Hi, I am Aoyu Wu.

I am a PostDoc Fellow at Harvard, working with Prof. Fernanda Viégas and Prof. Martin Wattenberg in the Insight and Interaction Lab. I am also a teaching assistant at Harvard Business School. My research interests include Data Visualization and Human-Computer Interaction. I focus on designing and evaluating intelligent and interactive systems to ease the creation of data visualizations for communication, data analysis, and data-driven decision-making.

I received my Ph.D. from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) in 2022, where I worked in the VisLab under the supervision of Prof. Huamin Qu. My PhD was awarded Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme, Microsoft Research PhD Fellowship, HKUST CSE Best PhD Dissertation Award, and IEEE VGTC Visualization Doctoral Dissertation Award. I appreciate interdisciplinary learning and thinking. I obtained my Bachelor degree of Engineering from HKUST with the Academic Achievement Medal (top 1%), with double major in Electronic Engineering and in Computer Science and triple minor in Mathematics, in Big Data Technology, and in Humanities (honoured).

I contribute systems that make social impacts through real-world deployment. My work has attracted three Hong Kong ITF/GRF funds with over 4M HKD. Systems that I developed have became a featured demo at HKUST, patented for commercialization, recognized by industrial (i.e., Hong Kong ICT Awards and Asia-Pacific ICT Awards) and academic awards (i.e., CHI 2022 Honorable Mention), and received wide media coverage (e.g., Southern China Morning Post, Tai Kung Pao).

I am an adventurer and have traveled to more than 30 countries.



PostDoc Fellow @Harvard
Email: aoyuwu@seas.harvard.edu Google Scholar
News
 My Ph.D. thesis Efficient Creation and Analysis of Visualizations for Data Communication won IEEE VGTC Visualization Doctoral Dissertation Award. I am honored to be the first recipient graduated from Asia.
2023.10 
 Joined ACM CHI 2024 as a member of the program committee!
2023.09 
 My Ph.D. thesis Efficient Creation and Analysis of Visualizations for Data Communication was awarded HKUST CSE Best PhD Dissertation Award and a finalist for School of Engineering PhD Research Excellence Award (top 3 from 1000 PhD students in SENG).
2023.03 
 Organized the panel Grand Challenges in Visual Analytic Systems at IEEE VIS 2022.
2022.10 
 Feature story (in Chinese) by HKUST GSAA (Graduate Students and Alumni Association) and feature story in the biannual HKUST Almuni magazine.
2022.07 
 Our research proposal about AI4VIS was awareded over 1M HKD by the General Research Fund, the Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong.
2022.06 
Research and Publication
Brief Statement
My long-term research goal is to promote the democratization of visualization and visual analytics, whereby creating applications in important domains such as education, data science, media, and communication. To expand the user base and open new application scenarios, it is necessary to propose faithful, novel, attractive, professional, and useful visualization techniques.
AttentionViz: A Global View of Transformer Attention
Catherine Yeh, Yida Chen, Aoyu Wu, Cynthia Chen, Fernanda Viégas, and Martin Wattenberg
VIS/TVCGIEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (Proc. of VIS). 2023.
Brief Preprint
InkSight: Leveraging Sketch Interaction for Documenting Chart Findings in Computational Notebooks
Yanna Lin, Haotian Li, Leni Yang, Aoyu Wu, and Huamin Qu
VIS/TVCGIEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (Proc. of VIS). 2023.
Brief Preprint
Grand Challenges in Visual Analytics Applications
Aoyu Wu, Dazhen Deng, Min Chen, Shixia Liu, Daniel Keim, Ross Maciejewski, Silvia Miksch, Hendrik Strobelt, Fernanda Viegas, and Martin Wattenberg
CGAIEEE Computer Graphics and Applications [Visualization Viewpoint]. 2023.
Brief
DMiner: Dashboard Design Mining and Recommendation
Yanna Lin, Haotian Li, Aoyu Wu, Yong Wang, and Huamin Qu
TVCGIEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. 2023 (To appear).
Brief Preprint
Is It the End? Guidelines for Cinematic Endings in Data Videos
Xian Xu, Aoyu Wu, Leni Yang, Rong Huang, Zheng Wei, David Yip, and Huamin Qu
CHIACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. 2023.
Brief
Understanding 3D Data Videos: From Screens to Virtual Reality
Leni Yang, Aoyu Wu, Wai Tong, Xian Xu, Zheng Wei, and Huamin Qu
PacificVisProc. of the IEEE Pacific Visualization Symposium. 2023.
Brief
In Defence of Visual Analytics Systems: Replies to Critics
Aoyu Wu, Dazhen Deng, Furui Cheng, Yingcai Wu, Shixia Liu, and Huamin Qu
VIS/TVCGIEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (Proc. of VIS). 2022.
Brief Preprint Github
DashBot: Insight-Driven Dashboard Generation Based on Deep Reinforcement Learning
Dazhen Deng, Aoyu Wu, Huamin Qu, and Yingcai Wu
VIS/TVCGIEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (Proc. of VIS). 2022.
Brief
GestureLens: Visual Analysis of Gestures in Presentation Videos
Haipeng Zeng, Xingbo Wang, Yong Wang, Aoyu Wu, Ting Chuen Pong, and Huamin Qu
TVCGIEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. 2022.
Brief Preprint
Misinformed by Visualization: What Do We Learn From Misinformative Visualizations?
Leo Yu-Ho Lo, Ayush Gupta, Kento Shigyo, Aoyu Wu, Enrico Bertini, and Huamin Qu
CGF/EuroVisComputer Graphics Forum. 2022.
Brief Preprint
ComputableViz: Mathematical Operators as a Formalism for Visualization Processing and Analysis
Aoyu Wu, Wai Tong, Haotian Li, Dominik Moritz, Yong Wang, and Huamin Qu
CHIACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. 2022.
Brief Preprint
Structure-aware Visualization Retrieval   Honorable Mention
Haotian Li, Yong Wang, Aoyu Wu, Huan Wei, and Huamin Qu
CHIACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. 2022.
Brief Preprint
Explaining with Examples: Lessons Learned from Crowdsourced Introductory Description of Information Visualizations
Leni Yang, Cindy Xiong, Jason K. Wong, Aoyu Wu and Huamin Qu
TVCGIEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. 2021.
Brief Preprint DOI
MultiVision: Designing Analytical Dashboards with Deep Learning Based Recommendation
Aoyu Wu, Yun Wang, Mengyu Zhou, Xinyi He, Haidong Zhang, Huamin Qu and Dongmei Zhang
VIS/TVCGIEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (Proc. of VIS). 2021.
Brief Preprint Github DOI
AI4VIS: Survey on Artificial Intelligence Approaches for Data Visualization
Aoyu Wu, Yun Wang, Xinhuan Shu, Dominik Moritz, Weiwei Cui, Haidong Zhang, Dongmei Zhang and Huamin Qu
TVCGIEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. 2021.
Brief Preprint Github DOI Slides
Learning to Automate Chart Layout Configurations Using Crowdsourced Paired Comparison
Aoyu Wu, Liwenhan Xie, Bongshin Lee, Yun Wang, Weiwei Cui and Huamin Qu
CHIACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. 2021.
Brief Preprint Github DOI
MobileVisFixer: Tailoring Web Visualizations for Mobile Phones Leveraging an Explainable Reinforcement Learning Framework
Aoyu Wu, Wai Tong, Tim Dwyer, Bongshin Lee, Petra Isenberg, and Huamin Qu
VIS/TVCGIEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (InfoVis). 2020.
Brief Preprint DOI
What Makes a Data-GIF Understandable?
Xinhuan Shu, Aoyu Wu, Junxiu Tang, Benjamin Bach, Yingcai Wu, and Huamin Qu
VIS/TVCGIEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (InfoVis). 2020.
Brief Preprint Demo DOI
VoiceCoach: Interactive Evidence-based Training for Voice Modulation Skills in Public Speaking
Xingbo Wang, Haipeng Zeng, Yong Wang, Aoyu Wu, Zhida Sun, Xiaojuan Ma and Huamin Qu
CHIACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. 2020.
Preprint DOI
EmoCo: Visual Analysis of Emotion Coherence in Presentation Videos
Haipeng Zeng, Xingbo Wang, Aoyu Wu, Yong Wang, Quan Li, Alex Endert and Huamin Qu
VIS/TVCGIEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (VAST). 2019.
Preprint DOI
SpeechLens: Using Visual Analytics to Explore Narration Strategies in TED Talks
Linping Yuan, Yuanzhe Chen, Siwei Fu, Aoyu Wu and Huamin Qu
BigCompIEEE International Conference on Big Data and Smart Computing. 2019.
Multimodal Analysis of Video Collections: Visual Exploration of Presentation Techniques in TED Talks
Aoyu Wu and Huamin Qu
TVCGIEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. 2018. Presented on IEEE VIS 2019.
Preprint DOI
Pulse: Toward a Smart Campus by Communicating Real-time Wi-Fi Access Data
Aoyu Wu, Bon Kyung Ku, Furui Cheng, Xinhuan Shu, Abishek Puri, Yifang Wang and Huamin Qu
VisCommWorkshop on Visualization for Communication, the IEEE Visualization Conference (VIS'18). 2018.
Preprint
Awards
IEEE VGTC Visualization Doctoral Dissertation Award. I am honored to be the first recipient graduated from Asia. See the official article.
2023 
A finalist for HKUST School of Engineering Research Excellence Award (top 3 from 1000 PhD students in SENG). See the award ceremony.
2023 
CSE Best PhD Dissertation Award. See the department announcement and link to my PhD thesis.
2023 
HKUST RedBird Academic Excellence Award for Continuing PhD Students (HKD 20,000).
2022 
Honorable mention award (top 5%), ACM CHI 2022. See the conference program.
2022 
Microsoft Research Asia Fellowship, a.k.a. Microsoft Research PhD Fellowship (11 in Asia).
2021 
Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKD 322,800 annually).
2019--2022 
Research & Development Award, 19th Asia Pacific Information and Communications Technology Alliance (APICTA) Awards. See the press release by the government of HKSAR.
2019 
Gold Award, Student Innovation, Hong Kong ICT Awards (HKICT) 2019, by the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer of Hong Kong.
2019 
Academic Achievement Medal (top 1%), HKUST.
2017 
Humanities and Social Science Outstanding Performance, HKUST.
2017 
Lee Hysan Foundation Exchange Scholarship, HKUST.
2016 
Undergraduate Admission Scholarship / Kerry Holdings Limited Scholarship (HKD 480,000), HKUST.
2013--2017 
Dean's List, HKUST (all semesters).
2013--2017 
Press, Talk, and Blogging
  Guest talk @SMU: What rejects your paper submission? Towards more rigorous research on VA systems.
2022.08 
  Data is Life, feature story in the 2022 summer release of the biannual HKUST Almuni magazine.
2022.07 
  HKUST GSAA (Graduate Students and Alumni Association): 计算机博士生伍翱宇：港科大本硕博九年的精彩历程.
2022.05 
  Guest talks @GAMES (Graphics And Mixed Environment Symposium) Webinar: 如何高效调研文献 (A beginner's guide to literature surveys, in Chinese). Recording on Bilibili.
2022.04 
  PhD Student WU Aoyu Received Microsoft Research Asia Fellowship, by School of Engineering, HKUST.
2021.11 
  Guest talks @GAMES (Graphics And Mixed Environment Symposium) Webinar: Learning to Automate Chart Configurations.
2021.08 
  可视化研究，不仅仅只有图表 (Visualization research is more than graphs, in Chinese). Link.
2021.07 
  Guest talks @Tongji/Fudan/Shandong Univeresity: Empower data visualizations with AI - from data visualization to visualization data.
2021.07 
  大公報: 智在校園 大數據助力.
2019.04 
  South China Morning Post: Making long queues a thing of the past is the goal for two computing science master’s students at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
2019.03 
  HKUST: Feature story on the School of Engineering yearbook.
2018.12 
Service
Academic Service
Program Committee: ChineseCHI LBW 2021, VIS 2022-23 (Short Paper), ChinaVIS 23, CHI 2023 
Conference Reviewer: CHI 2021-2022, VIS 2020-2022, EuroVis 2020-2022, PacificVis 2020/2022, ChinaVis 2020-2021, UIST 2021 
Journal Reviewer: TVCG, TiiS 
Judge: ChinaVis Visual Analytics Challenge 2021 
Student Volunteer (SV): VIS 2020 
University Service
Master of Ceremony
Conversation with SENG Alumni, by School of Engineering (SENG), HKUST, 2022
Demonstration Presenter
Donor visit by Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited, hosted by School of Engineering, HKUST, 2021
Donor visit by Swire, hosted by HKUST, 2019
Donor visit by Sino Group, hosted by HKUST, 2019
Committee Student Representative
Committee on RPg Student Hubs, HKUST, 2021
Event Student Representative/Helper
Summer Camp for Elite Students, by School of Engineering, HKUST, 2018-2019
New Student Orientation, by School of Engineering, HKUST, 2018-2019
HKUST Opening Day, 2018
Nominated Student Guest
HKUST Outstanding Students Banquet 2016-17
HKUST 25th Anniversary Celebration Banquet, 2016
Teaching Assistant
Data Visualization for Analysis and Communication, Harvard Business School
2023 Spring (Q4) 
MSBD5005 - Data Visualization, HKUST
2022 Spring 
COMP1021 - Introduction to Computer Science, HKUST
2020 Fall 
COMP3711 - Design and Analysis of Algorithms, HKUST
2019 Fall 
MSBD5005 - Data Visualization, HKUST
2018 Fall 
COMP 1022Q - Introduction to Computing with Excel VBA, HKUST
2017 Fall, 2018 Spring 
Hi, I am Aoyu Wu.
PostDoc Fellow @Harvard
Email: aoyuwu@seas.harvard.edu Google Scholar

I am a PostDoc Fellow at Harvard, working with Prof. Fernanda Viégas and Prof. Martin Wattenberg in the Insight and Interaction Lab. I am also a teaching assistant at Harvard Business School. My research interests include Data Visualization and Human-Computer Interaction. I focus on designing and evaluating intelligent and interactive systems to ease the creation of data visualizations for communication, data analysis, and data-driven decision-making.

I received my Ph.D. from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) in 2022, where I worked in the VisLab under the supervision of Prof. Huamin Qu. My PhD was awarded Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme, Microsoft Research PhD Fellowship, HKUST CSE Best PhD Dissertation Award, and IEEE VGTC Visualization Doctoral Dissertation Award. I appreciate interdisciplinary learning and thinking. I obtained my Bachelor degree of Engineering from HKUST with the Academic Achievement Medal (top 1%), with double major in Electronic Engineering and in Computer Science and triple minor in Mathematics, in Big Data Technology, and in Humanities (honoured).

I contribute systems that make social impacts through real-world deployment. My work has attracted three Hong Kong ITF/GRF funds with over 4M HKD. Systems that I developed have became a featured demo at HKUST, patented for commercialization, recognized by industrial (i.e., Hong Kong ICT Awards and Asia-Pacific ICT Awards) and academic awards (i.e., CHI 2022 Honorable Mention), and received wide media coverage (e.g., Southern China Morning Post, Tai Kung Pao).

I am an adventurer and have traveled to more than 30 countries.



Research and Publication
Brief Statement
My long-term research goal is to promote the democratization of visualization and visual analytics, whereby creating applications in important domains such as education, data science, media, and communication. To expand the user base and open new application scenarios, it is necessary to propose faithful, novel, attractive, professional, and useful visualization techniques.
AttentionViz: A Global View of Transformer Attention
Catherine Yeh, Yida Chen, Aoyu Wu, Cynthia Chen, Fernanda Viégas, and Martin Wattenberg
VIS/TVCGIEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (Proc. of VIS). 2023.
Brief Preprint
InkSight: Leveraging Sketch Interaction for Documenting Chart Findings in Computational Notebooks
Yanna Lin, Haotian Li, Leni Yang, Aoyu Wu, and Huamin Qu
VIS/TVCGIEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (Proc. of VIS). 2023.
Brief Preprint
Grand Challenges in Visual Analytics Applications
Aoyu Wu, Dazhen Deng, Min Chen, Shixia Liu, Daniel Keim, Ross Maciejewski, Silvia Miksch, Hendrik Strobelt, Fernanda Viegas, and Martin Wattenberg
CGAIEEE Computer Graphics and Applications [Visualization Viewpoint]. 2023.
Brief
DMiner: Dashboard Design Mining and Recommendation
Yanna Lin, Haotian Li, Aoyu Wu, Yong Wang, and Huamin Qu
TVCGIEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. 2023 (To appear).
Brief Preprint
Is It the End? Guidelines for Cinematic Endings in Data Videos
Xian Xu, Aoyu Wu, Leni Yang, Rong Huang, Zheng Wei, David Yip, and Huamin Qu
CHIACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. 2023.
Brief
Understanding 3D Data Videos: From Screens to Virtual Reality
Leni Yang, Aoyu Wu, Wai Tong, Xian Xu, Zheng Wei, and Huamin Qu
PacificVisProc. of the IEEE Pacific Visualization Symposium. 2023.
Brief
In Defence of Visual Analytics Systems: Replies to Critics
Aoyu Wu, Dazhen Deng, Furui Cheng, Yingcai Wu, Shixia Liu, and Huamin Qu
VIS/TVCGIEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (Proc. of VIS). 2022.
Brief Preprint Github
DashBot: Insight-Driven Dashboard Generation Based on Deep Reinforcement Learning
Dazhen Deng, Aoyu Wu, Huamin Qu, and Yingcai Wu
VIS/TVCGIEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (Proc. of VIS). 2022.
Brief
GestureLens: Visual Analysis of Gestures in Presentation Videos
Haipeng Zeng, Xingbo Wang, Yong Wang, Aoyu Wu, Ting Chuen Pong, and Huamin Qu
TVCGIEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. 2022.
Brief Preprint
Misinformed by Visualization: What Do We Learn From Misinformative Visualizations?
Leo Yu-Ho Lo, Ayush Gupta, Kento Shigyo, Aoyu Wu, Enrico Bertini, and Huamin Qu
CGF/EuroVisComputer Graphics Forum. 2022.
Brief Preprint
ComputableViz: Mathematical Operators as a Formalism for Visualization Processing and Analysis
Aoyu Wu, Wai Tong, Haotian Li, Dominik Moritz, Yong Wang, and Huamin Qu
CHIACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. 2022.
Brief Preprint
Structure-aware Visualization Retrieval   Honorable Mention
Haotian Li, Yong Wang, Aoyu Wu, Huan Wei, and Huamin Qu
CHIACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. 2022.
Brief Preprint
Explaining with Examples: Lessons Learned from Crowdsourced Introductory Description of Information Visualizations
Leni Yang, Cindy Xiong, Jason K. Wong, Aoyu Wu and Huamin Qu
TVCGIEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. 2021.
Brief Preprint DOI
MultiVision: Designing Analytical Dashboards with Deep Learning Based Recommendation
Aoyu Wu, Yun Wang, Mengyu Zhou, Xinyi He, Haidong Zhang, Huamin Qu and Dongmei Zhang
VIS/TVCGIEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (Proc. of VIS). 2021.
Brief Preprint Github DOI
AI4VIS: Survey on Artificial Intelligence Approaches for Data Visualization
Aoyu Wu, Yun Wang, Xinhuan Shu, Dominik Moritz, Weiwei Cui, Haidong Zhang, Dongmei Zhang and Huamin Qu
TVCGIEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. 2021.
Brief Preprint Github DOI Slides
Learning to Automate Chart Layout Configurations Using Crowdsourced Paired Comparison
Aoyu Wu, Liwenhan Xie, Bongshin Lee, Yun Wang, Weiwei Cui and Huamin Qu
CHIACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. 2021.
Brief Preprint Github DOI
MobileVisFixer: Tailoring Web Visualizations for Mobile Phones Leveraging an Explainable Reinforcement Learning Framework
Aoyu Wu, Wai Tong, Tim Dwyer, Bongshin Lee, Petra Isenberg, and Huamin Qu
VIS/TVCGIEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (InfoVis). 2020.
Brief Preprint DOI
What Makes a Data-GIF Understandable?
Xinhuan Shu, Aoyu Wu, Junxiu Tang, Benjamin Bach, Yingcai Wu, and Huamin Qu
VIS/TVCGIEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (InfoVis). 2020.
Brief Preprint Demo DOI
VoiceCoach: Interactive Evidence-based Training for Voice Modulation Skills in Public Speaking
Xingbo Wang, Haipeng Zeng, Yong Wang, Aoyu Wu, Zhida Sun, Xiaojuan Ma and Huamin Qu
CHIACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. 2020.
Preprint DOI
EmoCo: Visual Analysis of Emotion Coherence in Presentation Videos
Haipeng Zeng, Xingbo Wang, Aoyu Wu, Yong Wang, Quan Li, Alex Endert and Huamin Qu
VIS/TVCGIEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (VAST). 2019.
Preprint DOI
SpeechLens: Using Visual Analytics to Explore Narration Strategies in TED Talks
Linping Yuan, Yuanzhe Chen, Siwei Fu, Aoyu Wu and Huamin Qu
BigCompIEEE International Conference on Big Data and Smart Computing. 2019.
Multimodal Analysis of Video Collections: Visual Exploration of Presentation Techniques in TED Talks
Aoyu Wu and Huamin Qu
TVCGIEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. 2018. Presented on IEEE VIS 2019.
Preprint DOI
Pulse: Toward a Smart Campus by Communicating Real-time Wi-Fi Access Data
Aoyu Wu, Bon Kyung Ku, Furui Cheng, Xinhuan Shu, Abishek Puri, Yifang Wang and Huamin Qu
VisCommWorkshop on Visualization for Communication, the IEEE Visualization Conference (VIS'18). 2018.
Preprint
Awards
IEEE VGTC Visualization Doctoral Dissertation Award. I am honored to be the first recipient graduated from Asia. See the official article.
2023 
A finalist for HKUST School of Engineering Research Excellence Award (top 3 from 1000 PhD students in SENG). See the award ceremony.
2023 
CSE Best PhD Dissertation Award. See the department announcement and link to my PhD thesis.
2023 
HKUST RedBird Academic Excellence Award for Continuing PhD Students (HKD 20,000).
2022 
Honorable mention award (top 5%), ACM CHI 2022. See the conference program.
2022 
Microsoft Research Asia Fellowship, a.k.a. Microsoft Research PhD Fellowship (11 in Asia).
2021 
Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKD 322,800 annually).
2019--2022 
Research & Development Award, 19th Asia Pacific Information and Communications Technology Alliance (APICTA) Awards. See the press release by the government of HKSAR.
2019 
Gold Award, Student Innovation, Hong Kong ICT Awards (HKICT) 2019, by the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer of Hong Kong.
2019 
Academic Achievement Medal (top 1%), HKUST.
2017 
Humanities and Social Science Outstanding Performance, HKUST.
2017 
Lee Hysan Foundation Exchange Scholarship, HKUST.
2016 
Undergraduate Admission Scholarship / Kerry Holdings Limited Scholarship (HKD 480,000), HKUST.
2013--2017 
Dean's List, HKUST (all semesters).
2013--2017 
Press, Talk, and Blogging
  Guest talk @SMU: What rejects your paper submission? Towards more rigorous research on VA systems.
2022.08 
  Data is Life, feature story in the 2022 summer release of the biannual HKUST Almuni magazine.
2022.07 
  HKUST GSAA (Graduate Students and Alumni Association): 计算机博士生伍翱宇：港科大本硕博九年的精彩历程.
2022.05 
  Guest talks @GAMES (Graphics And Mixed Environment Symposium) Webinar: 如何高效调研文献 (A beginner's guide to literature surveys, in Chinese). Recording on Bilibili.
2022.04 
  PhD Student WU Aoyu Received Microsoft Research Asia Fellowship, by School of Engineering, HKUST.
2021.11 
  Guest talks @GAMES (Graphics And Mixed Environment Symposium) Webinar: Learning to Automate Chart Configurations.
2021.08 
  可视化研究，不仅仅只有图表 (Visualization research is more than graphs, in Chinese). Link.
2021.07 
  Guest talks @Tongji/Fudan/Shandong Univeresity: Empower data visualizations with AI - from data visualization to visualization data.
2021.07 
  大公報: 智在校園 大數據助力.
2019.04 
  South China Morning Post: Making long queues a thing of the past is the goal for two computing science master’s students at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
2019.03 
  HKUST: Feature story on the School of Engineering yearbook.
2018.12 
News
 My Ph.D. thesis Efficient Creation and Analysis of Visualizations for Data Communication won IEEE VGTC Visualization Doctoral Dissertation Award. I am honored to be the first recipient graduated from Asia.
2023.10 
 Joined ACM CHI 2024 as a member of the program committee!
2023.09 
 My Ph.D. thesis Efficient Creation and Analysis of Visualizations for Data Communication was awarded HKUST CSE Best PhD Dissertation Award and a finalist for School of Engineering PhD Research Excellence Award (top 3 from 1000 PhD students in SENG).
2023.03 
 Organized the panel Grand Challenges in Visual Analytic Systems at IEEE VIS 2022.
2022.10 
 Feature story (in Chinese) by HKUST GSAA (Graduate Students and Alumni Association) and feature story in the biannual HKUST Almuni magazine.
2022.07 
 Our research proposal about AI4VIS was awareded over 1M HKD by the General Research Fund, the Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong.
2022.06 
Teaching Assistant
Data Visualization for Analysis and Communication, Harvard Business School
2023 Spring (Q4) 
MSBD5005 - Data Visualization, HKUST
2022 Spring 
COMP1021 - Introduction to Computer Science, HKUST
2020 Fall 
COMP3711 - Design and Analysis of Algorithms, HKUST
2019 Fall 
MSBD5005 - Data Visualization, HKUST
2018 Fall 
COMP 1022Q - Introduction to Computing with Excel VBA, HKUST
2017 Fall, 2018 Spring 
Service
Academic Service
Program Committee: ChineseCHI LBW 2021, VIS 2022-23 (Short Paper), ChinaVIS 23, CHI 2023 
Conference Reviewer: CHI 2021-2022, VIS 2020-2022, EuroVis 2020-2022, PacificVis 2020/2022, ChinaVis 2020-2021, UIST 2021 
Journal Reviewer: TVCG, TiiS 
Judge: ChinaVis Visual Analytics Challenge 2021 
Student Volunteer (SV): VIS 2020 
University Service
Master of Ceremony
Conversation with SENG Alumni, by School of Engineering (SENG), HKUST, 2022
Demonstration Presenter
Donor visit by Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited, hosted by School of Engineering, HKUST, 2021
Donor visit by Swire, hosted by HKUST, 2019
Donor visit by Sino Group, hosted by HKUST, 2019
Committee Student Representative
Committee on RPg Student Hubs, HKUST, 2021
Event Student Representative/Helper
Summer Camp for Elite Students, by School of Engineering, HKUST, 2018-2019
New Student Orientation, by School of Engineering, HKUST, 2018-2019
HKUST Opening Day, 2018
Nominated Student Guest
HKUST Outstanding Students Banquet 2016-17
HKUST 25th Anniversary Celebration Banquet, 2016