Hello ; )
I am Rima Cao !
ABOUT ME
Hi, I am Yining "Rima" Cao!
I am currently a second year Ph.D student at University of California, San Deigo, working with Professor Haijun Xia.
My research interest lies in the intersection of Human-Computer Interaction and Computer Vision. I am interested in building intelligent interactive system that support visual thinking and storytelling.
Priviously, I was a master student at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, majoring in Data Analasis and Human-Computer Interaction. I worked with Professor Eytan Adar and Hari Subramonyam. I was also a graduate student research assistent at ICRL directed by Professor Jessie Yang. I got my Bachelor's degree from Tsinghua University, China.
Research
I build tools that support creativity and visual thinking with motion.
DataParicles: Block-based and Language-oriented Authoring of Animated Unit Visualizations
CHI'23
DataParticles is a natural language-oriented, block-based authoring tool for animated unit visualizations. Creators can author animated unit visualizations that are congruent with their story narratives by writing plain text in a rich text editor.
VideoSticker : A Tool for Active Visual Note-taking and Annotation
IUI'22
We propose VideoStickers , a tool for supporting graphical note-taking from videos. VideoStickers utilizes object detection and tracking and linking to narratives to allow the viewer to quickly `collect' a sticker and integrate the content into motion graphical notes.
More projects
Most of my works combine algorithms, designs and fun.
More in Life :)
Beyond academic researches, I am also interested in other fields like dancing, drawing, handicraft, etc. Here list some of my hobbies and shows another part of me.
Drawing & Design
Draw a popular science brochure
October, 2018
3D Tsinghua C4D Modeling
October, 2016
Motion Poster for Spring Festival
Janurary, 2018
Voluntary work
Water filter for arsenic removal
June, 2017
Voluntary teaching
October, 2017
Voluntary sampling
Feburary, 2018
Jazz & Aerobic
Jazz performance
May, 2017
Ballet
November, 2017
Aerobic competition
October, 2017
Photography
Wine
November, 2015
Snow town
Janurary, 2017
Water town
October, 2017
RIMA
You can find me through these links.