Runhua Zhang
Hi, I’m Runhua (Riva｜张润花), a final-year postgraduate student at College of Design and Innovation (D&I), Tongji University, supervised by Prof. Qi Wang. My previous experiences helps me understand Human-Computer Interaction community and gradually shapes my strong interest in HCI research. I am lucky to have worked with talented researchers or professors such as Pengcheng An, Teng Han, Bin Yu, and Yanan Wang. The results of my previous research projects were published on top conferences in HCI such as Ubicomp/ISWC 2023 and UIST 2023.
Academic links: Google Scholar | Twitter | riva.rh.zhang@gmail.com
Personal link(s): Photography
News
[10/2023]
✏️ Our paper “Textile-sensing Wearable Systems for Continuous Motion Angle Estimation: A Systematic Review” was accepted by IJHCI. I am the first author of this work.
[10/2023]
😎 I am excited to share that I was awarded the National Scholarship (<1%) at Tongji University.
[09/2023]
✏️ Our paper “Designing Smart Legging for Posture Monitoring based on Textile Sensing Networks” was accepted by IJHCI
[08/2023]
✏️ Our paper “EmTex: Prototyping Textile-Based Interfaces through An Embroidered Construction Kit” was accepted by UIST’23
[07/2023]
✏️ Our poster “A Tailored Textile Sensor-based Wrap for Shoulder Complex Angles Monitoring” was accepted by Ubicomp/ISWC’23. I am the co-first author of this work.
[07/2023]
✏️ Our poster “LayTex: A Design Tool for Generating Customized Textile Sensor Layouts in Wearable Computing” was accepted by Ubicomp/ISWC’23.
Publications
My previous projects focused on tangible interfaces, regarding e-textiles (smart textiles) and its applications in wearable, health or toolkits fields. These projects opened me the door to HCI community and helped me gain interdisciplinary skills and knowledge. Here are the current outcomes of these work.
Honours (selected)
[10/2023]
National Scholarship of China (<1%) at Tongji University (top award in China)
[10/2022]
Excellent Master Student Scholarship at Tongji University (<5%)
[12/2021]
Jian-guo Peng Scholarship for Students at Sichuan University (10/400)
[09/2020]
National Scholarship of China (<1%) at Sichuan University (top award in China)
[07/2019]
National Scholarship of China (<1%) at Sichuan University (top award in China)
[07/2018]
National Scholarship of China (<1%) at Sichuan University (top award in China)
Education
[09/2021 – present]
Master of Art in Design, College of Design and Innovation, Tongji University (Shanghai, China)
[01/2023 – 07/2023]
Exchange Program, School of Arts, Design and Architecture (ARTS), Aalto University (Espoo, Finland)
[09/2017 – 06/2021]
Bachelor of Engineering in Industrial Design, School of Engineering, Sichuan University (Sichuan, China)
My friends 😎
Leheng Chen (HCI researcher)
Tianzhan (The best designer I know)