Hongxin (April) Fu

Data visualization · Visual analytics · Data art

I am a Ph.D. student in Computer Science at Florida State University, working with Professor Yifang Wang. I received my master’s degree in Artistic Design from Beijing Normal University, and my bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering from Zhejiang Gongshang University.

I work on data visualization and human-AI collaboration to support decision-making, with a focus on the science of science: how research is funded, produced, and used. I study patterns across this ecosystem and build interactive tools for the people in it. Alongside this, I create interactive installations and data-driven art.

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publications

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    LitRank: An Interactive Tool for Ranking and Field Inference in Literary Data
    Hongxin Fu, Ning Zhang, Chengtao Ji, and 2 more authors
    In 2025 7th International Conference on Software Engineering and Computer Science (CSECS), 2025
    DOI
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    ST-Refinery: Visual Diagnostics and Interactive Reclustering for Spatial Transcriptomics
    Hongxin Fu, Junning Feng, Yi Lou, and 2 more authors
    In International Symposium on Visual Information Communication and Interaction (VINCI 2026), short paper, 2026

posters

Escaping Dementia: Early Warnings from Protein Indicators
Hongxin Fu and Wei Li
The 12th China Visualization and Visual Analytics Conference (ChinaVis 2025) , 2025
Information Is Beautiful Awards, Longlist , 2024
PDF Video Website Demo
Search for patterns in the Forbidden City: AIGC interactive exploration based on the window lattice of the Forbidden City
Yiyu Fang , Zihong Zhao , Vivian Huang , Hongxin Fu
The First Global Heads Forum in Education and The Inauguration Conference of The Global Alliance of Educational Leaders and Department Heads (GAELDH 2024) , 2024
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ongoing projects

Notrix: Understanding Machine Learning Solutions in Computational Notebooks at Scale
Xiaotian Su , Hongxin Fu , Xiaoyu Zhang , April Yi Wang*

projects

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Fluid Soundscapes: Touching Kandinsky

Jiaying Fu , Hongxin Fu , Tiange Zhou*

ExhibitionHarvard XR 2024 showcase

ExhibitionInnovative Horizons

ExhibitionDawn of the Century

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Geometric Gestures: Interactive Patterns

Hongxin Fu , Tianyue Gong , Hejia Chen

ExhibitionTechnology Lights up Traditional Culture

AwardThe 7th Global Competition on Design for Future Education - Finallist

ConferenceThe First Global Heads Forum in Education and The Inauguration Conference of The Global Alliance of Educational Leaders and Department Heads (GAELDH) 2024

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AI Teaching Assistant: Innovative Applications for Class Management and Home-School Communication

Xu Tu , Chang Liu , Hongxin Fu

AwardInternational User Experience Innovation Competition (UXDA) - Second Prize & Best Development Application Award

AwardKAN TAI-KEUNG DESIGN AWARD-UI design (Student group) - First Prize

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Dispersion and Reconstruction: From Canvas to Pixels

Hongxin Fu
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Cornfield Chase Music Visualization

Hongxin Fu

DemoMusic visualization, October 2026