Curriculum Vitae

Hongtao Hao #

Contact: hongtaoh@cs.wisc.edu

Education #

  • 2021 ~ 2026 (expected), Ph.D. in Computer Sciences , University of Wisconsin Madison

  • 2018 ~ 2020, M.A. in Media Arts and Sciences, Indiana Univeristy Bloomington (GPA: 4.00/4.00)

    • Committee: Nicole Martins (Chair), Danielle Kilgo, Bryant Paul
    • Relevant Coursework: Introduction to Bayesian Data Analysis I , Data Visualization , Quantitative Methods for Public Health Research, Introduction to Statistics in Media Research, Content Analysis , Media Theories , Children and Media, Applying Social Science Research Methods to Media
  • 2016 ~ 2018, M.A. in Journalism, Renmin University of China (GPA: 3.91/4.00)

  • 2012 ~ 2016, B.A. in English , Hebei Normal University (GPA: 3.92/4.00)

Research Experience #

Aug. 2020 ~ present, Research Assistant at YY Lab for Dr. Yong-Yeol (“YY”) Ahn

  • Responsible for updating and improving COVID-19 visualizations
    1. Updated the data workflow ;
    2. Implemented delay parameter, play speed parameter, go back parameter, and date range slider;
    3. Created the bar chart race of confirmed cases;
    4. Improved the website design

Publications #

See Research

Honors & Fellowships #

  • 2015, China’s National Champion of the 1st ‘FLTRP Cup’ English Reading Contest, Beijing, China
  • 2019, Second top student paper award, Public Diplomacy Interest Group, International Communication Association, Washington, D.C.
  • 2019, Annette & Lars Willnat Travel Fellowship, Indiana University, USA
  • 2019, College or Arts and Sciences Travel Grant, Indiana University, USA
  • 2017, First Prize Academic Scholarship, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China
  • 2015, National Endeavor Fellowship, Hebei Normal Uniersity, Shijiazhuang, China

Projects #

Tutorials: #

  1. Notes on Network Science:     Website | Code | PDF
  1. How to Create Online Books:     Website | Code

  2. MSCH-C101 with Hongtao:     Website | Code

  3. D3Book Companion:     Website | Code

  4. Blog Posts of “How to” Series.

Website #

  1. International Journalism Class at RUC:     Website | Code

Data visualizations #

  1. Visualizing 120 Years of Summer Olympic Games:     Website | Code | Data | PDF
  1. Coronavirus Trend Visualizations:     Website | Data

Working Experience #

  • 2019 May, Journalist, 49th St.Gallen Symposium Magazine, St. Gallen, Switzerland

  • 2017 July, News Editor & Translator, China Daily, Beijing, China

  • 2015 April, Interpreter & Small group organizor, Wuhan Iron & Steel Corp., Hubei, China

    • Worked with 5 trainees from Indonesia

Teaching Experience #

  • Univeristy of Wisconsin-Madison, WI

    • 2022 Fall & 2021 Sprint, CS 570 Human Computer Interaction, Teaching Assistant with Professor Jacob
    • 2021 Fall, CS 639 Data Visualization, Teaching Assistant with Professor Yea-Seul Kim
  • Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

    • 2020 Spring, MSCH C101 Introduction to Media, Associate Instructor, 40 students (Class Website: C101 with Hongtao )
    • 2019 Spring & Fall, MSCH C207 Introduction to Media Industry and Management, Teaching Assistant, 125 students
    • 2018 Fall, MSCH C200 Videogame Industry: System and Management, Teaching Assistant, 60 students
  • New Oriental Education and Technology Inc., Beijing, China

    • 2016 & 2018 June-July, English Writing Instructor (Worked intensively for two months with over 200 hours of practice after two-month training in pedagogy)

Service #

  • 2019, Reviewer for International Communication Association

Computer Skills (in order of proficiency) #

  • Programming languages: Julia, Python, R, JavaScript, HTML & CSS
  • Creativity: Final Cut Pro

Slides #