About Me

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 :)
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