Muhan Xu
From co-founding AI products for 1M+ users, to PhD research on making AI hallucination verifiable
Work
- Linfo AI2023–NowCo-founder & Former Product LeadAI structural summarization tool, 20k+ users, $100k+ seed funding
- Tongji University, College of Design and Innovation2023–2024Postgraduate Visiting LecturerPhysical interfaces for AIGC tools, 32 students, 6 projects exhibited
- Tiamat AI2022–2023Co-founder & Former Product LeadAI image generation platform, 1M+ users, $10M+ Series A+ funding
- ual: Creative Computing Institute2021–2022Undergraduate Associate LecturerCreative Making: Design and Coding Visuals, 39 students
Research
- Climate Storytelling AI Assistant2025–NowProject Lead & Solo Full-Stack DeveloperGraphRAG system with glanceable verification indicators design
- AI-Assisted Academic Reading2024–2025Project Lead & Lead ResearcherUser study comparing structural and conversational AI summarisation for HCI students
Publications
- 2026CHI'26 PosterCCF-A ConferenceXu, M., Zhao, Z., Zeng, J., Wang, T., Panetta, F., Fiebrink, R., Bryan-Kinns, N., & Grierson, M.
- 2026CHI'26 PosterCCF-A ConferenceZhao, Z., Doukianou, S., Liu, M., Owen, E. M., Jiang, Z., Xu, M., Ortega-Ghio, F., & Lalioti, V.
- 2026Interactive Learning EnvironmentsSSCI Q1 JournalsXu, M., Li, X., Lan, T., Zeng, X., Wang, T., Sheng, S., Deng, X., Sun, J., Fiebrink, R., Bryan-Kinns, N., & Grierson, M.
- 2025SIGGRAPH Asia 2025 PostersWang, Z., Luo, S., Tian, S., Cai, Y., Ling, L., Xu, M., Yu, J., Lu, G., Zhu, J., & Luo, L.
- 2025Frontiers in Computer ScienceFu, J., Grierson, M., Jiang, R., Fu, S., He, M., & Xu, M.
Education
- ual: Creative Computing Institute2024–NowPhD Research Programme
- ual: Creative Computing Institute2020–2021MSc Creative Computing
- ual: Central Saint Martins2017–2020BA Product Design
- CAFA International Foundation2016–2017Foundation Diploma in 3D Design
Talks
- How LLM Transform Knowledge Consumption2025China Academy of Art, D&A Lab (Guest Speaker)
- From Assistance to Agent: Building AI-Native Interactive Experiences2023Global Design Futures Youth Network (Guest Speaker)
- AI and Museum Digitalization Exploration Training Camp2023Central Academy of Fine Arts, International College (Guest Speaker)
- "Come Visit" AI Art Symposium2022Tongji University D&I & Aiiiii Art Center (Organizer & Host)3-part discussion on AI creativity from DALL·E 2 and Disco Diffusion
- AI, Artificial Imagination: Creating New Species with AI2022Tongji TIANDI & Shanghai Youth Institute of Design and Innovation (Workshop Designer & Lecturer)Public course for ages 12-15
- AI, Artificial Imagination: Creating New Species with AI2022Beihang University, School of New Media Art and Design (Workshop Designer & Lecturer)
- From Aiiiii Art Center Launch Exhibition "The Book of Sand" to AI Art: Review, Outlook & Tools2021Tongji University, College of Architecture and Urban Planning (Guest Speaker)