Kai Xu徐凯

Associate Professor at School of Computer Science, University of Nottingham, UK.

I am an Associate Professor in the School of Computer Science at the University of Nottingham, UK. I am co-director of The Visualization, Text Analytics, and Graphics Group, an organiser of the Visualisation Interest Group at the Alan Turing Institute, and chair of the UK branch of Eurographics.

My research sits at the intersection of AI/Machine Learning and Data Visualisation. The latter is about presenting data visually so that people can find patterns using human cognition and domain knowledge. Currently I focus on Human-AI Collaboration, particularly AI Co-Scientist, to transform scientific discovery.

I have led many research projects with a total value of over £12 million, funded by UK and EU research councils (EPSRC, EU Framework Programme), government bodies (Ministry of Defence, Dstl, US Department of Homeland Security) and industry (Microsoft, British Telecom).

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2026

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If you are a company or academic interested in visualisation or human-centred AI, I would be glad to hear from you.

If you are a student looking for an internship or PhD, the projects page lists current opportunities and scholarship details.

kai.xu@nottingham.ac.uk