About
Welcome! I am a Ph.D. student in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Victoria, BC, Canada. I am a member of the Victoria Interactive eXperiences with Information (VIXI) Research Lab, working with Dr. Miguel A. Nacenta and Dr. Sowmya Somanath. I conduct research in Human-Computer Interaction and Accessibility, and I design systems to improve accessibility to knowledge representations for blind and low-vision people to support their full information engagement especially in mixed-visual settings.
For a list of my publications, please visit the Publications page. For an overview of my projects, visit the Portfolio page. For my teaching experience, please visit the Teaching page.
You can view my CV for more details about my education and work experience. You can also find me on Google Scholar and LinkedIn.
News
| 2025 04 | Presented a talk on Information Accessibility for Blind and Low-Vision People at the UBCO campus, hosted by Dr. Pourang Irani. |
| 2025 04 | Organized panel discussion on Assistive Technology, AI, and the Future of Work at the Canadian Council of the Blind Triennial Conference. |
| 2025 03 | Presented talk on HCI and Accessible Design for VikesLab, a UVic student club in computer science, for outreach. |
| 2024 10 - 2025 01 | Visited labs at SMU, SUTD and NUS in Singapore and gave a talk on Information Access for Blind and Low-Vision People: A Representation-Centered and Social Perspective. |
| 2024 10 | Our work on an Evidence Mapping Review of Interventions for Concurrent Brain Injury and Mental Health/Substance Use has been accepted in The 53rd Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society. The abstract will be published in the Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society. |
| 2024 08 | Our poster paper on a Speech-based Mark for Data Sonification has been accepted in ACM ASSETS ’24 Conference! |
| 2024 06 | Our Umbrella Review on Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation for Post-Stroke Depression has been accepted in the Global Neuropsychology Congress. Check out the DECISION-MAP interface we designed! |
| 2024 05 | Student Volunteer for CHI'24. |
| 2024 05 | Nominated by UVic for the Google PhD Fellowship. |
| 2024 04 | I have received the NSERC CGSD Doctoral Award! |
| 2024 04 | Our ACM CHI 2024 paper on TADA has received the Honourable Mention Paper Award! |
| 2024 04 | Presented and engaged the blind and low-vision community at the Canadian Council of the Blind (CCB) Annual General Meeting, Conference and Workshops. |
| 2024 01 | Our paper on TADA has been accepted in ACM CHI 2024! |