Leads the AI & Art for Knowledge & Creativity (ARK) Lab under the Computational Media and Art (CMA) thrust at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou); Research projects include: Twilight Rohingya - a 360-degree VR video-based system depicting real-life scenarios from a refugee camp, Virtual Human for ASD - aims to use virtual humans to teach children with autism to express themselves through conversation, StarRescue - a two-player collaborative tablet game that enhances children's attention, perspective-taking, and negotiation skills, Privacy for Families with Autism - explores privacy issues among families with autism, Measuring Anxiety - uses machine learning algorithms to measure, predict, and design interventions for stress and anxiety, Entangled Habitation - explores the concept of entangled habitation to promote a more-than-human perspective in human-nature interaction design.
Background
Focuses on research in the field of human-computer interaction, particularly in digital human construction, VR/AR game development, using virtual reality technology for psychological and physical treatment diagnosis, and designing humane and inclusive systems.