I'm an assistant professor at Thrust of Computational Media and Arts (CMA), and jointly appointed at Thrust of Data Science and Analytics (DSA)
in Information Hub, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), and also affiliated with Department of Computer Science and Engineering, HKUST.
My research focuses on data visualization and visual analytics, VR/AR, and creative design.
Before joining HKUST (GZ), I worked as an associate professor at Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences,
adjunct associate professor at BNU-HKBU United International College ,
and a senior researcher at Future Cities Laboratory, ETH Zurich.
I received both the bachelor and Ph.D. degrees in computer sciences from the Nanyang Technological University.
I'm leading the Collaborative Interactive Visualization & Analysis Laboratory (CIVAL) @ HKUST (GZ). Find more information about CIVAL here.
I'm leading the Collaborative Interactive Visualization & Analysis Laboratory (CIVAL) @ HKUST (GZ). Find more information about CIVAL here.
Now looking for!!
- I'm actively looking for PostDocs, PhDs, masters, and RAs. Drop an email with your resume and research plan if you are hardworking, creative, and well-motivated for high-quality research!
- Prospective students: Please take a look at my research profile and interests, and write a concrete research plan accordingly. I will not respond to your email if the content is generic in any research area, for example, "I would like to do research in data visualization" or "in deep learning." I do have a wide spectrum of research interests, but that does not mean that I am dedicated to or capable of doing any research. It is fine if you know nothing about my research, in case that you are willing to and be able to do the research assigned to you!
Recent News
- May '24: Our paper 'Antarctica Storytelling: Creating Interactive Story Maps for Polar Regions with Graphic-Based Approach' got accepted to The Visual Computer. Congrats to Liangwei Wang.
- May '24: Our paper 'NFTracer: Tracing NFT Impact Dynamics in Transaction-flow Substitutive Systems with Visual Analytics' got accepted to IEEE TVCG. Congrats to Yifan Cao.
- May '24: Our paper 'GeoReasoner: Geo-localization with Reasoning in Street Views using a Large Vision-Language Model' got accepted to ICML'24. Congrats to Ling Li.
- Apr. '24: Our survey paper 'Generative AI for Visualization: State of the Art and Future Directions' got accepted to Visual Informatics. Congrats to Yilin Ye.
- Mar. '24: Our paper 'CheetahTraj: Efficient Visualization for Large Trajectory Dataset with Quality Guarantee' got accepted to IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering. Congrats to Dr. Qiaomu Shen.
- Mar. '24: Our paper 'Understanding the Impact of Referent Design on Scale Perception in Immersive Data Visualization' got accepted to ACM CHI Late-Breaking 2024. Congrats to Yihan Hou.