CV

Master of Philosophy (Engineering)

University of Sydney

Computer Science

Supervisors: Dr. Zhanna Sarsenbayeva, A/Prof. Anusha Withana

Thesis: Multimodal Emotion Elicitation and Recognition in Virtual Reality

Bachelor of Architecture

Nanchang University

Architecture

Supervisors: Prof. Jiaxin Zhang, Dr. Yunqin Li

Research Assistant

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Supporting Assistant Prof. Sunny Choi at the School of Design on the research project “NEOM The LINE - Human-Centric Design within Vertical Urbanism” (CR22-001).

• Choi, H. S., Liang, X., Zhang, W., Kuang, Z. (2025). Facial Emotions in Physical Environments: Its Measurement and Mechanism. Building and Environment. (Under review).
• Choi, H. S., Zhang, W., Liang, X., Kuang, Z. (2025). Evaluating Spatial Cognition and Emotional Responses in High-Density Residential Communities Using Facial Recognition and Electroencephalogram. Environment and Behavior. (Under review).

Co-Intelligent Assembly Workshop

Tsinghua University

Supervisor: Prof. Peter Búš

• Developed C# Configurator, ML Agent and Masterbuilder in Unity using RL and Imitation Learning for assembly template generation.
• Built reward system and training process for ML agents in simulated environment.
• Applied DFMA with Grasshopper for component kit distribution; CNC and robotic production of prototype assembly space.

Phygital Space Narration Workshop

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Supervisor: Prof. Tiantian Lo

• Built multisensory immersive experience with Arduino, Unity 3D, HoloLens and MRTK3; emotion capture via touch and visual interaction.
• Generated artistic panoramas with Stable Diffusion XL and ControlNet; created emotion-tagged images and music with GPT-4 and MusicGen.
• Integrated 360° panoramic view in Unity with real and stylized materials.

Designing Data-Driven AI Synesthetic Models Workshop

City University of Hong Kong

Supervisor: Prof. Hao Zheng

• Explored AI in architecture and arts; hands-on with Pix2pix, CycleGAN, CNN.
• Built sensory model with CycleGAN blending real objects with ancient landscape paintings; converted images to traditional Chinese music via Python MIDI.
• Mastered dataset preparation and processing for AI synesthetic applications.

Digital Design and Intelligent Construction Workshop

Nanchang University

Supervisor: Dr. Yitian Lu

• Led team to develop versatile robot tool hand for intelligent construction.
• Conducted robotic construction experiments; developed mechanical drawings and simulation programs.
• Designed 30+ wooden models and 8 3D printed replicas; international patent for variable-caliber 3D printing extruder head (No. 2022 10545903.2).

University of Sydney CS HDR Research Support Fund (A$5,000)

University of Sydney Postgraduate Research Support Scheme (A$1,800)

2nd Place, 1st National University Sound and Scenery Design Competition

3rd Place, 17th Challenge Cup Nanchang Uni. Academic & Tech. Work Competition

[Poster Reviewer] CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '26)

Mingjie Zhang : Master of Data Science (Research Pathway), University of Sydney, Co-supervisor