Prof. Xin Tong

Xin’s research contributes to the larger understanding of how people with physical and psychological disabilities experience and interact with technology. Her work largely centers on understanding, designing, developing, and evaluating interactive systems, such as games and VR environments.

Junrong “Vicki” Song

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Yuying Wan

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Xiangrong “Daniel” Zhu

Xiangrong “Daniel” Zhu is a Data Science student from the Class of 2024, interested in XR (AR/VR) technologies and natural language manipulation. He is currently passionate about AI-generation design and VTubers

Jiawen Zhang

Jiawen has applied generative AI to autism education in her prior research, and her work has been featured in digital media art exhibitions. Her current work focuses on using digital technologies to preserve, inherit, and innovatively disseminate intangible cultural heritage.

Hongni Ye

Her research focuses on designing tangible user interfaces and interactions to support special education for autisic children.

Tianjian Liu

Tianjian Liu is a first-year PhD student at HKUST (Guangzhou) supervised by Prof. Xin Tong, focusing on Human-AI Interaction and Natural Language Processing. He designs proactive, personalized agents for long-term interactions that offer context-aware support for users' mental health and productivity.

Qiuju Chen

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Yuan Xu

Her research focuses on interaction design in highly AI-automated contexts and generative interface methods. She studies ordinary users' tech experiences to build more user-frendly interfaces.

Jie Yu

Jie has a background in robotics and mechanical design, focusing on social robots and embodied AI. His research looks at human-robot collaboration to enable more natural and supportive interactions in everyday life.

Liyi Xie

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Bingqian Wang

Her research focuses on empowering K–12 education through digital technologies. She is particularly interested in making emerging technologies accessible across classrooms and homes, enabling children, teachers, and parents to explore more personalized and effective pathways for learning, teaching, and growth. Ultimately, she hopes to ensure that every child can benefit from advances in digital technology and enjoy more equitable educational opportunities.

Jiansheng Li

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Hongni Chen

Hongni is an MPhil student at HKUST (GZ), holding a Bachelor of Design from Sichuan University. Her research focus on the application of service design within the health sector and interaction design for facial paralysis rehabilitation.

Junhong Huang

Junhong is a first-year MPhil student focusing on accessibility-oriented HCI, Human–AI interaction, and AI agents for assistive systems.

Yongdan Zeng

Yongdan Zeng is pursuing her MPhil at HKUST(GZ). Her research interests include Human-Computer Interaction, intelligent agents, and Theory of Mind.

Mengqi "Maggy" Wu

Mengqi is an MPhil student at HKUST (GZ). Her research focus mainly lies in designing task priority ranking systems that are conducive to user experience.

Jiayi Huang

Jiayi Huang's current research focuses on pedagogy- and psychology-based interactive toys for STEM education in the AI era. She welcomes collaboration to define the next generation of smart toys.

Nusratilla Abdullaev

Nusratilla is an MPhil student focusing on intelligent systems, HCI, and embodied AI. His research emphasizes developing human-centered technologies.

Anastasia Nikolova

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Yi Hu

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Yiying Pan

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Huanyi Wan

Huanyi Wan holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art and Technology from Communication University of China. His research focuses on human-AI collaboration, AR/VR systems, and assistive technologies for health and wellbeing.

Liwen He

Liwen He is a PhD student in Design at The Future Laboratory, Tsinghua University. Her research focuses on haptic UX and multi-modal interaction design in HCI.

Zhaowen Deng

A Computation & Design student with interests in the forefront of HCI and AI, striving to push boundaries and create innovative solutions with programming, data analysis, and design principles.

Fangze Qiu

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Xin Tan

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Xinyuan Lan

Xinyuan Lan is an undergraduate student in Computation and Design at DKU/Duke. She explores immersive, accessible, and human-centered technologies for education, culture, emotional well-being, and meaningful everyday interaction through interdisciplinary research.

Haijia Li

Her research interests lie at the intersection of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and Human-AI Interaction (HAI), with a particular focus on human-AI interaction in educational contexts. She is interested in designing and exploring AI- and robot-mediated interactive systems that support learning, reflection, and social interaction.

Jiale Liu

Jiale Liu is a master’s student in Design at Harbin Institute of Technology. His research interests and practice primarily focus on AI-assisted creation, human–AI collaborative design, creativity support, and socio-emotional experiences. He explores how generative artificial intelligence influences creative processes, cognition, and emotional communication, while seeking to connect design research with real-world social issues.

Prof.Yecheng (Kent) Cao, PhD

Dr. Cao is a specialist in the art and archaeology of early China with a broad interest in the interconnections within Eurasia. From art historical and technical perspectives, his first monograph manuscript examines the rise of indigenous bronze industry in the Yangtze River region in the late second millennium B.C. In the 15th century B.C., the Erligang state expanded from the Central Plain, and along the way disseminated its highly established bronze art and metallurgy.

Prof.Ming Li, PhD

Dr. Ming Li received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from University of Southern California in 2013. He is currently an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke Kunshan University. His research interests are in the areas of audio, speech and language processing as well as multimodal behavior signal analysis and interpretation.

Prof.Luyao Zhang, Phd

Dr. Luyao (Sunshine) Zhang is Assistant Professor of Economics and Senior Research Scientist at the Data Science Research Center at Duke Kunshan University (DKU). She has an abiding passion for interdisciplinary collaborations, especially related to Computational Economics, Artificial Intelligence , Cryptoeconomics.

Prof.Lijing Yan, PhD

Dr. Lijing L. Yan, PhD, MPH, is currently an associate research professor at the Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University in the USA and the Head of Non-communicable Chronic Diseases (NCDs) Research at the Global Health Research Center of Duke Kunshan University in China since July 2014.

Prof.Chenkai Wu, PhD

Dr. Chenkai Wu is an Assistant Professor of Global Health at Duke Kunshan University (DKU). Prior to joining DKU, he was a faculty member in the Department of Epidemiology and Community Health at New York Medical College. Dr. Wu has a B.S. degree in Psychology from Zhejiang University and a M.S. in Human Development and Family Sciences, an M.P.H. in Biostatistics, and a Ph.D. in Public Health from Oregon State University.

Prof. Jung Eun Choi

Dr. Choi's research focuses on interactions between art and technology, and contemporary visual and media culture, especially on the ways in which artistic and creative practices provide constructive criticism on our contemporary media environments. Her teaching interests at Duke Kunshan include contemporary art and visual culture, media studies and aesthetics.

Prof. Charles Chang, PhD

Dr. Chang's research interest hinges on the intersections between computation and design. With the rise of smartphones and other internet-connected devices, design choices become increasingly data-driven and dependent on information’s credibility in the construction of the human habitat. Chang’s research focuses on human habitat’s design, environmental impact, and information’s credibility in the big-data age.

Prof.Fan Liang, PhD

Dr.Liang's research interests lie at the intersection of digital media, political communication, technology governance, and computational social science. His work recognizes that the modes of power have significantly shifted in the era of algorithms, big data, and social media.

Prof.Kunlin Wei, PhD

Prof.Can Liu, PhD

Dr. Liu's research is about designing future interfaces of ubiquitous technologies based on the empirical understanding of the human. Her work explores how to enable more natural and embodied user experiences by combining physical and digital interactivity.

Prof.Min Fan, PhD

Dr. Fan's research focuses on the design and evaluation of educational interactive systems for children. She particularly interests in how tangible user interfaces may benefit at-risk children in cognitive and social development.

Prof.Fateme Rajabiyazdi, PhD

Dr.Rajabiyazdi is an Assistant Professor at Carleton University within the Department of Systems and Computer Engineering. Dr.Rajabiyazdi graduated with a Ph.D. in Computer Science in the area of information visualization from the Interactions Lab at the University of Calgary in December 2018.

Prof.Mayra Donaji Barrera Machuca

Dr. Mayra Donaji Barrera Machuca focuses on gaining a better understanding of how people think when working inside a 3D virtual environment. Her current projects involve sketching in VR, using VR to train people and studying the problems of stereo displays and she also research the challenges people from LATAM face when working as HCI researchers.

Prof.Ö. NILAY YALÇIN, PhD

Dr.Ö. NILAY YALÇIN's research focuses on modeling socio-emotional behaviors in computational systems in order to develop interactive systems that can understand human behavior and advance our understanding of human cognition by providing us means to evaluate our assumptions in a systematic and controlled environment.

Prof.LAWRENCE KIM, PhD

Dr.Kim's research lies at the intersection of human-computer interaction, robotics, and haptics. Specifically, he designs and builds affective tangible interfaces to enable new interaction and facilitate physical and mental well-being. My work has received best paper and best paper honorable mention awards at CHI, UIST, and HRI conferences, and a Fast Company's honorable mention award in Innovation by Design.

Prof.RAY LC, PhD

Dr. RAY LC, PhD UCLA, MFA Parsons School of Design, Assistant Professor of Creative Media @ City University of Hong Kong. RAY LC works at the boundary of spatial design, human-robotic interaction, and social computing.

Prof.Zhicong Lu, PhD

Dr. Zhicong Lu is an assistant professor at the Department of Computer Science, City University of Hong Kong. His research interests lie at the intersection of HCI, social computing, computational social science, and machine learning, especially in studying, designing, and building systems that support social interactions, to enhance trust, engagement, and knowledge sharing in virtual and physical spaces.

Prof.Xin Yi, PhD

He has been engaged in the research of applied security intelligent Internet of Things and human-computer interaction for a long time, including the privacy and security issues of interactive application Internet of Things and mobile scenarios, such as intelligent perception and collaborative optimization of interconnection technology and human-computer performance

Prof.Yuhang Zhao, PhD

Dr. Yuhang Zhao is an assistant professor in the department of Computer Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research interests include Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), accessibility, augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR), and mobile interaction.

Prof.Yuling Sun, PhD

Dr.Sun's research lies at the interaction of Health Informatics, Human-computer Interaction (HCI), Computer Supported Collaborative Work (CSCW), and Social Computing. My current work primarily focuses on computer-mediated collaborative and interactive forms for sustainable living.

Prof.Kaixing Zhao, PhD

Dr. Kaixing Zhao now is Assistant Professor at School of Software, Northwestern Polytechnical University, China. He also works closely with Augmented Human Lab, The University of Auckland as visiting Research Fellow. Kaixing obtained his Ph.D. in Human-Computer Interaction from the Elipse team, Toulouse Institute of Computer Science Research (CNRS UMR 5505), which is a joint lab between CNRS (French National Center for Scientific Research) and University of Toulouse.

Prof.Yaxing Yao, PhD

Dr. Yaxing Yao is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Information Systems at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. His research lies in the intersection of Human-Computer Interaction, Usable Privacy, and Design. Particularly, his research shifts the research focus from the privacy experiences of singles to that of multiple stakeholders in the Internet of Things, Smart Homes, and online environment

Zhixuan (Kyrie) Zhou

Dr. Zhou's research interests are in human-computer interaction and usable security. I combine qualitative and quantitative methods to approach gender issues (e.g., stereotypes) and AI ethics issues (e.g., fake news). I also conduct ethnographic research to understand livestreaming and blockchain practices.

Yihe Wang

PhD student at University of California Santa Cruz

Haitong Lin

PhD Student at Cornell Tech

Rongqi Bei

PhD Student at University of Michigan

Wei Yi

Yi's a data science student, mainly focusing on artificial intelligence and computer graphics. And part of my interests are in computer science, including software development, operating systems, etc.

Tong (Bill) Wu

I am a Media Art student graduated from Duke Kunshan University. My interest is exploring the new media art which combines the art and technology. I have basic skills in computation, and master skills in graphic illustration and 3D animation & modelling. I believe that adding humanity elements to the technology will help build a more pleasing future.

Ruoxin You

Master student at University College London

Yutong (Tony) Ren

PhD student at Virginia Tech focusing on AR/VR for social interaction and collaboration, with continued exploration of 2D/3D game design to address accessibility and neurodiversity-related challenges.

Xuening Peng

PhD student at the University of Florida researching human-computer interaction, affective computing, and immersive technologies, integrating UI/UX engineering with emotion-aware systems to build empathetic digital experiences.

Ruiqi Richard Chen

Master Student at University of Washington, focus on Human-Centered AI research

Keyi Zeng

A Digital media student, She recently interested in cultural heritage, game, and accessibility research.

Jiaxin Wang

Jiaxin is an undergraduate student pursuing a dual degree at Duke Kunshan University and Duke University.She seeks to explore the intersection of design and technology. Her research mainly focuses on accessibility for children and people with complex disabilities, especially with physical computing and games.

Chenwan Zhong

Chenwan Zhong is pursuing her Master of Science degree in Robotics at Northwestern University. Her work explores ways to enhance interactive systems that bring together robotics and HCI, aiming to create smoother, more intuitive experiences in human-machine interaction.

Ruiqi (Richard) Chen

A Data Science student from Duke Kunshan University focusing on accessible technologies through XR, VR, and AI.

Yiping Tian

Media and Arts student at Duke Kunshan University passionate about HCI and game design.

Jiaxun (Jessie) Cao

PhD student at Duke University.

Qingyang He

Media and Arts student exploring audio-visual interaction, animation storytelling, and character design within collaborative HCI projects.

Hanxi Bao

Media and Art student from Duke Kunshan University exploring AR/VR and human-AI interaction through creative practice.

Weicheng “Jerry” Zheng

Master's student at Carnegie Mellon University.

Qiyuan Cheng

Qiyuan Cheng's research focuses on designing inclusive digital experiences that empower older adults.

Yancheng Cao

Yancheng Cao holds a bachelor's degree from Wenzhou Medical University and a master's degree from Tongji University. His research focuses on AI-powered interactive systems for health support and design-thinking-based HCI interface design. His work has been published at top-tier HCI conferences including IUI and IMWUT.

Dongyijie Primo Pan

MPhil Student, 2024 Fall Cohort

Haoxuan Wang

MPhil Student, 2024 Fall Cohort

Yizhi Song

MPhil Student, 2024 Fall Cohort

Yinghao Gao

MPhil Student, 2024 Fall Cohort

Yixuan Li

Research Assistant, 2024–2025

Jingyang "Elijah" Lin

Research Assistant, 2024–2025

Shan Luo

Research Assistant, 2025