Jun Zhao

Biography
I am a Senior Researcher in the Department of Computer Science at Oxford University. My research focuses on investigating the impact of algorithm-based decision makings upon our everyday life, especially for families and young children. For this, I take a human-centric approach, focusing on understanding real users' needs, in order to design technologies that can make a real impact.
Currently, I am leading the KOALA project and the EWADA project. I work closely with schools, children, families as well as technologists for children, to understand the technological, societal and regulatory challenges that we are facing, to inform national and international policymakers, technology designers and families.
I have recently been serving in the IEEE P2089 Age Appropriate Digital Services Framework Working Group and the CDEI Online Safety Data Initiative Expert Group. I was part of the 100 Brilliant Women in AI and Ethics global initiative 2019-20, to promote diversity and equality in this critical research area.
For further information about my research activities, latest outputs and invited talks please see my external web page.
Recent awards
- CSCW'23 HONORABLE MENTION: ‘Don’t make assumptions about me!’: Understanding Children’s Perception of Datafication Online
- CSCW'23 RECOGNITION AWARD: ‘Don’t make assumptions about me!’: Understanding Children’s Perception of Datafication Online
- CHI'22 HONORABLE MENTION: Informing Age−Appropriate AI: Examining Principles and Practices of AI for Children.
Selected Publications
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Call for a new data governance structure for datafied childhood
Jun Zhao
2022.
Details about Call for a new data governance structure for datafied childhood | BibTeX data for Call for a new data governance structure for datafied childhood | Link to Call for a new data governance structure for datafied childhood
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‘Don’t make assumptions about me!’: Understanding Children’s Perception of Datafication Online
Ge Wang‚ Jun Zhao‚ Max Van Kleek and Nigel Shadbolt
In Proceedings of the ACM on Human−Computer Interaction. Vol. 6. 2022.
HONORABLE MENTION AND IMPACT RECONITION
Details about ‘Don’t make assumptions about me!’: Understanding Children’s Perception of Datafication Online | BibTeX data for ‘Don’t make assumptions about me!’: Understanding Children’s Perception of Datafication Online | DOI (https://doi.org/10.1145/3555144)
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KOALA Hero: Inform Children of Privacy Risks of Mobile Apps
Jun Zhao‚ Blanche Duron and Ge Wang
In Proceedings of Interaction Design and Children. 2022.
Details about KOALA Hero: Inform Children of Privacy Risks of Mobile Apps | BibTeX data for KOALA Hero: Inform Children of Privacy Risks of Mobile Apps | DOI (https://doi.org/10.1145/3501712.3535278)