address people’s real privacy needs objectively and subjectively? How does AI play a role in introducing and mitigating risks? Talk to me at #UIST2024 #HCOMP2024
Join us(co-chaired wt. @svebug)at the 15th Symposium on Usable Security and Privacy #USEC25 in conjunction wt. @NDSSSymposium in San Diego-Feb 22, 2025!📅 Submit your work by Nov 18, 2024! Tracks: Research, Meta-Science, Vision Details: ndss-symposium.org/ndss2025/submi… 📣RT appreciated🙏
How does it feel like to do world-class research? If you are a CS undergrad who is interested in our topics, the Software Security group at #MPI_SP is hiring interns for summer & winter 2025! Details: 📅 01 November 2024 ✍️ cis.mpg.de/internships/ 🛡️ mpi-softsec.github.io
So excited to embark on this journey with @_mainack! Let’s make short video platforms a safer space for emerging adults. Many thanks also go to @Smirity, who’s been leading the research that motivates this proposal and who co-wrote the proposal with us!
Thanks @GoogleAI for awarding me and @yixinzouu a Google Academic Research Award. We will work to design tech for defending emerging adults from scams on platforms like TikTok where content sometimes gets a bit undeserved trust. Thanks for the support @maxplanckpress, @IITKgp
Emiliano De Cristofaro and I are co-chairing the Usability and Measurements track for ACM CCS 2025. We are seeking nominations for PC members to join our track. If interested, please fill out the form -- self-nominations are welcome!
The PC nomination form of CCS 2025 is here! forms.gle/nLxQaVi1wRRGfG… Let the nomination begin！
Really amazing advice from @_LinKyi about project management and maintaining work-life balance while working toward deadlines!
This was my 3rd year submitting to CHI (my PhD, like many others, is ruled by the annual CHI deadline and CHI itself!). Each year has gotten a bit less stressful because I'm noticing the positive impacts that slow, sustained efforts over time can have: (1/6)
The goal of a PhD student does not need to be “publish papers”. Rather, a PhD program should center the growth of PhD students as researchers. Students may, of course, publish papers as part of the PhD journey: yoshi-kohno.medium.com/the-goal-of-a-…