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Professor Huamin QU, PhD
Prof. Huamin QU is the Dean of Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies and a professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). He received his PhD in Computer Science from Stony Brook University in 2004 and joined HKUST in the same year as an Assistant Professor of CSE. He rose through the ranks to Associate Professor in 2010 and Professor in 2015. His main research interests are in visualization and human-computer interaction, with focuses on urban informatics, social network analysis, E-learning, text visualization, and explainable artificial intelligence (XAI). He is currently an associate editor of Computer Graphics Forum (CGF), and was an associate editor of IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG), a paper co-chair for IEEE VIS'14, VIS'15 and VIS'18, a program co-chair for IEEE PacificVis'11 and IEEE PacificVis'12, and a program vice chair for ChinaGraph 2014. He has served on the steering committees of IEEE PacificVis, IEEE VAST, and ChinaVis.
Prof. QU’s research has been recognized by many awards including 10 Best paper/Honorable Mention awards, 2009 IBM Faculty Award, 2014 Higher Education Scientific and Technological Progress Award (Second Class) from the Ministry of Education of China, 2015 HKICT Best Innovation (Innovative Technology) Silver Award from the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, 2015 APICTA Merit Award in E-Learning from the Asia Pacific ICT Alliance, 2016 Distinguished Collaborator Award from Huawei Noah's Ark Lab, 2018 Yelp Dataset Challenge Round 10 Grand Prize Award, and AI 2000 Most Influential Scholar Award (for Contributions to the field of Visualization between 2009 and 2019). In addition to research, the technologies developed by his lab have been adopted by the world’s leading technology companies, such as Microsoft, IBM, Huawei, Tencent etc. He has graduated 26 PhD students.
Position Held
Research interests
Computer Science / Information Technology - Big data
Computer Science / Information Technology - Human-computer interaction
Computer Science / Information Technology - Artificial intelligence
Computer Science / Information Technology - Mobile augmented reality
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Education/Academic qualification
PhD in Computer Science, PhD, The State University of New York at Stony Brook
2004
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
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SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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A Digital Twin for Enhancing Coastal Resilience against Extreme Storm Surges in Hong Kong
HOU, J. (CoI), STOCCHINO, A. (CoPI), HUANG, B. (CoPI), LAM, Q. C. C. (CoI), SU, H. (CoPI), CHENG, J. C. P. (CoPI), LU, M. (CoPI), ZHAO, S. (CoI), ZHANG, L. M. (CoPI), JENG, D.-S. (CoPI), LIU, D. (CoI), BUI, H. (CoPI), QU, H. (CoPI), CHEUK, J.C.-Y. (CoI), ZHAO, J. (PI), FU, L. (CoPI), YANG, C. (CoPI), SU, Q. (CoPI), SO, W. H. R. (CoI), QU, T. (CoI), VOUSDOUKAS, M. (CoI), GAO, W. (CoI), BAI, Y. (CoI), YIN, Z. (CoPI) & ZHOU, X. (CoPI)
RGC - Theme-based Research Scheme
1/01/25 → 31/12/29
Project: Research
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Visual Analytics of Student-AI Interaction Data for Generative AI-Assisted Learning
QU, H. (PI)
1/09/24 → 31/08/27
Project: Research
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Augmenting Situated Visualizations with Tangible User Interfaces
QU, H. (PI) & FAN, M. (CoI)
1/01/24 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
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Study of the regional earth system for sustainable development under climate change in the Greater Bay Area
XU, Z. (CoI), LIU, Z. (CoI), GUAN, D. (CoPI), XU, J. (CoI), STOCCHINO, A. (CoI), THIBODEAU, B. (CoI), YUNG, C. (CoI), YU, J. (CoI), DAI, M. (CoPI), JIAO, J. J. J. (CoPI), WANG, G. (CoI), HE, D. (CoI), QU, H. (CoI), CHI, J. S. (CoI), LI, J. (CoI), YU, L. (CoI), YANG, C. (CoI), GAN, J. (PI), XU, K. (CoI), LI, Q. (CoI), YANG, Q. (CoI), JI, Q. (CoI), LAU, S. C. K. (CoI), SHI, X. (CoI), WYATT, A. (CoI), LIU, Y. (CoI) & CAI, Z. (CoI)
1/01/24 → 31/12/28
Project: Research
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Centre for Slope Safety
WONG, W. K. (CoI), LAU, A. K. H. (CoPI), LEUNG, A. (CoI), CHOI, C. E. (CoI), NG, C. W. W. (PI), ZHANG, L. M. (CoPI), ZHOU, C. (CoI), HAU, B. C. H. (CoI), ALONSO, E. (CoI), CUI, P. (CoI), CHEUNG, R. W. M. (CoPI), QU, H. (CoI), KWAN, J. S. H. (CoI), CHEN, L. (CoPI), FUNG, J. C. H. (CoI), MA, P. (CoPI), YIK, M. (CoI), LACASSE, S. (CoI) & CHAN, Y. B. (CoPI)
28/03/19 → 27/03/27
Project: Research
Research output
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CellScout: Visual Analytics for Mining Biomarkers in Cell State Discovery
Sheng, R., Zang, Z., Wang, J., Luo, Y., Chen, Z., Zhou, Y., Ruan, S. & Qu, H., Feb 2026, In: IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. 32, 2, p. 1-16 16 p., 11267149.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Collaposer: Transforming Photo Collections into Visual Assets for Storytelling with Collages
ZHOU, J., XIE, L., Ma, J., WEI, Z., QU, H. & RAO, A., 2026, (Accepted/In press) 19 p.Research output: Working paper › Preprint
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DataWink: Reusing and Adapting SVG-based Visualization Examples with Large Multimodal Models
Xie, L., Lin, Y., Liu, C., Qu, H. & Shu, X., Jan 2026, In: IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. p. 824 - 834 11262789.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Design patterns of human-AI interfaces in healthcare
Sheng, R., Shi, C., Lotfi, S., Liu, S., Perer, A., Qu, H. & Cheng, F., Feb 2026, In: International Journal of Human Computer Studies. 209, 103737.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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EMINDS: Understanding User Behavior Progression for Mental Health Exploration on Social Media
Sheng, R., Wang, Y., Wang, X., Dai, S., Guo, Q., Peng, T. Q., Qu, H. & Liu, D., Feb 2026, In: IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. 32, 2, p. 2284-2299 11241218.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
Awards
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ACM CHI 2026 Best Paper Honorable Mention
SHEN, L. (Recipient), Wang, Y. (Recipient), QU, H. (Recipient), Xie, X. (Recipient) & Li, H. (Recipient), 17 Apr 2026
Prize: Honorary Award
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ACM UIST 2025 Honorable Mention Award
ZHANG, W. (Recipient), SHEN, L. (Recipient), XU, S. (Recipient), WANG, J. (Recipient), QU, H. (Recipient) & YUAN, L. (Recipient), 28 Sept 2025
Prize: Honorary Award
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ICCV 2025 Best Paper Award Candidate
LIU, Z. (Recipient), MENG, Y. (Recipient), OUYANG, H. (Recipient), YU, Y. (Recipient), ZHAO, B. (Recipient), Cohen-Or, D. (Recipient) & QU, H. (Recipient), Oct 2025
Prize: Best Paper Award and Prize
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IEEE VGTC Visualization Technical Achievement Award .
QU, H. (Recipient), Oct 2023
Prize: Honorary Award
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