Junran Yang
Hi! I’m a PhD student in Computer Science at the University of Washington, where I work with Leilani Battle in the Interactive Data Lab and the UW Database Group.
I’m interested in the field of databases, visualization and HCI, with a focus on developing and optimizing interactive data-intensive systems for data exploration and analysis.
Previously, I worked at the Sigma Computing Inc. as a reasearch intern. Prior to that, I graduated from Combined Bachelor’s/Master’s program in Computer Science at Univeristy of Maryland.
projects
Publications
Optimizing Dataflow Systems for Scalable Interactive Visualization
Junran Yang, Hyekang Kevin Joo, Sai Yerramreddy, Dominik Moritz, Leilani Battle
SIGMOD in Santiago, Chile 2024
VegaProf: Profiling Vega Visualizations
Junran Yang, Alex Bäuerle, Dominik Moritz, Çağatay Demiralp
UIST in San Francisco, CA, USA 2023
🏅 Draco 2: An Extensible Platform to Model Visualization Design
Junran Yang, Péter Ferenc Gyarmati, Zehua Zeng, Dominik Moritz
VIS in Melbourne, Australia 2023
[Best Paper Honorable Mention]
Too Many Cooks: Exploring How Graphical Perception Studies Influence Visualization Recommendations in Draco
Zehua Zeng, Junran Yang, Dominik Moritz, Jeffrey Heer, Leilani Battle
VIS in Melbourne, Australia 2023
Demonstration of VegaPlus: Optimizing Declarative Visualization Languages
Junran Yang, Hyekang Kevin Joo, Sai Yerramreddy, Siyao Li, Dominik Moritz, Leilani Battle
SIGMOD in Philadelphia, PA, USA 2022