Research & Publications

Exploring the intersection of technology and human experience through innovative research in virtual reality, human-computer interaction, and immersive environments.

Featured Publications

Direct Contribution

The influence of persona and conversational task on social interactions with a LLM-controlled embodied conversational agent

Authors include research team with my direct contribution

Computers in Human Behavior, Volume 172, Article 108759 (2025)

This study investigates how personality traits of LLM-controlled virtual agents affect social interactions in Virtual Reality environments. The research examined 46 participants interacting with agents displaying extraverted or introverted personas across different conversational tasks.

ECA Environment Development Virtual Reality Systems Technical Implementation

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Direct Contribution

Affective Interactions with AI-Controlled Conversational Agents in Virtual Reality

Authors include research team with my direct contribution

Proceedings of the 25th ACM International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents (IVA 2025)

Study on affective interactions in VR with AI-driven conversational agents. Findings show that agents can generate emotional content across conversational contexts, though target emotions decrease over time.

Embodied Conversational Agents Virtual Reality Affective Computing

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Technical Contribution

The Impact of Binaural Auralizations on Sound Source Localization and Social Presence in Audiovisual Virtual Reality

Research collaboration with technical development support

Acta Acustica (2024)

Research on immersive virtual reality with binaural auralizations. The study examines how advanced spatial audio affects sound localization and social presence in VR environments.

VR Environment Development Spatial Audio Implementation Social Presence

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Technical Contribution

Impact of Visual Virtual Scene and Localization Task on Auditory Distance Perception in Virtual Reality

Research collaboration with technical development support

IEEE Conference Publication (2024)

Research focusing on immersive virtual reality environments with sophisticated spatial audio implementation. The study explores how advanced sound design enhances user experience and presence in virtual environments.

VR Environment Development Spatial Audio Implementation Technical Architecture

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Research Interests

Virtual Reality & Immersive Environments

Developing sophisticated VR systems that enhance user presence and interaction through technical innovation and user-centered design.

Human-Computer Interaction

Exploring how humans interact with AI-controlled virtual agents and developing more natural, engaging interaction paradigms.

Embodied Conversational Agents

Building and optimizing ECA environments that facilitate meaningful human-AI interactions in virtual spaces.

Research Impact & Collaboration

Technical Development & Research Support

My research contributions span both direct academic involvement and technical development support for cutting-edge research projects. I specialize in developing robust technical infrastructures that enable innovative research in virtual reality, spatial audio, and human-computer interaction.

Key Contributions:

Development of ECA (Embodied Conversational Agent) environments based on previous technical work
Implementation of sophisticated VR environments for research applications
Advanced spatial audio system development and sound design
Technical architecture design for immersive research platforms