Wei He

About Me

Hi, I am Wei He, a Ph.D. student at the Urban Governance and Design Thrust, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), supervised by Prof. Ge Lin Kan. I also work closely with Xiang Li from the University of Cambridge and Hai-Ning Liang from the Computational Media and Arts Thrust.

Previously, I worked as a research assistant at the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and the Thrust of Urban Governance and Design, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) in 2023 and 2024, accordingly. I received my B.Sc. in Vehicle Engineering from Hunan University.

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Research Interests

• Human-Computer Interaction
• Virtual Reality
• Exergames

News

• [Jan. 2026] Our CHI paper got accepted! and I am happy to share that our Scooter has also been selected for publication in IEEE TVCG.
• [Dec. 2025] My Scooter paper has been accepted by IEEE VR 2026! Huge thanks to my amazing co-authors! Also, the microGEXT project, in collaborating with Cambridge, has been finally accpeted and published in IEEE TVCG! Congrats, Xiang!
• [Mar. 2025] I am serving as a Student Volunteer for IEEE VR 2025 in France! Bonjour.
• [Jan. 2025] I have started my PhD in 2025 at HKUST(GZ)!
• [Nov. 2024] Our poster has been accepted by ACM MUM 2024! 🎉 Thrill to fly to Stockhom.
• [Sept. 2024] Our ACM ISS 2024 paper has been accepted! Congrats, Xiang, one more first-author paper!
• [Jul. 2024] My first-author paper has been accepted by ACM MM 2024. Thanks to my co-authors! 🎉
• [Oct. 2023] Our poster has been accepted by ACM SUI 2023!

Publications

• How Do We Evaluate Experiences in Immersive Environments?
  Xiang Li, Wei He, Per Ola Kristensson
  Proceedings of the 2026 ACM CHI conference on Human Factors in Computing System. ACM CHI 2026
  | PDF | [ACM DL (DOI)]| arXiv |

• Evaluating the Usability of Microgestures for Text Editing Tasks in Virtual Reality
  Xiang Li, Wei He, Per Ola Kristensson
  IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. Innovate UK Immersive Tech Award 2025 for Technical Innovation
  | PDF | IEEE Xplore (DOI)| arXiv |

• Investigating Creation Perspectives and Icon Placement Preferences for On-Body Menus in Virtual Reality
  Xiang Li, Wei He, Shan Jin, Jan Gugenheimer, Pan Hui, Hai-Ning Liang, Per Ola Kristensson
  Proceedings of the 2024 ACM International Conference on Interactive Surfaces and Spaces. ACM ISS 2024
  | PDF | ACM DL (DOI) | arXiv |

• MetaDragonBoat: Exploring Paddling Techniques of Virtual Dragon Boating in a Metaverse Campus
  Wei He, Xiang Li, Shengtian Xu, Yuzheng Chen, Chan-In Sio, Ge Lin Kan, Lik-Hang Lee
  Proceedings of the 2024 ACM International Conference on Multimedia. ACM MM 2024
  | PDF | ACM DL (DOI) | arXiv |

Posters, Demos, and Workshops

• The Framework of NAVIS: Navigating Virtual Spaces with Immersive Scooters
  Zhixun Lin, Wei He, Xinyi Liu, Mingchen Ye, Xiang Li, Ge Lin Kan
  Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia. ACM MUM 2024
  | PDF | ACM DL (DOI) | arXiv |

• Dragon Boat Simulation: An Immersive Experience Beyond Traditional Gaming
  Wei He, Yuzheng Chen, Shengtian Xu, Changwen Ding, Lik-Hang Lee, and Ge Lin Kan
  Proceedings of the 2023 ACM Symposium on Spatial User Interaction. ACM SUI 2023
  | PDF | ACM DL (DOI) |

Services

Conference Reviewers

• ACM VRST 2025
• ACM IMX 2025
• ACM CHI Late-Breaking Work 2025
• ACM CHI PLAY Work-in-Progress 2024
• ACM CHI Late-Breaking Work 2024