Qian Zhou

Senior Research Scientist

Americas

Biography

Qian Zhou is a Senior Research Scientist at Autodesk Research in Toronto, Canada. Her research interest spans across spatial perception, novel 3D interactions, and interfaces. Before joining Autodesk she received her PhD from the University of British Columbia, investigating the perceptual factors and 3D interaction in AR/VR with award-winning publications as well as industry experience at Facebook Reality Labs. In her spare time, Qian enjoys hiking, snorkeling, and SUP.

Publications

Publication

2023

Tesseract: Querying Spatial Design Recordings by Manipulating Worlds in Miniature

New immersive 3D design tools enable the creation of spatial design…

Publication

2022

It’s Over There: Designing an Intelligent Virtual Agent That Can Point Accurately into the Real World

It is challenging to design an intelligent virtual agent (IVA) that…

Publication

2022

In-Depth Mouse: Integrating Desktop Mouse into Virtual Reality

Virtual Reality (VR) has the potential for productive knowledge work,…

Projects

Project

2022

3D User Interfaces: Human Experience in 3D Environments

Designing user interfaces for interacting with 3D data involves a…

Project

2021

Novel Input & Output

The nature and quality of interaction can be dramatically affected by…

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