Zezhong Wang

Postdoctoral Researcher

Postdoctoral Fellow at Simon Fraser University, focusing on data-driven storytelling, visual methodologies in HCI, and AI-assisted creation of visual data stories with ethical considerations.

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Location

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Website

https://zezhongwang.com

ORCID

0000-0002-1061-604X

Experience

Jan 1970 – Jan 1970

Postdoctoral Fellow at Simon Fraser University, ixLab

Conducting research on data-driven storytelling, visual methodologies in HCI, and AI-assisted creation of visual data stories while addressing the ethical implications of generative AI in data visualization.

Jan 1970 – Jan 1970

Sketch Engineer and Visual Interface Designer at Canadian Consortium for Arctic Data Interoperability (CCADI)

Designed a user interface for an information repository for CCADI members.

Education

Jan 1970 – Jan 1970

Ph.D. in Design Informatics from University of Edinburgh with GPA of

Jan 1970 – Jan 1970

M.A. in Design Informatics from University of Edinburgh with GPA of

Awards

VGTC Doctoral Dissertation Award Honorable Mention from IEEE Visualization and Graphics Technical Community (VGTC)

Ph.D. Full Scholarship from School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh

Second Place at User Experience Design Award from User Experience Professionals Association (UXPA) China

Publications

Interactive Data Comics by IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics

Data Comics for Reporting Controlled User Studies in Human-Computer Interaction by IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics

Languages

Chinese

Fluency: Native

English

Fluency: Advanced (CELPIP General Test)

Skills

Data Visualization

Level: Expert

Keywords:

• Data-Driven Storytelling
• Visual Design
• Information Visualization

Human-Computer Interaction

Level: Expert

Keywords:

• Qualitative Research
• User Studies
• Ethics in AI