Hello, my name is

Yuning Su

I am a second-year PhD candidate in computing science at Simon Fraser University, advised by Prof. Xing-Dong Yang . Previously, I served as a Research Assistant in the school of Artificial Intelligence, Jilin University, China. I received my B.E. in communication engineering from Jilin University. My research in Human- Computer Interaction focuses on developing computational material to create room-scale smart environments and enhancing haptic interaction in VR/AR and mobile application.

Publications

Tagnoo: Enabling Smart Room-Scale Environments with RFID-Augmented Plywood 

CHI ’24: Proceedings of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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 ’24: Proceedings of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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’23: Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies

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 

IEEE Transactions on Multimedia, August 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’21: 2021 IEEE World Haptics Conference

Yuning SuWeizhi NaiXiaoying SunZuowei Sun

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%);​