Yiwen Xing

Yiwen Xing is a data visualization researcher whose work bridges human-centered design and domain-driven complexity. She is currently a Postdoctoral Research Assistant at the Oxford e-Research Centre (OeRC), University of Oxford, where she works on the design of interactive visual analytics systems to support sense-making and decision-making in complex, data-intensive domains.

She obtained her PhD in Computer Science from the Department of Informatics, King’s College London, under the supervision of Dr Alfie Abdul-Rahman and Dr Rita Borgo. Her doctoral research focused on visualization design and evaluation studies, with an emphasis on collaborative, domain-driven design processes. She holds an MSc in Data Science from King’s College London and a BSc in Statistics (major) and Applied Psychology (minor) from East China Normal University.

Her research projects span digital humanities, bioinformatics, and public health, where she has designed interactive systems to support domain-specific data analysis. Her research interests include visualization and visual analytics, human-computer interaction, and data science. Building on these foundations, her work is expanding into AI interpretability and transparency, where she applies visual and human-centered approaches to support understanding of machine learning systems.

She is particularly motivated by the belief that, even in an era increasingly shaped by automated and AI-driven decision-making, humans continue to play an irreplaceable role in complex decision processes. A key direction of her research is to explore how visualization can lower barriers for human participation, enabling users to more effectively engage with, interrogate, and intervene in machine-driven decisions. She views this human-centered integration of visualization and AI as a critical and enduring direction for future research.

Yiwen Xing is open to research collaboration and academic or industry opportunities. If you are interested in her work or would like to explore potential collaborations, please feel free to contact her.