I am a first-year PhD student at University of Rochester, advised by Professor Yukang Yan. My research focuses on Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), particularly in the areas of interactions, perceptions, and collaborations in AR/VR.

I obtained my bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from University of Toronto. During my undergraduate studies, I was a research assistant at Dynamic Graphics Project Lab under the supervision of Professor Tovi Grossman and Dr. Ludwig Sidenmark and at Forcolab with Professor Shurui Zhou. I also gained industry experience as an assistant engineer at Huawei Human Machine Interaction Lab.

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Educations

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University of Rochester

2024.08 - present

Ph.D. in Computer Science

Advisor: Yukang Yan

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University of Toronto

2019.09 - 2024.06

B.Sc. Honours in Computer Science

Focus on Artificial Intelligence and Game Design, Minor in Mathematics

Publications

UIST 2024
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Desk2Desk: Optimization-based Mixed Reality Workspace Integration for Remote Side-by-side Collaboration

Ludwig Sidenmark, Tianyu Zhang, Leen Al Lababidi, Jiannan Li, Tovi Grossman

Honors and Awards

  • 2020 - 2024 University of Toronto Dean’s List Scholar
  • 2023 Department of Computer Science Research Award
  • 2023 Ubisoft Toronto Next 2023 Game Design Finalist
  • 2022 The Regents In-Course Scholarship
  • 2021 The George W. Edmonds Scholarship
  • 2020 The R Malcolm Hill Scholarship
  • 2019 University of Toronto Scholar