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portfolio

Mnenoboard

This prototype allows users to interactively encode, store, retrieve and visualize information.
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publications

An Educational Electronic Health Record with a Configurable UI

Published in IF Multidisciplinary Care Conference, 2020

Recommended citation: Shala, F., Wagner, E., & Zhao, Y. (2020). "An Educational Electronic Health Record with a Configurable UI." IF Multidisciplinary Care Conference. (poster, equal contributions).

Detecting Fake Users on Social Media with Neo4j and Random Forest Classifier

Published in Computing Student Research Conference; JCURA Research Fair., 2020

This poster discusses detecting fake users on social media with Neo4j and Random Forest Classifier.

Recommended citation: Zhao, Y. (2020). "Detecting Fake Users on Social Media with Neo4j and Random Forest Classifier." Computing Student Research Conference, Queen’s University; JCURA Research Fair, University of Victoria. (poster). link

Interactive Sonification for Health and Energy using ChucK and Unity

Published in Conference on Sonification of Health and Environmental Data, 2022

An interactive sonification tool.

Recommended citation: Zhao, Y., & Tzanetakis, G. (2022). "Interactive Sonification for Health and Energy using ChucK and Unity." Proceedings of the Conference on Sonification of Health and Environmental Data. 57-62. (SoniHED, paper presentation). link

An Interactive Multi-Touch Audio Interface Makes Diagrams Accessible

Published in ACM Graphics Interface Conference, 2023

This demo presents a work-in-progress interactive multi-touch audio interface for making diagrams accessible to people with visual impairments.

Recommended citation: Zhao, Y., Nacenta, M., & Somanath, S. (2023). "An Interactive Multi-Touch Audio Interface Makes Diagrams Accessible to People with Visual Impairments." ACM Graphics Interface Conference. (ACM GI, demo presentation, won Best Demonstration Award). link

Tools and Tasks in Sensemaking: A Visual Accessibility Perspective

Published in ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems – Sensemaking Workshop, 2024

Recommended citation: Zhao, Y., Nacenta. (2024). "Tools and Tasks in Sensemaking: A Visual Accessibility Perspective." Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems – Sensemaking Workshop. (ACM CHI workshop presentation). link

TADA: Making Node-link Diagrams Accessible to Blind and Low-Vision People

Published in ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2024

TADA is a system making diagram accessible to people who are blind or have low vision. This work consists of formative study, system design, and evaluative study.

Recommended citation: Zhao, Y., Nacenta, M., Somanath, S., & Sukhai, M. (2024). "TADA: Making Node-link Diagrams Accessible to Blind and Low-Vision People." Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. (ACM CHI, paper presentation and honourable mention). link

Meta-Analysis of Meta-Analyses on Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation for Post-Stroke Depression

Published in Global Neuropsychology Congress (GNC), 2024

A statistical umbrella review analysis of meta-analyses on non-invasive brain stimulation for post-stroke depression with the DECISION-MAP interface.

Recommended citation: Cole J. Kennedy*, Yichun Zhao*, Mauricio A. Garcia-Barrera (*: Equal Contributions). (2024). "Meta-Analysis of Meta-Analyses on Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation for Post-Stroke Depression." Global Neuropsychology Congress. (conference oral presentation). link

Speech-based Mark for Data Sonification

Published in ACM ASSETS ’24, 2024

A noval approach to sonify data using speech-based marks.

Recommended citation: Yichun Zhao, Jingyi Lu, and Miguel A. Nacenta. 2024. Speech-based Mark for Data Sonification. In The 26th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS ’24), October 27–30, 2024, St. John’s, NL, Canada. ACM, New York, NY, USA, 5 pages. https://doi.org/10.1145/3663548.3688514 link

talks

teaching

Teaching Assistant

Multiple undergraduate and graduate courses, Department of Computer Science, University of Victoria, 2019

TA for 6 different courses from 2019 to 2023.

Sessional Course Instructor / Lecturer

Undergraduate course, CSC 370 Database Systems, Department of Computer Science, University of Victoria, 2022

Instructed CSC 370 Database Systems to both in-person and online sections with ~150 students.