Xuning Hu Xuning's Design Space

Biography

I am Xuning Hu, an undergraduate student at the University of Liverpool. My research lies at the intersection of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and Extended Reality (XR), with a focus on identifying complex interaction tasks and enhancing user performance through computational modeling and the design of novel interaction techniques.

I have conducted research at the FIT-AWE Lab (supervised by Prof. Hai-Ning Liang), the VVISE Lab at Simon Fraser University (mentored by Prof. Wolfgang Stuerzlinger), and the Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences (under Prof. Jin Huang).

In addition, I have actively collaborated with several international researchers, including Prof. Yuntao Wang (Tsinghua University), Prof. Dominic Kao (Purdue University), Rajkumar Darbar (CNRS, France), and Prof. Yukang Yan (University of Rochester), with whom I continue to maintain close academic collaboration.

🎓 I will graduate in June 2026 and am actively seeking PhD or Research Assistant positions in HCI—particularly in XR, interaction modeling, and intelligent interfaces.
📧 Feel free to contact me via email, or view my CV.


Education

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

BS, Computer Science

Research Experience

Research Intern, Human-Computer Interaction
Oct 2024 - Present
Research Intern, Human-Computer Interaction
  • Advised by Prof. Hai-Ning Liang.
  • Conducting research on designing selection technology and user modeling.
Research Intern, Human-Computer Interaction
  • Advised by Prof. Jin Huang.
  • Designing technology for selecting moving objects and modeling user behavior patterns.
Research Intern, Human-Computer Interaction
  • Advised by Prof. Hai-Ning Liang.
  • Conducting research on selection techniques, typing input, game tutorials, and user modeling.

Publications

VR2025
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)
paper
ISMAR
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)
paper
CHI-LBW
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 2025)
VR2025 Wenxuan
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)
paper
PACM 2024
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)
paper
SUI 2024
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)
paper
I3D 2024
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)
paper

News

News

[2025/01] My first-author paper were accepted by ACM CHI-LBW 2025!!!

[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!


CV

Xuning's CV