Yujie Tao is a Computer Science Ph.D. candidate at Stanford University, working on human computer interaction. She is part of SHAPE Lab, advised by Prof. Sean Follmer. She also works closely with Prof. Jeremy Bailenson in Virtual Human Interaction Lab. She obtained MS from University of Chicago, advised by Prof. Pedro Lopes, and BA from UNC-Chapel Hill with a double major in Media & Journalism and Computer Science.

Her research asks how computing devices can deepen our engagement with the physical world rather than draw us further into digital content. She builds systems that surface naturally occuring yet overlooked sensory information (e.g., subtle sounds produced by hand interactions, muscle engagement during exercises) to support well-being and performance.