Wen Xu 徐闻 she/her

I am a second-year Computer Science Ph.D. student in the Khoury Data Visualization Lab at Northeastern University, advised by Dr. Lace Padilla. I obtained my B.A. in Psychology with a minor in Computer Science from Middlebury College.

My research interest lies broadly in cognition with data visualizations. I am particularly interested in understanding how our prior knowledge, experiences, and attitudes shape how we interpret visual representations of data, and using this insight to design effective visual communication. I am also passionate about the intersection between visualization and pro-environmental and pro-social decision-making.