• Instructional Assistant Professor, Computer Science & Engineering
  • Phone: 409-740-5514
  • Email: yanlaiwu@tamu.edu
  • Office: Sea Aggie Center #708 (Galveston)
Yanlai Wu

Educational Background

  • Ph.D., Engineering and Computer Science, University of Central Florida
  • M.S., Education, Boston University

Research Interests

    • Cybersecurity
    • HCI
    • Usable privacy
    • Real‑time privacy

Awards & Honors

  • Faculty Cluster Initiative Scholarship, University of Central Florida - 2024

Selected Publications

  • Wu, Y., et al. 2025. “Understanding users' perception of personally identifiable information.” Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 1-24).
  • Wu, Y., et al. 2024. “Designing the informing process with streamers and bystanders in live streaming.” Twentieth Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security (SOUPS 2024) (pp. 315-332).
  • Wu, Y., et al. 2023. “Do streamers care about bystanders' privacy? An examination of live streamers' considerations and strategies for bystanders' privacy management.” Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, 7(CSCW1), 1-29.
  • Wu, Y., et al. 2022. "I am concerned, but...": Streamers' privacy concerns and strategies in live streaming information disclosure.” Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, 6(CSCW2), 1-31.
  • Wu, Y. et al. 2021. “Teacher-guardian collaboration for emergency remote learning in the COVID-19 crisis.” Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, 5(CSCW2), 1-26.