Curriculum Vitae
Download my CV (updated November 2026)
Education
- Ph.D. in Human–Computer Interaction, University of Glasgow, January 2026–present. School of Computing Science. Research advisor: Dr. Florian Weidner.
- M.S. in Electronic Information Engineering, South China University of Technology, September 2022–June 2025. School of Electronic and Information Engineering. Research advisor: Prof. Lin Shu.
- B.S. in Information Engineering, South China University of Technology, September 2018–June 2022. GPA: 3.71/4.0.
Research interests
Human–computer interaction, everyday objects interaction, virtual/augmented reality, and machine learning.
Research experience
- Research Assistant, MEI Lab, City University of Hong Kong, January–September 2025. Research advisor: Prof. Kening Zhu.
- Research Intern, Human Computer Interaction Lab, Saarland University, June–September 2024. Research advisor: Prof. Jürgen Steimle.
Publications
EMS Hand Prop: Leveraging the Loss of Sense of Agency Caused by Electrical Muscle Stimulation to Make Hands Serve Better as Virtual Objects
Jianhui Yan, Jiesi Zhang, Haoqiang Hua, Wenxuan Wu, Hongnan Lin, Qiwei Xiong, Jianxiu Jin, Lin Shu
International Journal of Human-Computer Studies (IJHCS)
HapticPipette: Seamless Capture of Object Compliance in Mixed Reality
Arata Jingu, Jianhui Yan, Maja Fehlberg, Roland Bennewitz, Jürgen Steimle
Augmented Humans International Conference 2026
VirCHEW Reality: On-Face Kinesthetic Feedback for Enhancing Food-Intake Experience in Virtual Reality
Qingqin Liu, Ziqi Fang, Jiayi Wu, Shaoyu Cai, Jianhui Yan, Tiande Mo, Shuk Ching Chan, and Kening Zhu
SIGGRAPH 2025
MetaCanvas: A Toolkit for Prototyping Tessellation-Based Shape-Changing Structures by Cut-and-Configure Authoring
Lina Zhang, Zhian Hu, Jianhui Yan, Yibin Huai, Ziqi Fang, Kening Zhu
UIST 2026
Skills
- Software: Unity3D (C#), AR/VR, Python, Git, MATLAB, machine learning, qualitative and quantitative data analysis.
- Hardware: Electrical muscle stimulation, Arduino, wearable systems, PlatformIO, PCB, ultrasound haptics.
- English: IELTS 7.
Contact
School of Computing Science, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland.
3177699Y@student.gla.ac.uk