Hello, I'm Ada Zhao 赵艺

I am a first-year PhD student in Computer Science at the University of Colorado Boulder, advised by Ellen Yi-Luen Do and Ryo Suzuki.

My research interests include Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Augmented Reality, and Generative AI. In particular, I am passionate about designing and studying interactive systems that bring learning into the physical world, enabling people to explore, experiment, and create through embodied, hands-on experiences.

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News

Sep 2, 2025
✈️ Tickets booked! I am going to UIST 2025 to present Guided Reality
Aug 21, 2025
Started my PhD program at University of Colorado Boulder

Publications

Demo of the interface

23rd IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR '24 Adjunct)

WizARd and Apprentice tracks and records expert demonstrations and moving objects, leveraging the natural synchronization of speech and action to identify key steps and automatically create spatial markers.