Hi!
I am Jingyi Zhang, a fourth-year PhD student at UCL, in the VECG Group, supervised by Prof. Anthony Steed (Deputy Head, Department of Computer Science) and Prof. Ifat Yasin (Vice-Dean – Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Faculty of Engineering).
My research focuses on human–computer interaction, virtual characters and agents, and asymmetric collaboration across augmented and virtual reality. I explore creative applications and novel interaction paradigms for immersive systems in performance, cultural heritage, sports, and mental health. My interests also include the integration of artificial intelligence into virtual and augmented reality.
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I gave a research seminar at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU), China. Opens in a new tab.
Our paper on bringing live pedestrians into an outdoor collaborative mixed reality experience was published at UIST 2025.
A photo of me is featured on the UCL Computer Science research webpage! Opens in a new tab.
I presented our paper, “Single Actor Controlling Multiple Avatars for Social Virtual Realities”, at IEEE VR 2025.
I gave a seminar on my research at Goldsmiths, University of London, UK. Opens in a new tab.
I served as a student volunteer at IEEE VR 2024 in Orlando, USA. Opens in a new tab.
Our project, “Reviving the Euston Arch”, received an Honorable Mention for the Best Design Award at the ISMAR 2023 Student Competition.
Our paper on supporting co-presence through actor takeover of animated characters was published at ISMAR 2023.
Our paper comparing mixed reality agent representations in the lab and in the wild was published at VRST 2023. Opens in a new tab.
Our paper on extending Ubiq’s social VR ecosystem to the browser was published at Web3D 2023. Opens in a new tab.