Ph.D. Candidate
Address: Computational Media and Arts Thrust, Information Hub, HKUST(GZ). Guangzhou.
Research Direction: Mixed Reality, Data Visualization, Human-Computer Interaction.
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
2025.2–2025.8
Visiting Student, HKUST
Hongkong, PRC
Supervisor: Xiaojuan Ma
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
C4
Staying vigilant in the Age of AI: From content generation to content authentication.
Yufan Li, Zhan Wang, Theo Papatheodorou.
International Symposium on Electronic Art, 2024.
C3
Enhancing Spatial Learning through Visualization Cues: A Comparative Study of Virtuality and Perspectives
Yifei Zhang, Lizhe Chen, Jun-Hsiang Yao, Zhan Wang, Siming Chen.
The China Visualization and Visual Analytics Conference, 2024.
C2
VirtuWander: Enhancing Multi-modal Interaction for Virtual Tour Guidance through Large Language Models.
Zhan Wang, Linping Yuan, Liangwei Wang, Bingchuan Jiang, Wei Zeng.
Proceedings of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2024.
C1
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.
Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2023.
Journal
J5
Centennial Drama Reimagined: An Immersive Experience of Intangible Cultural Heritage through Contextual Storytelling in Virtual Reality.
Jian Yu, Zhan Wang, Yifan Cao, Hao Cui, Wei Zeng.
Journal on Computing and Cultural Heritage, 2025.
J4
VizTA: Enhancing Comprehension of Distributional Visualization with Visual0-Lexical Fused Conversational Interface.
Liangwei Wang, Zhan Wang, Shishi Xiao, Le Liu, Fugee Tsung, Wei Zeng.
Computer Graphics Forum, 2025.
J3
CineFolio: Cinematography-Guided Camera Planning for Immersive Narrative Visualization.
Zhan Wang, Qian Zhu, David Yip, Fugee Tsung, Wei Zeng.
Visual Informatics, 2025.
J2
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.
J1
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.
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).