XR + HCI Research
A growing starter pack of (academic and industry) XR + HCI researchers I have come across on BlueSky, including augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), mixed reality (MR), and anything between or related. Please let me know if you'd like to be added or have any recommendations!
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@nels.dev
@lepingqiu.com
PhD Student @ University of Toronto DGP Lab | HCI Research | Prev. Tsinghua University | lepingqiu.com
@anneheleneolivier.bsky.social
Associate Professor in Rennes 2 University, VirtUs team at INRIA. Pedestrian, adaptive locomotor navigation, perception, proxemics, risk of collision, virtual reality, biomechanics.
@panxueni.bsky.social
Full Professor of VR @GoldsmithsUoL @coursera 👩🏻💻Engineer👩🏻🎓PhD @UCLCS ex @UCL_ICN ❤️ Love good food 🥘, #dance💃🏻, & #VR, in that order & separately
@shwetharajaram.bsky.social
HCI researcher & PhD student @ University of Michigan https://shwetharajaram.github.io I study how to enable interactions with emerging technologies, such as AR and genAI, that are both beneficial and privacy-friendly for end-users!
@yalongyang.bsky.social
Assistant Professor @ICatGT @gtcomputing. Formerly: faculty @VT_CS | Postdoc @HarvardVCG | Ph.D. @MonashInfotech.
@blairmacintyre.me
Husband, father, gamer, professor, researcher, tinkerer. AR/VR researcher since 1991. Bad at Overwatch and Valorant.
@pernillebjorn.bsky.social
Professor, #CSCW, Hybrid work, Cooperative VR, DEI, Computer Science, Uni of Copenhagen, DIKU, #AtariWomen, #Femtech.dk
@twimar.bsky.social
Computer Scientist and Neuroscientist. Lead of the Blended Interaction Research & Devices (BIRD) @GoogleXR. ex- Extended Perception Interaction & Cognition (EPIC) @MSFTResearch. ex- @Airbus applied maths
@esenktutuncu.bsky.social
XR & Neuroscience Researcher | Transdisciplinary Artist | PhD Candidate in UB | Previously at Google Aspiring Schachtürke www.esenka.co
@jnzer.com
Making something new @ Amazon | Co-founded Lightform (acq by Amazon) | PhD HCI & Vision @ UIUC | jnzer.com
@mott-lab.bsky.social
PhD candidate @SREAL @University of Central Florida | mad scientist | HCI and AR/VR research :: cross-reality interactions and transitions https://mattgottsacker.space/
@jacktionman.bsky.social
Making games @ SUPERHYPERMEGA: Noun Town! Project AEROES! Wet! PhD in Virtual Reality .🏳️⚧️👍
@khornbaek.bsky.social
Computer scientist working on Human-Computer Interaction, in particular building and using theories of interactive behavior.
@laurenherckis.bsky.social
Anthropologist, global health and learning science researcher, digital archaeologist, and enthusiastic baker of cookies. Passionate about understanding technology adoption, data curation, and the future of postsecondary education.
@vmateevitsi.com
Assistant Computer Scientist at Argonne National Laboratory. Adjunct Research Professor at UIC. Research interests: HPC, Raytracing, Rendering, Computer Graphics, AR/VR/XR, Digital Twins. Ex Greek National Team Ice Hockey Player
@philwintersberg.bsky.social
Prof. of Intelligent User Interfaces at IT:U. Lecturer at TU Wien/FHOOe. Focus on automation, human-AI cooperation, transport & mixed reality
@lpavanat.bsky.social
Ph.D. Candidate | AR/VR Interaction Designer 🇧🇷 🇮🇹 🇺🇸 🏳️🌈 at Virginia Tech (prev MSFT Research)
@alecuyer.bsky.social
Research Scientist at Inria, Rennes, France. Scientific topics: Virtual Reality (VR/AR/XR), Haptics, Brain-Computer Interfaces, Avatars.
@nitzunitzu.bsky.social
Designs neural interfaces @ Meta Reality Labs Research, Teaches @ColumbiaGSAPP, Writes speculative fiction, Invents luxury religion, Forgets keys, Hates texting Personal works: nitzu.me
@aribaxil.bsky.social
CS PhD Student @ UMD | HCI + XR 🥽 Someone left my mind on shuffle 🔀 | 🏳️🌈🇮🇪 https://loganstevens.github.io
@yukang.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at University of Rochester. #HCI BEAR Lab: https://rochester-bear-lab.github.io/
@philipwilliams.bsky.social
Musician; Gamer; Librarian; PhD candidate - Presence in VR; Complex Adaptive Systems explorer; Ally in training; he/him
@fbrudy.bsky.social
Principal Research Scientist at Autodesk Research (HCI & Visualization). PhD in computer science, HCI from University College London (UCL). He/him.
@omershapira.com
Graphics ∩ Vision, Electronic Elsewheres. AI-Mediated Reality & Interaction Research @ NVIDIA; previously: Omniverse XR and Robotics, much before that VR, VFX & TV. Thinkpiece Piñata & Artist inbetween. Opinions? No 📍Brooklyn/TLV https://omershapira.com
@smurdison.bsky.social
Research Scientist studying human vision in AR/VR at Meta. Interested in science, photography and basketball
@jaquent.bsky.social
Currently working in #Shanghai | PhD from MRC-CBU/Cambridge Uni | Gates Cambridge | interested in neuroscience of memory | you can call me Alex
@jrdndj.com
I research HCI, AR, Drones and Robots, Humans and other creative stuff. https://jrdndj.notion.site
@bdgjones.bsky.social
HCI, CSCW, human-AI interaction, & XR researcher, postdoc @ UToronto. Previously @ Meta Reality Labs Research, Google Stadia, Microsoft Research, UCalgary, Simon Fraser University, & Inria.
@kcisbister.bsky.social
HCI and Games researcher, author of How Games Move Us: Emotion by Design, and Playful Wearables (Jan 2024--https://tinyurl.com/4z9mjxrm)
@parastooabtahi.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Princeton | #HCI #AR #VR #SpatialComputing parastooabtahi.com hci.social/@parastoo
@clionamurray.com
Cognitive Neuroscientist and avid Yorkshire Tea drinker • Co-founder and Programing Co-Director of Black In Neuro • All things VR/XR & neuroimaging research into social interaction and the maternal brain 🌻🇮🇪🇯🇲
@jaewook-jae.bsky.social
🇺🇸🇰🇷 | PhD Student @ UW Makeability Lab | NSF Fellow | #HCI #AR #AI #Accessibility | Prev: Niantic, Meta Reality Labs, NASA, CMU HCII, UIUC 🔗 https://jaewook-lee.com
@anaserrano.bsky.social
Associate Professor at Universidad de Zaragoza. Virtual Reality and Perception. I have no special talents, I am only unreasonably persistent. She/her. More about me: https://ana-serrano.github.io/
@xinyc.bsky.social
UMich PhD student in HCI, Mixed Reality and Accessibility https://xinyun-cao.github.io/
@herr-wetzel.bsky.social
Associate Professor in Game Design at DePaul University; PhD; Serious Games; AR/VR; HCI; design ideation; he/him. https://hexlab.cdm.depaul.edu/
@markusberger.bsky.social
researching experimental interfaces in construction | maps and buildings | haptics and sound | embodiment PostDoc @ University of Rostock | he/him
@leonkroczek.bsky.social
Social affective neuroscience in and outside Virtual Reality. PostDoc at Regensburg University. MPI CBS alumnus
@drgbuckingham.bsky.social
Cognitive psychologist interested in perception, illusions, sensorimotor control, and virtual reality. I also blog for early-career academics: https://gavinbuckingham.wordpress.com/
@rutakazlauskaite.bsky.social
Researcher, PhD, University of Helsinki. Memory politics, VR/XR, emotions, propaganda, populism. New article on space, time, memory, and distortion in VR: https://doi.org/10.1177/17506980241283895
@djain.bsky.social
HCI Assistant Professor at UMich researching accessibility, audio AI, sound interaction, XR, and health. Director, Soundability Lab. Previously, Google, Apple, Microsoft, UW, and MIT Media Lab. https://dhruv-jain.com
@vrneuroscience.bsky.social
He/Him. Postdoc @EventLab @UniBarcelona Open VR environments for research (CC0): gitlab.com/eventlabprojects/openenvironments. VR research feed: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wkncjmnqrxjmx7dskjju2nii/feed/VRcademicSky http://tinyurl.com/27p67z27
@vivaomauricio.bsky.social
HCI Researcher. I read comics. http://mauriciosousa.github.io #hci #3dui #xr #spatialcomputing #wearables
@luiseudave.bsky.social
Jack of No Trades. CogNeuro | VR-XR | Dreams | Stats | R | Open Science Assistant Professor @unav luiseudave.com
@kathringerling.bsky.social
Professor at KIT, Germany (http://hci.iar.kit.edu). Research on human-computer interaction, accessibility, VR, and games (preferably Quake 3). ERC StG AccessVR and Real-World Lab Accessibility (http://accessibility.kit.edu). she/her
@juliachatain.bsky.social
Dr. | Senior Scientist Singapore-ETH Centre | Embodiment • Math Ed • HCI • XR • AI • Games | #FutureEmbodiedLearningTechnologies (FELT) | juliachatain.com | she/they | 🇸🇬🇨🇭🏳️🌈
@sunjooahn.bsky.social
Professor, University of Georgia. Director, Center for Advanced Computer-Human Ecosystems (CACHE). https://www.ugavr.com #VR #AR #research #behaviorchange #communication #technology #metaverse
@mortenbay.bsky.social
Media and tech scholar. Teaches at USC Annenberg. Writes stuff for normal people too. Stings in a tribute band.
@daveparisi.bsky.social
Researching histories & futures of touch tech/haptics Prof @ NYU Tandon TCS/IDM https://shorturl.at/0Wwzc Archaeologies of Touch https://tinyurl.com/4kcxxkfk Edit @ ROMchip journal https://shorturl.at/sDFI1 Mostly reformed goth
@manuelachessa.bsky.social
Associate Professor in Computer Science at University of Genoa, Italy Doing research on VR, AR, MR, XR, HCI, serious games and exergames. Leading PILab @DIBRIS UniGe pilab.unige.it
@jegusan.bsky.social
Associate professor at Grupo de Tratamiento de Imágenes of the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM). Interests: image, video, immersive technologies, quality of user experience, human perception.
@jessvanb.bsky.social
Research Scientist at Niantic | HCI, AI, AR Empowering users, democratizing tech, designing real-world solutions.
@tengshanyuan.info
PhD candidate at University of Chicago (Human-Computer Interaction, Virtual/Augmented Reality, Wearable, Haptics) https://tengshanyuan.info/
@kateeuph.bsky.social
Researcher on new media and immersive reality technologies 👩💻🎮 exploring the relationship between gender, inclusion, and new media Founding member of the Critical Augmented and Virtual Reality research network (cavrn.org) she/her
@marcuscarter.com
Professor in HCI @ USYD, Australian Research Council Future Fellow. Game Studies & Virtual Reality.
@yiqinzhao.bsky.social
Yiqin (Yi-Chin) | PhD candidate @wpicakelab | Augmented Reality Researcher
@katjesjes.bsky.social
assistant prof @university of amsterdam, digital interactions lab, she/her
@rickskarbez.bsky.social
Virtual reality, board games, sports and cats. Originally from the US of A, now residing in Naarm (Melbourne Australia).
@christianholz.bsky.social
associate professor @ ETH Zürich. sensing, interaction & perception lab https://siplab.org. computational VR/AR input, egocentric perception, predictive mobile health, HCI
@johannwentzel.ca
💻 Interaction prototyping @ Apple • 🎓 VR Accessibility PhD @ UWaterloo • He/him • 🇨🇦/🇿🇦 johannwentzel.ca
@vellosoraptor.bsky.social
Professor of Computer Science (Human-Computer Interaction) @ The University of Sydney. Immersive systems, Human-AI interaction, HCI methodology
@nelmqvist.bsky.social
Villum Investigator and Professor in HCI & visualization at Aarhus University in Denmark. Husband, dad, dog dad, runner, Kung Fu artist, gamer. He/him. Mastodon: @elm@vis.social
@niallw.bsky.social
Postdoc @ NYU (computer graphics + human vision) | Previously: CS PhD @ Uni of Maryland; Intern @ NVIDIA, Meta Reality Labs; Undergrad @ Davidson College | I love computer graphics, perception, and cats | https://niall.phd/
@xrdigest.bsky.social
Daily insights from XR Research (https://thexrdigest.com)
@jonfroehlich.bsky.social
🎓 HCI Professor, UW CS 🛠️ Director, makeabilitylab.cs.uw.edu ♿️ Co-founder, projectsidewalk.org 🤖 Visiting Researcher, Google Research
@stanfordvr.bsky.social
For two decades we have built and studied VR/AR systems that explore the changes in the nature of social interaction. We research how virtual experiences impact people psychologically, and focus on education, nonverbal behavior, climate change & empathy.
@andresmh.com
Director of Princeton HCI. Faculty at Princeton Computer Science. Board member at Crisis Text Line. https://andresmh.com Skeptical about Bluesky 🤔
@pedrolopes.org
Associate Professor at University of Chicago, Computer Science. Runs the Human-Computer Integration Lab (https://lab.plopes.org) & also a musician.
@profvr.bsky.social
Professor of VR, AR, XR and related concepts at University College London. Interested in presence, plausibility, interactivity, social environments, devices. Also games, puzzles, cocker spaniels and mountains.
@nels.dev
Research intern at Google, CS PhD candidate at University College London, exploring (outdoor) collaborative mixed reality at the intersection of #HCI, #GenerativeAI, and #CSCW | Previously at Niantic Labs, Microsoft Research, IBM, TNO Research nels.dev