高杨 ☕️
高杨

Associate Professor

South China University of Technology

About Me

Yang Gao is an associate professor at the South China University of Technology. Prior to my current role, I gained valuable experience as a Postdoctoral Researcher at Northwestern University from August 2021 to May 2022. His research interests include Human-computer-interaction, wearable computing, and AI. He leads the human-computer-interaction group.

Interests
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Human-Computer-Interaction
  • Pervasive Computing
Education
  • PhD

    University at Buffalo

  • PhD

    Binghamton University

  • MS

    Steven Institute of Technology

  • BS

    UESTC

📚 My Research

My research lies at the intersection of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and Ubiquitous Computing. I explore how multimodal signals from wearable devices—including motion, physiological, and semantic data—can be leveraged to recognize complex human activities and infer user intent. My work also contributes to the development of intelligent affective technologies that can sense, interpret, and respond to human emotional states in real time. More broadly, I aim to design intuitive and adaptive interaction paradigms that enable seamless collaboration between humans and intelligent systems, including robots, in everyday environments.

Please reach out to collaborate 😃

Recent News

Family Moments

A collection of heartwarming snapshots with my beloved family.

🎉 Two Papers Newly Accepted for UbiComp 2025 Presentation!

Two of our papers in IMWUT ‘Feb Cycle’ (Motion2Press and KineticsSense) have been conditional accepted and will be presented at UbiComp 2025! We are excited to share our latest research and look forward to the discussions. More details will be available soon.

🎉 Our Paper Accepted to UIST 2025!

Our paper, “Wrist2Finger” has been conditional accepted to UIST 2025! Stay tuned for the full paper and presentation details.

CHI 2025 & Exploring Yokohama, Japan

A memorable journey to Yokohama for CHI 2025, blending cutting-edge HCI research with the vibrant culture of Japan.

🎉 New Paper Accepted to UbiComp 2025 (IMWUT 2024 May Cycle)!

Our paper, “PressInPose”, submitted through the IMWUT ‘May Cycle’, has been accepted and will be presented at UbiComp 2025! We’re looking forward to sharing our findings with the pervasive computing community.

Recent Publications
(2025). EchoTouch: Low-power Face-touching Behavior Recognition Using Active Acoustic Sensing on Glasses. Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies.
(2025). From Wrist to Finger: Hand Pose Tracking Using Ring-Watch Wearables. Proceedings of the Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.
(2025). SandTouch: Empowering Virtual Sand Art in VR with AI Guidance and Emotional Relief. Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.
(2024). PressInPose: Integrating Pressure and Inertial Sensors for Full-Body Pose Estimation in Activities. Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies.
(2023). SignRing: Continuous American Sign Language Recognition Using IMU Rings and Virtual IMU Data. Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies.