Xiaojun (Jenny) Yuan is an Associate Professor at the University at Albany, State University of New York (SUNY). Her research interests include human information behavior, human computer interaction, interactive information retrieval, and user interface design. Her early career grant project awarded by the federal agency-the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) investigates the interaction between users and spoken language interfaces. Currently, she is working on a research project investigating older adults and COVID-19. Dr. Yuan is a co-chair of ASIST SIGUSE award committee. As a panelist whose research & teaching are mainly in information science, she will kick off discussions specific to users’ interaction with information and technologies and how it has implications for both sets of disciplines.