- PhD student, working with Patrick Baudisch since 2009,
- Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) group,
- Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI), University of Potsdam, Germany.
Ultra-small mobile devices that support spatial interaction
My research is based on the observation that the miniaturization of mobile devices has come to a halt, which is due to human factors and not hardware limitations, as controls need to be large enough for input. I believe that further miniaturization and thus true ubiquity of mobile devices requires a better understanding of human constraints. In my research, I investigate and leverage human mental models to create ultra-small touch devices. I also build systems that allow users to interact spatially in the empty space in front of them, the ground they stand on, and on their skin. My tools include the combination of software and hardware, prototyping, and depth cameras.
Internships and Visits
- 2011 Internship with George Fitzmaurice and Tovi Grossman at Autodesk Research Toronto.
- 2010 Internship with Andy Wilson at Microsoft Research Redmond.
- 2008 Research scholar with Steven Feiner at Columbia University in the City of New York.
Professional activities
- 2012 UIST Demo Co-Chair
- 2012 CHI Associate Chair (Interaction Techniques and Devices)
- 2011 UIST Demo Co-Chair
Full and short paper publications at CHI and UIST
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2012. Title to be determined. To appear in Proceedings of CHI '12, 10 pages.
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2012. Bootstrapper: Recognizing Tabletop Users by their Shoes. To appear in Proceedings of CHI '12, 4 pages (note).
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2011. Imaginary Phone: Learning Imaginary Interfaces by Transferring Spatial Memory from a Familiar Device. In Proceedings of UIST '11, 283–292.
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2011. Data Miming: Inferring Spatial Object Descriptions from Human Gesture. In Proceedings of CHI '11, 811–820.
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2010. Multitoe: High-Precision Interaction with Back-Projected Floors Based on High-Resolution Multi-Touch Input. In Proceedings of UIST '10, 209–218.
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2010. The Generalized Perceived Input Point Model and How to Double Touch Accuracy by Extracting Fingerprints. In Proceedings of CHI '10, 581–590.
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2009. Relaxed Selection Techniques for Querying Time-Series Graphs. In Proceedings of UIST '09, 213–222.
Non-research Projects
Keynote utilities
- AI2Key: Adobe Illustrator to Apple Keynote converter
- SVG2Keynote: Scalable Vector Graphics to Apple Keynote converter