Education
University of Sydney
Doctor of Philosophy, 10/2023 – 03/2027
- Supervisors: Dr. Zhanna Sarsenbayeva, A/Prof. Anusha Withana, Prof. Eduardo Velloso
- Research Area: Human-Computer Interaction, Extended Reality, Accessibility
- Project Topic: Understanding and Modelling the Effects of Situationally-Induced Impairments and Disabilities in Extended Reality
- Scholarships: Tuition Fee Scholarship, Stipend Scholarship
Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Honours), 09/2022 – 09/2023
- Major: Computer Science (First Class Honours)
- Supervisor: A/Prof. Anusha Withana
- Project Topic: Physics Inspired Time-Agnostic Graph Neural Network for Finger Motion Prediction
Bachelor of Science, 02/2020 – 09/2022
- Majors: Data Science, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Courses: Human-in-the-Loop Data Analytics (91/100); Pervasive Computing (91/100); Introduction to Programming (89/100); Visual Analytics (88/100); Usability Engineering (82/100)
Experiences
School of Information Technology, University of Sydney
Casual Academic – Computer Science, 06/2023 – Present
- INFO3315 Human-Computer Interaction Teaching Assistant and Tutor
- COMP4427/5427 Usability Engineering Teaching Assistant and Tutor
- COMP5703/DATA5703/CSEC5703 Group-Based Capstone Project Tutor and Client
Graduate School of Media Design, Keio University
Visiting Researcher, 04/2025 – 05/2025
- Supervisor: Prof. Kouta Minamizawa, Assist. Prof. Giulia Barbareschi
- Project: Estimating the Effects of Noise on Mixed Reality Interaction
Bosch (China) Investment Co., Ltd.
Data Scientist Intern, 11/2021 – 01/2022
- Responsible for daily data transmission, data cleaning, and data proofreading
- Analyzed abnormal vehicle data, including finding abnormal cells, plotting current and voltage graphs, and identifying differences between normal and abnormal vehicles
- Participated in the production and improvement of the PowerBI dashboard
University College London
Exchange Summer School, 07/2021 – 08/2021
- Courses: Health Data Science and Data Analytics in Healthcare
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Exchange Summer School, 12/2020 – 01/2021
- Courses: Algorithms and Analysis (89/100); Statistics of Stochastic Processes (89/100)
Faculty of Science, University of Sydney
Peer Mentor, 12/2020 – 06/2021
- Provided practical information about the course, faculty/school, and university life
- Directed new students to relevant support services and resources
- Shared knowledge and experiences as a student
Talks
Awards
- 2025 University of Sydney CS HDR Research Support Fund (A$5,000)
- 2023 – 2027 University of Sydney Faculty of Engineering Research Stipend Scholarship (A$40,109 p.a.)
- 2023 – 2027 University of Sydney International Tuition Fee Scholarship
- 2023 University of Sydney Engineering Vacation Research Internship Program Scholarship (A$3,000)
- 2023 University of Sydney Undergraduate High Honour Roll
- 2022 University of Sydney Undergraduate Coursework and Top 3rd Year High Honour Roll
- 2021 University of Sydney Global Citizenship Award
Supervision
- Zheyuan Kuang: 2025 Master of Philosophy (Engineering), University of Sydney, Co-supervisor
- Lefan Lai: 2025 Master of Computer Science (Research Pathway), University of Sydney, Co-supervisor
- Jingwei Lin: 2025 Bachelor of Advanced Computing (Honours), University of Sydney, Co-supervisor
- Ruilin Liu: 2025 Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Honours), University of Sydney, Co-supervisor
- Vittoria Salim: 2024 Bachelor of Advanced Computing (First-Class Honours), University of Sydney, Co-supervisor
- Yingqi Wang:2024 Bachelor of Advanced Computing (First-Class Honours), University of Sydney, Co-supervisor
- Jennifer Lai: 2023 Summer Vacation Research Intern, University of Sydney, Co-supervisor
Activities
- [Reviewer] CHI conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’25)
- [Reviewer] Australian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (OzCHI ’24)
- [Reviewer] The Augmented Humans (AHs) International Conference (AHs ’24)
- [Student Volunteer] IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR ’23)
- [Student Volunteer] International Conference on Very Large Databases (VLDB ’22)