Hi, I am Tica Lin!
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I am currently building the future of sports storytelling at SportsBuddy.ai, driven by my passion for interactive technology, data visualization, and sports. I hold a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Harvard University. My research focuses on Immersive Analytics, SportsXR, and Human-AI Interaction, particularly in developing XR visualization and interaction for real-life dynamic environments. My vision is to augment human intelligence with AI and XR technologies, merging physical and digital experiences through data-driven, human-centered design.
My work, recognized with Best Paper Awards at HCI & Visualization Community, has been published in top venues such as ACM SIGCHI, IEEE VIS, and TVCG journal. I have contributed to the development of innovative AR/VR and AI technologies at Adobe Research, Apple Vision Products Group and Facebook Reality Labs as a research intern. Prior to embarking on the Ph.D. journey, I served as a Sr. Data Visualization Designer at Visa and was the first UX Designer at Philadelphia 76ers, experiences I shared in my book “My 76ers Story”.
I believe that “Design quality grows from intellectual quality,” which guides my growth both in sensation and knowledge as a designer and researcher. I also wrote a Ph.D. Survival Kit in Harvard Graduate Review to help fellow students navigate the PhD hardship. You can find my work in publications and my life experiences in CV.
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Featured Publications
VIRD: Immersive Match Video Analysis for High-Performance Badminton Coaching
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 2023 (VIS'23)
Paper (IEEE) Open Access Code Video
XR Input Error Mediation for Hand-Based Input: Task and Context Influences a User’s Preference
IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, 2023 (ISMAR'23)
Paper (IEEE) Open Access Video
The Quest for Omnioculars: Embedded Visualization for Augmenting Basketball Game Viewing Experiences
Honorable Mention Award (Top 5%)
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and
Computer Graphics, 2022 (VIS'22)
Labeling Out-of-View Objects in Immersive Analytics to Support Situated Visual Searching
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 2021 (Invited to present at VIS'22)
Paper (IEEE) Open Access Video
Towards an Understanding of Situated AR Visualization for Basketball Free-Throw Training
Honorable Mention Award (Top 5%)
Proceedings of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI'21)
Invited Talks & Lectures
→ Georgia Tech, AI Artistic Human Performance Workshop, May 2024
SportsXR: Augmenting Spatial Intelligence through Immersive Sports Analytics
→ University of Massachusetts Boston, CS617 - Visualizing Boston, March 2024
SportsXR: Sports Analytics with Immersive Visualizations
→ Brandeis University, COSI116A - Information Visualization, November 2023
Designing XR Visualizations for Real-life Analytic Tasks
→ JPMorgan Chase & Co, Applied Research Team, October 2023
Turn Data into Reality: Designing Contextual XR Visualizations for Situated Analytics
→ Georgia Tech, CS4460 - Introduction to Information Visualization, October 2023
SportsXR: Augmenting Sports Analytics with Immersive Visualizations
→ Inria at Université Paris-Saclay, AVIZ research group, April 2023
From Data to Reality: Augmenting Sports Analytics Workflow with Situated Visualizations
→ Boston College, CSCI3361 - Human-Computer Interaction, April 2023
Human-Centered Design in SportsXR
→ Harvard AR/VR Symposium: Sports Meet XR, November 2022
→ National Tsing Hua University, Department of Computer Science, November 2022
Sports Analytics & Visualization Research
→ Gate Sports Education: Introduction to Sports Analytics Workshop, June 2022
→ St. Ambrose University, KIN401 - Seminar in Sport Management, April 2022
21st Century Sports Analytics & Innovation [link]
→ Harvard University, CS171 - Visualization, November 2021
Visualization Research Intro: Immersive Analytics in Sports
→ Gate Sports Education, November 2021
Study Abroad: PhD in Sports Technology & Analytics