Shixia Liu
Shixia Liu | |
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| Born | China |
| Alma mater | Harbin Institute of Technology (BSc, MSc), Tsinghua University (PhD) |
| Occupation(s) | Computer scientist, professor |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Employer | Tsinghua University |
| Known for | Information visualization, visual text mining, explainable artificial intelligence |
Shixia Liu () is a Chinese expert in computer science whose research focuses on information visualization, visual techniques in text mining, and the use of visual analytics within the realm of explainable artificial intelligence. She holds a professorship at the School of Software, Tsinghua University.
Education and career
Liu completed her undergraduate studies in mathematics at Harbin Institute of Technology in 1996, followed by a master's degree in the same field in 1998. She then earned her doctorate in computer science and technology from Tsinghua University in 2002.
Her professional experience includes research positions at IBM China Research Lab from 2002 to 2010 and at Microsoft Research Asia between 2010 and 2014. In 2014, she began her tenure at Tsinghua University as an associate professor, achieved tenure status in 2018, and advanced to full professor by 2021.
Recognition
In recognition of her work on visual text analysis and visual model analysis, Liu was inducted into the IEEE Visualization Academy in 2020 and was honored as an IEEE Fellow in 2021. Additionally, she was awarded the IEEE Visualization and Graphics Technical Community's Technical Achievement Award in 2022.