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Our paper, “Evaluating Vergence–Accommodation Conflict in Gaze-Based 3D Target Selection,” has been accepted to the IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG) track at IEEE ISMAR 2026.

The study examines how vergence–accommodation conflict affects gaze-based target selection in three-dimensional environments. The reported acceptance rate was approximately 16%.

Our paper, “Crossing Realities Has a Cost: Evaluating AR Second Screens for AI-Assisted Desktop Authoring,” has been accepted at the ACM Symposium on Spatial User Interaction (SUI 2026).

The study examines the benefits and interaction costs of moving between a conventional desktop workspace and an augmented-reality second screen during AI-assisted authoring tasks.

I was accepted to participate in the IEEE ISMAR 2026 Doctoral Symposium.

The symposium will provide an opportunity to present and discuss my doctoral research with researchers from the mixed and augmented reality community and receive feedback on the work.

I submitted my Ph.D. thesis after bringing together the central studies, findings, and design implications from my doctoral research.

The submission marks the culmination of the main research and writing phase of my Ph.D. and moves the dissertation into examination.

I am traveling to Barcelona, Spain, for CHI 2026. This will be an especially active conference for me: I will present our full paper and poster, serve as a session chair, and participate in the Computational UI workshop.

Together, these roles span research dissemination, community service, and workshop engagement across the conference.

Our paper, “Play and Learn: Gamified Feedback for Ultrasound-Guided Catheter Insertion Training in Virtual Reality,” has been accepted at IEEE SEGAH 2026.

This work is an outcome of my Mitacs Accelerate internship and explores how gamified feedback can support learning in immersive medical training.

Our paper, “Effects of Visual Depth on Vergence–Accommodation Conflict in Gaze- and Controller-Based Selection in Virtual Reality,” has been accepted as a poster at CHI 2026.

The work examines how visual depth affects gaze- and controller-based selection under vergence–accommodation conflict. The reported poster acceptance rate was 38.4%.

Our paper, “Eyes on Many: Evaluating Gaze, Hand, and Voice for Multi-Object Selection in Extended Reality,” has been accepted at the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2026).

The study compares three input modalities for selecting multiple objects in XR. The reported paper acceptance rate was 25.3%.

I served as a Student Volunteer Chair at the ACM Symposium on Spatial User Interaction (SUI 2025).

The role involved supporting the student volunteer program and helping the conference community deliver a smooth experience for attendees, presenters, and organizers.

I am traveling to Yokohama, Japan, to attend the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2025).

The conference provides an opportunity to present and discuss research, learn from new work across HCI, and connect with researchers from around the world.

I successfully defended my Ph.D. proposal and was formally admitted to candidacy.

This milestone established the direction and scope of my dissertation research and marked the transition from proposal development to the main doctoral research phase.

I am traveling to Saint-Malo, France, to attend IEEE VR 2025 and present our work on early-warning systems for hand-tracking failure.

This trip is an opportunity to share the work with the VR research community and participate in discussions across virtual, augmented, and mixed reality.

Our paper, “Depth3DSketch: Freehand Sketching Out of Arm’s Reach in Virtual Reality,” has been accepted to the Late-Breaking Work track at CHI 2025.

The project investigates freehand sketching techniques that let people create and manipulate content beyond their immediate physical reach in VR.

I was selected to serve as a Student Volunteer at IEEE VR 2025.

The role offers a chance to support the conference, contribute to the research community, and connect with attendees while participating in the event.

Our paper, “There Is More to Dwell Than Meets the Eye: Toward Better Gaze-Based Text Entry Systems With Multi-Threshold Dwell,” has been accepted at CHI 2025.

The study explores how multiple dwell thresholds can improve the design of gaze-based text-entry systems. The reported paper acceptance rate was approximately 25%.

Our paper on early-warning systems for hand-tracking failure has been accepted to the IEEE VR 2025 TVCG journal track.

The work investigates how immersive systems can detect and communicate impending hand-tracking breakdowns before they disrupt interaction. The reported acceptance rate was approximately 17%.

I am excited to announce that I will begin a Mitacs Accelerate internship in fall 2024.

The internship will create an opportunity to connect my academic research with an applied setting and develop research outcomes with practical impact.

I am traveling to Halifax for Graphics Interface 2024, where I will present our paper on a virtual task environment and our workshop paper on early-warning systems for hand-tracking failure.

This will be the first time I present my own research at a conference, making it an important personal and professional milestone.

Our paper on an early-warning system for hand-tracking failure has been accepted to a workshop at Graphics Interface 2024.

The project studies how immersive systems can better support users when hand tracking becomes unreliable or is about to fail.

I am visiting Robert Teather’s lab at Carleton University in Ottawa.

The visit offers an opportunity to exchange ideas around HCI, virtual reality, and 3D interaction research and to learn from the lab’s work in these areas.

Our paper on a virtual task environment has been accepted at Graphics Interface 2024.

We began this work in December 2022. It can be considered an outcome of my master’s and pre-doctoral research, and it represents my first formal research contribution in HCI.

I was approved to fast-track from the M.Sc. program into the Ph.D. program at Concordia University, with the doctoral program beginning in January 2024.

The transition allowed me to carry the research momentum from my master’s studies directly into a broader doctoral research agenda in HCI and XR.

I began my M.Sc. studies at Concordia University.

This marked the start of my graduate research journey and the early development of the HCI and XR work that would later continue into my doctoral studies.