Publications

Peer-Reviewed Papers

2025

Exploring Parent-Child Perspectives on Safety in Generative AI: Concerns, Mitigation Strategies, and Design Implications
Yaman Yu, Tanusree Sharma, Melinda Hu, Justin Wang, Yang Wang
IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy (S&P), 2025
DOI: 10.1109/SP61157.2025.00090


Security Perceptions of Users in Stablecoins: Advantages and Risks within the Cryptocurrency Ecosystem
Yongqi Guan, Yaman Yu, Tanusree Sharma, Mingzheng Huang, Kaihua Qin, Yang Wang, Kanye Ye Wang
IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy (S&P), 2025


Using Affordance to Understand Usability of Web3 Social Media
Yongqi Guan, Yaman Yu, Kanye Ye Wang
ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), 2025


Privacy Perceptions and Behaviors Towards Targeted Advertising on Social Media: A Cross-Country Study on the Effect of Culture and Religion
Smirity Kaushik, Tanusree Sharma, Yaman Yu, Ahmed Faisal Ali, Bart P. Knijnenburg, Yang Wang, Yixin Zou
Proceedings on Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PoPETs), 2025


“I Am a Blind Seller!”: Picture Taking Assistance for Visually Impaired Individuals for Participation as Sellers in Customer-to-Customer (C2C) Marketplaces
Ayaka Tsutsui, Kengo Tanaka, Yaman Yu, Bektur Ryskeldiev
ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) Late-Breaking Work, 2025


Safeguarding Children in Generative AI: Risk Frameworks and Parental Control Tools
Yaman Yu
ACM International Conference on Supporting Group Work (GROUP) Doctoral Consortium, 2025
DOI: 10.1145/3688828.3699656


2024

“Don’t Put All Your Eggs in One Basket”: How Cryptocurrency Users Choose and Secure Their Wallets
Yaman Yu, Tanusree Sharma, Sauvik Das, Yang Wang
ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), 2024
Best Paper Honorable Mention
DOI: 10.1145/3544548.3581191


Cross-Country Examination of People’s Experience with Targeted Advertising on Social Media
Smirity Kaushik, Tanusree Sharma, Yaman Yu, Ahmed Faisal Ali, Yang Wang, Yixin Zou
ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) Late-Breaking Work, 2024


2023

Design and Evaluation of Inclusive Email Security Indicators for People with Visual Impairments
Yaman Yu, Saidivya Ashok, Smirity Kaushik, Yang Wang, Gang Wang
IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy (S&P), 2023 (Equal contribution)


User Perceptions and Experiences of Targeted Ads on Social Media Platforms: Learning from Bangladesh and India
Tanusree Sharma, Smirity Kaushik, Yaman Yu, Ishtiaque Ahmed, Yang Wang
*ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), 2023

(Equal contribution)


GuardLens: Supporting Safer Online Browsing for People with Visual Impairments
Smirity Kaushik, Nata Barbosa, Yaman Yu, Tanusree Sharma, Zachary Kilhoffer, Jooyoung Seo, Sauvik Das, Yang Wang
Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security (SOUPS), 2023


Preprints

2025

Understanding Generative AI Risks for Youth: A Taxonomy Based on Empirical Data
Yaman Yu, Yiren Liu, Jacky Zhang, Yun Huang, Yang Wang
arXiv preprint arXiv:2502.16383
arXiv:2502.16383


From Cluttered to Clear: Improving the Web Accessibility Design for Screen Reader Users in E-commerce With Generative AI
Yaman Yu, Bektur Ryskeldiev, Ayaka Tsutsui, Matthew Gillingham, Yang Wang
arXiv preprint arXiv:2502.18701
arXiv:2502.18701


Other Publications

2023

Examining User Perceptions of Stablecoins: Understandings and Risks
Yongqi Guan, Yaman Yu, Tanusree Sharma, Kaihua Qin, Yang Wang, Kanye Ye Wang
Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security (SOUPS) Poster, 2023


Copyright and Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Girish S. Balasubramaniam, Sydney R. Benson, Adam S. Chan, Katherine Jacobs, Katherine V. Jenkins, Yaman Yu, et al.
Federal Register, 2023