Her current research focuses on privacy, technology adoption, interpersonal communication, social media and human computer interaction. She holds a B.S. and M.S. in Computer Science from Stanford University, and a Ph.D. in Information and Computer Science from the University of California, Irvine. Before rejoining academia, Xinru led interaction design and product management in industry, and was chosen as a Women Tech Council award finalist. At UC Irvine, she received a Dean’s fellowship and Yahoo! Best Dissertation Fellowship Award.