I mentor research from an initial question through prototyping, experiments, analysis, and publication. These projects grew into published research.
SoundSpace · CHI 2026
Rahaf Sobh, Carol Sliman, and Yarah Nassar developed a University of Haifa graduation project that conveys object identity and spatial layout through sound. I mentored the project with Iddo Wald and Joel Lanir.
Read the paper · Rahaf’s account of the project and mentorship
ThermalWave · CHI 2026
A student research project that developed into a wearable thermal-to-audio sensory substitution system. The resulting paper describes how live infrared information can become continuous auditory cues for exploring physical environments.
Context-aware alerts for everyday AR · 2026
Research with Matan Aharon Mayerowicz and Muhammad Haj Ali, together with Sarit F. A. Szpiro and Joel Lanir, examined how audio alerts can support awareness of the surroundings while reading and walking in augmented reality. The work was published in the International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction.
Read the paper · Student research at IsraHCI
Virtual museum visits · 2025–2026
With Roman Shikhri and Joel Lanir, this research examines how people navigate and experience virtual museum tours, how these compare with physical visits, and how field of view influences exploration. The work has led to publications at MUM, PerDis, AVI-CH, and MobileHCI.
Physical and virtual visits · MUM 2025 · Beyond the Screen · PerDis 2026 · Field of view · AVI-CH 2026 · From Footsteps to Clicks · MobileHCI 2026
Shape detection beyond the visual field · 2023
Shira Shvadron’s thesis research investigated extending the visual field through visual-to-auditory sensory augmentation. I worked with Shira and the research team on the resulting paper in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, with equal contributions by Shira, Adi Snir, and me.