Junnan Yu is a Ph.D. student in Information Science at the University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado, United States. He is a member of the Creative Communities research group. Advised by Professor Ricarose Roque, his research is focused on STEM education and interactive learning technologies for children. Currently, he is exploring (1) how to bring Computer Science education to the playground for young children through physical activities and (2) the understanding and supporting of young children's learning with coding toys and kits.
Considering Parents in Coding Kit Design: Understanding Parents’ Perspectives and Roles
Junnan Yu, Chenke Bai & Ricarose Roque
In Proceedings of the ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '20), Honolulu, HI, USA.
CodeAttach: Engaging Young Children in Computational Thinking Through Physical Play Activities (LINK)
Junnan Yu, Clement Zheng, Mariana Aki Tamashiro, Chrisopher Gonzalez-millan & Ricarose Roque
In Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction (TEI '20), Sydney, NSW, Australia.
A Review of Computational Toys and Kits for Young Children (LINK)
Junnan Yu & Ricarose Roque
In International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction, 21: 17–36.
A Survey of Computational Kits for Young Children (Student Best Paper Award | LINK)
Junnan Yu & Ricarose Roque
In Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Interaction Design and Children (IDC '18), Trondheim, Norway.
Usability Investigation on the Localization of Text CAPTCHAs: Take Chinese Characters as a Case Study
Junnan Yu, Xuna Ma & Han Ting
In Proceedings of the Transdisciplinary Engineering-24th ISPE Inc., International Conference, Singapore.
Usability Comparison of Text CAPTCHAs Based on English and Chinese
Junnan Yu, Xuna Ma & Han Ting
In Proceedings of International Conference on Cross Cultural Design, Toronto, Canada.