Academic Staff

Brief Biosketch

Dr. Lik-Hang Lee received a PhD degree from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and Bachelor's and M.Phil. degrees from the University of Hong Kong. Prior to joining ISE, he was an assistant professor (tenure-track) with the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), South Korea, and the Director of the Augmented Reality and Media Laboratory, KAIST (2021–2023), and a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Oulu, Finland (2019–2020), working on a national-funded project, namely 5G Enhanced Augmented Reality (5GEAR). Remarkably, he delivered the first Metaverse course at KAIST (spring 2022). Also, he was an awardee of the Hong Kong Awards for Industries (Creativity and Innovation) in 2021, due to his achievement of employing augmented reality systems in Hong Kong classrooms.

His research interests are to build and design various human-centric computing systems, specializing in augmented and virtual realities (AR/VR). Dr. Lee has published no fewer than 50 works in well-recognized journals, conferences, and magazines. He has served the research community at prestigious conferences and journals in recent years, such as AAAI, IJCAI, IEEE PERCOM, ACM CHI, ACM Multimedia, AAAI ICWSM, ACM IMWUT, ACM CSUR, IEEE VR, etc.

Research Interests

• Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR)
• User-centric and Interactive Systems
• Metaverse Technology and Applications
• Human-Drone Interaction
• Learning Technologies

Selected Publications

• Ka-Yan FUNG, Lik-Hang LEE, Pan HUI, and Shenghui, SONG. Can Underprivileged Children Learn Effectively at Home? A Six-Month Study of Game-based Traditional Chinese Learning During the Pandemic Lockdown. IEEE Transaction on Learning Technologies, 2023, p.1-14.

• Ka-Yan FUNG, Simon Tangi PERRAULT, Lik-Hang LEE, Kwong-Chiu FUNG, and Shenghui, SONG. Can Students with Dyslexia Learn Independently? A Seven-Week Study of Chinese Character Learning in an Informal Learning Environment. IEEE Transaction on Learning Technologies, 2022, p.1-16.

• Jacky Cao, Kit-Yung LAM, Lik-Hang LEE, Xiaoli LIU, Pan HUI and Xiang SU. Mobile Augmented Reality: User Interfaces, Frameworks, and Intelligence. ACM Computing Survey (CSUR), 55, 9, Article No. 189 (January 2023), p.1-36.

• Kirill A. SHATILOV, Youngdae KWON, Lik-Hang LEE,  Dimitris CHATZOPOULOS, and Pan HUI. MyoBoard: Inertial Motion Sensing and Gesture-based QWERTY Keyboard for Extended Realities. The IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing.

• Pengyuan ZHOU, Pranvera KORTOCI, Yui-Pan YAU, Tristan BRAUD, Xiujun WANG, Benjamin FINLEY, Lik-Hang LEE, Sasu TARKOMA, Jussi KANGASHARJU, Pan HUI. Augmented Informative Cooperative Perception. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems (IEEE TiTS).

• Wenxiao ZHANG, Sikun LIN, Farshid H. BIJARBOONEH, Hao-Fei CHENG, Tristan BRAUD, Pengyuan ZHOU, Lik-Hang LEE, and Pan HUI. (2022). EdgeXAR: A 6-DoF Camera Multi-target Interaction Framework for MAR with User-friendly Latency Compensation. Proceedings of the ACM on HCI (Engineering Interactive Computing Systems). 22 pages.

• Zheng LI, Yiming HUANG, Yui-Pan YAU, Pan HUI, and Lik-Hang LEE^. Towards Reproducible Evaluations for Flying Drone Controllers in Virtual Environments. 2022 IEEE RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS). 8p, Kyoto Japan, October 2022. (^corresponding author)

• Abhishek KUMAR, Lik-Hang LEE^, Jagmohan CHAUHAN, Xiang SU, Mohammad A. HOQUE, Susanna PIRTTIKANGAS, Sasu TARKOMA, and Pan HUI. PassWalk: Spatial Authentication Leveraging Lateral Shift and Gaze on Mobile Headsets. ACM Multimedia (MM) 2022. Lisbon Portugal, October 2022. (^corresponding author)

• Pengyuan ZHOU, Hengwei XU, Lik-Hang LEE, Pei FANG, Pan HUI. Are You Left Out? An Efficient and Fair Federated Learning for Personalized Profiles on Wearable Devices of Inferior Networking Conditions. Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies (Ubicomp/IMWUT) 2022.

• Xian WANG, Diego MONTEIRO, Lik-Hang LEE, Pan HUI and Hai-Ning LIANG.  VibroWeight: Simulating Weight and Center of Gravity Changes of Objects in Virtual Reality for Enhanced Realism. The 2022 IEEE Haptics Symposium (HAPTICS’22), California, USA, March 2022.

• Ehsan Ul HAQ, Tristan BRAUD, Yui-Pan YAU, Lik Hang LEE, Franziska KELLER and Pan HUI. Screenshots, Symbols, and Personal Thoughts: The role of Instagram for Social Activism. ACM Web Conference (WWW) 2022. Lyon France, April 2022.

• Ehsan Ul HAQ, Tristan BRAUD, Lik Hang LEE, Anish Krishna VALLAPURAM, Yue YU, Gareth TYSON and Pan Hui. Short, Colorful, and Irreverent! A Comparative Analysis of New Users on WallstreetBets During the Gamestop Short-squeeze. ACM Web Conference (WWW) 2022. Lyon France, April 2022.

• Ehsan Ul HAQ, Lik-Hang LEE, Gareth TYSON, Reza Hadi MOGAVI, Tristan BRAUD and Pan HUI. Psychologists, Therapists, Writers, Doctors? Exploring Mental Health Communications among Instagram Coaches. ACM/IEEE ASONAM’22.

• Ehsan Ul HAQ, Tristan BRAUD, Lik Hang LEE, Reza Hadi MOGAVI, He ZHANG, Pan HUI. Tips, Tidings, and Tech: Governmental Communication on Facebook During the COVID-19 Pandemic. dg.o 2022: 23rd Annual International Conference on Digital Government Research. Seoul South Korea, June 15-17, 2022. 

• Tristan BRAUD, Lik-Hang LEE, Ahmad ALHILAL, Carlos BERMEJO, and Pan HUI. DiOS - An Extended Reality Operating System for the Metaverse. The IEEE MultiMedia Magazine.

• Kit-Yung LAM*, Lik-Hang LEE*, and Pan HUI. 3DeformR: Freehand 3D Model Editing in Virtual Environments Considering Head Movements on Mobile Headsets. ACM MMSys 2022. Athlone Ireland, June 2022. (*Co-first author)

• Lik Hang LEE^, Carlos BERMEJO, Ahmad ALHILAL, Tristan BRAUD, Simo HOSIO, Esmee DE HAAS, and Pan HUI. Beyond the Blue Sky of Multimodal Interaction: A Centennial Vision of Interplanetary Virtual Spaces in Turn-based Metaverse. 24th ACM International Conference on Multimodal Interaction (Bluesky track, 1^st runner up), Bangalore India, November 2022. (^corresponding author)

• Lik-Hang LEE, Yiming ZHU, Yui-Pan YAU, Pan HUI, and Susanna PIRTTIKANGAS. Press-n-Paste: Copy-and-Paste Operations with Pressure-sensitive Caret Navigation for Miniaturized Surface in Mobile Augmented Reality. Proc. ACM Hum.-Comput.Interact.5, EICS, Article 199 (June 2021), 28 pages

• Abhishek KUMAR, Tristan BRAUD, Lik-Hang LEE, and Pan HUI. Theophany: Multimodal Speech Augmentation in Instantaneous Privacy Channels. ACM Multimedia 2021 (MM'2021), Chengdu, China. (Best Paper Award Candidates, Top 5)

• Kit-Yung LAM*, Lik-Hang LEE*, and Pan HUI. A2W: Context-Aware Recommendation System for Mobile Augmented Reality Web Browser. ACM Multimedia 2021 (MM'2021), Chengdu, China. (*co-first author)

• Lik-Hang LEE,Tristan BRAUD, Simo HOSIO, and Pan HUI. Towards Augmented Reality Driven Human-City Interaction: Current Research on Mobile Headsets and Future Challenges. ACM Computing Survey (CSUR) 54, 8, Article 165 (November 2021), 38 pages.

• Yui-Pan YAU*, Lik-Hang LEE*, Zheng LI, Tristan BRAUD, Yi-Hsuan HO, and Pan HUI. How subtle can it get? A Trimodal Study of Ring-sized Interfaces for One-handed Drone Control. Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies (Ubicomp/IMWUT) 2020. Cancun, Mexico. (*co-first author)

• Lik-Hang LEE, Kit-Yung LAM, Yui-Pan YAU, Tristan BRAUD and Pan HUI. From seen to Unseen: Designing Keyboard-less Interfaces for text entry on constrained screen real estate of Augmented Reality Headsets. Journal of Pervasive and Mobile Computing.

• Lik-Hang LEE, Yiming Zhu, Yui-Pan YAU, Tristan BRAUD, Xiang SU, and Pan HUI. One-thumb Text Acquisition on Force-assisted Miniature Interfaces for Mobile Headsets. IEEE (PerCom) Pervasive computing and communications 2020. Texas, USA.

• Lik-Hang LEE, Tristan BRAUD, Farshid HASSANI and Pan HUI. UbiPoint: Hardware Constrained Mid-Air Interaction for Low-end Smart Glasses. ACM The 11th ACM Multimedia Systems Conference (MMSys’2020), Istanbul Turkey, 2020.

• Lik Hang LEE, Ngo Yan YEUNG, Tristan BRAUD, Tong LI, Xiang SU, and Pan HUI. (2020). Force9: Force-assisted miniature keyboard on smart wearables. In Proceedings of the 22nd ACM International Conference on Multimodal Interaction (ACM ICMI 2020). Utrecht, The Netherlands. 10 pages.

• Lik-Hang LEE, Kit-Yung LAM, Yui-Pan YAU, Tristan BRAUD and Pan HUI. HIBEY: Hide the Keyboard in Augmented Reality. IEEE (PerCom) Pervasive computing and communications 2019. Kyoto, Japan.

• Kit-Yung LAM, Lik-Hang LEE, Tristan BRAUD and Pan HUI. M2A: A Frameworks for Visualizing Information from Mobile Web to Mobile Augmented Reality. IEEE (PerCom) Pervasive computing and communications 2019. Kyoto, Japan.

• Lik-Hang LEE, Tristan BRAUD, Farshid HASSANI and Pan HUI. TiPoint: Towards Non-intrusive Mid-Air Interaction for Hardware Constrained Smart Glasses. ACM 23rd International Symposium for Wearable Computers (ISWC’19). London, United Kingdom.

• Lik-Hang LEE, Kit-Yung LAM, Tong LI, Tristan BRAUD, Xiang SU and Pan HUI. Quadmetric Optimized Thumb-to-Finger Interaction for Force Assisted One-Handed Text Entry on Mobile Headsets. Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies (Ubicomp/IMWUT) 2019. London, United Kingdom.