Assoc. Prof. Dr .Yuhan Liu | AIGC design | Best Researcher Award
Associate Professor, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
🔬 Short Biography 🌿💊📚
🎓 Education
Dr. Yuhan Liu holds a Ph.D. in Digital Media and Publishing from Wuhan University, which she earned in 2017. Prior to this, she obtained an M.S. in Publishing from Pace University, New York, in 2013, and a B.A. in English from Chongqing University in 2011. Her interdisciplinary academic background provides a solid foundation for her research and teaching in digital media, cultural technologies, and intelligent publishing.
💼 Professional Experience
Dr. Liu currently serves as an Associate Professor of Digital Media Art at the School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, where she began as a Lecturer in 2018. In addition to her teaching roles, she has held multiple research fellow positions at national-level laboratories including the MoCT Key Laboratory of Lighting Interactive Service & Tech, the PPA Key Laboratory of Integrated Publishing Intelligent Service Technology and Standards, and other academic research centers specializing in digital publishing and cultural technologies.
🛠️ Skills and Editorial Roles
Dr. Liu’s research bridges digital media, artificial intelligence, and cultural preservation. Her key areas of focus include the digitization of characteristic ethnic culture, especially Tibetan heritage, through AI-based image restoration, metaverse construction, and automated narrative generation. Another major direction is the knowledge service of digital content, where she works on intelligent publishing platforms and digital tourism experience systems. Her expertise spans AR/VR technologies, multimodal content generation, and cultural data visualization.
🏅 Awards and Recognition
Dr. Liu has received multiple prestigious awards recognizing her contributions to digital media and cultural technology. These include First Prizes at events like the Milan Design Week China Collegiate Design Competition (2023, 2025) and the China Creative Challenges Contest (2021, 2025). She also earned distinctions at national competitions such as the Wangxuan News Science and Technology Award (2023), the National College Digital Media Technology Works and Creative Competition (2023), and the National Digital Art & Design Awards (2021). Her innovative projects on metaverse-based Tibetan culture and intelligent publishing have consistently garnered national recognition.