Notes for Students

Dear student:

If you are a graduating PhD student, looking for a postdoc opportunity, please contact me.

If you have never taken any of my classes, nor done a ressearch project with me, please do NOT ask me to write a reference letter for you.

Current PhD Students (as Prime Supervisor):

  1. Griffin Ming-Xuan CHEN, B.Sc. Beijing Normal University - Hong Kong Baptist University United International College, M.Sc. The University of New South Wales
    (Co-Supervisor: David YIP)

  2. Yu-Fan LI, B.E. Beijing Institute of Technology, M.Sc. Tongji University
    (Co-Supervisor: Luwen YU)

  3. Tian-Yu LIN, B.E. Beijing Forestry University, M.S. Beijing Normal University - Hong Kong Baptist University United International College
    (Co-Supervisor: Chen LIANG)

  4. Tian-Cheng LIU, B.E. South China Univerisity of Technology, M.S. Waseda University
    (Co-Supervisor: Chen LIANG)

  5. Zhi-Jun MA, B.S. Southeast University, M.Phil. HKUST-GZ

  6. Zhijing SHAO, B.E. Dalian University of Technology, M.E. HKUST
    (Co-Supervisor: Zeyu WANG)

  7. Jia-Qi SHI, B.F.A. Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, M.A. Royal College of Art
    (Co-Supervisor: Fugee TSUNG)

  8. You WANG, B.F.A. Beijing Film Academy
    (Co-Supervisor: Chengxing ZHAI of HKUST)

Current PhD Students (as Co-Supervisor):

  1. Jarry Jiayang HUANG, B.A. Luxun Academy of Fine Arts, M.Phil. HKUST(GZ)
    (Prime Supervisor: David YIP)

  2. Hai-Chuan LIN, B.Sc. Beijing Normal University - Hong Kong Baptist University United International College, M.Phil. HKUST(GZ)
    (Prime Supervisor: Wei ZENG)

  3. Chao LIU, B.Sc. Harbin Institute of Technology
    (Prime Supervisor: Mingming FAN)

  4. Xin-Yu MA, B.A. China Academy of Art (CAA), M.F.A. Goldsmiths, University of London
    (Prime Supervisor: Clea T. WAITE)

  5. Jia-Wen ZHANG, B.A. Huaqiao University, M.A. Royal College of Art
    (Prime Supervisor: Xin TONG)

Graduated PhD Students Advised:

  1. Daniel Kei-Chun Li, An Intelligent Performance Advisor for Parallel Programming, Ph.D., 1997.

  2. Da-Qian Zhang, Generation of Visual Languages, Ph.D., 1998.

  3. Nenad Stankovic, An Open Framework for Visual Parallel Programming in Java, Ph.D., 2000 (retired Full Professor from University of Zagreb, Croatia).

  4. L. Xu, Consistency Maintenance in Distributed Real-Time Collaborative Editing Systems, Ph.D., 2002 (jointly with Dr. Mehmet Orgun of Macquarie University).

  5. Jun Kong, Foundation and Applications of Visual Languages, Ph.D., 2005 (now Full Professor, North Dakota State University).

  6. Yu Qian, Discovery of Dense Clusters in Noisy Spatial and Biological Data, Ph.D., 2006 (now Associate Professor, J. Craig Venter Institute).

  7. Guanglei Song, A Graphical Framework for Model Management, Ph.D., 2006 (now Senior Software Developer, Twitter, San Jose, CA).

  8. Ke Bing Zhang, Visual Cluster Analysis in Data Mining, Ph.D., 2008 (jointly with Dr. Mehmet Orgun of Macquarie University).

  9. Pushpa S. Kumar, Graph Visualization and Applications, Ph.D., 2009 (now Professor of Instruction, University of Texas at Dallas).

  10. Jie Hao, Information Visualization and Case Studies, Ph.D., 2010.

  11. Chunying Zhao, Visual Approaches to Program Comprehension, Ph.D., 2010 (now Full Professor, Western Illinois University).

  12. Kun Tian, Aspect Weaving Problems and Solutions in Aspect-Oriented Programs, Ph.D., 2011 (jointly with Kendra Cooper, now faculty, California State University at Chico).

  13. Su Te Lei, Visual Exploration of Financial Time Series, Ph.D., 2011 (now CEO of Arkpex Infotech Ltd).

  14. Keven Ates, Context-Sensitive Graph Grammar Induction, Ph.D., 2013 (now with US Federal Government).

  15. Cong Chen, High-level Awareness in Distributed Software Development, Ph.D., 2014 (now with Fujitsu Laboratories of America, CA).

  16. Jie Li, Study on Spatiotemporal Visualization of Geoscience Observation Data, Ph.D., 2015 (now Full Professor at Tianjin University).

  17. Peng Ye, Visualization with Artistic Style and Perception Consideration, Ph.D. 2016 (Wenzhou Business College Department Head).

  18. Xiao-Yu Wang, A Grammatical Framework for the Generation and Verification of Tractable Designs, Ph.D., 2020 (now Research Scientist at Meta).

  19. Zhen-Bao Fan, Aesthetic Analysis of Chinese vs Western Art Works, Ph.D., 2021 (now Research Scientist at Meta).

  20. Qin Tina Chen, Metaphor Theory and Its Application in Information Visualization, Ph.D., 2022 (ATEC, jointly with Roger Malina, now Senior Manager at Capital One).

  21. Rem Rungu Lin, From Brainmedia to Somamedia: the Entanglement of Brains, Bodies and Technologies, Ph.D., June 2025 (co-supervisor: Keyang Tang of Tsinghua University, now Co-Founder of ACMER and Beaverbot).

  22. Dan-Lu Fei, A Multi-dimensional Framework for Artificial Intelligence Integration in Game Development Across Artistic, Educational, and Environmental Contexts, Ph.D., July 2025 (co-supervisor: David Yip, now Quantitative Analyst at Huatai Financial Holdings (Hong Kong) Limited).

  23. Yilin Ye, Embedding-based Visual Exploration for Multimodal Data, Ph.D., July 2025 (as co-supervisor with Wei Zeng, now Postdoctoral Fellow at Tsinghua University).

  24. Zi-Wei WU, Alter Nature: Exploring Life in Computational Art, Ph.D., August 2025 (co-supervisor: Huamin QU of HKUST, now Postdoctoral Fellow at HKUST)

  25. Aven Le ZHOU, From Interactivity to Relationality: Becoming-with Relational Embodiment, Ph.D., August 2025 (co-supervisor: Jun FEI of Central Academy of Fine Arts, now Assistant Professor at Xijiao Liverpool University)

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