Topic 1: Understanding Interaction Design: A Research Paradigm Perspective
Speaker: Zhang Xiaolong, Associate Professor from The Pennsylvania State University
Date: December 9, 2019
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Venue: Room 338, Nanhai Building
Abstract: In the past several decades, the advance of HCI theories and practices has changed the landscape of interaction design, which has evolved from developing devices or tools for basic interactive tasks to designing systems or even services for complex human activities. How to comprehend the complexity of interaction design? In this talk, I will present an approach to understand interaction design from a research-paradigm perspective. Using some of my researcher projects as examples, I will discuss various methodologies used in different types of interaction design. This talk also offers a sketch of the history of HCI theories and practices.
Introduction to speaker: Dr. Zhang is the dean of knowledge visualization laboratory, with his research angles covering the areas of human-computer interaction, information visualization and visual analysis, social network analysis, collaborative system. He is also a member of the Human Computer Interaction Committee of the Chinese Computer Federation and the Visualization and Visual Analysis Committee of the China Society of Image and Graphics. Dr. Zhang obtained his bachelor's and master's degree from Tsinghua University and doctorate degree from the University of Michigan.

Topic 2: User Interface of Visual Gesture
Speaker: Wu Huiyue, Associate Professor from Sun Yat-sen University
Date: December 9, 2019
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Venue: Room 338, Nanhai Building
Introduction to speaker: Prof. Wu is researcher of Guangdong key laboratory of Big Data Analysis and Simulation of Public Opinion with his research fields including human-computer interaction and user behaviors. He is also a member of the Human Computer Interaction Committee of the Chinese Computer Federation and Virtual Reality and Intelligent Interaction Committee of the China Society of Image and Graphics. As the project leader, he has successively conducted 2 projects of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), and participated in more than 10 key projects of National High-tech R&D Program of China (863 Program), National Program on Key Basic Research Project of China (973 Program) and NSFC as the main technical backbone. As the first author, he has published more than 30 SCI/EI papers. He has also published 4 monographs, obtained 2 patents and 6 software copyrights. He has been invited to work as a reviewer for many SCI journals for a long time.