Zhan Wang

Ph.D. Candidate
Address: Computational Media and Arts Thrust, Information Hub, HKUST(GZ). Guangzhou.

zhanwang071.github.io
zwang834@connect.hkust-gz.edu.cn

Education

2022– Ph.D. candidate in Computational Media and Arts, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) Guangzhou, PRC

Advised by Zeng Wei and Fugee Tsung.
Member of the Collaborative Interactive Visualization & Analysis Lab.

2017–2022 B.S. in Data Science and Big Data Technology, Minor in Economics, Fudan University Shanghai, PRC

Thesis: “Geographic Data Storytelling with Camera Movements”.
Advised by Siming Chen.
Member of the Fudan University Visual Analytics & Intelligent Decision Making Lab.

Positions

2021–2022 Software Analyst Intern, MSRA Beijing, PRC

Data, Knowledge, and Intelligence Group

2020–2022 Undergraduate Research Intern at FDU-VIS Lab, Fudan University Shanghai, PRC

Supervisor: Prof. Siming Chen

Publications

Conference

Staying vigilant in the Age of AI: From content generation to content authentication.

Yufan Li, Zhan Wang, Theo Papatheodorou. ISEA, 2024.

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Enhancing Spatial Learning through Visualization Cues: A Comparative Study of Virtuality and Perspectives

Yifei Zhang, Lizhe Chen, Jun-Hsiang Yao, Zhan Wang, Siming Chen. ChinaVis, 2024.

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VirtuWander: Enhancing Multi-modal Interaction for Virtual Tour Guidance through Large Language Models.

Zhan Wang, Linping Yuan, Liangwei Wang, Bingchuan Jiang, Wei Zeng. CHI, 2024.

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GeoCamera: Telling Stories in Geographic Visualizations with Camera Movements.

Wenchao Li, Zhan Wang, Yun Wang, Di Weng, Liwenhan Xie, Siming Chen, Haidong Zhang, Huamin Qu. CHI, 2023.

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Journal

Generative AI for visualization: State of the art and future directions.

Yilin Ye, Jianing Hao, Yihan Hou, Zhan Wang, Shishi Xiao, Yuyu Luo, Wei Zeng. Visual Informatics, 2024.

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Antarctica storytelling: creating interactive story maps for polar regions with graphic-based approach.

Liangwei Wang, Zhan Wang, Xi Zhao, Fugee Tsung, Wei Zeng. VINCI'23 of The Visual Computer, 2023.

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Teaching Experience

2024 Spring UCUG1505 - Creative Coding and Interactive Art HKUST(GZ)

Teaching Assistant for Prof. Theo Papatheodorou

2024 Fall DSAA5024 - Data Exploration and Visualization HKUST(GZ)

Teaching Assistant for Prof. Wei Zeng

Service

Conference Reviewer for CSCW (2024), PacificVis (2024), ChinaVis (2023, 2022), VINCI (2023).
Volunteer for VINCI (2023), CSIE (2023).