Xi is a PhD candidate in the Department of Informatics at King’s College London. Her research focuses on playful creativity support tools that help artists and lay people to better express themselves in the creative process.

Currently, she works with communities with complex communication needs (people with aphasia), aiming at making the generative AI art tools accessible for the communities and exploring their therapeutic effects.

Thesis title

Accessible Art Expression via AI Creative Tools for People with Complex Communication Needs

Research interests

• Human-computer interaction 
• Generative AI
• Creativity support tools
• Accessible and inclusive design 
• Artistic expression and mental health

PhD supervision

• Principal supervisor: Dr Timothy Neate
• Second supervisor: Dr Michael Cook
• Third supervisor: Dr Rita Borgo