Yalong
@yalong_yang
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Assistant Professor @ICatGT @gtcomputing. Formerly: faculty @VT_CS | Postdoc @HarvardVCG | Ph.D. @MonashInfotech. ***VIS, VR/AR, and HCI***
Atlanta, GA
Joined July 2015
Our very own IVI.Lab @ICatGT @gtcomputing received the prestigious @NSF CAREER award to build the future of immersive analytics and spatial computing (VR/AR)! Super grateful & endless thanks to my students, mentors & collaborators! Interested in working together? Let's chat! π₯½
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As we gear up for thanksgivings week, letβs say we have been cooking π©βπ³ more than tofurky π¦ β¦ The Blended Intelligence Research & Devices (BIRD) team, wanted to do a special celebration for the launch of the Galaxy XR ( https://t.co/3tdl2GthJA) with the Academic community: π π©βπ
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Using data to try and make sense of the world can reveal new insights and 'aha' moments. This week at @ieeevis 2025, @GeorgiaTech experts are advancing the state of the art in visual analytics. Faculty hail from @ICatGT and @GTCSE. Explore now: https://t.co/1GY5zbsHx4
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.@Dolby is donating $600K to support new research in the college. The company supported @georgiatech research last year, from computing systems to AI modeling. An initial project involved creating interactive versions of stories from @nytimes. News: https://t.co/sHAIZjfFyA
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π’ Intl Conf on Human-Engaged Computing 2025 CFP π Singapore, Nov 21-23, 2025 Theme: Inclusion. Intelligence. Connection. Cutting-edge HCI: AI, VR/AR, Health, Privacy, and more. π
Papers: Sep 14 (abstract), Sep 18 (full) Posters: Sept 25 π https://t.co/3TxnLAyd7t
#sghci #hcisg
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A great effort by the amazing organizers @KT_Williams22 @profembwall @thecindyxiong and @laneharrison! A super successful first attempt to gather southeast VIS researchers together!
The first-ever meeting of #VIS-SEA is underway! (VIS South EAst) @laneharrison @thecindyxiong @profembwall
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VIS-SEA (VIS - South EAst) is taking place @EmoryUniversity July 20-22. Please share -- all vis researchers, students welcome to attend! RSVP here: https://t.co/5vq6xwCgGI. Sign up for a project pitch and get feedback here: https://t.co/dJ8phD6NCy.
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π’ ICHEC 2025 (previously known as ChineseCHI) Call for Papers! π Join us in Singapore from Nov 21-23, 2025, and contribute to cutting-edge HCI topics: AI, Visualization, VR/AR, Health, Privacy, and more. π More info: https://t.co/3JWNZdg4hy π #ICHEC2025 #ChineseCHI #HCI
ichec.icachi.org
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I am thrilled to be selected for this year's cohort of @Google Research Scholars, alongside so many other bright minds!Β Looking forward to collaborating with @twi_mar and @_ejgonz_ on broadening the applications of XR! https://t.co/RakwkaMBXj
@gtcomputing @ICatGT @GoogleResearch
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Welcome to the wonderful IC family @gtcomputing!!!
Thrilled to share that I'll be starting as an Assistant Professor at Georgia Tech (@ICatGT / @GTrobotics / @mlatgt) in Fall 2026. My lab will tackle problems in robot learning, multimodal ML, and interaction. I'm recruiting PhD students this next cycle βΒ please apply/reach out!
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I am incredibly proud of his accomplishments and have no doubt he has a brilliant career ahead of him. Congratulations, Dr. In! Some of his published papers: https://t.co/MpmrWWGAsw
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https://t.co/r7ana7vrxo
ieeexplore.ieee.org
The human genome is incredibly information-rich, consisting of approximately 25,000 protein-coding genes spread out over 3.2 billion nucleotide base pairs contained within 24 unique chromosomes. The...
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Beyond his strong research output and technical skills, Sungwon also demonstrated excellent collaborative skills and productivity, successfully delivering valuable software packages to our DoD partners.
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Sungwon's work has been published in premier VIS/HCI/VR/AR venues such as @acm_chi, @ieee_tvcg (presented @ieeevis), and @ismarconf, with several additional papers currently under review. He is genuinely passionate about emerging technologies and human-centered design!
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His PhD research centered on creating innovative data science workspaces within immersive environments. He developed a suite of impressive interactive systems in VR/AR tailored for data science workflows, encompassing data transformation, visualization, and analysis.
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It is my distinct pleasure to introduce Dr. Sungwon In ( https://t.co/JKr2zWeIOj). Sungwon was my first doctoral student, whom I had the privilege of co-advising with Prof. Chris North.
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The robots π€ are coming...to Atlanta. The College's faculty and students are contributing to the latest in robotics research at the field's largest and most cutting-edge conference, #ICRA2025, May 19-23. Discover all of @GeorgiaTech's experts at @ieee_ras_icra, with
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Presented @acm_chi this week, @GT_Vis researchers are studying user preferences of how immersive news stories are presented to them in AR/VR. Could AR/VR become mainstream for how we get our news? @yalong_yang weighs in. @gtcomputing @GTResearchNews
https://t.co/GALb7VAbjp
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Glad to be featured in the @ICatGT news! Again, it is our recent exploration of immersive storytelling, i.e., how to fully leverage next-gen display and interaction devices (VR/AR) for storytelling. Check out our demo video: https://t.co/1abwSfUU5h.
Presented @acm_chi this week, @GT_Vis researchers are studying user preferences of how immersive news stories are presented to them in AR/VR. Could AR/VR become mainstream for how we get our news? @yalong_yang weighs in. @gtcomputing @GTResearchNews
https://t.co/GALb7VAbjp
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