Her main research areas are Visualization and Visual Analytics, and her recent interests are on security visualization and immersive analytics. Her research has been recognized by the IEEE Visualization Best Paper Award 2002, Department of Energy Early Career Award 2006, and IEEE Visual Analytics Best Poster Award 2012. She obtained the degrees of BS and MS from Tsinghua University in 1999 and 2001 respectively and PhD from Purdue University in 2005.