Hi! I’m a Ph.D. student at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology under the supervision of Prof. Anyi Rao and Prof. Huamin Qu. I pursue my Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence and Film Studies at the Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies. My research interest focuses on AI for Film. I am eager to collaborate, and if you find that we share common interests, please feel free to drop me an email.

Education

• PhD in Artificial Intelligence and Film Studies, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 09/2025 - present
• MSc in Computer Science, The University of Hong Kong, 09/2022 - 12/2023
• BEng in Computer Science and Technology, Wuhan University, 09/2018 - 06/2022

Research Internship

• 01/2025 - 08/2025: Remote Research Intern
  • VVAI Lab, Texas A&M University
  • Supervisor: Prof. Wai Tong
  • Duties included: Develop an AI-driven system to generate real-time American Sign Language (ASL) during concerts, providing accessibility to Deaf and hard-of-hearing audiences.
• 10/2023 - 08/2024: Research Assistant
  • Metaverse Innovation Lab, The University of Hong Kong
  • Supervisor: Dr. Loretta Choi
  • Duties included: I worked on two projects, one was a Drone-to-Drone Tracking Project, and the other was a 3D Reconstruction Project. I utilized knowledge and techniques in computer vision and computer graphics to implement these two projects.

Activities

• Co-Organizer and Curator for HKUST AI Film Festival
• Trainee of Digital Theatre Program Training Camp of the Beijing International Youth Theatre Festival, National Theater of China, 08/2025
• Volunteer of the 19th FIRST International Film Festival, 07/2025

Selected Awards in Film & Theatre

For Short Film COMET SPLEEN (Director/Scriptwriter/Editor):

• Best Production Design of the Busan New Wave Short Film Festival, 10/2025
• Best Production Design of the Incheon International Short Film Festival, 10/2025
• Special Jury Award of the Korea International Short Film Festival, 10/2025
• Best Feminist Film of the Brooklyn International Short Awards, 06/2025
• Best First Time Director of the Cleveland Arthouse Film Awards, 05/2025
• Excellent Award of the Hong Kong International Youth Film Festival, 04/2025
• Honorable Mention of the Hollywood New Directors, 03/2025
• Honorable Mention of the Greece International Film Festival, 03/2025
• Finalist of the 58th WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival, 04/2025
• Finalist of the Paris Women CineFest, 04/2025
• Finalist of the Moscow Asian Film Festival, 03/2025
• Official Selection of the Munich New Wave Short Film Festival, 03/2025
• Official Selection of the Shanghai International Short Week Summer Script Competition, 08/2024
  
  For Others:
• Outstanding Original Script Award of Wuhan New Youth Theatre Festival (‘An Evening of the Plum Rain Season’) (Scriptwriter), 06/2022
• First prize in the “New China 70 Years and Struggle for a New Era” Film Contest (‘Daybreak’) (Director), 12/2019
• Third Prize in the Drama Contest at the Wuhan University Golden Autumn Arts Festival (‘The Last Dialogue in the Tanjong Kedai Forest’) (Director), 11/2019