Lab of Future Interactive Technologies for Arts, Work, and Entertainment (FIT-AWE)

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Hai-Ning Liang is an Associate Professor in the Computational Media and Arts Thrust at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou). Before joining HKUST-GZ in 2024, he was Professor of Computing at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU), where he served as the Head of the Department of Computing (2019-2023) and Deputy Director of the Suzhou Municipal Key Lab for Intelligent Virtual Engineering and the XJTLU Virtual Engineering Centre. As an innovative educator, he has received several prestigious teaching prizes, including the Suzhou Teaching Achievement Award (First Prize), the Suzhou Teaching Team Award (First Prize), and the XJTLU University Outstanding Teacher Prize.

Hai-Ning received his PhD in computer science from the University of Western Ontario in Canada. He does research in human-computer interaction, focusing on the design of novel interaction techniques and applications for virtual/augmented/mixed reality, gaming, and visualization technologies. He has published over 200 papers in top-rated, high-impact conferences and journals. His research won Best Paper and Honorable Mention awards.

Hai-Ning is an editorial board member in several journals, including the Visual Computer, Frontiers in Virtual Reality, and International Journal of Serious Games. He is a regular invited speaker at conferences and serves on the organization committee of some of the top conferences in his area of research.

Research Areas:

• Human-computer interaction
• Virtual/Augmented/Mixed Reality
• Games

Prospective Applicants:

We are looking for new team members with passion, responsibility, and talent to work with us! We are recently focusing on several research directions for VR, AR, and MR, with aspects in the following:

• enhancing realism and user experience
• improving accessibility
• web-based 3D technologies and platforms
• the integration and use of eye tracking as a central feature in VR and MR systems
• the application of these technologies in critical fields
• immersive games Please see Vacancies for more details if you are interested.