2025 – 2026
M.S. in Computer Science, Simon Fraser University
About
Bofan Yu is a Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) researcher and thesis-based M.S. student in Computer Science at Simon Fraser University, supervised by Xing-Dong Yang. He received his B.S. in Computer Science from Simon Fraser University, and previously worked as a software engineer at Vaisala Canada Inc.
His research bridges physical sensing and AI-based intention modeling to support intention-aware interaction in the physical world, with current work spanning sensor-powered smart environments, smart vehicle cabins, privacy, and interactive systems.
News
- May 2026 AWARD Received the Professional Development Grant from SFU. 🌸
- Mar 2026 PAPER Two papers accepted to GI '26! 🎉
- Feb 2026 AWARD Received the SFU Computing Science Travel Award. 🌸
- Jan 2026 PAPER First-author paper on smart car cabins accepted to CHI '26! 🎉
- Jan 2025 Started M.S. at SFU with the Graduate Fellowship.
Publications
CHI '26
Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
GI '26
Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2026
GI '26
Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2026
Education
2020 – 2024
B.S. in Computer Science, Simon Fraser University
Awards & Fellowships
2026
Professional Development Grant, Simon Fraser University
2026
Computing Science Travel Award, Simon Fraser University
2025 – 2026
Graduate Fellowship, Simon Fraser University
2021 – 2026
Bursaries, Simon Fraser University
Teaching
Summer 2026
CMPT 120 · Introduction to Computing Science and Programming I
Spring 2026
CMPT 120 · Introduction to Computing Science and Programming I
Fall 2025
CMPT 354 · Database Systems
Summer 2025
CMPT 263 · Human-Centered Computing
Spring 2025
CMPT 125 · Introduction to Computing Science and Programming II
Experience
Jan 2023 – Sep 2023
Software Developer, Vaisala Canada Inc.
Aug 2022 – Dec 2022
Software Developer, Whaler Technologies Inc.