Education
University of Waterloo
PhD in Computer Science
Waterloo, ON | Sep 2023 - Present
Advisor: Dr. Jian Zhao
Grade: 96.5/100
Master of Mathematics (MMath) in Computer Science
Waterloo, ON | Sep 2021 - Aug 2023
Advisor: Dr. Jian Zhao
Grade: 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
Xuye Liu, Yuzhe You, Tengfei Ma, Jian Zhao. MACEDON: Supporting Programmers with Real-Time Multi-Dimensional Code Evaluation and Optimization. Proceedings of ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, 2025 (In Press).
Yuzhe You, Jian Zhao. Exploring Comparative Visual Approaches for Understanding Model Trade-offs in Adversarial Machine Learning. Proceedings of the Graphics Interface Conference, 2025 (In Press).
Best Paper Award
Yuzhe You, Jarvis Tse, and Jian Zhao. Panda or not Panda? Understanding Adversarial Attacks with Interactive Visualization.. ACM Transactions on Interactive Intelligent Systems, 2025.
Yuzhe You, Helen Weixu Chen, and Jian Zhao. Enhancing AI Explainability for Non-technical Users with LLM-Driven Narrative Gamification.. Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2025.
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.
Professional Experience
Adobe
Research Intern
San Jose, USA | Aug 2025 - Present
University of Waterloo
Researcher
Waterloo, ON | Jun 2022 - Present
Microsoft
Research Intern
Cambridge, UK | Apr 2025 - Jun 2025
Blackberry
Research Intern
Waterloo, ON | Sep 2023 - Feb 2024
Scholarships & Awards
Graduate
Ontario Graduate Scholarship ($15,000 CAD)
[had to decline due to already holding NSERC CGS-D]
Undergraduate
Teaching
University of Waterloo
TA for CS486/686: Intro to Artificial Intelligence
Fall 2024
TA / Lecturer for CS 449/649: Human-Computer Interaction
Spring 2023 - Fall 2023; Spring 2024
TA for CS 349: User Interfaces
Winter 2024; Winter 2025
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.