Xinhui Hu

Xinhui Hu’s research focuses on the intersection of human-computer interaction and user-centered design, with a particular emphasis on mental models and empathy virtual reality. Hu has contributed her expertise as a user-experience researcher to a diverse range of interdisciplinary projects, spanning fields such as digital fabrication, health care, library science, and data visualization.

Field Exam Area: Mental Model in Human-Computer Interaction

Reviewers’ Favorite Award in ICED21 conference (2021)

For a complete list of publications, visit Xinhui Hu's Google Scholar profile.

Hu. X, Twidale. M (2023) A Scoping Review of Mental Model Research in HCI from 2010 to 2021. In HCI International 2023 Proceedings.

Hu.X., Bashir, M. (2022). Toward Designing Trustworthy Autonomous Systems: Probing the Role of Humans' Ethical Perspectives. In 2022 IEEE 25th International Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design (CSCWD) IEEE.

Hu, X., Nanjappan, V., & Georgiev, G. V. (2021). Seeing from the users' eyes: an outlook to Virtual-Reality based empathic design research. Proceedings of the Design Society, 1, 2601-2610. (Reviewers’ Favorite)

Hu, X., Nanjappan, V., & Georgiev, G. V. (2021). Bursting through the blocks in the human mind: enhancing creativity with extended reality technologies. Interactions, 28(3), 57-61.

Hu, X., Georgiev, G. (2020). Opportunities with Uncertainties: The Outlook of Virtual Reality in the Early Stages of Design. In Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Design Creativity (ICDC 2020) (pp. 215-222).

Xinhui Hu, Georgi Georgiev, Casakin, Hernan (2020).  Mitigating Design Fixation with Evolving Extended Reality Technology: An Emerging Opportunity. In Proceedings of the Design Society: DESIGN Conference (Vol. 1, pp. 1305-1314). Cambridge University Press.

McDowell, K., Hu, X., & Turk, M. (2024, April). Developing Library and Data Storytelling Toolkits: Scenarios and Personas. In International Conference on Information (pp. 410-420). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.

Desai, S., Hu, X., Lundy, M., & Chin, J. (2023, December). Using Experience-Based Participatory Approach to Design Interactive Voice User Interfaces for Delivering Physical Activity Programs with Older Adults. In Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Human-Agent Interaction (pp. 180-190).

Brian Metzger, Xinhui Hu, Diane Beck (2015).  Probing binocular rivalry: Suppressed-eye probes draw attention to the object in the suppressed-eye. Journal of Vision, 15(12):1043.