Assistant Professor, Ph.D. in Design

Master's Supervisor

Brief Introduction

LIU Guanhong is an Assistant Professor and Master's Supervisor at the College of Design & Innovation, Tongji University, and holds a PhD in Design from Tsinghua University. With an interdisciplinary background in design, art, and information science, her main research areas are human-computer interaction, intelligent design and cultural innovation, and smart education. She has led projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) and the Ministry of Education Humanities and Social Sciences Fund. Liu has published more than 20 papers in top-tier international human-computer interaction journals and conferences such as ACM CHI, UIST, IMWUT, and CSCW (CCF-A). She is also the holder of three invention patents. Liu has won the Academic Rising Star Award from the International Chinese HCI Association (ICACHI) and the Outstanding PhD Dissertation Award from the Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University. Her design works have been exhibited at renowned events like Dutch Design Week and Milan Design Week, and have been covered by major media outlets such as Shanghai Education TV and Beijing Education TV. Liu is currently a member of the CCF HCI Special Interest Group and the CCF CADCG Special Interest Group, as well as a council member of ICACHI. She is deeply involved in the review work for top international conferences such as CHI and CSCW as a paper chair. For more information, visit: www.liuguanhong.net

Research

Human-computer interaction, intelligent design and cultural innovation, smart education

Teaching

Undergraduate: "Introduction to Intelligent Design"、 "Professional Design 5"

Master's: "User Experience Design"、 "Introduction to Intelligent Design"

Academic and social Post

Executive Committee Member, CCF Human-Computer Interaction Special Interest Group

Executive Committee Member, CCF CADCG Special Interest Group

Council Member, ICACHI, International Chinese HCI Association

Area Chair, ACM CHI

Educational Background

2020.9-2023.6  PhD in Design, Academy of Arts & Design & Future Laboratory,Tsinghua University

2017.9-2020.6  Master of Engineering，Department of Computer Science & Technology, Tsinghua University

2009.9-2013.6  Bachelor of Arts，School of Design,Central Academy of Fine Arts

Work Experience

2023.09-present  Assistant Professor，College of Design & Innovation，Tongji University

2015.03-2017.08  Product Designer，Huami Technology

2013.07-2015.02  User Experience Designer，Lenovo Group

Design

[1] 2026-2028  National Natural Science Foundation Youth Fund (Category C), Research on Personalized Intelligent Guiding Methods and Technologies for Intangible Cultural Heritage Vocational Education, Principal Investigator

[2] 2024-2027  Ministry of Education Humanities and Social Sciences Youth Project, Research on "Hybrid Craft" Design for Innovative Development of Intangible Cultural Heritage, Principal Investigator

Publications

[1] Liu G, Ye J, Jin Q, et al. ViviClay: Designing and Fabricating Ceramics with Animation Effects on Physical Surfaces[C]//Proceedings of the 38th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology. 2025: 1-18. (UIST 2025, CCF-A)

[2] Liu G, Shi Q, Yao Y, et al. Learning from hybrid craft: investigating and reflecting on innovating and enlivening traditional craft through literature review[C]//Proceedings of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. 2024: 1-19. (CHI 2024, CCF-A)

[3] Liu G, Ding X, Cai J, et al. Digital Making for Inheritance and Enlivening Intangible Cultural Heritage: A Case of Hairy Monkey Handicrafts[C]//Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. 2023: 1-17. (CHI 2023, CCF-A)

[4] Liu G, Xu H, Ding X, et al. ” It Puts Life into My Creations”: Understanding Fluid Fiber as a Media for Expressive Display[C]//CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. 2022: 1-15.  (CHI 2022, CCF-A)

[5] Liu G, Yu T, Yu C, et al. Tactile compass: Enabling visually impaired people to follow a path with continuous directional feedback[C]//Proceedings of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. 2021: 1-13. (CHI 2021, CCF-A)  

Honors and Awards

[1] Second Prize, National Finals, China-US Young Maker Competition, 2025, Supervisor

[2] Dyson Design Award - China Region Outstanding Work Award (Top 8 nationwide), 2025, Supervisor

[3] First Prize, Shanghai Region, China-US Young Maker Competition, 2025, Supervisor

[4] Academic Rising Star Award, ICACHI, 2024

[5] Outstanding PhD Dissertation, Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University, 2023

Contact

Email: liugh23@tongji.edu.cn
Research Group Website: www.liuguanhong.net
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com.hk/citations?user=G5rC9wIAAAAJ&hl=zh-CN
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