Li Jiannan

Li Jiannan is a Full-time Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the School of Computing and Information Systems, Singapore Management University (SMU). He is part of the SMU HCI community and holds a PhD from the University of Toronto (2024). His research focuses on human-machine collaborative systems, pervasive sensing, and human-computer interaction applications in health, wellbeing, and future work paradigms.

Research interests include:

• Language-driven robotic telepresence systems
• Large language models for visualization and design studies
• Mixed reality collaboration tools
• Immersive environments for skill teaching

Recent publications demonstrate expertise in:

• Robot-assisted physical task guidance
• Generative AI for VR scene creation
• Camera control through subtle human cues
• 360° video navigation techniques

Scientific recognition includes:

• Best Paper Award at ACM/IEEE HRI 2025
• Best Paper Honorable Mention at CHI 2025
• Best Paper Honorable Mention at CHI 2021
• Best Paper Honorable Mention at CHI 2018