About me

My name is Jingzhou Ye. I am currently a third-year PhD student at the University of Central Florida, under the supervision of Dr. Xueqiang Wang. Prior to my doctoral studies, I earned my Bachelor’s degree in Network Engineering from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China.

My current research interests include Software Supply Chain Security and Privacy.

Education

• 08/2023 – Now: Ph.D. in Computer Science, Cyber Security and Privacy Cluster, University of Central Florida
  Advisor: Dr. Xueqiang Wang
• 09/2019 – 07/2023: Bachelor’s in Network Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

Awards

• 2025 CHI 2025 Best Paper Award 🏆
• 2025 UCF FCI(Faculty Cluster Initiative) Student Scholarship

Teaching Experience

• 01/2026 – 05/2026: COP2500C - Concepts in Computer Science, University of Central Florida
• 01/2025 – 05/2025: CNT4703C - Design and Implementation of Computer Communication Networks, University of Central Florida
• 01/2025 – 05/2025: CDA5220 – Foundations of Secure Execution Environment, University of Central Florida
• 01/2024 – 05/2024: CDA3103 – Computer Logic and Organization, University of Central Florida

Publications

• When Designers Meet GenAI: Understanding the Role of Prompt-to-Design Generators in Privacy Dark Patterns
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  Jingzhou Ye, Zhaojie Hu, Yao Li, and Xueqiang Wang.
  Proceedings of the 47th IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy (S&P 2026).
  San Francisco, CA, USA.

• Understanding and Analyzing Privacy Risks in Mobile Consent-Management Platforms
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  Jingzhou Ye¹, Fares Alharbi¹, Luyi Xing, and Xueqiang Wang.
  Proceedings of the 47th IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy (S&P 2026).
  San Francisco, CA, USA.

• From Awareness to Action: The Effects of Experiential Learning on Educating Users about Dark Patterns
  PDF BibTeX Best Paper Award 🏆
  Jingzhou Ye, Yao Li, Wenting Zou, and Xueqiang Wang.
  Proceedings of the Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2025).
  Yokohama, Japan.

• Privacy Law Enforcement Under Centralized Governance: A Qualitative Analysis of Four Years’ Special Privacy Rectification Campaigns
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  Tao Jing, Yao Li, Jingzhou Ye, Jie Wang, and Xueqiang Wang.
  Proceedings of the 34th USENIX Security Symposium (USENIX Security 2025).
  Seattle, WA, USA.

• Seeing is Not Always Believing: An Empirical Analysis of Fake Evidence Generators
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  Zhaojie Hu¹, Jingzhou Ye¹, Yifan Zhang, and Xueqiang Wang.
  Proceedings of the 2024 IEEE European Symposium on Security and Privacy (EuroS&P 2024). (Co-first Authors)
  Vienna, Austria.

Service

• External Reviewer, ACM CCS 2024, NDSS 2026, Usenix Security 2026