About me

Hi there! I am Junan XIE, you can also call me Janus :)

I am a first-year PhD student at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), supervised by Prof. Rachel Franz. I received my Master's degree also from HKUST(GZ), supervised by Prof. Mingming Fan and Prof. Xin Tong, and my Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen.

My work revolves around designing novel assistive technologies to empower people with disabilities. Additionally, I am interested in leveraging AI techniques to adapt interactions to better meet users' personal preferences.

Research Interests

  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Accessibility
  • Human Behavior Modelling
  • Human-AI Collaboration

Publications

Resume

Education

  1. The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou)

    2025.09 — Present

    Ph.D. in Internet of Things  |  Advisor: Prof. Rachel Franz

  2. The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou)

    2023.09 — 2025.09

    M.Phil in Computational Media and Arts  |  Advisors: Prof. Mingming Fan and Prof. Xin Tong

  3. Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen

    2019.09 — 2023.06

    B.Eng in Computer Science  |  Advisor: Prof. Yunming Ye

Experience

  1. The Accessible & Pervasive User EXperience (APEX) Group @HKUST(GZ)

    2023.09 — Present

    • Participated as a core member in two papers published in CHI 2024.

    • Generated a research idea and led a project.

  2. The Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Internet Information Collaboration @HITSZ

    2022.10 — 2023.04

    • Design and implement a recommendation algorithm for movie

    • Literature review and coding and paper writing

My skills

  • Python
    80%
  • Kotlin
    70%
  • C/C++
    70%
  • Deep Learning/ Machine Learning
    60%
  • Web Development
    80%

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