Jingyi Xie is a Ph.D. candidate in Informatics (Human-Computer Interaction track) at Penn State University, advised by Prof. John M. Carroll. Her research focuses on Accessibility and Human-Centered AI. She designs, develops, and evaluates interactive systems that empower visually impaired people to access and engage with visual information through AI-augmented human collaboration. Through a User-Centered Design approach, she investigates how AI can enhance and transform collaborations between visually impaired users and their sighted assistants in areas such as navigation, art creation and appreciation, and privacy. Her work has been published at top venues including CHI, TOCHI, CSCW, IUI, and DIS.