Biography
Xinru Page is the Graduate Coordinator and Associate Professor of Computer Science at Brigham Young University. Xinru works in the field of Human-Computer Interaction and directs the Social Technology and Privacy Lab (STaPL). Her latest research focuses on technologies such as Social Media, Covid Tracing apps, and Internet of Things, and focuses on topics including Privacy, Individual, Developmental, and Cultural Differences shaping Technology Adoption and Non Use, Values in Design, Supporting Vulnerable Populations such as Users on the Autism Spectrum, Human-Algorithm interaction, Computer-Mediated Communication, Computer-Supported Cooperative Work, and Ethical Research Practices.
Xinru holds a Ph.D. in Information and Computer Science with concentration in Informatics from University of California, Irvine, where her dissertation received a Yahoo! Best Dissertation Award as well as the iSchools Doctoral Dissertation Award as it was “judged the best completed during the preceding academic year at any member institution of the iSchools organization...which masterfully integrates qualitative and quantitative research.” She also holds a B.S. and M.S. in Computer Science, specialization Human-Computer Interaction, from Stanford University. Her research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, Facebook, Disney Research, Samsung and Yahoo! Labs, and she holds senior editorial positions and publishes in her field's top academic conferences and journals. She is currently an editor of the PACM HCI journal (Proceedings of the ACM in Human Computer Interaction, the publication outlet for the CSCW conference).
After having spent 5 years at Bentley University in the Computer Information Systems Department, Xinru joined the Computer Science Department at Brigham Young University in summer of 2020. She has been active in service roles in her university as Faculty Women's Association President, the Chair of the Computer Science Graduate Committee, and the faculty advisor for the Women in Computer Science student club. Dr. Page's work has also been recognized in her department through the Early Career Scholarship award in 2022, and the Mentoring award in 2023.
Xinru has also spent several years working in the information risk industry leading interaction design and as a product manager. Utah’s Women Tech Council chose her as a finalist for their Rising Star Tech award which recognizes women “driving innovation, leading technology companies, and [who] are key contributors to the community.” Xinru enjoys volunteering in various community programs and especially working with youth. She is especially passionate about encouraging girls and women in STEM and has been a regular speaker at the largest conference for women in computing, the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women.