• Best Paper

    Best Papers - Honorable Mentions

    Illuminating the Scene: How Virtual Environments and Learning Modes Shape Film Lighting Mastery in Virtual Reality

    Zheng Wei, Jia Sun, Junxiang Liao, Lik-Hang Lee, Chan In Sio, Pan Hui, Huamin Qu, Wai Tong*, Xian Xu*.

    IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (JCR Q1 IF=6.5)

    IEEE Conference Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (VR) (IEEE VR 2025)

  • Publications

    * Corresponding author

    Journal

    [J8] Illuminating the Scene: How Virtual Environments and Learning Modes Shape Film Lighting Mastery in Virtual Reality

    Zheng Wei, Jia Sun, Junxiang Liao, Lik-Hang Lee, Chan In Sio, Pan Hui, Huamin Qu, Wai Tong*, Xian Xu*.

    IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (JCR Q1 IF=6.5)

    Best Papers - Honorable Mentions IEEE Conference Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (VR) (IEEE VR 2025) Oral

    [J7] Telling Data Stories with the Hero's Journey: Design Guidance for Creating Data Videos

    Zheng Wei, Huamin Qu*, Xian Xu*.

    IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (JCR Q1 IF=6.5)

    IEEE Visualization and Visual Analytics (VIS) (IEEE VIS24) Oral

    [J6] At the Peak: Empirical Patterns for Creating Climaxes in Data Videos

    Zheng Wei, Yuelu Li, Wenchuan Lu, Qiming Gu, Huamin Qu*, Xian Xu*.

    IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (JCR Q1 IF=6.5)

    [J5] "I Can't Even Recall What I Bought'': How Design Influences Impulsive Buying in Douyin Live Sales

    Zheng Wei, Lik-Hang Lee, Wai Tong, Xian Xu*, Chaozhe Zhang, Huamin Qu, Pan Hui*.

    International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction (JCR Q1 IF=5.5)

    [J4] MetaCineMoji: Visualizing Film Set Communication in an Interactive Interface for Collaboration in Virtual LED Production

    Zheng Wei*, Jin Shan, Wai Tong, Pan Hui, Lik-Hang Lee, Xian Xu

    Visual Informatics (2025) (JCR Q1 IF=3.9)

    [J3] The Geography of Climate Concern: A Large-Scale Analysis of Public Discourse on Extreme Heat in China Using Social Media and Explainable AI

    Pu Zhang, Yiliang Li, Zheng Wei, Pan Hui*

    Environmental Impact Assessment Review (JCR Q1 IF=11.2)

    [J2] Transforming Cinematography Lighting Education in the Metaverse

    Xian Xu, Wai Tong, Zheng Wei, Meng Xia, Lik-Hang Lee*, Huamin Qu*.

    Visual Informatics (2024) (JCR Q1 IF=3.9)

    [J1] How Can the Universal Disclosure of Provincial-level IP Geolocation Change the Landscape of Social Media Analysis

    Muzhi Zhou*, Zheng Wei, Junxiang Liao.

    ACM SIGWEB Newsletter 2024 (Autumn), 1-9

    Conference

    [C19] CineVision: An Interactive Pre-visualization Storyboard System for Director–Cinematographer Collaboration

    Zheng Wei, Hongtao Wu, lvmin Zhang, Xian Xu, Yefeng Zheng, Pan Hui, Maneesh Agrawala, Huamin Qu, Anyi Rao*.

    ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (UIST 2025) Oral

    [C18] Exploring Gaze Dynamics in VR Film Education: Gender, Avatar, and the Shift Between Male and Female Perspectives

    Zheng Wei, Jia Sun, Junxiang Liao, Lik-Hang Lee, Pan Hui, Huamin Qu, Wai Tong*, Xian Xu*.

    IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR 2025) Oral

    [C17] Feeling Present! From Physical to Virtual Cinematography Lighting Education with Metashadow

    Zheng Wei, Xian Xu, Lik-Hang Lee, Wai Tong, Huamin Qu*, Pan Hui*.

    ACM Multimedia 2023 (MM23) Oral

    [C16] Hearing the Moment with MetaEcho! From Physical to Virtual in Synchronized Sound Recording

    Zheng Wei, Yuzheng Chen, Wai Tong, Xuan Zong, Huamin Qu, Xian Xu*, Lik-Hang Lee*.

    ACM Multimedia 2024 (MM24)

    [C15] ContextAware: A Multi-Agent Framework for Detecting Harmful Image-Based Comments on Social Media

    Zheng Wei, Mingcheng Li, Pu Zhang, Xinyu Liu, Huamin Qu*, Pan Hui*.

    International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI 2025) Oral

    [C14] Social Media Discourses on Interracial Intimacy: Tracking Racism and Sexism through Chinese Geo-located Social Media Data

    Zheng Wei, Yixuan Xie, Danyun Xiao, Simin Zhang, Pan Hui*, Muzhi Zhou*.

    ACM TheWebConf 2024 (WWW24) Oral

    [C13] Unpacking Discourses on Childbirth and Parenthood in Popular Social Media Platforms Across China, Japan, and South Korea

    Zheng Wei, Yunqi Li, Yucheng He, Yuelu Li, Xian Xu, Huamin Qu, Pan Hui, Muzhi Zhou*.

    International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media (ICWSM 2026) Oral

    [C12] Cross-Platform Short-Video Diplomacy: Topic and Sentiment Analysis of China–US Relations on Douyin and TikTok

    Zheng Wei, Mingchen Li, Junxiang Liao, Zeyu Yang, Xiaoyu Yang, Yixuan Xie, Pan Hui*, Huamin Qu*.

    International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media (ICWSM 2026) Oral

    [C11] Digital Democracy at Crossroads: A Meta-Analysis of Web and AI Influence on Global Elections

    Zheng Wei, Xian Xu*, Pan Hui*.

    ACM TheWebConf 2024 (WWW24) Oral

    [C10] Generative Models for Visual Content Editing and Creation

    Zheng Wei*, Xian Xu, Yuqing Liu, Grace Han, Anyi Rao.

    ACM SIGGRAPH Asia 2025 Courses

    [C9] Algorithmic Miner: Humanity in Service - An AI-Driven VR Journey into Machine Logic

    Jia Sun, Zheng Wei, Pan Hui*.

    ACM SIGGRAPH 2025 Art Papers - Long Oral (Spotlight)

    [C8] ‘Even When Success Seems Impossible, I Keep Streaming’: How Do Chinese Elderly Streamers Interact with Platform Algorithmic (In)visibility

    Junxiang Liao, Zheng Wei, Zeyu Yang, Xian Xu, Pan Hui, Changyang He, Muzhi Zhou*.

    ACM CHI conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2025) Oral

    [C7] EchoAid: Enhancing Livestream Shopping Accessibility for the DHH Community

    Zeyu Yang, Zheng Wei, Yang Zhang, Xian Xu, Changyang He, Muzhi Zhou*, Pan Hui* .

    ACM SIGCHI Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work & Social Computing (CSCW 2025) Oral

    [C6] Is It the End? Guidelines for Cinematic Endings in Data Videos

    Xian Xu, Aoyu Wu, Leni Yang, Zheng Wei, Rong Huang, David Yip*, Huamin Qu*.

    ACM CHI conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2023) Oral

    [C5] From ‘Wow’ to ‘Why’: Guidelines for Creating the Opening of a Data Video with Cinematic Styles

    Xian Xu, Leni Yang, David Yip, Mingming Fan, Zheng Wei, Huamin Qu*.

    ACM CHI conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2022) Oral

    [C4] Understanding 3D Data Videos: From Screens to Virtual Reality

    Leni Yang, Aoyu Wu, Wai Tong, Xian Xu, Zheng Wei, Huamin Qu*.

    IEEE PacificVis 2023 Oral

    [C3] Generative AI for Film Creation: A Survey of Recent Advances

    Ruihan Zhang, Borou Xu, Jiajian Min, Yetong Xin, Zheng Wei, Juncheng Nemo Shi, Mingzhen Huang, Xianghao Kong, Nix Liu Xin, Shanshan Jiang, Praagya Bahuguna, Mark Chan, Khushi Hora, Lijian Yang,Yongqi Liang, Runhe Bian, Yunlei Liu, Isabela Campillo Valencia, Patricia Morales Tredinick, Ilia Kozlov, Sijia Jiang, Peiwen Huang, Na Chen, Xuanxuan Liu, Anyi Rao*.

    The IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition CVPR 2025 (Workshop)

    [C2] Multi-Role VR Training System for Film Production: Enhancing Collaboration with MetaCrew

    Zheng Wei, Shan Jin, Wai Tong, David Yip, Pan Hui*, Xian Xu.*

    ACM SIGGRAPH 2024 (Poster)

    [C1] Cinematography in the Metaverse: Exploring the Lighting Education on a Soundstage

    Xian Xu, Wai Tong, Zheng Wei, Meng Xia, Lik-Hang Lee, Huamin Qu*.

    IEEE Conference Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (VR) (IEEE VR 2023) Poster

    arXiv Paper

    [a1] Towards Enhanced Learning through Presence: A Systematic Review of Presence in Virtual Reality Across Tasks and Disciplines

    Zheng Wei, Junxiang Liao, Lik-Hang Lee, Huamin Qu, Xian Xu.

    Under review at ACM Computing Surveys

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