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Chun Yu is a leading researcher at the intersection of human-computer interaction (HCI), virtual reality (VR), and robotics, with a focus on creating immersive, tangible, and culturally meaningful experiences. Their work is distinguished by pioneering efforts to bridge the virtual and real worlds, often leveraging everyday or reconfigurable robotic systems to enhance human capabilities. A standout contribution is "MoveVR," which repurposes household cleaning robots to deliver multiform force feedback in VR, a novel approach that has garnered 29 citations for its ingenuity in making haptic feedback accessible and realistic. Yu has also advanced full-body pose estimation with companion robots ("PepperPose," 9 citations) and demonstrated that interactions with modular robots can significantly improve spatial reasoning—a key STEM skill—as shown in their 2018 and 2019 studies (6 and 4 citations). Their 2023 comprehensive survey on virtual-real fusion HCI (15 citations) systematically maps the field’s future, emphasizing personalized perception and adaptive dialogue systems. Notably, Yu extends HCI into cultural heritage with "MakeBronze," an interactive system teaching children ancient lost-wax casting (8 citations), and applies multi-sensor fusion to industrial welding quality monitoring (2025). With a growing citation impact and a portfolio spanning education, healthcare, and culture, Chun Yu is shaping how humans intuitively interact with intelligent, responsive systems.