Associate Prof. Hai-Ning Liang

Hai-Ning Liang is an Associate Professor within the Computational Media and Arts Thrust, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou). He was previously a Full Professor in the Department of Computing at Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU), where he served as its founding Head (2019-2023) and the Deputy Director of the Suzhou Municipal Key Lab for Intelligent Virtual Engineering and the XJTLU Virtual Engineering Centre. He received his PhD in computer science from Western University in Canada. His research focuses on the design and evaluation of novel interactions and applications for virtual and mixed reality, gaming, and visualization technologies. He has published over 300 papers on these topics. His papers have won numerous awards and prestigious recognitions, with some recent ones including the 2024 IEEE ICDM 10-year Highest-Impact Paper Award, 2025 IEEE ToG Outstanding Paper Award (Nomination), Best Paper Award (Honorable Mention) at ACM ISS’24, and Best Paper (Honorary Mention) at IEEE VR’24. He serves on the editorial board of several journals and the organization committees of some of the top-ranked conferences in his research areas, including IEEE VR and IEEE ISMAR..