Designing intelligent systems for human interaction.
I am an HCI researcher and engineer interested in Human–AI Interaction, Human–Robot Interaction, and intelligent interactive systems. My work explores how computational systems can support human creativity, collaboration, and interaction, with a growing interest in bringing these interactions into embodied and physical contexts.
Ziyao Xiong
MSc Engineering, Innovation Design & Technology
The University of Hong Kong
- Engineering
- Interaction
- Intelligence
- Embodied Systems
Background
My path into HCI began from two directions: engineering and visual design. I studied installation art and graphic design before moving into mechatronics engineering, where I became interested in how computational systems sense, respond to, and interact with the physical world.
My recent work has moved toward Human–AI interaction and empirical HCI research. Through this combination, I am interested in designing intelligent systems that not only generate outputs, but participate meaningfully in human activity, collaboration, and physical interaction.
Education
2026 — Present
The University of Hong Kong
MSc in Engineering — Innovation Design and Technology
Relevant courseworkVirtual Reality and Applications · Deep Learning in Engineering Technology · Mechatronic Systems Engineering
2023 — 2025
The University of Melbourne
BSc in Mechatronics Engineering Systems
WAM 81 / 100First Class Honours
2024
McGill University
Exchange, Faculty of Science
Summer Schools
University of Auckland · University College London