Xiuge Chen

Email: xiugechen (at) gmail (dot) com

Last updated: 29 Nov, 2021

I am a graduate software engineer at Optiver APAC. I recieved my Master in Computer Science (with Distinction) at The University of Melbourne, where I am fortunate to be supervised by Anthony Wirth . While at there, I was also a research assistant at the Human-Computer Interaction Group under the supervision of Tilman Dingler . Previously, I was a undergraduate at Nanjing University, China, studying Biological Science and Finance (minor), where I was fortunate to have Jing Wang as my thesis supervisor.

Broadly speaking, my main research interest is exploring how best to help people process and utilize big data. As data keeps exploding, we must revise our current information processing stacks entirely, from fundamental algorithms to high-level user interfaces. My ultimate goal is to build new stacks better tailored for big-data analysis, and I am currently tackling it from two directions:

Theoretical Computer Science: I am interested in designing efficient big-data algorithms and data structures with strong theoretical guarantees. Examples of my research involve streaming/distributed algorithms, approximation/randomzied algorithms, and graph theory.
Human-Computer Interaction: I am also interested in building cognition-aware systems that facilitate information processing. My recent research focuses on detecting cognitive biases and reading comprehensions with digital solutions.

Publications (by Topics)

Human-Computer Interaction
- Accurate measurement of handwash quality using sensor armbands: Instrument validation study
  Chaofan Wang, Zhanna Sarsenbayeva, Xiuge Chen, Tilman Dingler, Jorge Goncalves, Vassilis Kostakos
  JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 2020. Available at here

Unpublished Manuscripts (by Topics)

Theoretical Computer Science
- Sublinear-Space Streaming Algorithms for Estimating Graph Parameters on Sparse Graphs
  Xiuge Chen, Rajesh Chitnis, Patrick Eades, Anthony Wirth
  Unpublished Manuscript.
Human-Computer Interaction
- The Eyes Have It : Characteristics of Deep Reading Activities on Desktop and Mobile Devices
  Xiuge Chen, Namrata Srivastava, Rajiv Jain, Jennifer Healey, Tilman Dingler
  Unpublished Manuscript.
- Battle Misinformation: Detecting Cognitive Bias with Eye Movements
  Xiuge Chen, Benjamin Tag, Catherine E. Davey, Tilman Dingler
  Unpublished Manuscript.

Teaching

Tutor (Teaching assistant)
Declarative Programming (COMP90048), 2021 S1, The University of Melbourne
by Renata Borovica-Gajic and Farah Khan
Tutor (Teaching assistant)
Computer Systems (COMP30023), 2020 S1 - 2021 S1, The University of Melbourne
by Lachlan Andrew and Olya Ohrimenko
Tutor (Teaching assistant)
Database Systems (INFO20003), 2019 S1 - 2021 S1, The University of Melbourne
by Renata Borovica-Gajic and Farah Khan
Slides

Work Experiences

Graduate Software Engineer
Optiver APAC, Australia, Aug 2021 - Now
Research Assistant
The University of Melbourne, Australia, July 2020 - July 2021
Teaching Assistant
The University of Melbourne, Australia, Feb 2019 - July 2021
Software Engineer Intern
Optiver APAC, Australia, Nov 2019 - Feb 2020
Software Engineer Intern
Huawei, China, Nov 2018 - Feb 2019

Education

Master of Science (Computer Science, with Distinction), The University of Melbourne, July 2018 - July 2021
Thesis: Approximation Algorithms for Streamed Sparse Graphs. Available at here
supervised by Prof Anthony Wirth
Bachelor of Science (Biological Science) and Minor Degree in Finance, Nanjing University, Sep 2014 - Jun 2018
Thesis: The Relationship between Methylation Modification and Gene Expression in Tumor Cells
supervised by Prof Jing Wang

Awards

Dean's Honour List for 2021 (2021, Faculty of Science, The University of Melbourne)
Graduate with Distinction (2021, The University of Melbourne)
Outstanding Graduate (2018, Nanjing University, equivalent to summa cum laude)
People's Scholarship (2014 - 2017, Nanjing University, top 10% of the cohort)
National and State Basketball Championships (2011 - 2014, Guizhou, China)