Yiqing Hua

Yiqing Hua is a PhD candidate in Computer Science at Cornell Tech, with research primarily focused on measuring and mitigating threats on social media, including issues of online harassment and misinformation spread. Her work holds significant societal importance, aiming to provide insights into media events through data analysis and privacy protection technologies. As an interdisciplinary researcher, she has analyzed voter fraud rhetoric during the 2020 U.S. presidential election, exploring its profound societal impact. Her research also includes privacy-preserving similarity detection and alternative monetization strategies on social media, with her findings published at multiple top-tier academic conferences.

• 2022–Present·Cornell Tech·Doctoral Researcher
  • Research focuses on social media threat mitigation, privacy protection technologies, and data analysis.
  • Published papers exploring alternative monetization strategies on YouTube and their implications for platform policies.

• 2019–Present·Cornell Tech·PhD Candidate
  • Specialized in social media threat measurement and privacy protection technologies.
• 2015–2019·Shanghai Jiao Tong University·Bachelor's Degree
  • Majored in Computer Science, closely aligned with the focus of her doctoral studies at Cornell.