Yu, Shiqi (Charlotte)
she/her · pronounced Shir-cheeXR Researcher
Designing immersive experiences for real-world impact
Leuven, Belgium
Get to know me
About Me
I'm an XR and HCI researcher interested in how immersive systems shape interaction and experience. My work spans medical data visualization on HoloLens, VR training for manufacturing, wearable biofeedback for rehabilitation, and security research for emerging XR platforms.
What connects these projects is a way of working: I build systems to understand use, and study people to design better. My approach moves between Unity development, user studies, and co-design workshops, keeping the question of who the technology serves at the center.
For instance, HoloViz Office started as a question: how do doctors actually want to see 3D data? The answer came from watching them work, not from assumptions.
I hold an M.S. in Design Informatics from the University of Edinburgh and have held research positions at Cranfield University, the University of Greenwich, and Northeastern University. I'm currently seeking PhD opportunities in XR and HCI.
Where Ideas Take Shape
Projects
2025
Non-Occlusive Augmented Reality with Physiological Biofeedback to Enhance Exercise Adherence and Pain Management in Older Adults with Knee Osteoarthritis
Knee-XR: A personalized AR rehabilitation system integrating real-time visual feedback and physiological biofeedback for older adults with knee osteoarthritis.
2023
XR Security Testbed: Crafting Attack Scenarios for Privacy Protection
An XR security testbed to address the need for privacy threat research in XR. Demonstrated and analyzed four significant privacy attacks.
2022
An Immersive 3D Visualization of Medical Data in HoloViz Office
HoloViz Office: A location-independent hybrid workspace for immersive 3D visualization using mixed reality. Demonstrates interactive display of medical 3D data.
2022
FALLING MANNA
An immersive VR application to enhance dietary self-tracking and engage users with Scottish food culture.
2022
Health Service Application
Designing and prototyping a model application for Student Health Services Data Management in Edinburgh.
2021
PATTERNMAP
A colorblind-friendly map using Google Earth Engine and EarthBlox to visualize data, specifically aimed at those with red-green colour blindness.
2021
Scene Generation Algorithm Implementation with Unity3D
A Unity 3D maze game that generates paths automatically.
2021
Dream Controller
A conceptual lightweight eye mask designed for PTSD patients, utilizing VR technology to create calming environments and improve sleep quality.
2022
Text-based Dynamic Video Generation for VR Scenes (TIV)
Built framework converting text descriptions into VR scene videos using TensorFlow.
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Insights in Print
Publications
HoloViz Office: Location-Independent Mixed Reality Workspace for 3D Medical Data Visualization
Shiqi Yu and Casper Harteveld. 2025. HoloViz Office: Location-Independent Mixed Reality Workspace for 3D Medical Data Visualization. In Proceedings of the 2025 31st ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology (VRST '25). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, Article 122, 1–2.
ACM Digital LibraryAdventures, Aspirations, and Insights
Personal
From Iceland's glaciers to Singapore's gardens, with wanderings through the US, UK, Spain, and Germany in between, I'm always plotting the next adventure.
My husband Weihe is a PhD researcher at KU Leuven working on distributed systems. Together, we dream of having our own dogs one day.
Below are some snapshots from along the way. Catch glimpses of my daily life on .
Get In Touch
Always happy to discuss research ideas, collaborations, or opportunities in XR and HCI. Feel free to reach out!