Hi, I'm Chaoran Chen

I’m a fourth-year PhD student in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Notre Dame. I am co-advised by Dr. Toby Jia-Jun Li and Dr. Fanny Yanfang Ye. Before joining ND, I received my M.S. degrees in Educational Technology and Applied Learning Science from Carnegie Mellon University. I received my Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design from Tongji University.

My research lies at the intersection of Human-Computer Interaction, Usable Privacy and Security, and Large Language Models (LLMs). I use human-centered design methods to investigate the dual relationship between LLMs and privacy/security: the Privacy and Security of LLMs (i.e., risks and vulnerabilities introduced by the use of LLMs) and LLMs for Privacy and Security (i.e., how LLMs can be used as tools to improve user privacy and security). My work argues that novel interface and interaction designs are essential to bridge these two perspectives and to empower end users in navigating the shifting privacy and security landscape shaped by generative AI.