Recruiting
I am recruiting research assistants for my research projects. Qualified RAs will be paid based on the SJTU student salary standard.
If you have experience and interest in the above positions, please feel free to send me an email: fangyuanchang@sjtu.edu.cn.
Research Assistant Projects
- Collaboration Technology Design for Human-Pet Interaction
- Immersive Experience Design through Multimodal Stimuli in Human-Robot Interaction
- Virtual Reality Education Technology for Smart Museums
- … any other projects that align with my research interests :)
Student Projects
I am happy to supervise student dissertations and final-year projects, as well as summer research for HCI/Wearables/VR related projects and student competitions.
For SJTU students who are interested in doing projects with me, please feel free to send me an email: fangyuanchang@sjtu.edu.cn.
Selected Projects

AI for Goods: Social Robots in Eldercare Practices
Optimising social robots for eldercare practices through investigating the dynamics of Human-robot Interaction in practices
PI.
@ SJTU, Shanghai; Lovot Robot, Shanghai.

Nectarine Health: Wearables for Eldercare Management
Developing a system consisting of wearables and audio devices that enable real-time monitoring and direct communication
[with Prof. Britt Ostlund]
@ KTH, Sweden; Vardaga, Sweden.

MooHealth: Wearables for Cattle Health Monitoring
Developing a neck-collar-based system that monitors cattle health 24/7 to detect illnesses early and promote cattle management
[with Assoc. Prof. Wei Tang]
@ SJTU, Shanghai; BrightDairy, Shanghai.

Transparency in Collaborative Human-AI Decision Making
Understanding interactivity with AI in decision-making and fostering the clarity of Human-AI communication
[with Prof. Zhenyu Gu]
@ SJTU, Shanghai; Huawei, Shenzhen.

Digital MoMo Campus and Actant Dynamics @ SJTU
Contextualizing, Visualizing and Simulating the Dynamics of Actants (human/non-human actors) in the SJTU Campus
PI.
@ SJTU, Shanghai; VRAR, Shanghai.

Generative AI Tools for Designing Interior Dungeon Game Scenes
Investigating Game Designers' Work Flow and Developing Interior Dungeon Game Scenes through Generative AI
[with Prof. Zhenyu Gu]
@ SJTU, Shanghai; XXX, Shenzhen.

CalmDen: Sensing the Separation Anxiety
Designing a Smart Dog Kennel to Reduce Separation Anxiety in Pets
PI.
@ SJTU, Shanghai.

Optimising CubeMuseum VR
Optimising CubeMuseum For Cultural Artifact Learning
[with Asst. Prof. Andong Zhang]
@ SJTU, Shanghai.

AromaBot: Smelling User Trustworthiness
Investigating the Congruency of Olfaction and Auditory Stimuli on HRI
PI.
@ SJTU, Shanghai.

The Time Traveler: Feeling the Near Past
Using Past Memory through VR Devices to Train Older Adults with MCI
With Dr. Xinyi Liu
@ SJTU, Shanghai; ETH, Swiss.