Tracy Yuexi Chen

Tracy Yuexi Chen is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Maryland, College Park. Previously worked at Adobe Research as a research scientist and conducted postdoctoral work at Stanford University. Holds a PhD in Human-Centered Computing from Georgia Tech. Leads the Human-Data Interaction Research Group focused on AI-driven systems for data visualization and communication.

• Current research: Human-centered AI, example-driven visualization generation, data analysis planning
• Key applications: Medical imaging, collaborative writing, responsive document design

Research combines empirical studies, theoretical frameworks, and interactive systems. Recent work spans visual analytics of event sequences, SVG chart analysis, and AI-assisted tutorial creation. Has received significant recognition including an NSF CAREER Award and DARPA STTR contracts.

• 2025 IEEE VIS paper on VisAnatomy
• 2024 CHI papers on collaborative writing and what-if analysis
• 2023 EuroVis papers on visualization evaluation

Scientific awards include:

• NSF CAREER Award (2023)
• Honorable Mention at IEEE VIS 2024

Active in academic service as Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. Sponsors research through DARPA contracts and maintains international collaborations across Austria, Germany, and FL.