Amber Maimon, PhD

Neurotechnology & human–computer interaction researcher

Publications


ThermalWave: A Wearable Thermal-to-Audio Sensory Substitution Device


Amber Maimon, Iddo Yehoshua Wald, J. Lanir

Proceedings of the Extended Abstracts of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2026


SoundSpace: What and Where Through Sound


Amber Maimon, Iddo Yehoshua Wald, Rahaf Sobh, Carol Sliman, Yarah Nassar, J. Lanir

Proceedings of the Extended Abstracts of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2026


NeuroHCI: Integrating Neuroscience and Human-Computer Interaction


Amber Maimon, Iddo Yehoshua Wald, Yudai Tanaka, Yun Ho, Jamie A. Ward, Max L Wilson, Kristina Höök, Pedro Lopes, Rainer Malaka

Proceedings of the Extended Abstracts of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2026


Tactile Search: Enhancing Targeting in 3D Space


Amber Maimon, I. Wald, J. Keppel, Eunhee Chang, Y. Kitamura, Stefan Schneegass, Rainer Malaka, Donald Degraen

International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, 2026


Intero-Expressive Robots: Externalizing Robot Internal Signals for Exploring Theory of Mind Attribution to Robots


Amber Maimon, Rachel Ringe, Shiyao Zhang, M. Pomarlan, Dennis Küster, R. Porzel, Tanja Schultz, Rainer Malaka, Iddo Yehoshua Wald

Proceedings of the Extended Abstracts of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2026


Reprogramming Perception: A Neuroplasticity-Focused Design Space for Sensory Substitution Devices


Amber Maimon, Rainer Malaka, Iddo Yehoshua Wald

Proceedings of the Augmented Humans International Conference 2026, 2026, pp. 455–468


Context shapes disclosure: understanding self-presentation in augmented reality


Gal Hadad, Amber Maimon, O. Arazy, J. Lanir

Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, 2026


Breathe with Me: Synchronizing Biosignals for User Embodiment in Robots


I. Wald, Amber Maimon, Shiyao Zhang, Dennis Küster, R. Porzel, Tanja Schultz, Rainer Malaka

IEEE/ACM International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, 2026


XR as a Neural Plasticity Interface


Amber Maimon, Iddo Yehoshua Wald

NeuroXR Workshop at IEEE ISMAR 2026, 2026


INTERO: A Model of Robotic Interoceptive Sensing


Amber Maimon, Iddo Yehoshua Wald, Mihai Pomarlan, Shiyao Zhang, Daniel Beßler, Robin Nolte, Dennis Küster, Robert Porzel, Tanja Schultz, Rainer Malaka

CEUR Workshop Proceedings, Proceedings of the International Workshop on Ontologies for Autonomous Robotics (RobOntics 2025), vol. 4169, 2026


Context-Aware Alerts for Supporting Reading While Walking in Augmented Reality


Matan Aharon Mayerowicz, Amber Maimon, Muhammad Haj Ali, Sarit F. A. Szpiro, Joel Lanir

International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, 2026


Robotic Phenomenology: Grammars of Behavior


M. Pomarlan, Amber Maimon, Shiyao Zhang, R. Porzel, Rainer Malaka, Iddo Yehoshua Wald

Proceedings of the Extended Abstracts of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2026


Perceiving Animacy in Robots: A Neuroimaging Study


Or Yizhar, Amber Maimon, Zohar Tal, I. Wald, H. Erel, Doron Friedman, Oren Zuckerman, Amir Amedi

IEEE/ACM International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, 2026


Beyond the Screen: A 360-degree Study of User Experience and Behavior in Online Virtual Museum Tours


Roman Shikhri, J. Lanir, Amber Maimon

Proceedings of the 10th ACM International Symposium on Pervasive Displays, 2026


Virtual Reality as a Neural State-Modulating Technology: EEG Complexity During VR Gameplay Versus VR Gameplay Viewing


Nir Getter, Aviv Dotan, Amber Maimon, Oren Shriki

Computers in Human Behavior Reports, 2026 Nov 9, p. 101446


Perceived Benefits and Risks of Information Disclosure in Augmented Reality


Gal Hadad, Amber Maimon, Ofer Arazy, J. Lanir

2025 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW), 2025


Enriched Embodiment Environments for Healthcare Spaces: Exploration through the Design of a Cancer Treatment Facility


I. Wald, Amber Maimon, Adi Snir, Oran Goral, Avital Radosher, Gizem Ozdemir, Amir Amedi

CHI Extended Abstracts, 2025


Spatial Haptics: A Sensory Substitution Method for Distal Object Detection Using Tactile Cues


I. Wald, Donald Degraen, Amber Maimon, Jonas Keppel, Stefan Schneegass, Rainer Malaka

International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2025


Demonstrating Spatial Haptics: A Sensory Substitution Method for Distal Object Detection Using Tactile Cues


I. Wald, Donald Degraen, Amber Maimon, Jonas Keppel, Stefan Schneegass, Rainer Malaka

CHI Extended Abstracts, 2025


ThermalSense: A Sensory Substitution System for Enabling Perception of Thermal Information


I. Wald, Yoni Bronstein, Amber Maimon, Amir Amedi

Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, 2025


Do Virtual Visitors Experience Museums the Same Way as Physical Visitors? A Comparative Study


Roman Shikhri, J. Lanir, Amber Maimon

International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia, 2025


BreathClip: A Wearable Respiration Sensor for Interaction Design


Iddo Wald, Amber Maimon, Shiyao Zhang, Rainer Malaka

Mensch und Computer 2025-Workshopband, Gesellschaft f{\"u}r Informatik eV, 2025, pp. 10--18420


Training interoceptive awareness with real-time haptic vs. visual heartbeat feedback


O. Dobrushina, Yossi Tamim, I. Wald, Amber Maimon, Amir Amedi

bioRxiv, 2024


Interoceptive training with real-time haptic versus visual heartbeat feedback.


O. Dobrushina, Yossi Tamim, I. Wald, Amber Maimon, Amir Amedi

Psychophysiology, 2024


Enhancing interoceptive sensibility through exteroceptive–interoceptive sensory substitution


Oran Goral, I. Wald, Amber Maimon, Adi Snir, Yulia Golland, Aviva Goral, Amir Amedi

Scientific Reports, 2024


Neural Correlates of Perceiving Animacy in Robotic Objects


Or Yizhar, Amber Maimon, Zohar Tal, Iddo Yehoshua Wald, Hadas Erel, Doron Friedman, Oren Zuckerman, Amir Amedi

2024


The Topo-Speech sensory substitution system as a method of conveying spatial information to the blind and vision impaired


Amber Maimon, I. Wald, M. Ben Oz, S. Codron, O. Netzer, B. Heimler, A. Amedi

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2023


Integrating mind and body: Investigating differential activation of nodes of the default mode network.


I. Linchevski, Amber Maimon, Y. Golland, N. Zeharia, A. Amedi, N. Levit-Binnun

Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience, 2023


Integrating mind and body: Investigating differential activation of nodes of the default mode network


Inbal Linchevski, Amber Maimon, Y. Golland, Noa Zeharia, Amir Amedi, N. Levit-Binnun

Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience, 2023


Breathing based immersive interactions for enhanced agency and body awareness: a claustrophobia motivated study


I. Wald, Amber Maimon, L. Keniger De Andrade Gensas, N. Guiot, M. Ben Oz, B. W. Corn, A. Amedi

CHI Extended Abstracts, 2023


Shape detection beyond the visual field using a visual-to-auditory sensory augmentation device


S. Shvadron, A. Snir, Amber Maimon, O. Yizhar, S. Harel, K. Poradosu, A. Amedi

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2023


Can We Combine Senses to Create New “Super Senses” and Abilities?


Amber Maimon, A. Amedi

Frontiers for Young Minds, 2022


Does Neuroplasticity Support the Hypothesis of Multiple Realizability?


Amber Maimon, M. Hemmo

Philosophy of Science, vol. 89(1), 2022, pp. 107–127