Xiaoyu Zhang

Xiaoyu Zhang is a tenure-track Assistant Professor at the School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong, where she conducts research at the intersection of computer science and art design. Her work focuses on integrating data visualization and artificial intelligence (particularly natural language processing) for applications in education, smart manufacturing, and human well-being. She previously held a Postdoc Research Fellow position at the ETH AI Center, Zurich, and earned her Ph.D. in Computer Science from University of California, Davis under Prof. Kwan-Liu Ma, a Master’s from Zhejiang University, and a dual bachelor’s in Digital Media Art/Advertising from Xiamen University.

• Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of California, Davis
• M.Sc. in Computer Science, Zhejiang University
• B.Sc. in Digital Media Art, Xiamen University

Her research bridges visual analytics, human-AI collaboration, and explainable AI through interdisciplinary methods. Key application domains include education technology, industrial AI, and health informatics. Recent publications (2021-2025) span venues like IEEE TVCG, IEEE VIS, ACM CHI, and ACL, with a 2022 Honorable Mention Best Paper Award at IEEE VIS. She has also secured multiple US patents and received recognition as UC Davis' Best Graduate Researcher in 2022.

She has served as Associate Chair at ACM CHI (2025, 2026), organized the 6th Workshop on Visualization for AI Explainability at IEEE VIS 2023, and contributed to the AI House Davos 2024 committee. Industrial experience includes internships at Meta, Microsoft Research Asia, and Bosch Research. Her teaching portfolio spans courses in Information Visualization, Creative Coding, and Media Computing at CityU, ETH Zurich, and UC Davis.