Ph.D. Candidate · HCI and Extended Reality

Mohammad Raihanul Bashar

My name is Mohammad Raihanul Bashar — I publish under this full name, but please feel free to call me Raihan. I am a Ph.D. candidate at Concordia University, supervised by Dr. Anil Ufuk Batmaz. I fast-tracked to the Ph.D. program from my Master's in January 2024. Prior to that, I received my Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB).

I design and empirically evaluate adaptive, context-aware interaction techniques — spanning multimodal, constraint-aware, and intelligent interfaces — that help people create, learn, and collaborate across physical and extended-reality environments.

I am currently on the job market for postdoctoral and tenure-track faculty positions, as well as full-time research and engineering roles in industry.

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My current research interests include (but are not limited to):

Human-Computer Interaction

Human-AI Interaction

Extended Reality

Multimodal Interaction

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Aug 25, 2026

Serving as an AC for IEEE VR 2027

Invited to serve as an Associate Chair (AC) on the Program Committee for IEEE VR 2027.

Aug 13, 2026

Officially Dr. Bashar

Successfully defended my Ph.D. dissertation at Concordia University.

Jul 28, 2026

"Evaluating Vergence–Accommodation Conflict" Accepted at IEEE ISMAR 2026

Our paper on vergence–accommodation conflict in gaze-based 3D target selection has been accepted to the IEEE ISMAR 2026 TVCG track.

Publication Project Page (IEEE TVCG'26 (IEEE ISMAR)) →

Jul 22, 2026

"Crossing Realities Has a Cost" Accepted at ACM SUI 2026

Our paper evaluating AR second screens for AI-assisted desktop authoring has been accepted at ACM SUI 2026.

Publication Project Page (ACM SUI 26) →

Recent Publications

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Evaluating the Vergence-Accommodation Conflict in Gaze-Based 3D Target Selection

Mohammad Raihanul Bashar, Mohammadreza Amini, Aunnoy K Mutasim, Mayra Donaji Barrera Machuca, Wolfgang Stuerzlinger, Anil Ufuk Batmaz

IEEE TVCG'26 (IEEE ISMAR)

Website

@article{bashar2026vergence,
  author = {Bashar, Mohammad Raihanul and Amini, Mohammadreza and Mutasim, Aunnoy K and Barrera Machuca, Mayra Donaji and Stuerzlinger, Wolfgang and Batmaz, Anil Ufuk},
  title = {Evaluating the Vergence-Accommodation Conflict in Gaze-Based 3D Target Selection},
  journal = {IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics},
  year = {2026},
  note = {To appear; presented at IEEE ISMAR 2026}
}

Crossing Realities Has a Cost: Evaluating AR Second Screens for AI-Assisted Desktop Authoring

Mucahit Gemici, Mohammad Raihanul Bashar, Wolfgang Stuerzlinger, Vrushank Phadnis, Anil Ufuk Batmaz

ACM SUI 26

PDF Website Video DOI

@inproceedings{gemici2026crossing,
  author = {Gemici, Mucahit and Bashar, Mohammad Raihanul and Stuerzlinger, Wolfgang and Phadnis, Vrushank and Batmaz, Anil Ufuk},
  title = {Crossing Realities Has a Cost: Evaluating AR Second Screens for AI-Assisted Desktop Authoring},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the 2026 ACM Symposium on Spatial User Interaction},
  series = {SUI '26},
  address = {Bari, Italy},
  numpages = {12},
  year = {2026},
  doi = {10.1145/3822518.3830046}
}

Eyes on Many: Evaluating Gaze, Hand, and Voice for Multi-Object Selection in Extended Reality

Mohammad Raihanul Bashar, Aunnoy K. Mutasim, Ken Pfeuffer, Anil Ufuk Batmaz

ACM CHI 26

PDF Website Video DOI

@inproceedings{bashar2026eyes,
  author = {Bashar, Mohammad Raihanul and Mutasim, Aunnoy K. and Pfeuffer, Ken and Batmaz, Anil Ufuk},
  title = {Eyes on Many: Evaluating Gaze, Hand, and Voice for Multi-Object Selection in Extended Reality},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems},
  series = {CHI '26},
  articleno = {671},
  numpages = {14},
  year = {2026},
  doi = {10.1145/3772318.3790513}
}

Effects of Visual Depth on Vergence-Accommodation Conflict in Gaze- and Controller-Based Selection in Virtual Reality

Mohammad Raihanul Bashar, Mohammadreza Amini, Aunnoy K. Mutasim, Mayra Donaji Barrera Machuca, Wolfgang Stuerzlinger, Anil Ufuk Batmaz

ACM CHI LBW 26

PDF Website DOI

@inproceedings{bashar2026effects,
  author = {Bashar, Mohammad Raihanul and Amini, Mohammadreza and Mutasim, Aunnoy K. and Barrera Machuca, Mayra Donaji and Stuerzlinger, Wolfgang and Batmaz, Anil Ufuk},
  title = {Effects of Visual Depth on Vergence-Accommodation Conflict in Gaze- and Controller-Based Selection in Virtual Reality},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the Extended Abstracts of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems},
  series = {CHI EA '26},
  articleno = {250},
  numpages = {6},
  year = {2026},
  doi = {10.1145/3772363.3798344}
}

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