Dr. Yixin Zou (she/her) is a tenure-track faculty member at the Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy, where she leads the human-centered security and privacy group. Her research interests span human-computer interaction, privacy, and security, aiming to make technology safer and more equitable for underserved communities. Her research has been recognized with the ACM SIGCHI Outstanding Dissertation Award (2024), the John Karat Usable Privacy and Security Student Research Award (2022), and several best paper and honorable mention awards at top venues such as ACM CHI and USENIX SOUPS. Her research has also generated broader impacts on public policy, including the rule-making process for the California Consumer Privacy Act. She earned a Ph.D. in Information from the University of Michigan in 2022.