Wen Xu 徐闻 she/her

I am a third-year Computer Science Ph.D. candidate in the Khoury Data Visualization Lab at Northeastern University, advised by Dr. Lace Padilla. I obtained my bachelor's degree in Psychology with a minor in Computer Science from Middlebury College.

My research focuses on the intersection between cognitive psychology and data visualization. I study how visualization design shapes how viewers interpret and make decisions with data. I am particularly interested in how viewers' expectations and preconceptions play a role in this process.