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Invited Summer School Instructor

  1. ACM SIGCHI Summer School on Research Methods and Approaches to Text Entry and Other Interaction Techniques. May 21-25, 2018. IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India.

Invited Talks & Lectures

  1. Input and Interaction in the Virtual World. . Mind, Technology, & Society (MTS) Invited Speaker Series, Department of Cognitive & Information Sciences, University of California, Merced. Hosts: Drs. Kristina Backer, Heather Bortfeld
  2. Rethinking Inclusivity of Digital Text Entry, Editing, and Error Correction. . MULTITOUCH, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network (MSCA ITN), Horizon 2020, European Union. Host: Dr. Radu-Daniel Vatavu
  3. Selecting and Reporting the Right Statistical Test in Human-Computer Interaction Research. . Cybersecurity, Privacy and Human-Centred Computing Seminar, School of Computer Science and Informatics, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom. Host: Dr. Parisa Eslambolchilar
  4. What if Computers Could Read Our Lips? Silent Speech as an Active Mode of Interaction with Computer Systems. . The Center for Advancing Human-Machine Partnership (CAHMP) Seminar, George Mason University, Virginia. Posting
  5. What if Computers Could Read Our Lips? Silent Speech as an Active Mode of Interaction with Computer Systems. . The Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS) Research Exchange Seminar, UC Berkeley. Posting
  6. Human-Computer Interaction Research Overview. . Joint San Jose State University and UC Merced Engineering Flash Talks, Virtual
  7. Fireside with Faculty. . Natural School of Science Living Learning Community (LLC), UC Merced
  8. Text Entry Residuals: Looking at the Overlooked Aspects of Mobile Text Entry. . NSF-NRT: Intelligent Adaptive Systems Seminar Series, UC Merced. Host: Dr. Ramesh Balasubramaniam
  9. Text Entry Residuals: Looking at the Overlooked Aspects of Mobile Text Entry. . Computer Science Colloquium Seminar, University of California, Davis, USA. Host: Dr. Hao-Chuan Wang
  10. Novel Eyes-Free Text Entry Techniques for Mobile Devices, with Gulnar Rakhmetulla and Laxmi Pandey. . The 2nd Annual Fall Symposium: Branches of Cognitive Science, Cognitive Science Student Association, UC Merced
  11. Bridging the Gap Between Research and Design. . Service Design & UX, Grameenphone, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Host: Md. Moinuddin Bhuiyan
  12. The Psychology of Input and Interaction of/with Text and Numbers. . Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) Technical Seminar Series, School of Engineering, UC Merced, USA. Host: Dr. Sungjin Im
  13. Human-Computer Interaction Research Overview. . Faculty of Engineering Accelerating Staff Training (FEAST) Spring Series Seminar, School of Engineering, UC Merced, USA. Host: Dr. Joshua Viers
  14. Human-Computer Interaction Research Overview. . UC Merced School of Engineering Advisory Board Meeting, Keysight Technologies, Santa Clara, USA. Host: Dr. Kent Carey
  15. Efficient Text Entry and Smart Error Correction and Prevention. . Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering, Concordia University, Canada. Posting
  16. Tangible User Interface: Leaving the Age of Isolation. . Department of Computing and Software, McMaster University, Canada. Host: Dr. Robert J. Teather.
  17. A New Gesture-based Graphical Keyboard. Microsoft Research, Redmond, USA
  18. Text Entry Nomadicity: Ambient Awareness, Handedness, & Error Adaptation. . School of Information Technology, IIT Kharagpur, India. Host: Sayan Sarcar.

Workshops & Tutorial Organizer

  1. MobileHCI 2018 Workshop on Socio-Technical Aspects of Text Entry. Website
  2. CHI 2017 Workshop on Ubiquitous Text Interaction. Website
  3. CHI 2016 Workshop on Inviscid Text Entry and Beyond. Website
  4. TEI 2016 Workshop on Developing Responsive and Interactive Environments with the ROSS Toolkit. Website
  5. CHI 2015 Workshop on Text Entry on the Edge. Website
  6. MobileHCI 2014 Invited Tutorial on Mobile-Based Tangible Interaction Techniques for Shared Displays. Website

National Science Foundation (NSF) Panels

2025 (1), 2024 (5), 2023 (1), 2022 (1)

Organizing Committee Memberships

  1. The 24th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia (MUM 2025) Workshop & Tutorial Co-Chair
  2. The 2024 ACM Interactive Surfaces and Spaces Conference (ACM ISS 2024) Workshop & Tutorial Co-Chair
  3. The 47th Annual Graphics Interface Conference (GI 2021) Papers Co-Chair
  4. The 21st International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia (MUM 2020) Workshop & Tutorial Co-Chair

Editorial Board

Senior/Program Committee Memberships

Invited Journals Reviews

Invited Conference Reviews

Session Chair

  1. IEEE Conference on Telepresence (TELE '24). Session: UI Design and Human-In-The-Loop Control
  2. ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '23). Session: Accessible Interaction Techniques B
  3. ACM Interactive Surfaces and Spaces Conference (ISS '22). Session: Mobile
  4. ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '22). Session: Text & Pen
  5. ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '21). Sessions: 1) Interaction Techniques/Sketch and Illustration/Privacy A; 2) Input/Spatial Interaction/Practice Support B
  6. The 2020 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC '20). Session: Human-Computer Interaction
  7. The 21st International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (HCI International '19). Session: Design Case Studies
  8. ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '18). Session: Buttons, Targets, Sliders
  9. The 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (HCI International '16). Session: Mobile Input