Hello! I am Liwenhan Xie (Shelly), a PhD candidate from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology advised by Prof. Huamin Qu.

My research lies in information visualization and human-computer interaction, where I view visualization authoring as a form of end-user programming. I conduct empirical studies and develop interactive systems to empower both designers and casual users to create expressive and affective visualizations.

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Job Seeking: Postdoc starting Fall 2025/Spring 2026
I'm broadly interested in animated visual storytelling & human-AI co-creation. Open to chat!
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🤸‍♀️ Excited to be joining Adobe as a research intern this summer in Seattle!
💭 A two-year interview project was accepted to CHI’25! See you in Yokohama!
🥹 WaitGPT was featured in UIST teaser! Will talk more in Pittsburgh. [Website]
😎 Designed souvenirs for VisLab’s 20th anniversary. [Sketch] [Me]
🐦 Honor to received the HKUST Redbird Scholarship.
Liwenhan Xie

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