About Me
aboutMe
- 🏫 Currently a PhD Student @ University of Waterloo CS. Member of HCI and Health Lab, Waterloo HCI Lab.
- 🏆 Provost Doctoral Entrance Reward for Women, Women in Computer Science Scholarship.
- 🏫 Earned Master’s in Computer Science at Khoury College of Computer Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA.
- 💻 Proficient in Python, Java, C, SQL. Well-versed in Object-Oriented concepts, Data Structures, and Algorithms. Now learning Unity and C# under own capacity.
- 🤖️ Specializing in the intersection of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and healthcare, I focus on enhancing public health through multi-modal interactive technologies, including conversational agents, virtual and augmented reality, and mobile and web applications.
- ⚙️ Worked in Relational Agents Group (Northeastern University) as a Research Assistant.
Me Before CS:
- ⚖️ Earned a LLB degree in Durham University, College of St’Hild & St’Bede, United Kingdom.
- ☀️ LLM (Master of Laws) with Graduate Certificate in Technology and Entrepreneurship Law from University of Southern California, LA.
- 🌲 Possessing Chinese Legal Qualification (Since 2020).
Fun facts:
- 💬 Mandarin, English, Japanese (Intermediate), and still learning more…
- 🌍 5 years in the UK, 3 years in the US, new to Canada (still counting)…
Out of Research I like:
- 📷 Old-school film photography.
- ⛰️ Nature and hiking.
- 📖 Literature and History.
- 🏸️ Badminton & ⚽️ Soccer/Football & 🏒 Hockey & ⚾️ Baseball.
Let’s stay in touch:
- 📧 christinalizx at gmail.com
- 💼 https://www.linkedin.com/in/zixi-li-3a12b118a/
- Feel free to reach out for roles and insights.
- If you are transiting or preparing to transit into the field of Technology from Social Science areas and have concerns/questions, feel free to reach out too :)