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Biography

I am Xuning Hu, an undergraduate student at the University of Liverpool advised by Prof. Hai-Ning Liang. My interests primarily focus on Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and Computational Interaction. Specifically, I work on facilitating selection methods, text entry input, and modeling user behavior in XR (Extended Reality).

I was a research intern at the Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences under the supervision of Prof. Jin Huang. Prior to that, I collaborated with Prof. Dominic Kao at Purdue University, Prof. Wenge Xu at Birmingham City University, and Dr. Rajkumar Darbar at the Centre national de la recherche scientifique, while I was at the X-CHI Lab.

I will complete my undergraduate studies in June 2026, and I am actively seeking RA/PhD positions in HCI (XR, user modeling). If you are interested in my research, please feel free to contact me Xuning.Hu22@student.xjtlu.edu.cn. You can check Xuning’s CV.

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News

[2025/01] My first-author paper and my co-authored paper with Wenxuan Xu were accepted by IEEE VR 2025! 🎉

[2024/08] My co-authored paper with Dr.Raj was accepted by SUI 2024!

[2024/07] My first-author paper was conditional accepted by ISMAR 2024. Super excited!!!

[2024/06] My co-authored paper with Dr. RongKai was accepted by ISS 2024!

[2024/02] The first collaborative paper I worked on was accepted by I3D 2024!

Education

University of Liverpool (Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University) Sep 2022 - Jul 2026

BS, Computer Science

Research Experience

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) Oct 2024 - Present

Research Intern, Human-Computer Interaction

Advised by Prof. Hai-Ning Liang.
Conducting research on designing selection technology, and user modeling.

Human-Computer Interaction Technology Laboratory, Institute of Software Chinese Academy of Sciences Jan 2024 - Oct 2024

Research Intern, Human-Computer Interaction

Advised by Prof. Jin Huang.
Designing Technology for Selecting Moving Objects and Modeling User Behavior Patterns.

X-CHI Lab, Liverpool University Dec 2022 - Present

Research Intern, Human-Computer Interaction

Advised by Prof. Hai-Ning Liang.
Conducting research on designing selection technology, typing input, game tutorials, and user modeling.

Publications

Optimizing Moving Target Selection in VR by Integrating Proximity-Based Feedback Types and Modalities

Xuning Hu, Wenxuan Xu, Yushi Wei, Zhang Hao, Jin Huang, Hai-Ning Liang.
IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (VR 2025).

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Exploring the Effects of Spatial Constraints and Curvature for 3D Piloting in Virtual Environments

Xuning Hu, Xinan Yan, Yushi Wei, Wenxuan Xu, Yue Li, Yue Liu, Hai-Ning Liang.
IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR 2024).

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Exploring Gaze-Based Steering Behavior in Virtual Reality

Xuning Hu, Yichuan Zhang, Yushi Wei, Yue Li, Wolfgang Stuerzlinger, Hai-Ning Liang.
ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI-LBW 20025).

Predicting Ray Pointer Landing Poses in VR Using Multimodal LSTM-Based Neural Networks

Wenxuan Xu, Yushi Wei, Xuning Hu, Wolfgang Stuerzlinger, Yuntao Wang, Hai-Ning Liang.
IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (VR 2025).

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Experimental Analysis of Freehand Multi-Object Selection Techniques in Virtual Reality Head-Mounted Displays

Rongkai Shi, Yushi Wei, Xuning Hu, Liu Yu, Yue Yong, Hai-Ning Liang.
Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction (PACM 2024).

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OnArmQWERTY: An Empirical Evaluation of On-Arm Tap Typing for AR HMDs

Rajkumar Darbar, Xuning Hu, Xinan Yan, Yushi Wei, Hai-Ning Liang, Wenge Xu, Sayan Sarcar
Proceedings of the 2024 ACM Symposium on Spatial User Interaction (SUI 2024).

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Impact of Tutorial Modes with Different Time Flow Rates in Virtual Reality Games

Boyuan Chen, Xinan Yan, Xuning Hu, Dominic Kao, Hai-Ning Liang.
ACM SIGGRAPH SYMPOSIUM ON INTERACTIVE 3D GRAPHICS AND GAMES (I3D 2024).

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CV

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