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Hi, I am Zhengzhe Zhu

Ph.D. Candidate (5th year)  at C Design Lab, Purdue University

HCI Researcher

AR/VR/Cloud/ML Developer 

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My research interests lie in applying machine learning, cloud-computing

, and IoT techniques to AR/VR systems that augment daily life, promote collaboration, foster education, and improve work productivity.

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Highlight:​

  • Honorable Mention Awards at CHI 2023 and CHI 2024.

  • Research Scientist Intern at Meta Reality Lab (Sept 2023 - Jan 2024)

  • Research Scientist Intern at Adobe (May 2023 - Aug 2023).

LATEST RESEARCH

ClassMeta

CHI 2024

PortraitAR

In Submission

Honorable Mention (top 5%)

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ClassMeta is a custom-designed LLM agent built to enhance engagement in VR classrooms. Acting as an active participant, ClassMeta interacts with both students and instructors in a human-like manner, improving overall classroom learning.

Research conducted at Adobe

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PortraitAR is a mobile AR application that can display AR guidance for portrait photography in-situ. The AR guidance is context-aware, leveraging real-time object detection to provide suitable posing guidance based on the current object and environment.

To be Displayed

LearnIoTVR

Honorable Mention (top 5%)

CHI 2023

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LearnIoTVR is a visual programming environment in VR for facilitating authentic project-based IoT learning. Students can immersively install, program, and experience authentic IoT applications. 

UIST 2022

MechARspace

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MechARspace is an immersive authoring system that enables end-users to create bidirectional interactions between AR and toys.

RobotAR

CHI 2021

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RobotAR is a teleconsulting robot that enables teachers to remotely guide students through AR instructions.

InstruMentAR

CHI 2023

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InstruMentAR is a toolkit that combines hardware and software to facilitate the auto-generation of augmented reality tutorials. This is achieved through the tracking of a user's physical interactions with digital instruments.

ColabAR

CSCW 2022

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ColabAR is a haptic toolkit designed to promote social presence during remote collaboration in remote tangible Augmented Reality laboratories.

MetaAR

CHI 2020

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MetaAR is a collaborative AR authoring platform designed for students and teachers in STEM classrooms.

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