Qiuyue Xue
Qiuyue (Shirley) Xue is an assistant professor in the Computer Science Department. Her research interests are in Ubiquitous Computing, Human–Computer Interaction, Wearables, Computing for Health, and resource-constrained embedded systems. Her recent work focuses on advancing the wearable space by transforming everyday accessories into low-power, intelligent systems that enable applications previously difficult or impossible to achieve. These applications s… ↓More
Joined department: Spring 2026
Research Areas
- Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Natural Language Processing
- Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
- Human-Computer Interaction
Education
PhD, University of Washington, Computer Science & Engineering (2025)
MS, Georgia Institute of Technology, Computer Science (2019)
BS, Peking University, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (2017)
Qiuyue (Shirley) Xue is an assistant professor in the Computer Science Department. Her research interests are in Ubiquitous Computing, Human–Computer Interaction, Wearables, Computing for Health, and resource-constrained embedded systems. Her recent work focuses on advancing the wearable space by transforming everyday accessories into low-power, intelligent systems that enable applications previously difficult or impossible to achieve. These applications span health, well-being, and human–computer interaction.
Before joining Purdue, she earned her PhD in Computer Science & Engineering from the University of Washington. She was a visiting faculty researcher at Google XR and has also worked with Microsoft Research, Apple AI/ML, and Google Health.
Selected Publications
PPG Earring: Wireless Smart Earring for Heart Health Monitoring. Qiuyue (Shirley) Xue, Dilini Nissanka, Jiachen Tammy Yan, Ruiqing Wang, Shwetak Patel, and Vikram Iyer. In Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. 1-16. 2025.
ECG Necklace: Low-power Wireless Necklace for Continuous ECG monitoring. Qiuyue (Shirley) Xue, Eric Steven Martin, Jiaqing Liu, Ruiqing Wang, Antonio Glenn, Richard Li, Vikram Iyer, and Shwetak Patel. In Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. 1-14. 2025.
| Thermal Earring: Low-power Wireless Earring for Longitudinal Earlobe Temperature Sensing. Qiuyue (Shirley) Xue, Yujia Liu, Joseph Breda, Mastafa Springston, Vikram Iyer, and Shwetak Patel. Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies 7, no. 4 (2024): 1-28. |