Haojian Jin
Assistant Professor at UC San Diego
Palo Alto, California, United States
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Top SchoolHaojian Jin is an Assistant Professor at UC San Diego's Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute and affiliated with the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, bringing 13 years of research and engineering experience at the intersection of human-computer interaction, privacy, and security. He leads the Data Smith Lab, taking a human-centered approach to help developers build safer systems and empower users to protect their privacy. His background blends academic rigor (Ph.D. in HCI from Carnegie Mellon) with industry experience at Yahoo Research, Microsoft Research Asia, and Bosch Research, where he prototyped mobile and multimodal interfaces and analyzed real-world user behavior. Haojian’s work is notable for combining detailed behavior analytics—like touch and mouse movement studies—with practical prototypes that translate into improved search, review summarization, and mobile interaction designs. Based in Palo Alto, he bridges applied research and system-building, focusing on measurable user-centered improvements rather than purely theoretical advances.
13 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science, Computer Science, Master of Science, Computer Science at Emory UniversityBachelor of Engineering, Software Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering, Software Engineering at Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Human Computer Interaction, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Human Computer Interaction at Carnegie Mellon University
Github Skills (13)
chalk10
gesture-recognition10
ranking9
circleci9
gesture9
cpp8
science8
computer-science7
jekyll7
react7
jekyll-theme7
liquid6
github-pages5
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
CMUChimpsLab/MobiPurpose
Oct 2018 - Aug 2020
Contributions:15 commits, 14 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 10 months
haojian/LogAnalyzer
Dec 2012 - Jan 2013
Contributions:14 commits in 27 days
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