Hello, my name is
Yuning Su
I am a Ph.D. student in the School of Computing Science working with Prof. Xing-Dong Yang. My research focuses on Human-Computer Interaction including computational materials and haptics, where I aim to explore and enhance our interactions with the real world through innovative technology. On this site, you’ll find a blend of my projects, scholarly works, and insights into my journey in the dynamic field of Human-Computer Interaction.
Publications
Tagnoo: Enabling Smart Room-Scale Environments with RFID-Augmented Plywood (CHI 2024)
Yuning Su, Tingyu Zhang, Jiuen Feng, Yonghao Shi, Xing-Dong Yang, Te-Yen Wu
Tagnoo is a computational plywood augmented with RFID tags, aimed at empowering woodworkers to effortlessly create room-scale smart environments. Unlike existing solutions, Tagnoo does not necessitate technical expertise or disrupt established woodworking routines. This battery-free and cost-effective solution seamlessly integrates computation capabilities into plywood, while preserving its original appearance and functionality.
WooDowel: Enhancing Triboelectric Plywood Sensors with Electromagnetic Shielding (CHI 2024)
Yonghao Shi, Chenzheng Li, Yuning Su, Xing-Dong Yang, Te-Yen Wu
WooDowel presents a new approach that enables the woodworker to manually isolate short-circuited electrodes. This method facilitates the creation of sensors using overlapping electrodes, while also incorporating EM shielding, thereby resulting in a substantial improvement in the sensor’s robustness when detecting user activities.
Laser-Powered Vibrotactile Rendering (Ubicomp 2023)
Yuning Su, Yuhua Jin, Zhengqing Wang, Yonghao Shi, Da-Yuan Huang, Teng Han, Xing-Dong Yang
We investigate the feasibility of a vibrotactile device that is both battery-free and electronic-free. Our approach leverages lasers as a wireless power transfer and haptic control mechanism, which can drive small actuators commonly used in AR/VR and mobile applications with DC or AC signals. This prototype enabled us to capture laser energy from any distance across a room and analyze the impact of critical parameters on the effectiveness of our approach.
A QoE Physiological Measure of VR with Vibrotactile Feedback based on Frontal Lobe Power Asymmetry (TMM 2023)
Yan Zhang, Yuning Su, Xiaoying Sun
Quality of experience (QoE) has been widely recognized as the primary metric to evaluate user experience in multimedia applications. However, the QoE assessment of tactile virtual environments is still highly dependent on subjective measures. Inspired by the fact that physiological signals can characterize the user’s emotional state, we propose a QoE measurement method for virtual reality (VR) with vibrotactile feedback based on frontal lobe power asymmetry (FLPA). The subjective score of vibrotactile experience in VR is used as the ground truth of QoE.
Design and Modeling of an Ungrounded Haptic Gun that Simulates Recoil Using Asymmetric Force (WHC 2021)
The lack of perception of recoil limits the immersion of virtual reality first-person shooting games in which users hold a gun in their hand. This paper presents the design and modeling of an ungrounded haptic gun that could simulate the recoil using asymmetric force, which is rendered by a voice coil actuator and produces directional force perception to users rather than vibration feedback.
Education
Spring, 2023 - Present
Simon Fraser University
Ph.D. Student – Computing Science
Human-Computer Interaction, Computational Materials, Haptics
Sep, 2015 - Jun, 2019
Jilin University
Bachelor of Engineering – Communication Engineering
Outstanding Graduates of Jilin University (2019, 5%);
First-Class Scholarship for Four Years (2015-2019, 5%);