Art Researcher, Painter, Calligrapher, Educator, Computer Scientist

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Ruimin Lyu, a male associate professor at the School of Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science of Jiangnan University, is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA) in the UK and a member of the China Computer Federation (CCF). His research and practice focus on the intersection of art and science, particularly in empirical aesthetics, computer art, and human-computer interaction. His work involves developing graphic art applications and games aimed at bridging art and science, enhancing scientific intuition through art, and vice versa. Stemming from his childhood education in traditional Chinese calligraphy and painting and his ongoing passion, in the recent years, he has focused on traditional Chinese calligraphy and painting. Leveraging his interdisciplinary background, he combines cutting-edge technologies such as experimentation, data, and artificial intelligence with traditional experiential exploration methods to deeply study the culture, cognition and intelligence embedded in them. Merging backgrounds in traditional calligraphy and painting, electronic science, optical engineering, and digital art, he makes unique contributions to contemporary calligraphy and painting practice, cross-disciplinary research in art and engineering, and interdisciplinary education.

📜 Articles

In Review & Revision:

  1. Ruimin Lyu, Wen Sun, Yongle Cheng, Yifei Shi, Ning Wang, Joydeep Bhattacharya. Predict the Writer’s Trait Emotional Intelligence From Reproduced Calligraphy. Scientific Report. (In Revision)
  2. Chen Chen, Ruimin Lyu*, Guoying Yang, Yuan Liu. Human Performance in TSP Tasks: Based on Symbolic Cognition. Cognitive System Research. (In Revision)
  3. Ruimin Lyu, Wen Sun, Yifei Shi, Yuqian Zhao, Joydeep Bhattacharya, Guoying Yang. Understanding calligraphy flow: Psychological predictors and performance outcomes. Social Sciences & Humanities Open. (In Submission)
  4. Ruimin Lyu, Yongjian Yang, Yunhui Lin, Yifei Shi, Guoying Yang. A Collective Intelligence Turing Test in Art: Yin-Yang as a Cultural-Aesthetic Probe. SIGGRAPH Asia. (In Submission)
  5. Yunhui Lin, Haoyang Li, Yongjian Yang, Yifei Shi, Guoying Yang, Ruimin Lyu*. Human vs. AI: Who Is Better at Drawing "Yin and Yang"? SIGGRAPH Asia. (In Submission)
  6. Ruimin Lyu. Defining Understanding as the Contextual Adaptation of an Information Processing Agent (In Submission)
  7. Ruimin Lyu, Yanjing Chen, Guoying Yang, Zhenping Xie. Semantic Evolution of Chinese Calligraphy Concepts: A Diachronic Embedding Analysis from Classical Treatises to Modern Dissertations. Humanities & Social Sciences Communications. (In Submission)
  8. Ruimin Lyu, Jiazheng Wang, Huan Liu. Spot-the-Outlier: A GWAP Framework for Efficient Large-Scale Subjective Visual Dissimilarity Data Collection. Behavior Research Method (In Submission)
  9. Jiazheng Wang, Guoying Yang, Yuchen Wang, Ruimin Lyu*. Greater Complexity Difference Enhances Symbol Distinctiveness, While Complexity Sum Has a Minor Negative Effect. The International Journal of Human-Computer Studies. (In Submission)
  10. Ruimin Lyu, Joydeep Bhattacharya, Guoying Yang, Zhenping Xie, Yuan Liu. Balancing Efficiency and Complexity: Generative Encoding Principles Underlying Dual Statistical Regimes in Language. Nature Human Behaviour. (In Submission)
  11. Guoying Yang, Sihan Wang, Shiyao Zhang, Yun Liu, Jing Lu, Ruimin Lyu*. (2025) Analyzing critical features for voice problems in Chinese teachers using computational machine learning algorithms. Journal of Voice. **(**In submission)
  12. Guoying Yang, Wen Sun, Amy Rakei, Jasmine Tan, Alegria O. Ferrer, Ruimin Lyu, Joydeep Bhattacharya. (2025) Inspires to Sing: Investigating Individual difference of flow in singers. Music & Science. (In Revision)

2025

  1. Ruimin Lyu, Sihan Wang, Guoying Yang. Efficiency in Writing Systems: Testing Zipf’s Law of Abbreviation Across Letters, N-Grams, and Words. Accepted to CogSci 2025.
  2. Sihan Wang, Ruimin Lyu*. A Visual Complexity Measurement Method Based on Monte Carlo Sampling. Accepted to CogSci 2025
  3. Chen Chen, Ruimin Lyu*. Cognitive Decision-Making in TSP Tasks: The Impact of Line Stylization Features of Point Arrays. Accepted to CogSci 2025
  4. Yongle Chen, Ruimin Lyu*. Sexual Selection Preferences in Anthropomorphized Imagery of Interpretative Graphics in Quantitative Visualization. Accepted to CogSci 2025
  5. D. Wang, R. Lyu* and G. Yang, "Utilizing Typographic Layout to Faithfully and Metaphorically Visualize One Dimensional Chaos," 2025 IEEE 18th Pacific Visualization Conference (PacificVis), Taipei City, Taiwan, 2025, pp. 97-107, doi: 10.1109/PacificVis64226.2025.00016.
  6. Yuan Q, Yang G, Lyu R*. Aesthetic Judgment in Calligraphic Tracing: The Dominant Role of Dynamic Features. Behavioral Sciences. 2025; 15(4):525. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15040525
  7. Zhiwen Wang, Ruimin Lyu. Human-Machine Confusion Comparison: Feature Engineering and Visual Interpretability in Pseudo-Word Recognition. Accepted to IEEE SMC 2025
  8. Xuanhe Liu, Qiuxiao Ni, Siyu Qi, Qiuyue Wang, Ruimin Lyu.* Morpho-Semantic Symbiosis in Chinese Characters: A Heterogeneous Graph Framework for Component Plasticity and Semantic Re-creation. Accepted to IEEE SMC 2025
  9. Ruichi Dai, Shengjian Ding, Weixuan Li, Ruimin Lyu*. Cognitive Psychology Effects in Lexical Decision Tasks: Contrasting Human Behavior with Fine-Tuned Transformer-Based Models. Accepted to IEEE SMC 2025
  10. Qianxi Zhang, Jiayi Li, Yize Li, Ruimin Lyu*. Quantitative Evaluation Framework for Pen-Style Tools in Filling Tasks: Filling Quality and Variation Tendencies. Accepted to IEEE UIC 2025

2024

  1. Lin, Yunhui, Guoying Yang, Yuefeng Ze, Lekai Zhang, Baixi Xing, Xinya Liu, and Ruimin Lyu*. "The Impact of Motion Features of Hand-drawn Lines on Emotional Expression: an Experimental Study." Computers & Graphics 119 (2024): 103897.
  2. Jiayi Li, Yize Li, Yunhui Lin, Ruimin Lyu*. (2024). A concise and visual computational interpretation of emotional expression in hand-drawn lines. Third International Conference on Machine Vision, Automatic Identification, and Detection (MVAID 2024). SPIE, 2024, 13230: 66-75.
  3. Yuchen Wang, Ruimin Lyu*. (2024, July). Characteristics of Visual Complexity: Calligraphic Fonts vs. Printed Fonts. In 2024 IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo Workshops (ICMEW) (pp. 1-6). IEEE.

2023

  1. Ren, Hui and Liu, Yuan and Lyu, Ruimin and ****Yang, Guoying and Nian, Haixian and Fu, Yangzi andTian, Youming.(2023) The Effect of Stroke Thickness on the Readability of Chinese Typefaces. Available at SSRN (Social Science Research Network) 2023: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4573357.
  2. Huan Liu, Ruimin Lyu, Guoying Yang, Yuefeng Ze.(2023) Identifying Chinese Calligraphy Styles by Simple Stroke Yi. Proceedings of 2023 16th International Symposium on Computational Intelligence and Design. (ISCID 2023)
  3. Yangzi Fu, Ruimin Lyu, Guoying Yang, Baixi Xing, Lekai Zhang.(2023) Computational Interpretation of the Difference Between the 5 Writing Styles of Chinese Calligraphy. Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications. DSIE2023.

2022

  1. Xinya Liu, Ruimin Lyu, Huan Liu, Guoying yang, Yuefeng Ze. "Critical influence of implicit motion features on hand-drawn lines’ emotional expression." Graphics Interface 2023. 2022.
  2. 律睿慜，梅莉琳，昃跃峰，晏涛，动态书法墨迹的可回溯感评测[J]. 中国图象图形学报, 2022, 27(7):13.
  3. 律睿慜，张陶洁，席旭，王濛濛，孟磊，张克俊，笔法与结构对楷书文字美学品质影响的量化研究[J]. 浙江大学学报：理学版, 2022(049-003).
  4. Zhaoyi Wang, Ruimin Lyu, Xinya Liu, Yuefeng Ze, Zhenping Xie, and Tao Yan. "Constructing calligraphy evaluation model based on writing movement with LSTM network." In 2022 IEEE 25th International Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design (CSCWD), pp. 158-163. IEEE, 2022.

2021

  1. Ruimin LYU, Taojie ZHANG, Lilin MEI, 2021. An Experimental Framework to Study the Subjective Materialized Image Space of Horizontal Calligraphy Strokes. Chinese Science: Information Science. 律睿慜， 张陶洁， 梅莉琳，”千里阵云”的主观物象空间特征测量[J] 中国科学: 信息科学, 2022, 52(7): 1221-1250

    PDF:http://scis.scichina.com/cn/2022/SSI-2020-0344.pdf

    📜 预印版: (Preprint)“千里阵云”的主观物象空间特征测量10.1360-SSI-2020-0344.pdf

    Preprint Manuscript: “千里阵云”的主观物象空间特征测量

  2. Ruimin Lyu, Tianqin Zhang, and Zhaolin Yuan. 2021. Imaginary Stroke Movement Measurement and Visualization. <i>Proc. ACM Comput. Graph. Interact. Tech.</i> 4, 2, Article 20 (July 2021), 12 pages. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1145/3465625

    📜 pdf:「Imaginary Stroke Movement Measurement and Visualization.pdf」

    Imaginary Stroke Movement Measurement and Visualization.pdf.zip

    Preprint Manuscript: Imaginary Stroke Movement Measurement and Visualization

  3. Tianqin Zhang, Ruimin Lyu, and Zhaolin Yuan. 2021. Visualization of imaginary stroke movement in painting and calligraphy. In <i>ACM SIGGRAPH 2021 Art Gallery</i> (<i>SIGGRAPH '21</i>). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, Article 14, 1–4. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1145/3450507.3457437

    📜 pdf: 「Visualization of Imaginary.pdf」

  4. Yuanqi Hu, Ruimin Lyu, Xinya Liu. Is the emotional mapping of lines caused by the motion they imply?[C] // Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, 2021, 43. Retrieved from https://escholarship.org/uc/item/3gp9g012

    📜 pdf: 「Is the emotional mapping of lines caused by the motion they imply?.pdf」

    Is the emotional mapping of lines caused by the motion they imply?.pdf

    线条与运动的的情感表达研究

  5. Ruimin Lyu, Hongcha Xing, Tianqin Zhang. Characterize Artistic Style based on the Entropy Rate of the Imaginary Stroke Sequences. [C] //Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, 2021, 43. Retrieved from https://escholarship.org/uc/item/9mv6g98s

  6. Yuanqi Hu and Ruimin Lv. 2021. Chess AI with Different Behavioral Tendencies and Its Application. In <i>2021 2nd International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Information Systems</i> (<i>ICAIIS 2021</i>). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, Article 265, 1–5. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1145/3469213.3470698

  7. Wenli Xia, Ruimin Lyu, and Wei Chen. 2021. Research on the Visualization Schemes of Writing Speed and Pressure. <i>2021 2nd International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Information Systems</i>. Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, Article 257, 1–7. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1145/3469213.3470690

    📜 pdf: 「Research on the Visualization Schemes of Writing Speed and Pressure.pdf」

    Research on the VisualizationSchemes ofWritingSpeedAndPressure.pdf

2020

  1. Yingying Pan, Ruimin Lyu, Qinyan Nie, and Lei Meng. "Study on the Emotional Image of Calligraphy Strokes based on Sentiment Analysis." In 2020 5th International Conference on Communication, Image and Signal Processing (CCISP), pp. 264-269. IEEE, 2020.

    📜 pdf: 「Study_on_the_Emotional_Image_of_Calligraphy_Strokes_」

    Study_on_the_Emotional_Image_of_Calligraphy_Strokes_based_on_Sentiment_Analysis.pdf

  2. Xu Xi, Ruimin Lyu, Taojie Zhang. Style Evaluation of Chinese Fonts with applications[C]//The 5th International Conference on Communication, Image and Signal Processing(CCISP), IEEE, 2020.

  3. Ruimin Lyu, Lilin Mei, Hongcha Xing, and Lei Meng. 2020. Research on the Perception of Calligraphy Time Sequence Based on Markov Chain. In <i>Proceedings of the 2020 The 2nd World Symposium on Software Engineering</i> (<i>WSSE 2020</i>). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 66–71. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1145/3425329.3425342

  4. Henrik Engström, Ruimin Lyu, Per Backlund, Marcus Toftedahl, Palle Rosendahl Ehmsen. (2020). Shared learning objectives in interdisciplinary projects: Game design in a Sino-Scandinavian context. Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice. 17. 10.53761/1.17.1.4.

pre 2020

  1. 律睿慜, 杨帆, 陆菁, 陈伟. 针对色彩教育的游戏化设计及效果分析[J]. 计算机应用, 2019, 39(008):2456-2461.
  2. Ruimin Lyu, Haojie Hao, Wei Chen, Yuan Liu, Feng Wang, and Allen C. H. Wu. 2015. Elastylus: flexible haptic painting stylus. In <i>SIGGRAPH Asia 2015 Emerging Technologies</i> (<i>SA '15</i>). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, Article 10, 1–3. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1145/2818466.2818475
  3. Ruimin Lyu, Mandi Xu, Lei Meng, Wei Chen, and Lifang Chen. 2014. A Fourier model of periodic dynamic speech balloons. In <i>SIGGRAPH Asia 2014 Posters</i> (<i>SA '14</i>). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, Article 22, 1. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1145/2668975.2669022
  4. Ruimin Lyu, Yuan Liu, Lei Meng, and Xinyue Hu. 2013. Wormhole Canvas. In <i>Proceedings of the 2013 Ninth International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Security</i> (<i>CIS '13</i>). IEEE Computer Society, USA, 542–544. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/CIS.2013.120
  5. Ruimin Lyu, Haotian Wu, and Zhongliang Yang. 2013. Paint Desirable Subjects with Interactive Video Feedback. In <i>Proceedings of the 2013 International Conference on Computer-Aided Design and Computer Graphics</i> (<i>CADGRAPHICS '13</i>). IEEE Computer Society, USA, 431–432. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/CADGraphics.2013.82
  6. Lekai Zhang, Shouqian Sun, Ruimin Lyu, Kejun Zhang, and Baixi Xing. 2016. Tipix: an interactive application makes you artistic and happy. In <i>SIGGRAPH ASIA 2016 Mobile Graphics and Interactive Applications</i> (<i>SA '16</i>). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, Article 22, 1. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1145/2999508.2999514
  7. Baixi Xing, Lekai Zhang, Junying Gao, Ritai Yu, and Ruimin Lyu. 2016. Barrier-free affective communication in MOOC study by analyzing pupil diameter variation. In <i>SIGGRAPH ASIA 2016 Symposium on Education</i> (<i>SA '16</i>). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, Article 7, 1–8. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1145/2993352.2993362

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