I’m an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Princeton University. My research in human-computer interaction focuses on AR/VR and spatial computing. I lead Princeton’s Situated Interactions Lab (Ψ Lab) as part of the Princeton HCI Group.
Prior to joining Princeton, I was a visiting research scientist at Meta Reality Labs Research. I received my doctoral degree in Computer Science from Stanford University, working with James Landay and Sean Follmer. I hold a bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from University of Toronto’s Engineering Science program.
Research Themes
Wearable devices take the notion of a “display” from 2D screens to digital information that can be presented at any time, through different sensory channels (e.g., visual, auditory, tactile), and within its real-world context. At Ψ Lab, we build novel wearable interactive technologies that extend our abilities and augment our intelligence situated in the physical world. To this end, we study and draw on our understanding of human perception and cognition, focusing on movement and space.
Our research follows 3 general themes:
Input on-the-go
- Low-effort
- Multimodal
- Privacy-preserving
Intelligent output
- Multisensory
- Minimal
- Timely
Situated AI interactions
- Personalizable
- Predictable
- Safe
SELected Publications
Designing Haptic Feedback for Sequential Gestural Inputs
Shan Xu, Sarah Sykes, Parastoo Abtahi, Tovi Grossman, Daylon Walden, Michael Glueck, and Carine Rognon
Transferable Microgestures Across Hand Posture and Location Constraints
Nikhita Joshi, Parastoo Abtahi, Raj Sodhi, Nitzan Bartov, Jackson Rushing, Christopher Collins, Daniel Vogel, and Michael Glueck
STAR: Smartphone-analogous Typing in Augmented Reality
Taejun Kim, Amy Karlson, Aakar Gupta, Tovi Grossman, Jason Wu, Parastoo Abtahi, Christopher Collins, Michael Glueck, Hemant Surale
Beyond Being Real: A Sensorimotor Control Perspective on Interactions in Virtual Reality
Parastoo Abtahi, Sidney Hough, James Landay, Sean Follmer
Physical Practices and the Role of Technology in Manual Self-Tracking
Parastoo Abtahi, Victoria Ding, Anna Yang, Tommy Bruzzese, Alyssa Romanos, Elizabeth Murnane, Sean Follmer, James Landay
REACH+: Extending the Reachability of Haptics Devices through Dynamic Redirection in VR
Eric J. Gonzalez, Parastoo Abtahi, Sean Follmer
Beyond The Force: Using Quadcopters for Haptics in Virtual Reality
Parastoo Abtahi, Benoit Landry, Jackie (Junrui) Yang, Marco Pavone, Sean Follmer, James Landay
I’m a Giant: Walking in Large Virtual Environments at High Speed Gains
Parastoo Abtahi, Mar Gonzalez-Franco, Eyal Ofek, Anthony Steed
Visuo-Haptic Illusions for Improving the Perceived Performance of Shape Displays
Parastoo Abtahi, Sean Follmer
Drone Near Me: Exploring Touch-Based Human-Drone Interaction
Parastoo Abtahi, David Zhao, Jane E, James Landay
Parastoo Abtahi, PhD
Assistant ProfessorComputer Science Department
Princeton University
Teaching 2024-2025
COS 597U: Spatial Computing (Fall)COS IW: Interactive AR Experiences (Spring)
Resources
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