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I am currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computing at Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University. I obtained my PhD in Computer Animation from National Centre for Computer Animation (NCCA), Bournemouth University in 2021. Before embarking on my academic career, I worked in the animation and VFX industry in technical roles, I led a technical team in 3D animation film production and also served as a pipeline technical director in the production of several Hollywood feature films. During my PhD, I focused on the application and research of graphics and computer animation techniques in surgery simulation and surgical navigation. My research focus and interests have consistently revolved around Physics-based Animation/Simulation, Spatial Computing, Cognitive Intelligence, Deep Learning, and SOTA Technologies related to CGI. I have served as a reviewer for many international conferences (e.g. Siggraph, MICCAI, CGI, CASA, WWW, IEEE VR, etc.) and journals (e.g. MedIA, TVC, CAVW, TVCG, C&G, AIR, etc.). And also, I am a professional member of CSF, CCF, CAAI, ACM, IEEE, and CSIG, also I serve as a committee member of CSF-Medical Simulation, CCF-CAD&CG, and CSIG-Digital Arts.
项南于2021年从英国国家计算机动画中心（NCCA）获得博士学位，专业方向为计算机动画。此前，曾领导技术小组参与知名三维动画长片电影制作，并作为流程技术指导参与过数部好莱坞知名长篇特效电影的技术研发工作。博士期间专注于图形学和计算机动画技术在手术仿真和手术导航领域中的研究和应用。研究重心和兴趣包括基于物理的动画/仿真，空间计算，认知智能，深度学习等。担任多个国际高水平会议（如Siggraph/MICCAI/CGI/CASA/WWW/IEEEVR等）和SCI期刊（如 MedIA/TVC/CAVW/TVCG/C&G/AIR等）的审稿人。任中国仿真学会医疗仿真专委会、中国计算机学会计算机辅助设计与图形学专委会、中国图象图形学学会数码艺术专委会执行委员。
Research interests
Computer Animation,
Medical Simulation,
Spatial Computing
Hey, if you're into the fields mentioned above, hit me up (nan.xiang@xjtlu.edu.cn)! PhD opportunities with scholarships are available.
若你对上述领域感兴趣，欢迎联系。提供奖学金博士机会。
Teaching
- CPT205 Computer Graphics
- CPT408 Game Design and Development
- SAT301 Final Year Project
- SAT405 MRes Dissertation Project
- SAT406 MSc Dissertation Project
- CPT101 Computer Systems (AY22/23, AY23/24)
Awards and honours
- First Prize in Natural Science, Suzhou Association for Artificial Intelligence, Suzhou Science and Technology Association(Municipal-level), 2026/苏州市人工智能自然科学奖一等奖，苏州市人工智能学会，2026
- Winning Prize in the 18th China Chengdu International Software Design and Application Competition, jointly issued by Chengdu Municipal People's Government, Sichuan Provincial Department of Education and Sichuan Provincial Department of Economy and Information Technology, 2024/第18届中国国际软件设计与应用大赛优胜奖，成都市人民政府/四川省经济和信息化厅/四川省教育厅，2024年
- Third Prize in the "Linghang Cup". “领航杯”江苏省教师信息素养提升实践三等奖，江苏省教育厅，2023年
- 33rd International Conference on Computer Animation and Social Agents (CASA 2020) Best Paper Award
Related documents
Education/Academic qualification
PhD in Computer Graphics and Animation, Bournemouth University - 2021
MA in Animation, Communication University of China - 2017
BE in Software Engineering, Nanchang University - 2012
Research areas
- Computer Animation
- Spatial Computing
- Medical Simulation
Keywords
- QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
- Spatial Computing
- Computer Animation
- Medical Simulation
- Cognitive Intelligence
- QA76 Computer software
Person Types
- Staff
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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Who is in Control? Regulatory Processes Underlying Engineering Students' AI Reliance Behaviours in Programming Tasks
Zhou, Y. (PI), Xia, A. (CoPI) & Xiang, N. (CoI)
1/06/26 → 31/12/27
Project: Collaborative Research Project
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TDF-EASE: Redesigning Assessment for Responsible AI Use in Core Computing Modules: A Strategic Programme-Level Pilot
Chen, Y. (PI), Pan, Y. (Team member) & Xiang, N. (Team member)
4/05/26 → 16/10/26
Project: Internal Research Project
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Suzhou Industrial Park Interdisciplinary Innovation (Research) Platform for Affective Computing and Interactive Health/苏州工业园区情感计算与互动健康交叉创新（科研）平台
Xu, Z. (PI), Liu, P. (Team member), Zhang, C. (Team member), Zhang, X. (Team member), Wang, W. (Team member), Zhu, X. (Team member), Leach, M. (Team member), lim, E. (Team member), Pan, Y. (Team member), Xiang, N. (Team member), Yang, Q. (Team member), Yue, Y. (Team member), Selig, T. (Team member), Zhang, H. (Team member), Wang, Y. (Team member) & Chen, Y. (Team member)
1/01/26 → 31/12/28
Project: Governmental Research Project
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Suzhou Industrial Park Affective Computing & Interactive Health Interdisciplinary Innovation (Research) Platform
Xu, Z. (PI), lim, E. (Team member), Leach, M. (Team member), Yue, Y. (Team member), Selig, T. (Team member), Wang, W. (Team member), Zhang, X. (Team member), Zhu, X. (Team member), Pan, Y. (Team member), Xiang, N. (Team member), Zhang, H. (Team member), Wang, Y. (Team member), Chen, Y. (Team member), 黎秋宇 (Team member), 刘禹含 (Team member), 高一凡 (Team member), 朱铭徽 (Team member), 白万里 (Team member), 张吉儿 (Team member), 徐豪谡 (Team member), 胡晓松 (Team member), Zhang, C. (Team member), Liu, P. (Team member), Wang, J. (Team member), Sun, Q. (Team member) & Li, Y. (Team member)
1/10/25 → 30/09/27
Project: Governmental Research Project
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A Bridge Transformer Network with Deep Graph Convolution for Hyperspectral Image Classification
Gan, Y., Wu, S., Su, C., Xiang, N., Xu, Z. & Pan, Y., Apr 2026, In: CAAI Transactions on Intelligence Technology. 11, 2, p. 464-482 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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An Active Learning-based Global-Distribution Attention Model for Multimodal Sentiment Analysis
He, X., Pan, Y., Xiang, N., Chen, Y. & Xu, Z., 2026, 2025 13th International Conference on Affective Computing and Intelligent Interaction (ACII). IEEE Computer SocietyResearch output: Chapter in Book or Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Proceeding › peer-review
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A Text-Guided Cross-Hierarchical Fusion and Multi-Task Learning Framework for Multimodal Sentiment Analysis
Zhu, M., Pan, Y., Xiang, N., Li, Z., Wu, D., Zhao, Z., Xu, Y. & Xu, Z., Oct 2026, In: Neural Networks. 202, 108995, 108995.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Bridging the Gap: Understanding Collaborative Practices of Underrepresented Student Developers in the GitHub Community
Yan, J., Sun, J., Luo, Y., Wang, Y., Xiang, N. & Pan, Y., Jul 2026, In: Interacting with Computers. 38, 4, p. 645-670 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
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Computers and Mathematics with Applications (Journal)
Xiang, N. (Reviewer)
2026 → …Activity: Peer-review and editorial work of publications › Publication Peer-review
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Plant Methods (Journal)
Xiang, N. (Reviewer)
2026 → …Activity: Peer-review and editorial work of publications › Publication Peer-review
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The 38th International Conference on Computer Animation and Social Agents (Event)
Xiang, N. (Programme Committee Member)
2 Jun 2025 → 4 Jun 2025Activity: Peer-review and editorial work of publications › Publication Peer-review
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Computer Animation and Virtual Worlds (Journal)
Xiang, N. (Reviewer)
2025 → …Activity: Peer-review and editorial work of publications › Publication Peer-review
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Artificial Intelligence Review (Journal)
Xiang, N. (Reviewer)
2025 → …Activity: Peer-review and editorial work of publications › Publication Peer-review