Join us

Join Us

We welcome highly motivated students and research assistants who want to build human-centered computational methods for intelligent interactive systems.

Lab Director

Prof. Zhiming Hu researches human behavior analysis and modeling for interactive systems, with a focus on eye, head, hand, and body coordination in VR/AR and human-centered AI. He leads HAI Lab at HKUST (Guangzhou). View full profile →

We are recruiting: Outstanding PostDocs, excellent Ph.D./Master/Intern students, and brilliant research assistans that have an interest in our research.

What we look for

  • Strong interest in VR/AR, HCI, eye tracking, embodied AI, human motion generation, or human-centered AI
  • Excellent programming skills; experience with Python, PyTorch, or CUDA is a plus
  • Strong teamwork, critical thinking, independent research ability, and fluent English communication
  • Motivation to tackle scientifically challenging problems in an international and energetic research environment

How to apply

Please email zhiminghu@hkust-gz.edu.cn with a single PDF containing:

  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Cover letter explaining your research interests and fit with the lab; please review our Projects first
  • For Ph.D./Master/Intern applicants: unofficial transcripts
  • Optional: a figure, demo link, or short video showing your creativity and technical initiative

Use a clear subject line, e.g. PROSPECTIVE PhD Student, PROSPECTIVE Master Student, or PROSPECTIVE Research Assistant. Due to high volume, replies may take up to two weeks.

What you will get

Top-Venue Publications

Opportunity to publish at SIGGRAPH, TVCG, IEEE VR, ISMAR, CHI, UIST, AAAI, and related premier venues.

Systematic Research Training

Regular mentorship, a collaborative lab culture, and freedom to explore independent directions as you grow.

Interdisciplinary Collaboration

Work with researchers in graphics, HCI, robotics, AI, and international academic partners.

Modern Research Environment

Access to VR/AR setups, eye trackers, GPU computing, and the HKUST (Guangzhou) campus ecosystem.