Research & Publications

Peer-reviewed publications, exhibitions, and teaching experience

As Lead Technical Developer, I engineered systems and interactive frameworks for the following peer-reviewed works:

SIGGRAPH Asia 2023

AI Nüshu: An Exploration of Language Emergence in Sisterhood Through the Lens of Computational Linguistics

SIGGRAPH Asia 2023 Art Papers

Yuqian Sun, Yuying Tang, Ze Gao, Zhijun Pan, Chuyan Xu, et al.

Technical Contribution: Implemented the real-time generative linguistics engine in Unity; designed the visual communication logic between AI agents.
doi.org/10.1145/3610591.3616427
🏆 Award

Hyborg Agency: Fostering AI Agents through Community Conversations in a Digital Forest

Proc. ACM Comput. Graph. Interact. Tech. (2025)

Yuqian Sun, Chenhang Cheng, Chuyan Xu, Chang Hee Lee, Ali Asadipour

Technical Contribution: Architected the dual-platform bridge (Discord/Unity) and the multi-agent persistence infrastructure in a shared 3D environment.

🏆 LUMEN PRIZE Student Award

doi.org/10.1145/3736778
CHI 2025

"I Like Your Story!": A Co-Creative Story-Crafting Game with a Persona-Driven Character Based on Generative AI

CHI EA '25 (Extended Abstracts)

Jiaying Fu, Xiruo Wang, Kate Vi, Zhouyi Li, Chuyan Xu, Yuqian Sun

Technical Contribution: Engineered the persona-driven NPC logic and the co-creative narrative mechanics described in the research.
doi.org/10.1145/3706599.3721163

Exhibitions & Showcases

Selected showcases of projects contributed as a Technical Lead or Core Developer:

2023

SIGGRAPH Asia 2023 Art Gallery

Sydney

AI Nüshu (Technical Lead)

2023

SIGGRAPH 2023 Art Gallery

Los Angeles

Hyborg Agency (Core Developer)

2023

Gamescom 2023

Cologne

1001 Nights (Lead Programmer)

2021

Beijing Contemporary Art Expo

Beijing

Humans, Space, Time, and People

2021

Infocomm China 2021

Beijing

Interactive Visual Systems

2019

Asia Digital Art Exhibition

Beijing

JD AI-Generated Map

Teaching Experience

2025

Dify + Arduino Workshop

Agentland Lab, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School

2023

Guest Lecture

Department of Digital Media Art, Communication University of China

2022

Guest Lecture

Department of Information Art & Design, Tsinghua University

2019

Guest Lecture

Department of Digital Media Art, Communication University of China

2018

Processing and Scratch Workshop

Yidiandian Children Education