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Introduction

About me

  I am a PhD candidate in Computer Science at the University of Minnesota, co-advised by Prof. Evan Suma Rosenberg and Prof. Victoria Interrante. My research interests lie in Virtual Reality, HCI, and Computer Graphics. I am particularly interested in 3DUI design that strikes a balance between security and usability, and how virtual environments and gamification can be used for social good. My CV can be found here.
  In my spare time I have a passion for handcrafting and modeling virtual scenes (both digitally in 3D software and IRL dioramas). I also love traveling and photography.

Education

2021-Present: Ph.D., Computer Science, University of Minnesota (USA)
2019-2021: M.S., Computer Science, University of Minnesota (USA)
2015-2019: B.Eng., Intelligence Science & Technology, Sun Yat-sen University (China)

Publications

  • Huang, Yuxuan, and Danhua Zhang. 3D Computer Graphics Techniques for Geological Information Systems. In Encyclopedia of GIS. Springer, 2025. (To appear)
  • Qiao Jin, Yu Liu, Yuxuan Huang, Bo Han, Feng Qian and Svetlana Yarosh. “An Exploratory Study of Using Interactive Volumetric Video in VR for Embodied Learning.” In Proceedings of the 19th International Conference of the Learning Sciences-ICLS 2025, pp. 2090-2094. International Society of the Learning Sciences. [DOI]
  • Huang, Yuxuan, Naveen Elangovan, Juergen Konczak, and Victoria Interrante. “Visual Assistance May Impede Sensorimotor Learning During Gamified Rehabilitation Exercises.” Frontiers in Virtual Reality 6: 1526567. [DOI]
  • Huang, Yuxuan, Danhua Zhang, and Evan Suma Rosenberg. “Direction-Based Authentication: Combining Symbolic Input and Contextual Cues for Virtual Reality Password Entry.” 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR). IEEE, 2024. [DOI]
  • Huang, Yuxuan, Danhua Zhang, and Evan Suma Rosenberg. “DBA: Direction-Based Authentication in Virtual Reality.” 2023 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW). IEEE, 2023. [DOI]
  • Huang, Yuxuan, Jiajing Wu, Chi K. Tse, and Zibin Zheng. “Sequential attacker–defender game on complex networks considering the cascading failure process.” IEEE Transactions on Computational Social Systems 9.2 (2021): 518-529. [DOI]
  • Zhang, Yihan, Jiajing Wu, Zhenhao Chen, Yuxuan Huang, and Zibin Zheng. “Sequential node/link recovery strategy of power grids based on q-learning approach.” 2019 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS). IEEE, 2019. [DOI]
  • Huang, Yuxuan, Jiajing Wu, Wendi Ren, Chi K. Tse, and Zibin Zheng. “Sequential restorations of complex networks after cascading failures.” IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems 51.1 (2018): 400-411. [DOI]

Projects

For details about my research & personal projects, please check out the research and portfolio pages.

Contact

Email: dragonhuang97@gmail.com; huan2076@umn.edu