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I am exploring innovative solutions to critical technological and societal challenges by incorporating technologies as design materials.
Research profile
Dr. Rong-Hao Liang is an assistant professor in the Future Everyday Group, Department of Industrial Design and the Signal Processing Systems Group, Department of Electrical Engineering at TU/e. His research focuses on designing and engineering intelligent sensing systems and user interface technology for ubiquitous computing and embodied human-computer interaction (HCI). He also co-chaired and co-organized several international conferences and regularly served as a technical program committee member for premier ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) conferences, including CHI, UIST, and DIS. He has more than 70 peer-reviewed publications and more than 10 patents, has been awarded one Best Paper Award and several Honorable Mentions
Academic background
Rong-Hao Liang holds a PhD in Computer Science (2014) and an MSc in Electrical Engineering (2010) from National Taiwan University. In 2015, he founded GaussToys Inc. in Taiwan, a company using magnetic-field sensors to create innovative ways to interact with computers. From 2014 to 2016, Liang was an assistant research fellow at the Intel-NTU Research Center of Connected Context Computing at National Taiwan University. In 2016, he joined the Industrial Design department of Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) as an Assistant Professor. In 2021, he was cross-appointed to the Electrical Engineering department of Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) as an Assistant Professor.
Education and Teaching
Squad: Crafting Wearable Senses
Research topics I am interested in coaching
“I facilitate passion-driven projects related to students' interests and hobbies. I support students in designing innovative yet practical user interfaces with emerging technologies. I would love to work with students who dare to accept grand challenges.”
Vision on education, coaching style
“My core mission in education is to sustain students' curiosity and enable them to create valuable things professionally. I keep students motivated, empowered, and focused on their attention and enthusiasm until they meet their learning objectives. I ensure that students do things right before they do the right things, fostering a solid execution of technical realization when they apply their creativity to crafting practical, applicable solutions for real-world problems. I guide students to become ambitious, self-directed learners who think creatively and act professionally.”
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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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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STRAP: Self Tracking for Prevention and diagnosis of heart disease - 628.011.214
Markopoulos, P. (Project Manager), Liang, J. (Project member), Hu, J. (Project member), Vugs, S. (Project member), Khanshan, A. (Project member), Lu, T. (Project member), Grill, J. (Project member), Peters, P. J. F. (Project member), Van Gorp, P. (Project member) & Gholami, A. (Project member)
2/06/20 → 31/12/24
Project: Second tier
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BioFidget: biofeedback for respiration training using an augmented fidget spinner
Liang, R. H., Yu, B., Xue, M., Hu, J. & Feijs, L. M. G., 20 Apr 2018, Proceedings of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems: (CHI '18). New York, NY, USA: Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, 12 p. 613Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
33 Citations (Scopus)12 Downloads (Pure) -
RFIBricks : interactive building blocks based on RFID
Hsieh, M.-J., Liang, R.-H., Huang, D.-Y., Ke, J.-Y. & Chen, B.-Y., 20 Apr 2018, CHI '18 Proceedings of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems . New York, NY, USA: Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, 10 p. 189Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
29 Citations (Scopus)4 Downloads (Pure) -
GaussStones: shielded magnetic tangibles for multi-token interactions on portable displays
Liang, R.-H., Kuo, H.-C., Chan, L., Yang, D.-N. & Chen, B.-Y., 2014, UIST '14 : Proceedings of the 27th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology : October 5-8, 2014, Honolulu, HI, USA. New York, NY, USA: Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, p. 365-372 8 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
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GaussBricks: magnetic building blocks for constructive tangible interactions on portable displays
Liang, R.-H., Chan, L., Tseng, H.-Y., Kuo, H.-C., Huang, D.-Y., Yang, D.-N. & Chen, B.-Y., 2014, Proceedings of the 32Nd Annual ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. New York, NY, USA: Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, p. 3153-3162 10 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
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GaussBits: Magnetic Tangible Bits for Portable and Occlusion-free Near-surface Interactions
Liang, R.-H., Cheng, K.-Y., Chan, L., Peng, C.-X., Chen, M. Y., Liang, R.-H., Yang, D.-N. & Chen, B.-Y., 2013, Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. New York, NY, USA: Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, p. 1391-1400 10 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
38 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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ACM CHI 2013 Best Paper Award
Liang, R.-H. (Recipient), May 2013
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
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ACM CHI 2014 Best Paper Honorable Mention
Liang, R.-H. (Recipient), Apr 2014
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
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ACM CHI 2014 Best Talk Award
Liang, R.-H. (Recipient), Apr 2014
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
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ACM DIS 2020 Best Paper Honorable Mention
Liang, J. (Recipient), 6 Jul 2020
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
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ACM SIGGRAPH Asia 2012 Emerging Technologies Prize
Liang, R.-H. (Recipient), Dec 2012
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific