Ideas made tangible.

MicroCam (IMWUT ’23)

Turns a smartphone microscope camera into a low-cost sensor for recognizing contact surfaces and their fine-grained context.

• vision-based sensing
• mobile computing
• context awareness

Ambient2Hap (ICME ’26)

Accepted, in press

Transforms visual and auditory ambient cues into somatosensory electrical stimulation, extending haptic feedback in virtual reality.

• multimodal interaction
• virtual reality
• haptics

MultiEEG-GPT (UbiComp/ISWC ’24)

UbiComp/ISWC Companion · Exploratory study

Explores EEG with facial or speech-derived context in language-model classification benchmarks, without claiming clinical validation.

The related IntervEEG-LLM framework explores how multimodal interpretations can inform supportive dialogue. Its example cases are not evidence of clinical effectiveness.

• EEG
• large language models
• mental health

MultiSurf-GPT (MobileHCI ’24)

Uses large-language-model agents to reason over multimodal surface-sensing signals for context-aware applications.

• surface sensing
• LLM agents
• context awareness

RadarFoot (UIST ’23)

Embeds radar sensing in a smart shoe to recognize fine-grained ground-surface context during everyday movement.

• radar
• wearable sensing
• surface context

Generative AI for Spatial AR (ISMAR ’23)

Investigates how generative AI can facilitate image creation for spatial augmented-reality experiences.

• generative AI
• spatial AR
• content creation

GenAIR (SUI ’23)

Explores the design factors involved in employing generative AI for augmented-reality content and interaction.

• generative AI
• augmented reality
• design factors

Motion-Adaptive GUI (IUI ’23)

Adapts mobile interfaces to a user’s motion state so interaction remains legible and usable in dynamic settings.

• adaptive interfaces
• mobile HCI
• human motion

SmartRecorder (IUI ’23)

Helps people without video-editing expertise create clear tutorial videos for smartphone interaction tasks.

• interactive tools
• tutorial creation
• mobile interaction

FootUI (ASSETS ’22)

Designs and recognizes foot gestures that help people with upper-body motor impairments use smartphones while in bed.

• accessibility
• foot interaction
• gesture sensing

Auth+Track (CHI ’21)

Combines sparse authentication with continuous user tracking to reduce repeated smartphone authentication in everyday use.

• authentication
• user tracking
• ubiquitous computing

WallBot (CHI ’21 EA)

Extends tangible interaction from horizontal surfaces to walls through a responsive, wall-climbing robotic interface.

• tangible interaction
• robotics
• interactive surfaces

EmotionalDiffusion (ongoing)

This project aims to facilitate content creation in projection scenarios by combining visual (depth dimension) and textual modalities.

• generative AI
• context creation
• projection

Survey on Radar Sensing in HCI (ongoing)

How is radar sensing employed in HCI? How is it different from vision-based sensing methods?

• radar
• survey

Speech2Pro (IJHCS · R&R)

Revise and resubmit · Not yet accepted

Combines spoken intent with RGB, infrared, and depth information for projection authoring and iterative user refinement.

• speech interaction
• multimodal authoring
• projection

Hierarchical Video Encryption with Quantum Key Distribution

Explored how limited quantum keys can protect the most semantically important information in video content.

• semantic encryption
• quantum encryption

Touch to See (Stanford SUGAR Expo)

Created a pipeline for translating ordinary images into tactile graphics for accessible books.

• tactile graphics
• accessibility

Dynamic Network Planning for Ebola Eradication

A mathematical model balancing disease spread, medicine supply, delivery systems, and manufacturing capacity.

• mathematical modeling

Remote Interactive RF Experimental Platform

Designed FM modulation and demodulation circuits and evaluated them with NI ELVIS virtual instruments.

• RF circuit
• experimental platform

Networked Mobile-Robot Monitoring and Anti-Collision

Built a web monitoring tool for inspecting and controlling a mobile robot’s operating state.

• robotics
• remote monitoring

RF Amplifier for Internet-of-Things Applications

Designed and evaluated a low-noise RF amplifier using vector network analysis.

• RF amplifier
• hardware