Xiangfei Kong

Xiangfei Kong

Junior Ph.D. Student III

xiangfeikong@usf.edu

8/7/2025→

Hi, I am Xiangfei Kong! I am a Computer Science and Engineering Ph.D. student at the University of South Florida and joined the RARE Lab in October 2023 as a M.S. student. I completed my Bachelor of Arts degree from Qufu Normal University in China and my dual M.S. in Marketing and Computer Science from USF. In addition, I received a Pathway to Computing Graduate Certificate in Spring 2023 before transitioning from marketing to CS.

My main research interest is leveraging augmented reality (AR) for the replicability and reproducibility of empirical experiment results. Specifically, I am investigating whether AR virtual robots can be a possible replacement for physical robots in some empirical research focusing on subjective experience.

— 7/20/2025

  • M.S. Student (10/2023–8/2025)
  • Ph.D. Student (8/2025->)

Publications

Do Results in Experiments with Virtual Robots in Augmented Reality Transfer To Physical Robots? An Experiment Design
Xiangfei Kong and Zhao Han

Do Results in Experiments with Virtual Robots in Augmented Reality Transfer To Physical Robots? An Experiment Design

4th Workshop YOUR Study Design! Participatory critique and refinement of human-robot interaction user studies

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2024

News

Congrats to RARE Lab PhD student Xiangfei Kong on being awarded the Rada Scholarship in Al and Healthcare for the 2025-2026 school year!

2025 Summer CRA UR2PhD

Congrats to 11 undergraduate researchers on completion of the UR2PhD research course: Aarav, Paramveer, Thao, Aditi, Abrar, Sofia, Anjali, Rex, Miguel, and Thuc Anh!

Also, congrats, Amanual and Xiangfei, on finishing the Graduate Student Mentorship Training!

Summer 2025 Lab Lunch

June is here, and Summer starts. Welcome, new and old lab members!

Xiangfei Kong MS Thesis Defense

Congrats, Xiangfei Kong, for the successful defense of her MS thesis!!

Spring 2025 Lab Lunch

Spring concludes with a good lab gathering. Italy style! (Sorry that not all could come!)

Mid-Fall Lab Lunch

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

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

Start-of-Summer Lab Brunch

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

HRI 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.

WYSD Workshop Acceptance

Congrats to Xiangfei Kong for acceptance of her first paper to the WYSD workshop at HRI 2024! It is time to hone methodological skills!

HRI 2024 Student Volunteer Program

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!

End-of-Fall-2023 Lab Lunch

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

Xiangfei Kong and Tammy Do have joined the RARE lab. Welcome!