I am Erzhen Hu, a Ph.D 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. During my PhD, I have had the fortunate opportunity to intern and work with amazing researchers at Microsoft Research and Google.
As we approach the everyday use of virtual world, my research explores how to enable more flexible and frictionless way of connecting with people in virtual and hybrid spaces. My research involves developing and evaluating new interactive systems for distributed and hybrid meetings, such as theory-driven methods to improve ad-hoc and focused conversations, enabling AI-mediated augmented communication, and conversations between human and AI.
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