معرفی
April Yi Wang is a tenure-track Assistant Professor at the Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, leading the PEACH Lab. She holds core faculty roles at the Institute for Intelligent Interactive Systems and the ETH AI Center. Her research focuses on human-centered approaches in programming, education technology, and data science collaboration. She earned her PhD from the University of Michigan (2023) and MSc from Simon Fraser University (2018), advised by Steve Oney and Christopher Brooks.
Education:
- PhD in Information Science, University of Michigan (2018–2023)
- MSc in Computer Science, Simon Fraser University (2016–2018)
- B.Eng in Computer Science, Zhejiang University (2013–2016)
Research Interests:
- Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
- Programming Support Systems
- Collaborative Data Science
- AI-Enhanced Education
- Literate Programming
- Accessibility in Technology
Recent Work Trends: Her 2025 publications emphasize AI-driven educational tools (e.g., Math2Visual for math pedagogy, datAR for data literacy), emotion-aware moderation systems, and studies on workplace multitasking. Her work bridges HCI with computational education, focusing on intuitive programming interfaces and inclusive design.
- Awards: Gary M. Olson Award (2023), ACM CHI Honorable Mentions (2023/2020/2018), Rising Stars in EECS (2022).
- Grants: Innovedum funding for Coducate project (2025).
- Lab Focus: Designing expressive systems for programming and data literacy through visual/tangible interfaces, AI co-decomposition tools, and interdisciplinary metaphors.
- Teaching: Courses on Human-Computer Interaction, Educational Technology, and Mixed Reality at ETH Zürich.
