👋 Hello, I'm Yuki.

My name is Yuki (Jiayu) Yin. I am a PhD student at UCSC Computational Media studying Human-Computer Interaction, advised by Prof. David Lee. My research focuses on Human-AI collaboration, creativity, and cognitive scaffolding. I design and build interactions that empower human creativity and learning.

Before my PhD study, I gained my M.S degree at UC Irvine Informatics advised by Prof. Madhu Reddy and worked at the UCSD Design Lab advised by Prof. Steven Dow and Prof. Jane E. I gained my B.A degree at Tsinghua University, where I worked with Prof. Pei-Luen Patrick Rau.

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Publications

ICER 2026 Under Review

Implementing on-the-job Learning in Education: Lessons from Deploying a Micro-role Based Apprenticeship Learning Program

Jiayu Yuki Yin, Anonymous Authors.

CHI 2026 LBW To appear

Bringing “On-the-Job” Learning into Education: Lessons From a Micro-Role Apprenticeship Program and Implications for Platform Design

Audrey Ostrom*, Jiayu Yuki Yin*, Jose Manuel Chavez, Pragna Chennuri, Jialai Li, Ashwin Nagarajan, Psi Padhya, Yash Raj Singh, Sonia Salunke, Iris Tai, Chi-Kwan Jasmine Tai, David T Lee

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CHI 2026 Workshop

From Automation to Scaffolding: Rethinking Generative UI for Design Upskilling

Jiayu Yuki Yin, David T Lee.

CSCW 2025 Master Thesis

Understanding User Experience of Support-Seeking on Reddit During Stressful Times

Jiayu Yuki Yin, Novia Wong, Maddhu Reddy.

IUI 2024

Jamplate: Exploring LLM-enhanced templates for idea reflection

Xiaotong Xu, Jiayu Yin, Catherine Gu, Jenny Mar, Sydney Zhang, Jane L E, Steven P Dow.

HCII 2022

Exploring Different Social Roles of IoT Conversational Agents on User Experience

Jiayu Yin, Qinyan Dai, Xingyu Wang, Sinan Xie, Xinyue Kang, Pei-Luen Patrick Rau.

Design & Data Analysis Projects

Photography

Moments captured through my lens.