Jixiang Fan
Instructor at Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJixiang Fan is a Ph.D. candidate in Computer Science at Virginia Tech specializing in Human–Computer Interaction and Computer Science Education, with nine years of experience spanning instruction, UX design, and software engineering. As an Instructor of Record and multi-semester teaching assistant, he combines classroom leadership with a teaching philosophy focused on cultivating students’ passion for programming and proactive career planning. His research uses diary study methodology to explore how technologies can strengthen human connections and improve learning quality for CS students. Prior industry roles at Pactera and NTT DATA bridged UX, backend development, and automation—bringing practical product and monitoring expertise to his academic work. He holds a Future Professoriate Certificate and is active in VT GrATE, signaling strong preparation for postdoctoral or academic positions upon his expected 2026 graduation.
9 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at Virginia TechThe University of Maryland, College ParkBachelor's degree, Economics, Bachelor's degree, Economics at University of MarylandHigh School Diploma, High School Diploma at Shanghai Shixi High SchoolProgramming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
JixiangFan/FitAware_Mobile
Oct 2019 - Aug 2022
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 10 months
JixiangFan/CMSC420
May 2017 - May 2017
Contributions:28 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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