Jiangnan Xu
HCI Researcher + PhD Student + Designer
Hi, I am Jiangnan
I am a third-year Ph.D. student at Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences, Rochester Institute of Technology, Niantic x RIT Geo Games and Media Research Lab, advised by Prof. Konstantinos Papangelis.
My research explores how people interact with and within hybrid spaces, where the physical and virtual worlds blend together, and how spatial computing can reinvent our work, learning, and social life.
I embrace diversity and teamwork, and I am lucky to work with brilliant researchers from various fields and backgrounds. I closely work with Prof. Alan Chamberlain (University of Nottingham, UK), Prof. Michael Saker (City, University of London, UK), Prof. Nick LaLone (RIT, US), Prof. Garreth Tigwell (RIT, US), Prof. Jin Ha Lee (University of Washington, US), Prof. Ioanna Lykourentzou (Utrecht University, The Netherlands), and Samuli Laato (University of Turku, Finland).
Our works have been recognized by top-tier Conferences and Journals, such as CHI, ASSETS, and CHI Play, and have also made impacts on the industry.
Selected Projects↓
Big shout-out to our new generative AI transmedia storytelling demo!! (WIP)
In this project, we aim to reverse the relationship between humans and ChatGPT, which the latter would no longer provide answers/solutions to you! Rather, as a user, you have to lead the conversation and collaborate with AI.
In the demo, you need to help AIden find an item in the lab by asking questions, searching, and suggesting possibilities until you find it!