Researcher & Builder
I design interactive systems at the intersection of AR, spatial computing, and AI — exploring how intelligent, embodied interfaces can reshape the way we create, visualize, and engage with digital content in the real world.
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Now — what I'm currently working on and recent milestones.
Publications
Peer-reviewed research in AR, spatial computing, and human-computer interaction.
Can AR Embedded Visualizations Foster Appropriate Reliance on AI in Spatial Decision-Making? A Comparative Study of AR X-Ray vs. 2D Minimap
Xianhao Carton Liu, Difan Jia, Tongyu Nie, Evan Suma Rosenberg, Victoria Interrante, Chen Zhu-Tian
Reality Proxy: Fluid Interactions with Real-World Objects in MR via Abstract Representations
Xiaoan Liu, Difan Jia, Xianhao Carton Liu, Mar Gonzalez-Franco, Chen Zhu-Tian
Projects
Systems built at the intersection of AR, spatial computing, and fabrication.
NoteV
Every AI note-taker can hear. Ours can see — a multimodal AI assistant for Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses that captures and structures your lectures
Inspired by VisionClaw
Backed by UTD Draper Pitch Competition
OverSite
AI copilot for construction field workers — smart glasses + real-time AI vision that saves hours of documentation and inspection time
RefBib
Drop a PDF, get .bib — extract real BibTeX from academic references with zero AI hallucinations, verified by CrossRef, Semantic Scholar, and DBLP
AR Embedded Visualization & AI Reliance
Studying how AR embedded visualizations affect human reliance on AI in spatial decision-making
Reality Proxy
Decoupling MR interaction from physical constraints via AI-powered abstract proxy representations