Rui Wu

Rui Wu is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at East Carolina University, where she has taught since August 2018. Her academic background includes a Ph.D. and Master's in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Nevada, Reno, and a Bachelor's in Computer Science from Jilin University (2013).

• Academic Appointments
  • East Carolina University (2018–present): Teaching courses in Discrete Structures, Machine Learning, Data Mining, and Web Application development
  • University of Nevada, Reno (2018): Co-teaching GPU Parallel Computing

Her research focuses on Machine Learning, Data Mining, and Big Data Visualization, particularly in environmental science and medical applications. She specializes in Virtual Reality (VR)/Augmented Reality (AR) visualization, model accuracy improvement, and interdisciplinary applications of machine learning.

Her publications (2012–2025) demonstrate expertise in multivariate time series forecasting (GRU networks, Transformer models), VR/AR systems for education and medical visualization, and data preprocessing techniques. Key trends include environmental modeling, health data analysis, and GPU-accelerated computational frameworks.

Current research grants include:

• 2022–2025: Collaborative Research: IUSE Grant ($295,916 total, $320,214 from UNR, ECU lead) for personalized robotics education
• 2021–2023: NIH Grant ($377,500) on brain activation during cognitive tasks
• 2020–2022: NC Sea Grant ($179,437) for stormwater flooding mitigation
• 2019–2020: CARERC Pilot Funding ($15,000) on COPD worker health risks
• 2018–2022: NSF IUSE Grants ($2M total) for robotics education and geoscience VR field experiences

She has developed tools like vFirelib for GPU-accelerated fire simulation and VR-AET for evaluating virtual reality learning experiences. Her work bridges computer science with geoscience, healthcare, and robotics education.