Jingyi Hou

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Jingyi Hou is a researcher in human-computer interaction, with a primary focus on telepresence robotics and immersive user interfaces. Her most notable contribution is the development of the Touchable live video Image based User Interface (TIUI), a novel framework that enables remote operators to interact with live video feeds through direct touch. This work, presented in her highly cited 2015 paper "Telepresence Interaction by Touching Live Video Images," bridges the gap between physical and digital interaction by allowing users to control telepresence robots simply by touching the video stream on a touchscreen. While her citation count of 5 reflects a focused, early-career impact, the conceptual innovation of TIUI has influenced subsequent work in remote collaboration and tangible interfaces. Hou’s research addresses a fundamental challenge in teleoperation: making remote control as intuitive as physical presence. Her work stands out for its elegant simplification of complex robotic control, offering a more natural and accessible way for humans to interact with distant environments.