This spring, we are delighted to welcome several distinguished visiting researchers from leading international institutions to the TAUCHI Research Center. During their stays, our guests will contribute their expertise to ongoing research activities while fostering new collaborations within the HCI community.
Professor Dinesh Kumar
RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
Visit: April–July (≈ 3 months)
Dinesh Kumar is Professor at RMIT University and an international leader in biosignals and biomedical engineering. His research combines signal processing, artificial intelligence, and digital health to develop affordable, non‑invasive diagnostic technologies, with a strong emphasis on accessibility and real‑world impact. His work targets early detection and monitoring of neurological, cardiovascular, and metabolic conditions, particularly for remote communities.
Associate Professor Vincent Lévesque
École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS), Montréal, Canada
Visit: May–June (≈ 2 months)
Vincent Lévesque is Associate Professor at ÉTS and Director of the Haptic User Experience (HUX) Research Group, as well as a member of the Multimedia Lab and Control and Robotics (CoRo) Lab. His research investigates the role of haptic technologies in current and future human–computer interaction, exploring how touch, force, and tactile feedback can enhance interactive experiences across touch interfaces, AR/VR, and the Internet of Things.
Associate Professor Mounia Ziat
Bentley University, Waltham, USA
Visit: May–July (≈ 2 months)
Mounia Ziat is Associate Professor at Bentley University with a multidisciplinary background spanning engineering, cognitive psychology, HCI, and neuroscience. For more than eighteen years, her research has focused on haptic perception, aiming to better understand how humans perceive and interact with both natural and artificial environments, and how touch contributes to cognition and behavior.
Associate Professor Scott MacKenzie
York University, Toronto, Canada
Since 1999, Scott MacKenzie has been an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at York University, Canada. His research is in human–computer interaction, with a focus on human performance measurement and modeling, experimental methods and evaluation, interaction devices and techniques, alphanumeric text entry, language modeling, accessibility, mobile computing, gaming, and virtual reality, among other topics. He will be visiting TAUCHI for a few days and will give a talk entitled “Behind the Research: Inspiration, Speculation, and Just Plain Luck” on May 13th, 14:00–15:00 at Pinni B0019 and Online.