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Jen-Shuo Liu is a researcher and engineer specializing in augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and visual computing. He designs user interfaces and visualizations grounded in cognitive science, perception, and human–computer interaction to support users in complex tasks such as equipment maintenance, teleoperation, and spatial data exploration. In parallel, he develops algorithms for image and video processing, including HDR color processing and perceptual enhancement techniques, with applications ranging from immersive display pipelines and AR visual guidance to traditional displays such as TVs and projectors.

His Ph.D. work at Columbia University focused on adaptive precueing systems that guide users in AR/VR environments through visual cues aligned with task structure and motor behavior. He conducted extensive user studies—analyzing gaze, hand, and head movement data—and applied statistical tools such as ANOVA and linear mixed-effects models to evaluate interface performance.

Previously, Jen-Shuo worked at Samsung Research America, where he led immersive video processing initiatives. His work spanned HDR image and video processing, color perception modeling, and algorithm development to enhance visual quality in next-generation display and broadcast systems. This built on his master’s research at National Taiwan University, where he developed real-time color compensation techniques for optical see-through AR and projector-based AR systems. His algorithms modeled inter-pixel coupling and incorporated principles of visual perception, resulting in patents and award-winning demonstrations.

Jen-Shuo’s research has been published in leading venues such as IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG), IEEE Transactions on Image Processing (TIP), ACM Transactions on Graphics (TOG), IEEE ISMAR, and ACM VRST. His work has been supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation and recognized through demos at the NYC Media Lab Summit (2018 & 2019) and ICME 2015.

He is an active contributor to the HCI and AR/VR communities, serving on the Program Committee for CHI Late-Breaking Work (2023–2025). He is also Publicity & Communications Chair (2024–2025) and Pitch-Your-Lab Chair (2025) for IEEE ISMAR, and Standardization Chiar for IEEE VR 2026.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jen-shuo-liu/

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=PgT-FtUAAAAJ

Work Experience

Samsung Research America, Senior Software Development Engineer, Immersive Video Processing 2024.07 ~ 2025.06

• Develop HDR image/video color processing algorithms for TV

• Lead a project on immersive video processing with four software engineers

Nokia Bell Labs, Localization and Sensing Intern 2021.06 ~ 2021.08

• Develope algorithms for building an environment point-cloud model and localizing AR device in the model

Education

Columbia University, Ph.D. in Computer Science, M.Phil. in Computer Science 2017.09 ~ 2024.05

• Dissertation: Precueing for Manual Tasks in Augmented and Virtual Reality

National Taiwan University, M.S. in Communication Engineering, B.S. in Electrical Engineering 2010.09 ~ 2016.01

• Thesis: Enhancement and Speedup of Photometric Compensation for Projectors by Inter-Pixel Decoupling and Calibration Pattern Reduction

Publications

Permanent Proxies for Bimanual Selection and Manipulation in VR

B. Yang, J.-S. Liu, X. He, B. Tversky, and S. Feiner

2025 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW25).

[Paper]

Precueing Manual Tasks in Augmented and Virtual Reality

J.-S. Liu

PhD Dissertation, Columbia University

[Dissertation]

Asynchronously Assigning, Monitoring, and Managing Assembly Goals in Virtual Reality for High-Level Robot Teleoperation

S. Aoyama*, J.-S. Liu*, P. Wang, S. Jain, X. Wang, J. Xu, S. Song, B. Tversky, and S. Feiner (*Equal contribution)

2024 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (VR24)

[Paper][Video]

A Testbed for Exploring Virtual Reality User Interfaces for Assigning Tasks to Agents at Multiple Sites

J.-S. Liu, C. Wang, B. Tversky, and S. Feiner

Proceedings of the 2023 ACM Symposium on Spatial User Interaction

[Extended Abstract][Video]

Built to Order: A Virtual Reality Interface for Assigning High-Level Assembly Goals to Remote Robots

P. Wang, S. Jain, M. Li, S. Aoyama, X. Wang, S. Song, J.-S. Liu, and S. Feiner

Proceedings of the 2023 ACM Symposium on Spatial User Interaction

[Extended Abstract][Video]

Cueing Sequential 6DoF Rigid-Body Transformations in Augmented Reality

J.-S. Liu, B. Tversky, and S. Feiner

2023 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR23)

[Paper][Video]

Multi-Level Precues for Guiding Tasks Within and Between Workspaces in Spatial Augmented Reality

B. Volmer, J.-S. Liu, B. Matthews, I. Bornkessel-Schlesewsky, S. Feiner, B. Thomas

IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics 2023.

[Paper][Video]

Scene Editing as Teleoperation: A Case Study in 6DoF Kit Assembly

S. Agrawal, Y. Li, J.-S. Liu, S. Feiner, and S. Song

2022 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS).

[Paper][Video][Website]

Precueing Object Placement and Orientation for Manual Tasks in Augmented Reality

J.-S. Liu, B. Tversky, and S. Feiner

IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, vol. 28, no. 11, 2022.

[Paper][Video]

A Testbed for Exploring Multi-Level Precueing in Augmented Reality

J.-S. Liu, B. Tversky, and S. Feiner

2022 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW22).

[Paper][Video]

Precueing Sequential Rotation Tasks in Augmented Reality

J.-S. Liu, B. Tversky, and S. Feiner

2022 ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology (VRST22)

[Paper][Video]

Adaptive Visual Cues for Guiding a Bimanual Unordered Task in Virtual Reality

J.-S. Liu*, P. Wang*, B. Tversky, and S. Feiner (*Equal contribution)

2022 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR22)

[Paper][Video]

Using Multi-Level Precueing to Improve Performance in Path-Following Tasks in Virtual Reality

J.-S. Liu, C. Elvezio, B. Tversky, and S. Feiner

IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, vol. 27, no. 11, 2021

[Paper][Video]

Collaborative Virtual Reality for Low-Latency Interaction

C. Elvezio, F. Ling, J.-S. Liu, and S. Feiner

The 31st Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology Adjunct Proceedings, 2018.

[Paper]

Collaborative Exploration of Urban Data in Virtual and Augmented Reality

C. Elvezio, F. Ling, J.-S. Liu, B. Tversky, and S. Feiner

Proceedings of ACM SIGGRAPH 2018 Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality, 10, 2018.

[Paper]

Blocking harmful blue light while preserving image color appearance

K.-T. Shih, J.-S. Liu, F. Shyu, S.-L. Yeh, and H. H. Chen

ACM Trans. on Graph. (Proc. ACM SIGGRAPH Asia 2016), vol. 35, no. 6, 2016.

[Paper]

Enhancement and Speedup of Photometric Compensation for Projectors by Reducing Inter-Pixel Coupling and Calibration Patterns

K.-T. Shih, J.-S. Liu, F. Shyu, H. H. Chen

IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, vol. 30, 2020.

[Paper]

Enhancement and speedup of photometric compensation for projectors by inter-pixel decoupling and calibration pattern reduction

J.-S. Liu

Master Thesis, National Taiwan University, 2016.

🏆CIEE Young Author Best Thesis Award, Second Prize

[Abstract]

Preserving image color appearance on non-white projection surfaces

J.-S. Liu and H. H. Chen

IEEE ICME MMC Workshop, 2015.

🏆ICME 2015 Best Demo Award

[Paper]

Selected Demonstrations

Fastball: An Augmented Reality Ball Game Between New York and Tokyo

S. Feiner, C. Elvezio, J.-S. Liu, J. Sekaran, Y. Kinoshita, K. Oomori, K. Shimizu, S. Meguro, and T. Hiraishi,

NYC Media Lab Summit 2020, New York, NY, October 8, 2020.

[Video]

Bounce! Collaborative VR for Low-Latency Interaction

C. Elvezio, F. Ling, J.-S. Liu, and S. Feiner

NYC Media Lab Summit 2019, New York, NY, September 26, 2019.

🏆NYC Media Lab Summit 2019 Top Prize, Future Interfaces & Spatial Computing Category

[Video]

Collaborative Exploration of Urban Data in VR and AR

C. Elvezio, F. Ling, J.-S. Liu, B. Tversky, and S. Feiner

NYC Media Lab Summit 2018, The New School, New York, NY, September 20, 2018.

🏆NYC Media Lab Summit 2018 Creative Award, XR Category

🏆Best Demo Award, Columbia University Data Science Day 2019

[Video]

Award

🏆Taiwan Government Scholarship to Study Abroad 2019.06

🏆NYC Media Lab Summit 2019, Top Prize, Future Interfaces & Spatial Computing Category 2019.09

🏆Best Demo Award, Columbia University Data Science Day 2019 2019.04

🏆NYC Media Lab Summit 2018, Creative Award, XR Category 2018.09

🏆Chinese Institute of Electrical Engineering Young Author Best Thesis Award, Second Prize 2016.10

🏆ICME 2015 Best Demo Award 2015.06

Service

Publicity, SNS & Communications Chairs ISMAR 2025

Pitch-Your-Lab Chair ISMAR 2025

Publicity Chair ISMAR 2024

Program Committee CHI 2025 Late-Breaking Work

CHI 2024 Late-Breaking Work

CHI 2023 Late-Breaking Work

Conference Reviewer ISMAR 2025/2023/2022

CHI 2024/2023/2020/2019

UIST 2023

VRST 2025/2022

IEEEVR 2025/2024/2023/2022

SIGGRAPH 2024

SIGGRAPH Asia 2023 XR

Creativity & Cognition 2025

Journal Reviewer Springer MTAP

Springer C&G

IJHCI

Contact: ljenshuo@gmail.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jen-shuo-liu/

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