Pan Hui
Computer scientist
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Pan Hui (Chinese: 許彬[3]) is a computer scientist at the University of Helsinki and The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). He is currently the Chair Professor of Computational Media and Arts, Chair Professor of Emerging Interdisciplinary Areas, the Director of the Center for Metaverse and Computational Creativity, and the Director of the HKUST-DT Systems and Media Laboratory at HKUST. He was elected as an International Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2020[3]; he also serves as a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE),[4] a member of the Academia Europaea,[5] and an ACM Distinguished Member.[6] He has also been elected to the endowed professorship Nokia Chair in Data Science,[7] and is the conference chair of the 17th ACM Multimedia Systems Conference (ACM MMSys 2026) in Hong Kong.[8]
Research
Hui is a researcher specializing in networking and communications, with a focus on mobile computing. His work covers mobility analysis, network methodologies, software system design and development, and application implementation.[9]
Metaverse
Hui's research has extensively focused on the metaverse, focusing on connected, shared, and concurrent 3D virtual spaces that are self-sustaining.[10] His research of augmented reality contributed to the development of CloudAR, an open software development kit designed to support mobile augmented reality applications.[11] He has also participated in the research of AR/VR applications including augmented driving, gesture control, social interaction, visual privacy protection, and assistive applications for the elderly and the visually impaired.[12]
Hui is the team leader for a project at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) named 'MetaHKUST',[13] which aims to highlight the potential uses of the metaverse in learning and infotainment.[14][15]