Ru Wang
Credentials: Department of Computer Science
(College of Letters & Science)
Position title: PhD student
Email: ru.wang@wisc.edu
Website: Zhao Lab
Advisor: Yuhang Zhao, PhD
Keywords: Augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), human-computer interaction (HCI), low vision, assistive technology, accessibility
Education
BS 2019, Information Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
MS 2021, Computer Science, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Research
Ru Wang is interested in designing and developing augmented reality (AR)/virtual reality (VR)-based assistive technology that provides personalized multi-modal feedback to facilitate blind/low vision people’s daily tasks (e.g., reading, identifying objects, navigating, etc.) and regain their independence.