Chinese CHI 2021: Academic and Industry Panelists Announced
Chinese CHI 2021, organized by International Chinese Association of Computer Human Interaction (ICACHI), will take place online on October 16–17, 2021, with free livestreams for participants.
The conference includes academic and industry online panels, bringing together senior experts from leading universities and companies worldwide to discuss important human–computer interaction issues and the development and future of Chinese human–computer interaction.
Panel topics and speakers are listed below.
Academic Panel Topic:
Chinese value and identity in HCI
Academic Panel Time:
October 16, 2021, 3:00 PM Beijing Time
Speakers
Yongqi Lou, vice president of Tongji University, professor, dean, and doctoral supervisor in its College of Design and Innovation, and fellow of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences
Zhiyong Fu, tenured associate professor and doctoral supervisor in the Department of Information Art and Design at Tsinghua University's Academy of Arts and Design; deputy director of Tsinghua University's China–Italy Design Innovation Base; president of International Chinese Association of Computer Human Interaction
Xianghua Ding, associate professor in Fudan University's School of Computer Science, researching human–computer interaction, computer-supported cooperative work, and ubiquitous computing
Zhicong Lu, assistant professor of computer science at City University of Hong Kong, researching human–computer interaction, social computing, and computer-mediated interaction
Industry Panel Topic:
Revolutionary products require revolutionary user interfaces
Industry Panel Time:
October 17, 2021, 9:45 AM Beijing Time
Speakers
Chen Zhao, Head of Natural Human Computer Interaction US Lab, Alibaba. Before Chen joined Alibaba, she was a senior researcher at Microsoft Research Asia's HCI group and Microsoft Office Group. She established IBM China's first user experience team and has been an active participant in ACM SIGCHI.
Xiang Cao, a human–computer interaction expert and scientist at Bilibili. Previously a Microsoft Research researcher, Lenovo Research director, and CEO of Xiaoxiaoniu Creative Technology. He holds a bachelor's degree from Tsinghua University, a PhD from Toronto, and a Cambridge fellowship.
Yanfang Liu, PhD in applied psychology, previously worked at Motorola Labs, Motorola's mobile experience design center, and China Mobile Research Institute. She established and leads Huawei CBG's software UX and human factors research team, working across products and scenarios.