Yixin Zou
Scholar

Yixin Zou

Google Scholar ID: ukyCsPAAAAAJ
Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy
Human-Computer InteractionPrivacySecurityDigital SafetyResponsible AI
Citations & Impact
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Citations
1,718
 
H-index
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i10-index
22
 
Publications
20
 
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Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
  • 1. Diversity and Inclusion Recognition, ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (2025)
  • 2. Best Paper Honorable Mention, ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (2025, 2020, 2019)
  • 3. Runner-up for CNIL-EHESS Award in Social Science (2025)
  • 4. Google Academic Research Award on Trust and Safety (2024)
  • 5. ACM SIGCHI Outstanding Dissertation Award (2024)
  • 6. Meta Research Award on 'People’s Expectations and Experiences with Digital Privacy' (2023)
  • 7. John Karat Usable Privacy and Security Student Research Award (2022)
  • 8. Distinguished Paper Award, Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security (2018)
Research Experience
  • Leads the Human-Centered Security and Privacy group at MPI-SP, conducting qualitative, quantitative, design, and measurement research aimed at making technologies safer and more equitable for everyone, especially marginalized and underserved communities.
Education
  • Earned a Ph.D. in Information at the University of Michigan.
Background
  • Research interests include human-centered security and privacy, especially for marginalized and underserved communities. Currently a tenure-track faculty member at the Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy (MPI-SP) in Bochum, Germany, and a principal investigator as part of the CASA Cluster of Excellence at Ruhr University Bochum (RUB).
Miscellany
  • Personal interests and hobbies not mentioned.
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