黃詩明 博士
Dr. HUANG Shiming
Assistant Professor
 
 
Dr. Ivy Shiming Huang obtained her doctorate degree from the School of Design of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. She is currently working as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Journalism and Communication of Hong Kong Shue Yan University. Dr. Huang’s academic interests include the intersection between media design, human-computer interaction, and new technologies of artificial intelligence and the potential of the creation of interactive and immersive systems through extended reality, AI-enabled creative media, and user experience research with the aim of creating a meaningful experience for humans. Her research articles have appeared in internationally reputed academic journals such as the International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, ACM Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction, and Computers in Human Behavior Reports. With over a decade of experience as a researcher and technologist, she is determined to impart the necessary skills to her students in this age of changing media.

 

Courses Taught
BA-MDIT Capstone Project
Principles of Form and Design
Human Centered UX & UI Design
Academic Qualifications
Doctor of Philosophy, Design, School of Design, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Master of Science, Multimedia & Entertainment Technology, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Bachelor of Science, Information and Computing Science，Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology
Publications
Journal Articles
Huang, I. S., & Hoorn, J. F. (2026). Advanced robot interfaces are unnecessary for effective psychological health interventions. Computers in Human Behavior Reports, 21, 100955. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chbr.2026.100955
Huang, I. S., & Hoorn, J. F. (2025). A Talking Musical Robot over Multiple Interactions: After Bonding and Empathy Fade, Relevance and Realism Arise. ACM Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction, 15(1), 1–38. https://doi.org/10.1145/3758102
Hoorn, J. F., & Huang, I. S. (2024). The media inequality, uncanny mountain, and the singularity is far from near: Iwaa and Sophia robot versus a real human being. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 181, 103142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhcs.2023.103142
Huang, I. S., Cheung, Y. W. Y., & Hoorn, J. F. (2023). Loving-kindness and walking meditation with a robot: Countering negative mood by stimulating creativity. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 179, 103107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhcs.2023.103107
Hoorn, J. F., Huang, I. S., Konijn, E. A., & van Buuren, L. (2021). Robot tutoring of multiplication: Over one-third learning gain for most, learning loss for some. Robotics, 10(1), 16. https://doi.org/10.3390/robotics10010016
Conference papers
Huang, I. S., & Hoorn, J. F. (2024). eiIBM_Robot: An Emotionally Supportive Robot for Delivering Interpretation Bias Modification Exercises. 33rd IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN 2024), August 26–30, Pasadena, CA.
Huang, I. S., & Hoorn, J. F. (2021). Does the robot show empathy with me? Talking vs. musical robot. In H. Wei & G. Bruijns (Eds.), Proceedings of the 9th Congress of the International Association of Societies of Design Research (IASDR '21), December 5–9, Hong Kong SAR. Springer.
Huang, I. S., & Hoorn, J. F. (2018). Having an Einstein in class: Teaching maths with robots is different for boys and girls. In X. Wang et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of the 13th World Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation (WCICA 2018), July 4–8, Changsha, China (pp. 424–427). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/WCICA.2018.8630584