Scholar
Yan Chen
Google Scholar ID: UOv-ce4AAAAJ
Virginia Tech, Assistant Professor
Citations & Impact
Citations
555
H-index
14
i10-index
17
Publications
20
Co-authors
19
list available
Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- Best Short Paper Award at VL/HCC 2020
- Best Paper at L@S 2024
- Best Paper Honorable Mention Award at CHI 2023 and UIST 2022
- A few papers conditionally accepted to CSCW'25, VL/HCC'25, ICER'25
- Will be serving on the CHI'26, UIST'26 PC
Research Experience
- Currently an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Virginia Tech (USA), where he directs the Programming with Intelligent Machines & Environments Lab (PRIME). Former Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Toronto.
Education
- Ph.D. from the University of Michigan (USA)
- B.S. and M.S. in Applied Math and Electrical & Computer Engineering from the University of Colorado, Boulder (USA)
- Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Toronto (Canada)
Background
- Research interests include programming support tools, learning at scale, real-time data analysis, and CS education. His work has been published in top HCI conferences such as ACM CHI, UIST, and CSCW. He directs the Programming with Intelligent Machines & Environments Lab (PRIME) and is an Assistant Director of the Center for Human-Computer Interaction (CHCI).
Miscellany
- Looking for students to join his team to design the future intelligent programming assistance.
