Yuxuan LiuCurriculum Vitæ
Computer Science and Engineering
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA
Research Interest
I study human–computer interaction (HCI) and accessibility. In particular, I am interested in developing systems and techniques that empower people with diverse access needs to engage fully with the digital world.
Education
Present
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering
Advisor: Anhong Guo
04/2025
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
B.S. in Computer Science, with Honors
Awards and Honors
CSE Departmental Fellowship, University of Michigan
UIST 2024 Best Paper Award [C.2]
University Honors, University of Michigan
Peer-Reviewed Conference Papers
Chen Liang, Yuxuan Liu, Martez Mott, Anhong Guo. HandProxy: Expanding the Affordances of Speech Interfaces in Immersive Environments with a Virtual Proxy Hand. In Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies (IMWUT/UbiComp 2025) 9.3: 107. Espoo, Finland. 2025.
Ruei-Che Chang, Yuxuan Liu, Anhong Guo. WorldScribe: Towards Context-Aware Live Visual Descriptions. In Proceedings of the 37th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software & Technology (UIST 2024). Pittsburgh, PA, USA. 2024. [Acceptance Rate: 24.0%]
Best Paper Award
Ruei-Che Chang, Yuxuan Liu, Lotus Zhang, Anhong Guo. EditScribe: Non-Visual Image Editing with Natural Language Verification Loops. In Proceedings of the 26th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2024). St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 2024. [Acceptance Rate: 30%]
Demos
Yuxuan Liu, Ruijie Zheng, Brandon Kim, Jason Wu, Anhong Guo. Demonstration of General Accessibility Models: Learning Accessibility Needs from Everyday Computer Use. In Adjunct Proceedings of the 39th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software & Technology (UIST 2026 Demos). Detroit, MI, USA. 2026.
Research Experience
05/2025
Human-AI Lab, University of Michigan
Undergraduate Research Assistant
12/2023
University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI)
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Co-led development of a driving simulator for human factors research
Talks
Understanding Accessibility Needs through Computer Use
UM CSE HCI Seminar Series
Service
Organizing
VISIONS 2026 Organizer
Reviewer
CHI 2027
CHI Late-Breaking Work 2025
Student Volunteer
UIST 2027 Student Volunteer (Program Committee Meeting)
Press Coverage
University of Michigan Engineering News. “This digital hand enables hands-free virtual reality”
Last updated: November 1, 2026