IoT & CMA Joint Seminar | Building Reality - From Theory to Practice and Back
The vision for extended reality (XR) as “The Ultimate Display” has existed since the early days of graphical user interface. Over the past decades, new technologies in this space have grown exponentially in quantity and quality, but with obscure purpose—what is XR for? In this talk, I will discuss my interpretation of the nature of XR based on its history intertwined with other visions of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), including Ubiquitous Computing and Natural User Interface. I will give an overview of my ongoing and past research and art practices that enable novel human capabilities in XR, such as fundamental user input using eyes and hands, creative uses of mirror reflections, and modifications of the physical space through XR interaction mediated by robots and physical devices. Through my work, I aim to demonstrate how theory and practice inform each other in HCI, and to illustrate my research vision for building novel interactive technologies that extend human perception and control into the physical reality through XR.
Qiushi Zhou is a Postdoctoral Fellow at Aarhus University. He works with Professor Hans Gellersen and Associate Professor Ken Pfeuffer on building and understanding fundamental interaction techniques in extended reality (XR) using eyes and hands, funded by the Pioneering Centre of Artificial Intelligence in Denmark. Before coming to Europe, he obtained his PhD in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) at The University of Melbourne in Australia. His thesis titled “Reflected Reality: Augmented Reality Interaction with Mirror Reflections” was advised by Professor Eduardo Velloso and Associate Professor Jorge Goncalves. Qiushi’s broad research interests include novel XR interaction techniques, ubiquitous computing, dance and creative body movement, digital fabrication, human-robot interaction, and HCI theories. He has served as Associate Chairs for international conferences including CHI and Augmented Humans, and worked as organisers of UbiComp and Augmented Humans. Qiushi’s research has been recognised with Best Paper Honorable Mention Awards from CHI and OzCHI. His art installations have been exhibited at renowned galleries and festivals in Australia.