Greetings! I am an Assistant Professor in Computer Science at Cal State Fullerton.

Research Summary:

As a systems researcher in Spatial Computing and Human-Computer Interaction, I embed XR + ML/DL technologies (e.g., VR/AR, LLM) into human interactions and collaboration for training and learning purposes. Using my systems, people more effectively learn and collaborate. In addition, I build data-driven decision-making algorithms using optimization in online social network analysis, focusing on rumor source detection and influence maximization problems.

I received my Ph.D. and M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Texas at Dallas, where I was NSF funded research assistant in the Data Communication and Data Management (DCDM) Laboratory led by Prof. Weili Wu and Prof. Ding-Zhu Du. Before that, I was a NSF funded research assistant working on the creation of tele-immersive multi-modal collaborative virtual learning environments for learning science subjects in the Multimedia Systems Laboratory led by Prof. Balakrishnan Prabhakaran, and I also worked on two other NSF Funded projects: 1. Scaffolded Training Environment for Physics Problem-solving (STEPP), 2. Virtual Interaction with Gravitational waves to Observe Relativity (VIGOR) in the Creative Automata Lab led by Prof. Paul Fishwick. Further before, I received my B.Eng. in Communication Engineering from Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, China.