Summary
Xinrui Fang is an HCI researcher and creative technologist with 8 years of experience blending academic rigor and product engineering across Japan, Hong Kong, and China. Currently a Research Assistant at the University of Tokyo pursuing a PhD in Human–Computer Interaction, she previously built backend services at Rakuten and mentored junior engineers while working bilingually in English and Japanese. Her hands-on projects span collaborative multimodal interaction systems, touchable 3D vehicle interfaces, and voice-command assistance—demonstrating fluency from prototype UI work in Unity and Fabric.js to production backend services. Trained at Keio University (MSc, 3.87/4) and with exchange experience in Germany, she pairs strong research foundations with practical deployment experience. She maintains a creative practice (xinrui.design) that surfaces cross-disciplinary ideas connecting UX design, interaction engineering, and emerging HCI methods.
8 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Nano Degree, User Experience Desinger, Nano Degree, User Experience Desinger at Udacity
Technischen Universität Darmstadt
Bachelor of Engineer, Digital Media Technology, Bachelor of Engineer, Digital Media Technology at Dalian University of Technology
Master's degree, Human-Computer Interaction, 3.87/4, Master's degree, Human-Computer Interaction, 3.87/4 at Keio University
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Human-Computer Interaction, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Human-Computer Interaction at 日本东京大学
English, Japanese, Chinese