Xinru Tang

About

I am a 2nd-year Ph.D. student at Department of Informatics, University of California, Irvine. I am advised by Dr. Anne Marie Piper as a member of Accessibility Research Collective. I also have the fortunate to work with Dr. Yixin Zou in her Human-Centered Security and Privacy group at Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy (MPI-SP).

Research Interests

My research explores how technology can serve a broad diverse user base, with a particular focus on underserved needs. This is a challenge shared within HCI such as accessibility, privacy, and social computing. My perspective has been influenced by my work with individuals across diverse (dis)abilities, ages, languages, and cultures. I take insights from various disciplines to shape my ideas such as Disability Studies and Usable Privacy.

My current focus is how to ground the design of assistive technologies into the everyday, living world of disability and push accessibility in practice.

Selected Publications

Why is Accessibility So Hard? Insights From the History of Privacy
Xinru Tang
CSCW2024 Poster [PDF] [poster]

Towards Equitable Online Participation: A Case of Older Adult Content Creators' Role Transition on Short-form Video Sharing Platforms
Xinru Tang, Xianghua (Sharon) Ding and Zhixuan Zhou
CSCW2023 [PDF] [ACM] [slides] [blog]
*Recognition for Contribution to Diversity and Inclusion*

Community-Driven Information Accessibility: Online Sign Language Content Creation within d/Deaf Communities
Xinru Tang, Xiang Chang, Nuoran Chen, Yingjie (MaoMao) Ni, RAY LC and Xin Tong
CHI2023 [PDF] [ACM] [slides] [blog]