Congratulations to our newest PhDs graduated from the Empathic Computing Lab - Dr. Kunal Gupta and Ihshan Gumilar! Wishing you all the best in your future endeavors! Ceremony video link (Start from 1:05:40): youtube.com/watch?v=4zipF6… #PhDGraduation #EmpathicComputing

We recently hosted Prof. Joaquim Jorge for an insightful talk on XR technologies in healthcare. He discussed how AR and VR are transforming medical fields like surgical training, radiology, and diagnosis. Watch the full seminar here: youtube.com/watch?v=NrSYSD…

🎉 Milestone: Our lab director, Prof. Mark Billinghurst, hits 100 on Google Scholar h-index! 🚀 H-index explained: 📊 Measures research impact 💯 100 papers with 100+ citations each Congrats, Mark! 👏 🔗 scholar.google.com/citations?user…

Congratulations to our lab's research fellow, Dr Huidong Bai, for securing $1 million in Endeavour Smart Ideas funding😮 Huidong will look at using mixed-reality technology to enhance real-time surgery planning and navigation. auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2024/0…

Our lab members were thrilled to be part of the world record for the largest haka at Eden Park yesterday! They were all featured in a group photo in the nzherald news article. An unforgettable experience for our team and truly a day to remember! nzherald.co.nz/nz/world-recor…

Our lab member Tamil Selvan Gunasekaran’s AI artwork "Symphony of Minds" is selected for the ABI Art Showcase! 🎨✨ 👉 View Gallery: art-of-bioeng.squarespace.com/gallery-2024 🙏 Vote Here: qpkriyf43zk.typeform.com/artofbio-vote Your support means the world! 💖 #AIArt #BioArt #VoteForArt #EmpathicComputingLab

🌟 Empathic Computing Lab had a memorable weekend trip to Coromandel! 🏖️🚣‍♂️🌄 Enjoyed stunning views, fun activities, and great team bonding moments. Check out our highlights! 📸✨ #LabLife #Coromandel #WeekendTrip #EmpathicComputingLab

Proud moment for our lab! 🎉 PhD students Tamil Selvan Gunasekaran and Andreia Valente showcased their innovative research at #UIST2024. Their presentations on radar hand and haptic heartbeat feedback garnered great interest. Congratulations to both!

🚀 Join us for the Empathic Computing and Beyond Seminar Series! 🗓️ Next Thursday, Jan 16 ⏰ 10:00 AM NZT 🌐 Online 🎙️ Speaker: Dr. Francesco Chiossi (LMU Munich) 💡 Topic: "Enhancing Mixed Reality Through Adaptive Interaction" Register here: eventbrite.co.nz/e/empathic-com…

Exciting news in AI! A Chinese startup unveiled Manus this Wednesday, a general AI agent that's making waves as "another DeepSeek moment." Manus showcases autonomous capabilities, bridging the gap between thought and action. youtube.com/watch?v=K27diM…

Join us as an intern and work on some fantastic projects in AR/VR and interactive technologies without ever leaving home！ For a list of the available projects and the application details, see the link below: empathiccomputing.org/join-us/ #internship #VirtualReality #AugmentedReality

CHI 2025 program is out! Our lab's PhD student, Kaining Zhang, will be presenting research on using EEG for AR interaction. If you're attending CHI, don't miss Kaining’s talk! More details: programs.sigchi.org/chi/2025/progr… Paper preprint: researchgate.net/publication/38… #CHI2025 #AR #EEG

CHI 2025 program is out! Our lab's PhD student, Jiashuo Cao, will be presenting research on using virtual agent for remote psychotherapy. If you're attending CHI, don't miss Jiashuo’s talk! More details: programs.sigchi.org/chi/2025/progr… #CHI2025 #VirtualAssistant #psychotherapy

CHI 2025 program is out! Our lab's research fellow, Kunal Gupta, will be presenting research on emotional memory encoding and recall in VR. If you're attending CHI, don't miss Kunal’s talk! More details: programs.sigchi.org/chi/2025/progr… #CHI2025 #Emotions #VR

Our lab PhD student, Andreia Valente, will present her work on biofeedback-based empathy at the CHI 2025 Student Game Competition on April 29! 📽️ Project video: youtu.be/89k8epVJkFQ 🗓️ CHI schedule: programs.sigchi.org/chi/2025/progr… #CHI2025 #GameDesign #Biofeedback #Empathy

Are you looking for a journal focused on collaborative AR/VR, physiological sensing, and Empathic Computing? Check out the Empathic Computing Journal — a peer-reviewed, open-access journal published quarterly by Science Exploration Press. sciexplor.com/ec/about_the_j…

Interested in detecting cognitive load and affect through physiological data? Read our new article in IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing (IF = 9.6). ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/docum… #physio #datascience #affectivecomputing

Congratulations to our newest PhD graduate from the Empathic Computing Lab - Dr. Zahra [Nastaran] Saffaryazdi! Wishing you the best in your future endeavors! #phd #graduation