Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Author IDs
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6740-4921
Scopus Author ID: 35191457500
ResearcherID: AAI-8826-2020
Google Scholar Profile: VbajcAMAAAAJ
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Biography
Dr Kening Zhu is an Associate Professor at the School of Creative Media, and jointly appointed by the Department of Computer Science. He received his PhD degree from the National University of Singapore, and his bachelor degree on Computer Science from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China. His research interests cover various topics on human-computer interaction (HCI), including interaction design, tangible user interfaces and rapid prototyping.
He is currently conducting research on
- mobile gesture interaction,
- tangible/wearable interfaces,
- multimodal VR/AR,
- digital fabrication and rapid prototyping.
Zhu has published his research in various conferences and journals, including SIGCHI, UIST, SIGGRAPH, IEEE VR, DIS, IDC, International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, Interacting with Computers etc. He received the first prize of Nokia Ubimedia MindTrek Awards in 2011, and served as a jury member for the aforementioned Awards. In addition, he is a reviewer and program-committee member for many conferences and journals, including SIGCHI, SIGGRAPH, MobileHCI, ISMAR, ICEC, Virtual Reality (Springer), Advances in Human-Computer Interaction, and Advances in Software Engineering.
Research Interests/Areas
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Multimodal Human Computer Interaction
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Mobile Gesture Interaction
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Rapid Prototyping
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Tangible/Wearable User Interfaces
- Virtual/Augmented/Mixed Reality
- Interaction Design for Children
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
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Research output
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AnkleType: A Hands- and Eyes-free Foot-based Text Entry Technique in Virtual Reality
Luo, X., Luo, W., Zhu, K. & Chen, T., Apr 2026, CHI 2026 - Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. Oliver, N. & Shamma, D. A. (eds.). Association for Computing Machinery, 762. (Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings).Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary Works › RGC 32 - Refereed conference paper (with host publication) › peer-review
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Bondi: Designing Tangible and Multimodal Interfaces for Continuing Bonds in Pet Bereavement
Xiong, N. (Co-first Author), Li, Y. (Co-first Author), Chin, M. C. & Zhu, K., 13 Apr 2026, CHI '26: Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. Oliver, N., Shamma, D. A., Candello, H., Cesar, P., Lopes, P., Bozzon, A., Kosch, T., Liao, V., Ma, X., Artizzu, V., Draxler, F., López, G., Reinschluessel, A. V., Tong, X. & Dugas, P. O. T. (eds.). Association for Computing Machinery, 17 p. 1055. (Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings).Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary Works › RGC 32 - Refereed conference paper (with host publication) › peer-review
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LiqMetCraft: A Toolkit for Creating Papercraft with Embedded Electronics by Directly Cutting and Folding Liquid-Metal-Dyed Paper-like Fabric
Zhang, Q., Jiang, S., Li, Z., Lyu, Y., Mo, T. & Zhu, K., 2026, CHI '26: Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. Oliver, N. & Shamma, D. A. (eds.). Association for Computing Machinery, 1469. (Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings).Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary Works › RGC 32 - Refereed conference paper (with host publication) › peer-review
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LiqMetCraft: A Toolkit for Creating Papercraft with Embedded Electronics By Directly Cutting andFolding Liquid-Metal-Dyed Paper-like Fabric
ZHU, K. (Inventor) & ZHANG, Q. (Inventor), 10 Apr 2026, (Accepted/In press/Filed) Priority No. 64/035,022Research output: Patents, Agreements and Assignments › RGC 51 - Patents (CityUHK)
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ProXeek: Seeking and Leveraging Real-World Objects and Environments as Haptic Proxies for Virtual Reality through Multimodal Reasoning
GAO, H., HU, T., LI, Z. & ZHU, K., Jul 2026, In: ACM Transactions on Graphics. 45, 4, 128.Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
Open Access3 Downloads (CityUHK Scholars)
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ITF: A Mixed Reality Assisted Preoperative Neurosurgical Planning
CHAN, L. H. L. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator), LI, W. (Co-Investigator), ZHANG, H. (Co-Investigator) & ZHU, K. (Co-Investigator)
1/01/24 → …
Project: Research
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TDG(CityU): Science + Technology + Arts (START): Novel Interdisciplinary Approaches in Digital Fabrication through Museological Methods
KLEIN, T. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator) & ZHU, K. (Co-Principal Investigator)
13/03/23 → …
Project: Research
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ITF-ExtU-Lead: Future Cinema Systems: Next-Generation Art Technologies
Shaw, J. (Main Project Coordinator [External]), ALLEN, R. W. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator), CASSINELLI, A. (Co-Investigator), CHAN, H. M. (Co-Investigator), LAM, M. L. (Co-Investigator), LIU, C. (Co-Investigator) & ZHU, K. (Co-Investigator)
1/11/22 → …
Project: Research
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NSFC-GP-SRI: 基于数据驱动的用于虚拟材料仿真的温度触觉信号生成及渲染
ZHU, K. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator) & Takuji, N. (Co-Investigator)
1/01/22 → …
Project: Research
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GDBAB-NSF-HK: 基于數據驅動機器學習的材料溫度觸感反饋信號生成
ZHU, K. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator)
1/01/21 → …
Project: Research
Prizes
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Emerging Technologies Audience Choice Award
LIU, Q. (Recipient), FANG, Z. (Recipient), Wu, J. (Recipient), CAI, S. (Recipient), YAN, J. (Recipient), Mo, T. (Recipient), CHAN, S. C. (Recipient) & ZHU, K. (Recipient), 18 Dec 2025
Prize: RGC 64B - Prizes and awards
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Top 10 Technical Papers Fast Forward
LIU, Q. (Recipient), FANG, Z. (Recipient), Wu, J. (Recipient), CAI, S. (Recipient), YAN, J. (Recipient), Mo, T. (Recipient), CHAN, S. C. (Recipient) & ZHU, K. (Recipient), 13 Aug 2025
Prize: RGC 64B - Prizes and awards
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Silver Medal at the 50th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva
ZHU, K. (Recipient), GAO, H. (Recipient) & CAI, S. (Recipient), Apr 2025
Prize: RGC 64B - Prizes and awards
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Emotion Embodied: Unveiling the Expressive Potential of Single-Hand Gestures.
LUO, Y. (Recipient), Yu, J. (Recipient), LIANG, M. (Recipient), Wan, Y. (Recipient), ZHU, K. (Recipient) & SANTOSA, S. S. (Recipient), 15 May 2024
Prize: RGC 64B - Prizes and awards
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Bronze Medal at the 48th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva
ZHU, K. (Recipient), KE, P. (Recipient), CAI, S. (Recipient) & GAO, H. (Recipient), Apr 2023
Prize: RGC 64B - Prizes and awards
Press/Media
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CityU wins 12 awards at Inventions Geneva Evaluation Days, the highest number among all universities in Hong Kong
LU, Y., YUE, J., YAO, X., KOT, B. C. W., TSO, C. Y., FAN, R., SUN, D., KUMAR, G., TIN, C., PANG, S. W., ZHU, K., YAN, X. & MA, C. H. E.
18/05/21
9 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Great success again at Inventions Geneva Evaluation Days; CityU top among local universities for two years
LEUNG, K. H. M., XU, C., HU, J., YAO, X., KO, C. C. V., CHAN, A. B., YAN, H., ZHI, C., LO, W. C., ZHU, K., LAM, Y. W., WANG, Z., WANG, S., TSO, C. Y., WANG, L., YU, X., KUMAR, G. & FU, H.
30/03/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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CityU’s huge success at Inventions Geneva Evaluation Days 2022; top among local universities for the second year
FU, H., ZHU, K., TSO, C. Y., LO, W. C., KUMAR, G., MA, C. H. E., LAM, Y. W., WANG, S., LEUNG, K. H. M., HU, J., YAO, X., WANG, L., XU, C., YU, X., KO, C. C. V., WONG, C. Y. A., CHAN, A. B., YAN, H., WANG, Z. & ZHI, C.
29/03/22
12 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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CityU’s record-breaking showing at International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva
LAU, C., LEUNG, M. Y. K., HILL, F. I., PANG, S. W., LI, H., WANG, S., YU, X., LEI, D., LI, Y., WU, W., ZHU, Z., TSO, C. Y., ZHANG, W., TU, K. N., LIU, Y., NG, S. T. T., ZHAO, S., LEE, W. M., LAM, H. F., LUO, X., ZHANG, Z., ZHAO, X., YAN, H., XIE, M., ZHU, K., JING, X., HU, J., TSE, C. F. N., LU, J., LAM, H. W. M., LAM, H. W. R., HO, J. C. Y., DAOUD, W., KHOO, B. L., KWONG, T. W. S., LI, X., CHAN, C. H., LUK, K. M., CHU, P. K. H., LO, P. K. P. & ZHI, C.
29/04/23
7 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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CityUHK excels at the 50th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva with 33 awards
WU, X., DONG, Z., JIANG, C., LO, P. C., WANG, M., LIU, C., WANG, T., CHERNG, S. J., HUQE, M. R., ZHOU, J., TANG, Q., WANG, L., HONG, J., LI, Y., YAN, H., ZUKERMAN, M., GUO, Z., XU, J., SUI, Y., KUO, W., HE, J., GAO, Y., HUANG, L., LIM, C. K., LU, J., ZHU, Z., BOEY, F., CHEN, T. H., LIU, W., CHUNG, S. H. H., TANG, H. T., HO, J. C. Y., CHEN, D., QUAN, Q., LAM, J., LE, Q., SHEN, J., LI, Y., ZHANG, C., LIU, Y., HUANG, R., LIU, S., ZHANG, B., CHEN, C., CHOW, K. T., XU, F., DOTSE, E., ZHAO, G., SHANG, J., FENG, S. P., WANG, W. T., CHUNG, C. C., ZAPIEN, J. A., LEUNG, K. H. M., ZHANG, Y., XIONG, W., LEUNG, T. K., ZHU, K., ZHANG, Z., CHEUNG, C. C. R., ZHANG, B., SONG, L., ZHU, G., ZHENG, Q., KHOO, B. L., LIAO, J., SUN, Y., CUCKER, F., LIN, S., WU, W., SUI, Z., DING, Z., LI, L., JIA, X., HE, X., REN, J., LI, X., LY, T. H., THI, Q. H., LEE, P. K. H., KWOK, C. K. & YEO, V.
14/04/25
9 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
Activities
- 1 Conference / Symposium
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28th IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (VR 2021)
KE, P. (Presenter) & ZHU, K. (Participant)
27 Mar 2021 → 3 Apr 2021Activity: Organizing or Participating in a conference / an event › Conference / Symposium
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