Hong Wang

Ph.D. Student

hongw@usf.edu

08/2023→

Hi! My name is Hong Wang, a second-year Computer Science Ph.D. student at the RARE lab advised by Professor Zhao Han. Before coming to the University of South Florida, I received my Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from Hohai University in China in 2020. In 2022, I graduated with my M.S. in Computer Science at Stony Brook University in the US.

My primary research lies at the intersection of robotics and augmented reality (AR), investigating the potential of integrating AR with robotic systems to enhance their transparency and explainability.

— 9/18/2024

Publications

Adrian Lozada, Uthman Tijani, Villa Keth, Hong Wang and Zhao Han

Anywhere Projected AR for Robot Communication: A Mid-Air Fog Screen-Robot System

Top HRI conference. 25% acceptance rate.

Hong Wang, Tam Do, and Zhao Han

To Understand Indicators of Robots’ Vision Capabilities

Hong Wang, Tam Do, and Zhao Han

Designing Indicators to Show a Robot’s Physical Vision Capability

Poster submission

Uthman Tijani, Hong Wang, and Zhao Han

Towards Reproducible Language-Based HRI Experiments: Open-Sourcing a Generalized Experiment Project

61.3% acceptance rate (short contribution)

News

December 3, 2024

RARE Lab’s fog screen work was accepted to the HRI conference (25% acceptance rate)! Congrats to Adrian, Uthman, Villa, and Hong!

November 20, 2024

We just had our mid-fall lab lunch. German style!

(Sorry that Maria, Felix, and Jonathan were unable to join!)

October 5, 2024

RARE Lab participated in the DevFest Tampa Bay outreach event! Hong and Maria showcased our research on indicating a robot’s vision capability with a Pepper robot and AR headset.

May 15, 2024

We just had our start-of-summer brunch or lunch!

March 22, 2024

RARE Lab went to the top VR/AR conference—IEEE VR ’24! Hong Wang presented a poster submission on clarifying a robot’s physical vision capability.

March 16, 2024

After just six months, RARE Lab started strong at HRI 2024! Uthman Tijani, Hong Wang, and Xiangfei Kong presented the lab’s works [1, 2, 3]. Dr. Zhao Han gave a keynote.

March 1, 2024

RARE Lab participated Innovation Fest outreach event! Hong Wang showcased our research on indicating a robot’s vision capability with a Pepper robot.

February 5, 2024

Two papers were accepted to the VAM-HRI 2024 workshop! Congrats to Hong Wang, Tammy Do, and Uthman Tijani!

Dr. Zhao Han will also give a keynote to the workshop!

January 31, 2024

Congrats to Hong Wang for being selected (50/200=25%) as a student volunteer at IEEE VR ’24!

January 27, 2024

IEEE VR 2024 Poster Submission Acceptance

Hong Wang’s first first-author submission (poster) with Tammy Do’s help was just accepted!

January 24, 2024

Congrats to Xiangfei Kong & Hong Wang for acceptance to the student volunteer program at HRI ’24. It is a great opportunity to connect with their peers and a fun way to participate in the top conference in HRI!

January 4, 2024

Congrats to Hong Wang and Uthman Tijani for acceptance to 2024 CRA-WP Grad Cohort Wokshops for Women and IDEALS (respectively)! They will build mentoring relationships and peer networks there to benefit their graduate career and beyond, as well as balance the power inequality in CS.

December 12, 2023

We just had our end-of-semester lab lunch at Bahama Breeze. What a breeze in Florida!

December 1, 2023

RARE Lab’s first paper was accepted to HRI 2024: “Towards Reproducible Language-Based HRI Experiments: Open-Sourcing a Generalized Experiment Project!”

October 20, 2023

We just had our first lab lunch at Hong BBQ & Hot Pot in Tampa!

October 10, 2023

RARE Lab’s first submission was out!

August 7, 2023

Uthman Tijani and Hong Wang joined the RARE Lab as graduate students. Welcome!