Dr. Lingyun Yu (俞凌云) is a Senior Associate Professor in the Department of Computing at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU). She leads the Interactive Visual Technologies Research Group and the Spatial Interaction and Immersive Visualization Lab, and was the founding Programme Director of the MSc Human-Computer Interaction programme. She received her PhD in Scientific Visualization and Interaction Techniques from the University of Groningen in 2013. 

Dr. Yu’s research interests include immersive visualization, human-computer interaction, computer graphics, visual analytics, spatial interaction and computing. She has published over 100 peer-reviewed papers in leading journals and conferences, including IEEE TVCG, ACM CHI, IEEE VIS, CGF, IEEE VR, IEEE ISMAR, and ACM interactive systems venues. Her research has received international recognition, including the IEEE VIS SciVis Test-of-Time Award, the ACM CHI Best Paper Award, Best Paper and Honorable Mention awards at major visualization and HCI venues, and Top Cited Article recognition from CGF.

Dr. Yu has been Principal Investigator of both the Young Scientists Fund and General Program Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China. She is also active in academic service and research leadership, including serving as a member of the Eurographics Executive Committee.

For more information about her research and recent projects, please visit: www.yulingyun.com

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Dr. Yu welcomes motivated PhD, Master’s, and undergraduate students interested in visualization, HCI, XR/AR/VR/MR, AI-assisted visualization, and human-centred visual computing. Prospective students and collaborators are welcome to contact her at Lingyun.Yu@xjtlu.edu.cn.

Immersive Visualization: Designing and evaluating visualization techniques that support data exploration in immersive and interactive environments, with a focus on complex scientific data, including spatial, multidimensional, and simulation-based datasets.

VR/AR/MR: Developing visualization and interaction methods for virtual, augmented, and mixed reality environments. This includes exploring how spatial interfaces, embodied interaction, and cross-reality environments can support data analysis, collaboration, and sensemaking.

Human-Computer Interaction: Studying how people interact with visual information and designing natural, effective, and human-centred interaction techniques for data exploration and communication.

Assistant Professor / Associate Professor / Senior Associate Professor, Xian Jiaotong Liverpool University - 2020 to Present

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Groningen - 2017 to 2019

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) - 2016 to 2017

Associate Professor, Hangzhou Dianzi University - 2016

Lecturer, Hangzhou Dianzi University - 2014 to 2015

Part-time Lecturer, Xian Jiaotong Liverpool University - 2013 to 2014

Lecturer, Zhejiang Police College - 2007 to 2008

CPT 413 Information Visualization

CPT 405 Interactive Systems

CPT 208 Human-Centric Computing

Best Paper Award at The ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) CHI conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2025

Best Paper Honorable Mention Award at the 18th International Symposium on Visual Information Communication and Interaction (VINCI 2025)

School Winner Award and Excellent Poster Award at XJTLU Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF 2025)

12-Year Test of Time Award at IEEE VIS: Visualization & Visual Analytics, 2024

Best Paper Honorable Mention Award at 2024 ACM Interactive Surfaces and Spaces Conference (ISS 2024)

Best Paper Honorable Mention Award at the 12th China Visualization and Visual Analytics Conference (ChinaVis 2024)

2nd prize at the Data Visualization Competition in the 12th China Visualization and Visual Analytics Conference (ChinaVis 2024)

Top Cited Article 2021-2022 at Computer Graphics Forum (CGF)

Best Short Paper at International Symposium on Visual Information Communication and Interaction 2023

Best Poster Award at ChinaVis 2023

1st prize at ChinaVis 2023 Data Visualization Competition 

2nd prize at ChinaVis 2022 Data Visualization Competition

Suzhou Science and Education Talents (科教骨干人才), 2022

Jiangsu Shuangchuang PhD (双创博士), 2021

Best Paper Honorable Mention Award at IEEE Scientific Visualization (IEEE VIS) 2012