Education
University of Waterloo
PhD in Computer Science
Waterloo, ON | Sep 2023 - Present
Advisor: Dr. Jian Zhao
GPA: 96.5/100
Master of Mathematics (MMath) in Computer Science
Waterloo, ON | Sep 2021 - Aug 2023
Advisor: Dr. Jian Zhao
GPA: 93.75/100
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Computer Science
Ann Arbor, MI | Sep 2017 - May 2021
GPA: 3.695/4.0
Rhode Island School of Design
Pre-college Program, Art & Design
Providence, RI | July 2015 - Aug 2015
Publications
Yuzhe You and Jian Zhao. Panda or Gibbon? A Beginner's Introduction to Adversarial Attacks. In 7th Workshop on Visualization for AI Explainability (VISxAI), IEEE VIS 2024.
Li Feng, Ryan Yen, Yuzhe You, Mingming Fan, Jian Zhao, and Zhicong Lu. CoPrompt: Supporting Prompt Sharing and Referring in Collaborative Natural Language Programming. In Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2024.
Yuzhe You. AdvEx: Interactive Visual Explorations of Adversarial Evasion Attacks. Master's thesis, University of Waterloo, 2023.
Professional Experience
WatVis Research Group
Researcher
Waterloo, ON | Jun 2022 - Present
iTSS Lab
Researcher
Waterloo, ON | Jun 2022 - Present
Blackberry Labs
Research Intern
Waterloo, ON | Sep 2023 - Feb 2024
SOCR Research Team
Research Assistant
Ann Arbor, MI | Jan 2019 - Jan 2020
Scholarships & Awards
Graduate
Undergraduate
Teaching
University of Waterloo
TA for CS486/686: Intro to Artificial Intelligence
Fall 2024 - Present
TA / Lecturer for CS 449/649: Human-Computer Interaction
Spring 2023 - Fall 2023; Spring 2024
TA for CS 349: User Interfaces
Winter 2024
TA for CS 135: Designing Functional Programs
Fall 2022 - Winter 2023
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Tutorial Designer for HS 650: Data Science and Predictive Analytics
Dec 2018 - Dec 2019
Volunteering
University of Waterloo
Student host for Prof. Niklas Elmqvist's Seminar on Human-Centered AI Tools
Aug 2024
Student host for Prof. John Stasko's Distinguished Lecture on Visualization
May 2024
Press & Media Coverage
"CPI Congratulates our Top 3 Winners in the CPI Annual Conference Poster Competition." Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute, University of Waterloo, Oct 2024.
"Meet the GRADflix finalist who combined art and programming to share her research." Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs, University of Waterloo, May 2023.
"Cheriton School of Computer Science undergrads and grads among winners at Waterloo.AI’s Data Challenge." Cheriton School of Computer Science, University of Waterloo, Nov 2022.
Presentations & Invited Talks
NavEaz: An AI-based Smartwatch Application for Driver Impairment Detection & Predictive Analysis. Oral Presentation, Transport Canada/NRC Community of Practice (CoP) workshop, Oct 2024.
Panda or Gibbon? A Beginner’s Introduction to Adversarial Attacks. Oral Presentation, IEEE VIS, Oct 2024.
AdvEx: Understanding Adversarial Attacks with Interactive Visualizations. Poster Presentation, Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute Annual Conference, University of Waterloo, Oct 2024.
AdvEx: Interactive Visual Explorations of Adversarial Attacks. Oral and Poster Presentations, Math and Computing Research Discovery Days, University of Waterloo, Jun 2023.