Aditya Shekhar Nittala
Assistant Professor
PhD - Computer Science
MSc - Computer Science
B.Eng - Computer Science and Engineering
Contact information
Location
Research and teaching
Activities
Research areas
Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
Ubiquitous Computing
Research interests
Wearables
Digital Fabrication
Interaction Techniques and Devices
Teaching interests
Human-Computer Interaction
Interactive Systems
Research Methods in HCI
Physical Computing
Interactive Skin
Biography
My research vision is to enable the seamless integration of interactive computing devices into our daily environment. As part of my Ph.D., my first exploration in this area is to bring computing and interactivity closer to the user’s body. Specifically, I have built “Epidermal Devices”, i.e. interactive devices that reside on the human epidermis. These wearable devices are ultra-slim, adapt themselves to the complex geometries of the body, and enable a wide range of expressive interactions. I also create computational design tools to aid the fabrication of these devices. My research is interdisciplinary and I blend diverse disciplines (e.g. Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Digital Fabrication, Printed Electronics, and Human-Computer Interaction) for solving fundamental research problems. Previously, I received my MSc degree in Computer Science from the University of Calgary in Canada where I worked on designing and building novel interaction techniques for mobile devices and Mobile Augmented Reality.
Publications
Awards
- Best Paper Award, ACM UIST (2019)
- Best Paper Honorable Mention Award, ACM CHI (2019)