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Xiang Cao
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xiangcao [at] acm.org
I am a scientist at bilibili, the leading online video site for young generations in China and beyond, where I lead a team of innovators to create interative AI technologies to support users' creativity in video and beyond. As a seasoned expert in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) with experience across academic research, industrial innovation, and entrepreneurship, I dedicate most of my passion to creating technologies that empower everyone to express their own creativity. |
Before joining bilibili, I was the founder and CEO of Xiaoxiaoniu Creative Technologies (a.k.a. Wonder Painter), a company that provides playful interactive technologies for anyone with a creative heart, especially children, unleashing their imagination in the context of entertainment and education. I also spent many years in industrial research labs, focusing on research, innovation, and product incubation in the field of HCI. I have been a director at Lenovo Research, and a researcher at Microsoft Research, firstly in its Cambridge UK lab (MSRC), and later in its Beijing lab (MSRA). I have also worked and interned at Siemens, IBM, and Intel, as well as being a fellow at Corpus Christi College in the University of Cambridge.
My research work spanned several areas in HCI, most notably novel interaction technologies & devices and digital tools to support creativity, and also computer-supported cooperative activities and user performance modeling. I received my PhD from the Department of Computer Science at University of Toronto, supervised by Prof. Ravin Balakrishnan, and my bachelor's degree from the Department of Computer Science & Technology at Tsinghua University.
Among other professional services (e.g. program committees for ACM CHI 2011~2015, ACM UIST 2012, 2015, 2016, ACM UbiComp 2014, editorial board of Springer HCI book series), I served as the vice chair of the China Chapter of ACM Special Interest Group on Computer Human Interaction (SIGCHI), working towards promoting HCI research in China and its connection with the international HCI community. In 2016, I was honored as an Outstanding Young Leader in HCI by the International Chinese Association of Computer Human Interaction.
My research work spanned several areas in HCI, most notably novel interaction technologies & devices and digital tools to support creativity, and also computer-supported cooperative activities and user performance modeling. I received my PhD from the Department of Computer Science at University of Toronto, supervised by Prof. Ravin Balakrishnan, and my bachelor's degree from the Department of Computer Science & Technology at Tsinghua University.
Among other professional services (e.g. program committees for ACM CHI 2011~2015, ACM UIST 2012, 2015, 2016, ACM UbiComp 2014, editorial board of Springer HCI book series), I served as the vice chair of the China Chapter of ACM Special Interest Group on Computer Human Interaction (SIGCHI), working towards promoting HCI research in China and its connection with the international HCI community. In 2016, I was honored as an Outstanding Young Leader in HCI by the International Chinese Association of Computer Human Interaction.
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Novel Interaction Technologies and Devices
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Digital Tools to Support Creativity
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Living, Playing, Working, and Learning in the Social Realm
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Measuring and Modeling User Performance
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OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Invited Papers/Articles
Book Chapter
Demos, Posters, Tech Reports, etc.
Theses
- Shumin Zhai, Per Ola Kristensson, Caroline Appert, Tue Haste Andersen, Xiang Cao. (2012). Foundational issues in touch-surface stroke gesture design - An integrative review. Foundations and Trends in Human–Computer Interaction. Vol. 5, No. 2, p. 97–205. ACM Computing Reviews' "Best of 2012" Notable Paper.
- Xiang Cao. (2011). 自然用户界面自然在哪儿？(What makes natural user interfaces "natural"?). Communications of the China Computer Federation (in Chinese). Vol. 7, No. 11, p. 14-18.
- Minghui Sun, Xiangshi Ren, Xiang Cao. (2010). Effects of multimodal error feedback on human performance in steering tasks. Information Processing Society of Japan (IPSJ) Journal (Paper recommended by FIT 2009). Vol. 51, No. 12, p. 2375–2383.
- Xiang Cao, Ravin Balakrishnan. (2004). VisionWand: Interaction techniques for large displays using a passive wand tracked in 3D. ACM Transactions on Graphics, 23(3). Proceedings of SIGGRAPH 2004 Conference (Invited reprise of UIST 2003). p. 729.
Book Chapter
- Xiang Cao. (2012). Connecting families across time zones. In Connecting Families: The Impact of New Communication Technologies on Domestic Life. p. 127-139. Editors: Carman Neustaedter, Steve Harrison, Abigail Sellen. Springer.
Demos, Posters, Tech Reports, etc.
- Xiaowei Dai, Jiawei Gu, Xiang Cao, J. Edward Colgate, Hong Tan. (2012). SlickFeel: Sliding and clicking haptic feedback on a touchscreen. (Demo). Adjunct proceedings of UIST 2012, ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology. p. 21-22. Video (Download, YouTube, Youku).
- Nan Zhao, Xiang Cao, Jaturont Jamigranont. (2012). Ferro tale: Electromagnetic animation interface. (Video). Video Showcase of CHI 2012, ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. Video (Download, YouTube, Youku).
- Seokhwan Kim, Xiang Cao, Haimo Zhang, Desney Tan. (2012). Enabling Concurrent Dual Views on Common LCD Screens. (Demo). Interactivity of CHI 2012, ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. Video (Download, YouTube, Youku).
- Haimo Zhang, Xiang Cao, Shengdong Zhao. (2012). Beyond Stereo: An Exploration of Unconventional Binocular Presentation for Novel Visual Experience. (Demo). Interactivity of CHI 2012, ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. Video (Download, YouTube, Youku).
- Yuhang Zhao, Chao Xue, Xiang Cao, Yuanchun Shi. (2011). PicoPet: "Real world" digital pet on a handheld projector. (Demo). Adjunct Publication of UIST 2011, ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology. p. 1-2. Video (Download, YouTube, Youku).
- Xiang Cao, Shumin Zhai. (2006). Modeling human performance of pen stroke gestures. IBM Research Report RJ10392. p. 1-12.
- Xiang Cao, Eyal Ofek, David Vronay. (2005). Evaluation of alternative presentation control techniques. (Poster). Extended Abstracts of CHI 2005, ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. p. 1248-1251.
- Xiang Cao, Guangyou Xu. (2000). Segmentation and tracking of semantic objects in video. Proceedings of NCMT 2000, National Conference of Multimedia Technology (in Chinese).
Theses
- Xiang Cao. (2008). Handheld projector interaction. Ph. D. Thesis. Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto.
- Xiang Cao. (2004). An exploration of gesture-based interaction. M. Sc. Thesis. Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto.
- Xiang Cao. (2000). Segmentation and tracking of semantic objects in video. B. Eng. Thesis. Department of Computer Science and Technology, Tsinghua University.
PATENTS FILED
(partial list)
- Liuxin Zhang, Xiang Cao, Jinfeng Zhang, Yong Duan. (2014). Information processing method and device. U.S. patent application filed on 23 Sep 2014.
- Liuxin Zhang, Xiang Cao, Jinfeng Zhang. (2014). Information processing method and electronic device. CN patent application filed on 9 September 2014.
- Xiang Cao, Liuxin Zhang. (2014). Control method and device. CN patent application filed on 24 February 2014.
- Xiang Cao, Takaaki Shiratori, Xin Tong, Feng Xu, Thomas Gersten, Tommer Leyvand. (2013). Motion control of a virtual environment. U.S. patent No. 9317112, filed on 19 November 2013, granted on 19 Apr 2016.
- Xiang Cao, Jun Kato, Sean C. McDirmid. (2013). Programming interface. U.S. patent No. 9639330, filed on 14 May 2013, granted on 2 May 2017.
- Xiang Cao, Xin Tong, Yang Liu, Takaaki Shiratori, Yupeng Zhang, Zhimin Ren, Teng Han, Nobuyuki Umetani. (2013). Object creation using body gestures. U.S. patent application filed on 1 March 2013.
- Xiang Cao, Seokhwan Kim, Haimo Zhang, Desney S. Tan. (2012). Simultaneous display of multiple content items. U.S. patent application filed on 22 June 2012.
- Xiang Cao, Haimo Zhang. (2012). User perception of visual effects. U.S. patent application filed on 1 May 2012.
- Xiang Cao, Dominik Schmidt, David Geoffrey Molyneaux. (2012). Controlling a device with visible light. U.S. patent application filed on 23 March 2012.
- Yingnong Dang, Sergio Paolantonio, Xiang Cao, Xiumin Lin, Dongmei Zhang. (2012). Consumption of content with reactions of an individual. U.S. patent No. 9571879, filed on 10 January 2012, granted on 14 Feb 2017.
- Aaron Hoff, Kori Inkpen Quinn, Paul Johns, Asta Roseway, Chen Zhao, Xiang Cao, Jennifer Marlow, John C. Tang. (2011). Proxy for asynchronous meeting participation. U.S. patent No. 9471902, filed on 24 November 2011, granted on 18 Oct 2016.
- Xiang Cao, Guang Li, Sergio Paolantonio. (2011). Techniques to facilitate asynchronous communication. U.S. patent No. 9465507, filed on 19 October 2011, granted on 11 Oct 2016.
- Xiang Cao, Minghui Sun, Shahram Izadi, Hrvoje Benko, Kenneth P Hinckley. (2011). Multi-touch input device with orientation sensing. U.S. patent No. 8988398, filed on 11 February 2011, granted on 24 March 2015.
- John Helmes, Shahram Izadi, Xiang Cao, Nicolas Villar, Richard Banks. (2010). User input device. U.S. patent No. 9086741, filed on 29 October 2010, granted on 21 Jul 2015.
- Xiang Cao, John Helmes, Abigail Sellen, Richard Banks. (2010). Sketching and searching application for idea generation. U.S. patent No. 8555192, filed on 3 June 2010, granted on 8 Oct 2013.
- Hrvoje Benko, Shahram Izadi, Andrew D Wilson, Daniel Rosenfeld, Ken Hinckley, Xiang Cao, Nicolas Villar, Stephen Hodges. (2010). Multi-touch user interface interaction. U.S. patent application filed on 16 March 2010.
- John Helmes, Nicolas Villar, Hrvoje Benko, Shahram Izadi, Daniel Rosenfeld, Stephen Hodges, David Alexander Butler, Xiang Cao, Richard Banks. (2009). Indirect multi-touch interaction. U.S. patent No. 9513798, filed on 1 October 2009, granted on 6 Dec 2016.
- Xiang Cao, John Helmes, Abigail Sellen, Siân Elizabeth Lindley. (2009). Creating animations. U.S. patent No. 8325192, filed on 10 July 2009, granted on 4 December 2012; U.S. patent No. 8633934, filed on 3 Dec 2012, granted on 21 Jan 2014.
- Nicolas Villar, John Helmes, Shahram Izadi, Daniel Rosenfeld, Stephen E Hodges, David Alexander Butler, Xiang Cao, Otmar Hilliges, Richard Banks, Benjamin David Eidelson, Hrvoje Benko. (2009). Pointing device with independently movable portions. U.S. patent application filed on 16 June 2009.
- Xiang Cao, Jin Nie. (2005). Enhanced head-set mouse. CN patent No. 477061, filed on 30 November 2005, granted on 11 March 2009.
- Xiang Cao. (2005). Stroke sequence based Chinese character handwriting input method. CN patent No. 382818, filed on 28 April 2005, granted on 5 March 2008.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Program Committees and Referee Duties
Conference Organization
Others
- Editorial board. Springer Human-Computer Interaction Book Series, 2015 - present.
- Program committee. ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (UIST) 2016.
- Program committee. ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) 2015.
- Program committee. ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (UIST) 2015.
- Program committee. ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) 2014.
- Program committee. ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing (UbiComp) 2014.
- Program committee. ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) 2013.
- Program committee. ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) 2012.
- Program committee. ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (UIST) 2012.
- Program committee. Asia Pacific Conference on Computer Human Interaction (APCHI) 2012.
- Program committee. Workshop on Kinect in Pervasive Computing, in conjunction with Pervasive 2012.
- Program committee. ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) 2011.
- Referee. Microsoft 2011 Collaborative Research (CORE) Funding Program in Japan.
- Program co-chair. IEEE International Conference on Information and Automation (ICIA) 2010.
- Jury member. Austrian research funding program on Research and Innovation for Information Technologies (FIT-IT) 2009.
- Paper reviewer for numerous conferences and journals, e.g. CHI, UIST, CSCW, TOCHI, SIGGRAPH ...
Conference Organization
- Session chair. Touch and Stylus Interaction paper session at ACM CHI 2014.
- Session chair. Large and Public Displays paper session at ACM CHI 2013.
- Co-chair. China Symposium on Human Computer Interaction 2012.
- Session chair. Fabrication and Hardware paper session at ACM UIST 2012.
- Session chair. I Am How I Touch: Authenticating Users paper session at ACM CHI 2012.
- Session chair. Non-Flat Displays paper session at ACM CHI 2011.
- Co-organizer. China Symposium on Human Computer Interaction 2011.
- Co-organizer. Designing Social and Collaborative Systems for China workshop at ACM CSCW 2011.
- Co-organizer. Connecting Families: New Technologies, Family Communication, and the Impact on Domestic Space workshop at ACM GROUP 2010.
- Demonstrations co-chair. ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (UIST) 2009.
- Demonstrations co-chair. ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (UIST) 2008.
Others
- Vice Chair. ACM Special Interest Group on Computer Human Interaction (SIGCHI) China Chapter. 2011 - 2019.
- Keynote speaker (title: "Unleashing the full potential for everybody and everything"). International Symposium on Smart Graphics 2015.
- Keynote speaker (title: "Unleashing the full potential for everybody and everything"). International Conference on Intelligent Human Computer Interaction (IHCI) 2012.
- Member of governing body, visiting fellows committee, and computer committee. Corpus Christi College, University of Cambridge. 2008 - 2010.
- Academic supervisor for undergraduate computer science students at University of Cambridge. 2009 - 2010.
SUPERVISED STUDENTS
- Jiannan Li. Research intern at Lenovo Research & Technology, from University of Calgary, 2014.
- Teng Han. Research intern at Lenovo Research & Technology, from University of Pittsburgh, 2014; Research intern at Microsoft Research Asia, from University of Bristol, 2011-2012.
- Jun Wei. Research intern at Lenovo Research & Technology, from National University of Singapore. 2013-2014.
- Weizi Li. Research intern at Lenovo Research & Technology, from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 2013.
- Wenchang Xu. Research intern at Microsoft Research Asia, from Tsinghua University. 2013.
- Yineng Chen. Research intern at Microsoft Research Asia, from Chinese Academy of Sciences. 2012-2013.
- Xuyong Yang. Research intern at Microsoft Research Asia, from University of Science and Technology of China, co-supervised with Shipeng Li. 2012-2013.
- Chihiro Suga. Research intern at Microsoft Research Asia, from Ochanomizu University. 2012.
- Yupeng Zhang. Research intern at Microsoft Research Asia, from University of Science and Technology of China. 2012-2013.
- Xing-Dong Yang. Research intern at Microsoft Research Asia, from University of Alberta. 2012.
- Zhimin Ren. Research intern at Microsoft Research Asia, from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 2012.
- Stanford University / University of Science and Technology of China joint team. Design Innovation Course (ME310) at Stanford University. 2011-2012.
- Jun Kato. Research intern at Microsoft Research Asia, from University of Tokyo. 2012.
- Shang Ma. Research intern at Microsoft Research Asia, from Tsinghua University, co-supervised with Ying-Qing Xu. 2012.
- Jessica Cauchard. Research intern at Microsoft Research Asia, from University of Bristol. 2011-2012.
- Jizhou Yan. Research intern at Microsoft Research Asia, from Beihang University, co-supervised with Xin Ma and Chunshui Zhao. 2011-2012.
- Dominik Schmidt. Research intern at Microsoft Research Asia, from Lancaster University. 2011.
- Haimo Zhang. Research intern at Microsoft Research Asia, from National University of Singapore. 2011.
- Adiyan Mujibiya. Research intern at Microsoft Research Asia, from University of Tokyo, co-supervised with Desney Tan. 2011.
- Seokhwan Kim. Research intern at Microsoft Research Asia, from University of Tsukuba, co-supervised with Desney Tan. 2011.
- Nan Zhao. Research intern at Microsoft Research Asia, from RWTH Aachen University. 2011.
- Yuhang Zhao. Research intern at Microsoft Research Asia, from Tsinghua University. 2010-2011.
- Guang Li. Research intern at Microsoft Research Asia, from Chinese Academy of Sciences. 2010-2011.
- Minghui Sun. Research intern at Microsoft Research Cambridge, from Kochi University of Technology. 2010.
- Yan Xu. Research intern at Microsoft Research Cambridge, from Georgia Institute of Technology. 2009.
- Boon Yew Chew. Master's thesis at University College London, co-supervised with Jennifer A. Rode and Abigail Sellen. 2009.
- Serena Kao. Undergraduate research assistant at University of Toronto. 2008.
- Clarissa Mak. Undergraduate research assistant at University of Toronto. 2008.
- Jacky Jie Li. Undergraduate research assistant at University of Toronto. 2007.
- Janek Lasocki-Biczysko. Undergraduate research assistant at University of Toronto, co-supervised with Tomer Moscovich. 2007.
- Shuo Zhao. Research intern at Siemens Ltd., China, from Peking University. 2005.
(This webpage last updated on 18 Feb 2021)