Erzhen Hu

Erzhen Hu

I am a PhD candidate in Computer Science at the University of Virginia, advised by Prof. Seongkook Heo. Before that, I obtained M.S. in Statistics from University of Virginia, and B.A. in Sociology from Shanghai University. My work has been supported by a Google PhD Fellowship, and I've interned at Microsoft Research and Google.

Updates

  • Feb 2025: One first-author paper conditionally accepted by CSCW 2025.
  • Oct 2024: Demoed Thing2Reality at UIST 2024.
  • Jun 2024: I have passed the Qualifying Exam and have become a Ph.D. candidate!
  • Jan 2024: Excited to start a research internship as Student Researcher at Google AR.
  • May 2023: Excited to start an internship as Research Intern at Microsoft Research.
  • Mar 2023: Presented OpenMic and ThingShare on Apr 25th (Tue). Check out the CHI 2023 program!
  • Jan 2023: Two first-author papers accepted at CHI 2023.
  • Nov 2022: Serving as CHI 2023 Late-Breaking Work (LBW) Program Committee member.
  • Oct 2022: Reviewed CHI 2023 papers (1*special recognition) and SVed at UIST 2022.
  • May 2022: Presented FluidMeet paper at CHI 2022 in New Orleans.
  • Mar 2022: Presented FluidMeet at the Virtual Social Presence Seminar. You can watch the recorded 40-min talk here.

Publications
ThingShare: Ad-Hoc Digital Copies of Physical Objects for Sharing Things in Video Meetings
Erzhen Hu, Jens Emil Grønbæk, Wen Ying, Ruofei Du, Seongkook Heo
Leverage instance segmentation approaches to enrich communication centered around objects and elevate real-time collaboration in remote settings.
[Paper] [30s Preview] [Video Figure] [Talk] [Project Page]

OpenMic: Utilizing Proxemic Metaphors for Conversational Floor Transitions in Multiparty Video Meetings
Erzhen Hu, Jens Emil Grønbæk, Austin Houck, Seongkook Heo
Employ proxemic metaphors within the virtual conversational space to enhance turn-taking dynamics in groups of varying sizes (small to medium-sized groups) with Virtual Floor and Mallable Mirrors.
[Paper] [30s Preview] [Video Figure] [Talk] [Project Page]

FluidMeet: Enabling Frictionless Transitions Between In-Group, Between-Group, and Private Conversations During Virtual Breakout Meetings
Erzhen Hu, Md Aashikur Rahman Azim, Seongkook Heo
Enhance awareness with in-group and between-group dimensions and flexible boundaries for breakout group conversations.
[Paper] [30s Preview] [Video Figure] [Talk] [Seminar Talk]



Service
  • Program Committee Member: CHI 2023-2024 LBW, CSCW 2024 Demo and Poster
  • Reviewer for CHI 2023(*)-2025(*4), CSCW 2022 & 2024 (*), UIST 2023-2024(*), C&C 2024 (*), MobileHCI 2022(*), Auto UI 2022, NordiCHI 2022(*)
  • (*) Special Recognitions for Outstanding Reviews
  • Student Volunteer for ACM CSCW 2022, ACM UIST 2022, ACM IUI 2022, IEEE VR 2022, ACM ISS 2021



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