Situated Reality (SiR) Lab

About Us:

The Situated Reality (SiR) Lab (香港大學情境現實實驗室) at the Department of Data and Systems Engineering (DASE), The University of Hong Kong (HKU), conducts research in Human–Computer Interaction (HCI), with a focus on extended reality (XR—including VR, AR, MR, and smart glasses) and intelligent spatial computing. SiR@HKU is led by Assistant Professor Xiang Li (李想). 

Our work explores three closely related directions:

• AI-driven context-aware interaction: How intelligent systems can perceive context and enable adaptive, seamless interaction in everyday environments.

• Body-centric and embodied interfaces: How embodied and body-centered interaction techniques can augment human capabilities through physical engagement.

• Deployable XR systems: The design and implementation of robust, deployable immersive VR and CAVE systems for real-world application domains, including social XR, the future of work, robotics, education, healthcare, multimedia systems, manufacturing, training, and simulation.

• We are also keen to explore other emerging topics at the intersection of AI and XR.

Across these directions, we place a strong emphasis on system-level design and engineering, translating interactive XR research into robust, deployable systems that address real-world needs. We are also keen to explore emerging topics at the intersection of AI and XR.

By integrating XR, sensing, and intelligent systems, SiR@HKU aims to design situated, human-centered interfaces that naturally blend digital experiences into the physical world.