Zheng Wei
Scholar

Zheng Wei

Google Scholar ID: CwYEjIYAAAAJ
HKUST VisLab & Uchicago Knowledge Lab
Virtual RealityVisualizationHCAIComputational Social ScienceCinema and Media Studies
Citations & Impact
All-time
Citations
184
 
H-index
9
 
i10-index
7
 
Publications
20
 
Co-authors
14
list available
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
  • Publications in top venues: IEEE TVCG/VR/VIS/ISMAR, ACM UIST/WWW/MM/SIGGRAPH/CHI/CSCW, IJHCI, IJCAI
  • Program Committee member for The Web Conference (WWW) 2026 – Social Networks and Social Media Track
  • Program Chair for CVPR 2025 CVEU Workshop
  • Proceedings Chair for ACM MMSys 2026
  • Presented at IEEE ISMAR 2025 on gaze dynamics in VR film education
  • Presented at ACM UIST 2025 on CineVision, an interactive storyboard system
  • Art paper “Algorithmic Miner” featured in ACM SIGGRAPH Blog interview on human-centered AI narratives
Research Experience
  • Visiting researcher at the Knowledge Lab, University of Chicago
  • Collaborating with Prof. James Evans on science-of-science projects
  • Developing adaptive VR/XR systems for skill training with real-world transfer
  • Building narrative frameworks for interpretable and engaging data-driven media
  • Designing co-creative pipelines from script to visual production, extended into multi-agent systems
Background
  • Research focuses on human-centered AI systems for visual content creation
  • Aims to improve human perception, decision-making, and interaction in visual media
  • Key research directions: Immersive HCI (VR/XR), Cinematic Data Storytelling, Human–AI Collaboration Systems
  • Guided by the human–AI loop principle, emphasizing feedback, intent capture, and collaborative design
  • Ultimate goal: center humans in intelligent systems, making complex information intuitive and fostering responsible generative media