Hi, this is Ruqi Sun. (he/they)

Undergraduate Researcher · SUSTech CSE

My name is Ruqi Sun, and you can call me Ricky. I am a third-year undergraduate student in Computer Science and Engineering at the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), where I conduct research at the DVA Lab under the supervision of Prof. Yuxin Ma. I also work with Prof. Dongyu Liu at the VIA Lab, UC Davis.

My research focuses on Human-AI Interaction in the contexts of visualization and creativity support. I am particularly interested in how AI agents shape users’ understanding, agency, and decision-making in complex authoring and analytical workflows. I design and study interactive systems that make AI-generated decisions more visible, reviewable, and open to human revision.

I am currently seeking research collaborations, research internship opportunities, and Ph.D. opportunities for Fall 2028. Please feel free to reach out if you are interested in working together.

My research interests include:

Human-AI Interaction
Visualization
Creativity Support Tools

News

2026.09
4 papers submitted to ACM CHI 2027. Good luck to us 🤞
2026.08
Invited by Prof. Mirna Zordan to co-organize the Somatic City Workshop in Chicago with FSV Lab.
2026.07
One first-author paper and one fourth-author paper received conditional acceptance to ACM UIST 2026 (acceptance rate: 20.1%). Grateful to my collaborators!
2026.07
Started my research internship at UC Davis, working with Prof. Dongyu Liu. Hoping to do some cool work this summer!
2026.04
Attended ACM CHI 2026 in Barcelona. Come find me and say hi!
2026.03
4 papers submitted to ACM UIST 2026. Good luck to us 🤞

Publications

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UIST 2026
VeriForge: Mitigating Latent Knowledge Gaps in Narrative Drafting via Mixed-Initiative Scaffolding
Ruqi Sun, Jiaping Li, Wenhui Tao, Ximing Zheng, Yuefeng Tan, Jiahao Wei, Yuxin Ma
Proceedings of the 39th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (UIST 2026), 2026.
arXiv
UIST 2026
SiMUSation: An Interactive Visitor Experience Simulation Framework to Support Museum Exhibition Design
Huanchen Wang, Qiuming Chen, Zhonghao Ji, Ruqi Sun, Zhichao Lu, Yuxin Ma
Proceedings of the 39th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (UIST 2026), 2026.
arXiv

Education

Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech)
B.Eng. in Computer Science and Engineering
Sep 2024 – Jul 2028Advisor: Prof. Yuxin MaGPA: 3.74 / 4.00
University of California, Davis
Research Intern (Onsite)
Jul – Aug 2026Advisor: Prof. Dongyu Liu
NUS School of Computing Summer Workshop
Designing Interactive Interfaces: UI/UX in the Digital World
Jun – Jul 20251st place in cluster (A+)Advisor: Prof. Bimlesh Wadhwa

Writing

Sep 2026 · Medium

I Became Disillusioned with HCI. I Still Love It.

What a year of HCI research in a Chinese CS department taught me about impact, prestige, and the questions I still want to ask.