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Who I am

I’m Sheng Zhao (赵晟), and you can call me Alex. I’m a junior at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China🏫. Now I am pursuing a dual degree in Fundamental Science (Mathematics & Physics) and Electrical Engineering🎓 .

Education

Tsinghua University
2021.9 - Present
B.Eng. in Electrical Engineering
B.S. in Fundamental Sciences
Research Assistant at HCI-Group, advised by Prof. Xin Yi
Research Intern at C3ILab, advised by Prof. Bowen Zhou

Research

Currently, I’m a research assistant at Tsinghua University, under the advisory of Assistant Professor Xin Yi and Professor Yuanchun Shi. Meanwhile, I’m also a research intern under the supervisor of Chair Professor Bowen Zhou at Tsinghua University and Assistant Professor Yukang Yan at University of Rochester. I am also delighted to collaborate and discuss with my classmates Junrui Zhu and Jingwei Zuo.

My research interest focus on designing efficient and trustworthy interaction methods between human and XR to enhance human well-being.

Click to view relevant projects:


CoordAuth
A Two-factor Authentication Method in Virtual Reality Leveraging Head-Eye Coordination.
Keywords: Human Computer interaction, Machine Learning, Virtual Reality, Usable privacy
EmoBlend
Revealing the Impact of Avatar's Facial Blendshape Intensity on Emotional Perception in VR.
Keywords: Human Computer interaction, Graphics, Virtual Reality, Social Computing
AvatarFusion
Utilizing dreambooth and LoRA to fine-tune diffusion model for avatar generation.
Keywords: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Diffusion Model, Low-Rank Adaptation
SensVehicle
A self-navigating vehicle controlled by MSP430 and equipped with sensors and hardware.
Keywords: Sensors, Microcontroller, Greedy Algorithm


Publications & Manuscripts

CoordAuth: A Two-factor Authentication Method in Virtual Reality Leveraging Head-Eye Coordination
Anonymous author(s), 1st Author.
The 2024 ACM international joint conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing & The 2024 ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computing (Ubicomp / ISWC 2024), under review.
EmoBlend: Revealing the Impact of Facial Blendshape Intensity on Emotional Perception in Virtual Reality
Anonymous author(s), Co-1st Author.
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG), under review.

Hobbies

  • 🎵 Favorite musicians: Stefanie Sun(孙燕姿) and Jay Chou(周杰伦).
  • 📚 Favorite book: Dream of the Red Chamber(红楼梦).
  • 🚴‍♂️ Passionate about outdoor activities and proud member of the Tsinghua University Cycling Team. Strava account here.
  • :soccer: A soccer enthusiast, a dedicated supporter of Cristiano Ronaldo.

Feel free to reach out to me! Let’s connect and collaborate. 😊