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portfolio
TADA: Touch-and-Audio-based Diagram Access
TADA makes diagrams accessible to blind and low-vision people.
DECISION-MAP: An Interface Visualizing Evidence Gaps in Interventions for Acquired Brain Injuries
DECISION-MAP enables acquired brain injury service proviers to effectively identify relevant information.
Interactive Sonification Tool
This software allows users to design, manupulate and visualize data through sonification.
Mnenoboard
This prototype allows users to interactively encode, store, retrieve and visualize information.
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
Detecting Fake Users on Social Media with a Graph Database
Published in The Abutus Review, 2021
Recommended citation: Zhao, Y., & Weber, J. (2021). "Detecting Fake Users on Social Media with a Graph Database." The Arbutus Review. 12(1): 49-56. (paper). 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
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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.