Zhitong "Klara" Guan
HKUST GZ Campus, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
I am a Research Associate at the APEX Group of Hong Kong University of Science and Techology (HKUST) in Guangzhou, China, working on accessibility technology research. I am extremely fortunate to be advised by Prof. Mingming Fan. My research focuses on advancing Human-Computer Interaction. Specifically, I am interested in developing accessible technologies for people with disabilities. I hope to use technology to improve quality of life.
Previously, I was a Product Manager in the WeChat Group of Tencent Holdings Ltd., overseeing a myriad of products.
Before I joined WeChat, I obtained a Master's degree in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from UC Berkeley, where I was advised by Prof. Zeyu Zheng working on practical machine learning and optimization problems. I earned my B.A. degree with Honors from UC Berkeley as well, where I double majored in Math and Data Science.
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Our work on a mobile application system that helps blind and low-vision users to fetch packages from parcel lockers was submitted to IMWUT/UbiComp November 2022. Checkout our demo video HERE
I joined HKUST’s Accessible & Pervasive User EXperience (APEX) Group as a researcher on accessible technology.
I joined the WeChat group as a full-time Product Manager for WeChat Search.
I finished my Master’s Degree in UC Berkeley’s IEOR Department, advised by Prof. Zeyu Zheng.
I graduated from UC Berkeley with a Double Major in Math and Data Science.