Xiang Cao [PDF Version]
CONTACT INFO
∫ E-mail: caox@cs.toronto.edu
∫ Tel: (+1) 416-879-5176
∫ Web Page: http://www.cs.toronto.edu/~caox
∫ Mailing Address: Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto
10 King's College Road, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 3G4
RESEARCH INTERESTS
∫ Human-computer interaction
∫ Computer vision
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PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
∫ User experience research: Usability test and inspection, qualitative and field study, quantitative and experimental study
∫ Programming languages and tools: C, C++, C#, BASIC, Pascal; OpenGL
∫ Languages: English, Chinese
EDUCATION
University of Toronto Toronto, Canada
PhD in Computer Science (in progress, expected 2008) Sep 2005 - present
Thesis topic: Handheld projector interaction
Advisor: Ravin Balakrishnan
(Wolfond Scholarship in Wireless Information Technology 2005)
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University of Toronto Toronto, Canada
Master of Science in Computer Science Sep 2002 - Jan 2004
Thesis: An exploration of gesture-based interaction
Advisors: Allan D. Jepson, Ravin Balakrishnan
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Tsinghua University Beijing, China
Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science and Technology Sep 1996 - Jul 2000
Thesis: Segmentation and tracking of semantic objects in video
(Tsinghua University Scholarship 1996, 1998, 1999)
EXPERIENCE
University of Toronto 每 Department of Computer Science Toronto, Canada
Research Assistant Dynamic Graphics Project (DGP)
Handheld projector interaction, Games for public displays Sep 2005 每 present
(Demo videos:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=8-AJnLMzE0k
http://youtube.com/watch?v=KFqsN4MbumA
)
Large display interaction, Adaptive gesture interface Sep 2002 每 Mar 2004
Teaching Assistant Sep 2005 每 present, Sep 2002 每 Dec 2003
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Microsoft Research Redmond, USA
Internship Adaptive Systems and Interaction Group Jul 2007 每 Sep 2007
Gestural interaction on interactive tabletop
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IBM Almaden Research Center San Jose, USA
Internship User Science & Experience Research Group Jun 2006 每 Sep 2006
Modeling user performance of pen gestures
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Siemens Ltd., China 每 User Interface Design Center Beijing, China
Usability Consultant / Project Manager Oct 2004 每 Jul 2005
User interface consulting and research for various Siemens products
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Microsoft Research Asia Beijing, China
Visiting Scholar Center for Interaction Design Jun 2004 每 Sep 2004
Design and evaluation of electronic presentation control techniques
Internship User Interface / Internet Graphics Group May 2001 每 May 2002
Tabletop display interaction, Face tracking and animation
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Intel Beijing Research Center Beijing, China
Internship Jul 2000 每 Sep 2000
Head/hand tracking system for human-computer interface
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Tsinghua University Beijing, China
Research Assistant Dept. of Computer Science & Technology Feb 1999 - Jun 2000
Object tracking, Face identification system, Computer organization CAI system
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PUBLICATIONS
Refereed Full Papers
∫ Xiang Cao, Jacky Jie Li, Ravin Balakrishnan. (2008). Peephole pointing: Modeling acquisition of dynamically revealed targets. Proceedings of CHI 2008, ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. p. 1699-1708. CHI 2008 Best Paper Honorable Mention.
∫ Xiang Cao, Clifton Forlines, Ravin Balakrishnan. (2007). Multi-user interaction using handheld projectors. Proceedings of UIST 2007, ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology. p. 43-52. Video
∫ Xiang Cao, Shumin Zhai. (2007). Modeling human performance of pen stroke gestures. Proceedings of CHI 2007, ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. p. 1495-1504.
∫ Xiang Cao, Ravin Balakrishnan. (2006). Interacting with dynamically defined information spaces using a handheld projector and a pen. Proceedings of UIST 2006, ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology. p. 225-234. Video
∫ Xiang Cao, Ravin Balakrishnan. (2005). Evaluation of an online adaptive gesture interface with command prediction. Proceedings of GI 2005, Graphics Interface Conference. p. 187-194. GI 2005 Best Student Paper Award.
∫ Xiang Cao, Ravin Balakrishnan. (2003). VisionWand: Interaction techniques for large displays using a passive wand tracked in 3D. Proceedings of UIST 2003, ACM Symposium on User Interface Software & Technology. p. 193-202. One of 3 papers invited to the UIST reprise session at ACM SIGGRAPH 2004. Video
∫ Xiang Cao, Baining Guo. (2002). Real-time tracking and imitation of facial expression. Proceedings of ICIG 2002, SPIE International Conference on Image and Graphics. p. 910-918
Other Papers
∫ Xiang Cao, Shumin Zhai. (2006). Modeling human performance of pen stroke gestures. IBM Research Report RJ10392.
∫ Xiang Cao, Eyal Ofek, David Vronay. (2005). Evaluation of alternative presentation control techniques. Extended Abstracts of CHI 2005, ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. p. 1248-1251.
∫ Xiang Cao, Ravin Balakrishnan. (2004). VisionWand: Interaction techniques for large displays using a passive wand tracked in 3D. ACM Transactions on Graphics, 23(3). Proceedings of SIGGRAPH 2004 Conference (Invited reprise of UIST 2003). p. 729.
∫ Xiang Cao, Guangyou Xu. (2000). Segmentation and tracking of semantic objects in video. Proceedings of NCMT 2000. National Conference of Multimedia Technology (in Chinese).
ACTIVITIES
∫ Demonstrations co-chair, ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (UIST) 2008.
∫ Paper reviewer: ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (TOCHI); ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) 2006,2007,2008; ACM Conference Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques (SIGGRAPH) 2008; ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (UIST) 2006,2007; ACM Conference on Computer supported cooperative work (CSCW) 2006; Graphics Interface Conference (GI) 2005; IEEE Visualization Conference (VIS) 2004.
∫ Student member, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM); Member, ACM Special Interest Group for Computer-Human Interaction (SIGCHI).
∫ Saxophone player, University of Toronto Hart House Symphonic Band, 2002-2004, 2006-present.
∫ Principal euphonium player & teacher, Tsinghua University Symphonic Band, 1996-2002. (Championship of National University Bands Competition 1999).