About

I am a 5th-year PhD candidate in the Computer Science and Engineering department at the University of Michigan, advised by Dr. Anhong Guo (opens in new tab).

I design and develop human-AI systems to make interfaces more intelligent and accessible.

I address this challenge by creating AI-powered interaction proxies that translate or automate interactions on the user's behalf. This approach reduces the need for direct interface modifications and relaxes ability assumptions made on either side, ultimately making interfaces more accessible and adaptable to diverse user needs.

Education

University of Michigan

Ph.D. in Computer Science & Engineering

Advised by Dr. Anhong Guo (opens in new tab)

Texas A&M University

M.S. in Computer Science & Engineering

Advised by Dr. Jeeeun Kim (opens in new tab)

The Ohio State University

B.S. in Computer Science & Engineering

IEEE Undergraduate Chapter

Industry

Adobe

Research Intern

Summer 2026

SAIC Motor

Intern, Advanced Technology Department (ATD)

Sensor fusion for autonomous driving

Summer 2019

Publications

Illustration of UI animation evaluation showing three phone screens with a card element transitioning positions
ACL 2026 Findings

Beyond Screenshots: Evaluating VLM Visual Understanding of UI Animations

Chen Liang, Xirui Jiang, Naihao Deng, Eytan Adar, Anhong Guo

Overview of the HandProxy system showing speech command, virtual proxy hand control, and hand interaction in VR
IMWUT 2025

HandProxy: Expanding the Affordances of Speech Interfaces in Immersive Environments with a Virtual Proxy Hand

Chen Liang, Yuxuan Liu, Martez Mott, Anhong Guo

BrushLens phone case with actuators recognizing and touching screen elements on behalf of the user
UIST 2023

BrushLens: Hardware Interaction Proxies for Accessible Touchscreen Interface Actuation

Chen Liang, Yasha Iravantchi, Thomas Krolikowski, Ruijie Geng, Alanson Sample, Anhong Guo

CustomizAR four-step process for interactive 3D design exploration and measurement
DIS 2022

CustomizAR: Facilitating Interactive Exploration and Measurement of Adaptive 3D Designs

Chen Liang, Anhong Guo, Jeeeun Kim

Other Projects

Reveille Racing · Texas A&M University Team

Indy Autonomous Challenge

Member of the vehicle control team. Placed 3rd in the 2021 Simulation Race.

TAMU Robomasters

Robomaster Robotics Competition

Advised the team on computer vision system design. 2020-2021.

For Fun

I enjoy playing the piano, cello, and badminton. I am certified in audio recording at Duderstadt Audio Studios (A, B, & C) (opens in new tab). Happy to help with your audio recording projects!