Xiaoyan Wei
Higher Degree by Research Candidate
School of Computer and Mathematical Sciences
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology
Xiaoyan Wei is a PhD student in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) at the School of Computer and Mathematical Sciences, working under the supervision of Dr. Tim Chen. Her research explores context-aware interaction in immersive environments, with a focus on using emotion to enhance user experience in Virtual and Augmented Reality (VR/AR). Her academic interests include emotion-aware systems, user behavior in immersive media, adaptive interfaces, and the design of intelligent, context-sensitive VR/AR experiences.
Ms Xiaoyan Wei research lies at the intersection of Human-Computer Interaction and immersive technologies, with a focus on designing emotionally responsive and context-aware systems in Virtual and Augmented Reality. By integrating biosignals and adaptive AI, her work aims to explore how interactive systems can sense, interpret, and respond to users’ emotional and physiological states to support well-being, engagement, and personalized experiences. She is particularly interested in developing human-centered interfaces that enable more natural, affective interaction within intelligent XR environments.
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Language Competencies
Language Competency Chinese (Mandarin) Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2022 The University of Adelaide Australia PhD student 2018 - 2020 The University of Queensland Australia Master of Interaction Design 2014 - 2018 Central South University China Bachelor of Arts -
Research Interests
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Conference Papers
Year Citation 2024 Wei, X., Yue, Z., & Chen, H. T. (2024). Physical OOP: Spatial Program Physical Objects Interactions. In Proceedings - 2024 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops, VRW 2024 (pp. 735-736). FL, Orlando: IEEE.
DOI Scopus12021 Wei, X. (2021). Citizen-centric Smart Campuses: Supporting Events Information for People. In 2021 IEEE 23rd Int Conf on High Performance Computing & Communications; 7th Int Conf on Data Science & Systems; 19th Int Conf on Smart City; 7th Int Conf on Dependability in Sensor, Cloud & Big Data Systems & Application (HPCC/DSS/SmartCity/DependSys) (pp. 1821-1827). IEEE.
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Preprint
Year Citation 2025 Wei, X., Yue, Z., & Chen, H. -T. (2025). SnapNCode: An Integrated Development Environment for Programming
Physical Objects Interactions.2025 Wei, X., Zhang, Z., Yue, Z., & Chen, H. -T. (2025). Context-AI Tunes: Context-Aware AI-Generated Music for Stress Reduction.
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