Interdisciplinary Research

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                        Joint Seminar
Big Data Institute and Department of Computer Science & Engineering
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Speaker:        Professor Yingqing Xu
                Cheung Kong Scholar Chair Professor
                Tsinghua University
                Beijing

Title:          "Interdisciplinary Research"

Date:           Monday, 10 April 2017

Time:           11:00 am - 12 noon

Venue:          Lecture Theater E
                1/F, Chia-Wei Woo Academic Concourse, HKUST

Abstract:

In this talk, Dr. Xu will introduce the interdisciplinary education and
research of the X studio at Academy of Arts & Design in Tsinghua
University. There are about 28 graduate students and a group of interns in
the studio, with very diverse academic backgrounds such as the product
design, visual design, management, animation, philosophy, architecture,
physics, computer science, software engineering, automation, electronic
engineering, mechanics, multimedia, new media art, and so on. Their
research focus on the immersive perception & interaction, natural user
interface design, tangible perception & interaction, and e-heritage. He
will introduce part of our research work, from new media art to tangible
interaction.


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Biography:

Prof. Dr. Ying-Qing Xu is the Cheung Kong Scholar Chair Professor,
director of the X Studio, head of the Department of Information Art &
Design, deputy dean of Institute for Accessibility Development, and the
director of the Lab for Lifelong Learning at Tsinghua University (TULLL).
He joined the University in November 2011, and his current teaching and
research focus on the user experience design, natural user interface
design, immersive perception & interaction, tangible perception &
interaction, and e-heritage. Before joining Tsinghua, he was a Lead
Researcher of Microsoft Research Asia (MSRA, Beijing China) where he had
worked for 12 years since January 1999. Dr. Xu has published over 100
research papers and granted US patents, as well as a bundle of Chinese
patents. He received his BSc from the Department of Mathematics of Jilin
University (China) in 1982, and his PhD from the Institute of Computing
Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in 1997. He is a
distinguished member of CCF (China Computer Federation), a senior member
of IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), a member of
CAA (China Artists Association) and CDIA (China Industrial Design
Association).