Xuhai "Orson" Xu

Xuhai “Orson” Xu is an assistant professor at Columbia DBMI. He completed his postdoc at the MIT Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. He earned his PhD degree in Information Science at the University of Washington, and his bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering and Computer Science at Tsinghua University.

Dr. Xu’s research straddles multiple disciplines, including human-computer interaction, ubiquitous computing, artificial intelligence, and health. Using everyday sensor data and health records, he develops deployable behavior modeling algorithms to monitor various health and well-being conditions. Leveraging these models, he further designs and deploys intelligent intervention and interaction techniques that help end-users and patients achieve personal health and well-being goals, as well as support health experts in making decisions.

Dr. Xu has earned several awards, including 10 Best Paper, Best Paper Honorable Mention, and Best Artifact awards. His research has been covered by media outlets such as The Washington Post, Communication of ACM, and ACM News. He was recognized as the Gaetano Borriello Outstanding Student Award Winner at UbiComp 2022 and the UW Distinguished Dissertation Award in 2023.