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Min Zhou (
周敏
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News
- [Feb.2026] First-author poster accepted by CHI 2026.
- [Jan.2026] Leading the design and evaluation of AR interventions for frail older adults to improve psychological health.
- [Dec.2025] Co-authored paper accepted by IJHCS (International Journal of Human-Computer Studies).
- [Jan.2025] First-author paper accepted by CHI 2025.
Short Bio
Hi, My name is Min Zhou, a PhD Student at Cardiff University!From 2024.10 -Now, I start my research study on "Narrative game" "Exergame " focus on Older adults to improve their mental health and physical activity, supervised by Dr. Soumya Barathi. And Dr Katarzyna (Kathy) Stawarz And Prof Jose Camacho-Collados
Previously, I earned my M.A. in Industrial Design from the Beijing Institute of Technology. My research experience includes internships at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the International Design Institute of Zhejiang University. My work aims to leverage immersive technology to support older adults.
Research Interests: Exergames in VR/AR; Digital Games; Narrative Games; Aging and Mental Health.
Education
- 2024.10-Now Phd. in School of Computer Science and Informatics, Cardiff University.
Major: Computer Science - 2021.09-2024.06 M.A. in School of Design and Art, Beijing Institute of Technology.
Major: Industry Design - 2016.09-2020.06 B.E. in School of Design, Jilin Animation Institute.
Major: Product Design
Experiences
- 2024.10-Now, Cardiff University,School of Computer Science and Informatics: Location: HCI group | PhD Student 2023.07-2024.9, Chinese Academy of Sciences, worked in Beijing Key Lab of Human-Computer Interaction and State Key Laboratory of Computer Science : Location: Intelligence Engineering Lab (IEL)| Research Intern
- 2022.10-2023.04, Zhejiang University, worked in International Design Institute of Zhejiang University, Location: IDEA lab | Research Intern
- 2022.08-2022.11, NSFOCUS Technology Co., Ltd, worked in the UCD Department, location: NSFOCUS | Interface Design Engineer
- 2022.06-2022.08, Zhipu Huazhang Technology Co., Ltd. of Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, location:ZhiPuAi | Technical Art Group
- 2021.09-2024.06, Digital Performance and Simulation Technology Laboratory， Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China location:School of Design and Arts | Master's Student
Publications
"*" means equal contribution.2026
- Min Zhou, Xinheng Song, Xiaolan Peng, Mingxuan Jin, Soumya C. Barathi, “Beyond Prompt-Following: Empowering Social Agency in Autistic Children through Narrative Framing" was accept by CHI, 2026 CHI: ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, (CHI), 2026.
- Xiang Wei, Xin li Chen, Tian hui Guo, Min Zhou, Shi Chen. “Pika: Designing a social-support agent to improve drivers’ experience in gig work” " was accept by IJHCS, 2026 International Journal of Human-Computer Studies (IJHCS), 2026.
2025
- Min Zhou, Xiaolan Peng, BinJie Liu, Alena Denisova, Soumya C. Barathi, Zhuying Li, Xurong Xie, Jin Huang, Feng Tian. “Emotionally Challenging Games Can Satisfy Older Adults’ Psychological Needs: From Empirical Study to Design Guidelines” " was accepted by CHI, 2025 CHI: ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, (CHI), 2025.
Awards & Honors
Awards:
- 2023, FA International Frontier Innovation Art Design Competition, Second Prize
- 2022, 9th Future Designer National University Digital Art Design Competition, Second Prize
- 2021, 10th Taihu Lake Award Design Competition, Third Prize
- 2021, SDG Global Sustainable Design Competition, Finalist
- 2018, National Undergraduate Industrial Design Competition, First Prize
- 2018, 7th National Marine Design Competition, Finalist
Honors:
- 2022-2023, Beijing Institute of Technology Postgraduate, Second Class Study Scholarship *3
- 2019, Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China, National Scholarship for Undergraduates
Patent
- 2023, Patent for real-life digital pipeline based on photogrammetry
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