Heads-up Computing

Towards to the next interaction paradigm via wearable intelligent assistants

Meet Shengdong (Shen) Zhao

I am a full professor at the School of Creative Media and Computer Science Department at the City University of Hong Kong (CityU). Previously, I held the position of Associate Professor at the Computer Science Department of the National University of Singapore (NUS). I obtained my PhD in computer science from the University of Toronto and my master’s degree from the School of Information Management & Systems at the University of California, Berkeley. My undergraduate education included a dual major in computer science and biology from Linfield College, Oregon, USA. In January 2009, I founded the Synteraction (formerly NUS-HCI) Lab. My research focuses on developing innovative interface tools and applications that simplify and enhance people’s lives, such as Draco, which won the Best iPad App of the Year in 2016. I regularly publish in top HCI conferences and journals, including ToCHI, CHI, UbiComp, CSCW, UIST, and IUI. I am also passionate about bridging academic research with industry and have served as a senior consultant with the Huawei Consumer Business Group. Additionally, I actively participate in program committees for leading HCI conferences and have served as the paper co-chair for the ACM SIGCHI conferences in 2019 and 2020. During my leisure time, I enjoy reading, running, and exploring the beauty of nature.

Latest News and Blogs

Prof. An Pengcheng and Prof. Li Xueliang Convene at West Lake, Hui Zhou
16Mar

Prof. An Pengcheng and Prof. Li Xueliang Convene at West Lake, Hui Zhou

In a bid to enhance Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) endeavors within the Greater Bay Area, Prof. An Pengcheng and Prof. Li…

Prof. Zhao and Student Luoying Visit PolyU of Hong Kong
11Mar

Prof. Zhao and Student Luoying Visit PolyU of Hong Kong

Professor Shengdong Zhao and PhD student Luoying visited The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and had an engaging discussion with…

Synteraction Lab and Prof. Liu Can on Adventure
10Mar

Synteraction Lab and Prof. Liu Can on Adventure

Despite rain, Synteraction Lab members and director Prof. Shengdong Zhao together with Prof. Liu Can embarked on a stunning hike…

Research Tips

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Before you start, we want to make sure you have enough background information to proceed. We have prepared the following “must-reads” for you to get started.

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Pick what you want to work on and how to start right is extremely important. To evaluate your ideas before a further investigation, I like to refer to Prof. Kevin McGee‘s 8 fundamental questions.

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Controlled experiment, an approach that has been adopted from research methods in psychology, is now widely used in HCI.

Publications

2024

GPT VoiceTasker: LLM-Powered Virtual Assistant for SmartphoneWeb Development Success

Minh Duc Vu, Han Wang, Zhuang Li, Jieshan Chen, Shengdong Zhao, Zhenchang Xing, Chunyang Chen

2023

Heads-Up Computing Moving Beyond the Device-Centered Paradigm

Shengdong Zhao, Felicia Tan, Katherine Fennedy

2023

GlassMessaging: Towards Ubiquitous Messaging Using OHMDs

Nuwan Janaka, Jie Gao, Lin Zhu, Shengdong Zhao, Lan Lyu, Peisen Xu, Maximilian Nabokow, Silang Wang, Yanch Ong

2023

Ashwin Ram, Han Xiao, Shengdong Zhao, Chi-Wing Fu

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Research Team

Ashwin Ram

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Nuwan Janaka

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Bai Yunpeng

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Cai Runze

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Luoying

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Zhou Chen

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Young

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Yaorui

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