Yucheng LIU
Education
- Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) (HKUST(GZ))
- MPhil. in Computational Media and Arts | Graduated in Oct. 2025
- GPA: 3.940 / 4.300 | Supervisors: Prof. Mingming Fan, Prof. Yi Cai, Prof. Jinni Zhou
- Thesis: #VRSickness #HCI | github.com/liu-yucheng/ViSCA-Recorder_Community
- University of Maryland, College Park (UMD/UMCP)
- B.S. in Computer Science (Mathematical Statistics Minor) | Graduated in May. 2020
- GPA: 3.940 / 4.000 | Latin Honor: Cum Laude | Rank: Top 5% to 10%
Computer Skills
- Programming (Expert): Bash | C | C++ (w/ Arduino) | C♯ (w/ Unity) | Python (w/ PyTorch)
- Programming (Familiar): Java | JavaScript/TypeScript | MATLAB/GNU Octave | Ocaml | Rust
- Programming (Basic): ARM Assembly | X86 Assembly | R | Ruby
- Database Operation: MongoDB | SQL
- Others: Adobe Photoshop | GNU GIMP | LaTeX | Inkscape | Microsoft Office | Typst
Language Skills
- L1 (First Languages, Native): Chinese (Mandarin, China)
- L2 (Second Languages, Full Proficiency): English (United States)
Working Experience
- Retroverse Bike Project | Guangzhou, China | Feb. 2023 to Present
- Position(s): Systems Engineer | HCI Engineer | Startup Co-founder
- Worked with Prof. Ge Lin Kan (UGOD), Prof. Jinni Zhou (RBM), Prof. Dong Lu (LFT) at HKUST(GZ).
- Built prototypes of an indoor VR cycling machine (the Retroverse Bike) targeting older adults.
- Integrated bike mechanics, MCU, WLAN, PC, and Game Engine systems.
- Productize and industrialized the Retroverse Bike. Commercialization in progress.
- Developed a cryptographic tool for bike wireless configuration (github.com/liu-yucheng/Retroverse-Bike-Utils).
- iSure AIDesign Project | Foshan, China | Apr. 2021 to Dec. 2022
- Position(s): Software Engineer | AI Engineer | Startup Co-founder
- Built solutions that use AI technology to revolutionize the marble tile design process.
- Engineered an AI tile design toolchain consists of 3 apps. 100% code contribution.
- Released the toolchain on GitHub (github.com/liu-yucheng/AIDesign-OpenToolchain).
- Designed a new GAN training algorithm inspired by several classic GAN papers.
- Used the AIDesign apps to train and optimize AI models that generate tile designs.
- University of Maryland, College Park | Maryland, United States | Aug. 2019 to May. 2020
- Position(s): Teaching Assistant to CMSC433 (Parallel Computing UG Course)
- Developed a new coding project in C with OpenMPI.
- Revised the automated grading programs of multiple coding projects.
- Designed in-person and online midterm and final exam questions.
- Held in-person and online office hours. Graded student course-works.
Professional Experience
- Word-As-Image-Extended/Arabesque-Echo Project | Guangzhou, China | Sep. 2023 to Jan. 2024
- LYC-GitBashUtils Project | Shenzhen, China | May 2021 to Present
- Position: Software Engineer
- Designed a new Git branching model for small-scale software projects.
- Engineered an app that implements the model in pure Bash. 100% code contribution.
- Used the application to manage itself and many other repositories.
- Released the application on GitHub (github.com/liu-yucheng/LYC-GitBashUtils).
Awards
- Excellence Award | 2nd Greater Bay Area Graduate Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition
- Retroverse Bike Project | Yucheng Liu, Junwei Li, Jie Pan | 2024
- Excellence Award | 2nd Greater Bay Area Graduate Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition
- Memory is Medicine Project | Mandi Tang, Yucheng Liu, Junwei Li, Jianhao Chen, Qiongyan Chen | 2024
- Excellence Award | “HKUST-Yuexiu Group” Million Prize International Entrepreneurship Competition
- Memory is Medicine Project | Guangzhou Duheng Technology, LLC. | 2024
- Best Speaker Award | HKUST (GZ) Systems Engineering Core Course Spring 2023 Grand Prix
- Yucheng Liu | Spring 2023
- Excellence Award | 17th Chunhui Cup China Overseas Students Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition
- iSure AIDesign Project | Yucheng Liu, Jite Gu, Ziye Peng, Moquan Wan | 2022
- UMD CMNS Semester Academic Honors (Dean’s List) : Yucheng Liu | 7 Times | Fall 2016 to Fall 2019
Patents
- Application No. MU26001704 | China Utility Model Patent
- A split-type upper and lower limb training device | Ge Lin Kan, Yucheng Liu, Shu-Kwan Cheung, Zhixun Lin
Theses/Publications
- Master of Philosophy Thesis | 2025
- Y. Liu, “ViSCA Recorder - Finding the Causes of VR Sickness with On-board Sensors of a VR Headset and Real-time User Feedbacks,” Master of Philosophy Thesis, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), Hong Kong, China, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://github.com/liu-yucheng/ViSCA-Recorder_Community/releases/download/v1.3.0-38/v1.0.1-78_Yucheng-Liu_20833477_MPhil-Thesis_HKUST-GZ.pdf
- Journal Article | Third Author | 2024
- Q. Chen et al., “SilverCycling: Exploring the Impact of Bike-Based Locomotion on Spatial Orientation for Older Adults in VR,” Proc. ACM Interact. Mob. Wearable Ubiquitous Technol., vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 1–24, Aug. 2024, doi: 10.1145/3678522.
- Conference Paper | Third Author | 2025
- Y. Zhuo et al., “vNeck: Electrical Muscle Stimulation Around the Neck for Eyes-Free Target Acquisition in Virtual Reality,” presented at the 2025 International Conference on Human-Engaged Computing, 2025. doi: 10.1145/3786995.3787012.
- Conference Paper | First Author | 2023
- Y. Liu et al., “Retroverse: Envisioning Combined Physical Fitness and Blended Memory,” presented at the International Conference on Informatics and Service Sciences, July 2023. doi: 10.1007/978-981-97-4045-1_1.
Highlighted Courses
- MPhil. in Computational Media and Arts Program | Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou)
- Computational Media and Arts | Creative Coding | Information Science and Technology | Cross-disciplinary Design Thinking | Model-based Systems Engineering | AR/VR/MR/XR Concepts, Theory and Techniques
- B.S. in Computer Science Program | University of Maryland, College Park (UMD/UMCP)
- Game Programming | Software Engineering | Data Science and Machine Learning | Computer Systems Architecture | Human-Computer Interaction | Theory and Methods of Statistics | Statistical Computing | Data Structures | Parallel Computing | Applied Statistics | Probability Theory | Computer and Network Security | Cryptology | Programming Languages | Algorithms | Multivariable Calculus | Computer Systems | Discrete Structures | Linear Algebra | Object-Oriented Programming