Roger Boldu
PhD Candidate
I am a Ph.D. student at the Augmented Human Lab (AHLAB). My research focuses on designing novel input-output wearable devices that enable users to interact with the environment naturally. I like to bring my research beyond the laboratory environment and positively impact people’s lives by combining my skills in HCI, Robotics, Machine Learning, and Electronics.
I graduated with a B.Sc.(Honours) in Electronics and Telecommunications from Ramon University - La Salle Bonanova, Barcelona, Spain in 2015, and I have conducted HCI research at Auckland Bioengineering Institute (ABI), Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT Media Lab, and Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD).
I am now looking for full-time positions to start from May 2021. For more details, visit my personal website: www.rboldu.com
Projects
Publications
TickleFoot: Design, Development and Evaluation of a Novel Foot-tickling Mechanism that Can Evoke Laughter
Elvitigala D.S., Boldu R., Nanayakkara S.C., and Matthies D.J.C. 2022. TickleFoot: Design, Development and Evaluation of a Novel Foot-Tickling Mechanism That Can Evoke Laughter. ACM Trans. Comput.-Hum. Interact. 29, 3, Article 20 (June 2022), 23 pages.
MAGHair: A Wearable System to Create Unique Tactile Feedback by Stimulating Only the Body Hair
Boldu, R., Wijewardena, M., Zhang, H. and Nanayakkara, S.C., 2020, October. MAGHair: A Wearable System to Create Unique Tactile Feedback by Stimulating Only the Body Hair. In 22nd International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services (pp. 1-10).
LightTank
Rieger, U., Liu, Y., Boldu, R., Zhang, H., Alwani, H. and Nanayakkara, S.C., 2020. LightTank. In SIGGRAPH Asia 2020 Art Gallery (pp. 1-1).
AiSee: An Assistive Wearable Device to Support Visually Impaired Grocery Shoppers
Boldu, R., Matthies, D.J., Zhang, H. and Nanayakkara, S.C., 2020. AiSee: An Assistive Wearable Device to Support Visually Impaired Grocery Shoppers. Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies, 4(4), pp.1-25.
M-Hair: Extended Reality by Stimulating the Body Hair
Boldu, R., Jain, S., Cortes, J.P.F., Zhang, H. and Nanayakkara, S.C., 2019. M-Hair: Extended Reality by Stimulating the Body Hair. In SIGGRAPH Asia 2019 XR (pp. 27-28).
M-Hair: Creating Novel Tactile Feedback by Augmenting the Body Hair to Respond to Magnetic Field
Boldu, R., Jain, S., Forero Cortes, J.P., Zhang, H. and Nanayakkara, S.C., 2019, October. M-Hair: Creating Novel Tactile Feedback by Augmenting the Body Hair to Respond to Magnetic Field. In Proceedings of the 32nd Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (pp. 323-328).
Thumb-In-Motion: Evaluating Thumb to Ring Microgestures for Athletic Activity
Boldu, R., Dancu, A., Matthies, D.J., Cascón, P.G., Ransir, S. and Nanayakkara, S.C., 2018, October. Thumb-In-Motion: Evaluating Thumb-to-Ring Microgestures for Athletic Activity. In Proceedings of the Symposium on Spatial User Interaction (pp. 150-157).
Revealing Inaccessible Information on-the-go, by Augmenting Humans
Busquets, R.B., 2018, October. Revealing Inaccessible Information on-the-go, by Augmenting Humans. In Proceedings of the 2018 ACM International Joint Conference and 2018 International Symposium on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing and Wearable Computers (pp. 1802-1804).
FingerReader2.0: Designing and Evaluating a Wearable Finger-WornCamera to Assist People with Visual Impairments while Shopping,
Boldu, R., Dancu, A., Matthies, D. J.C., Buddhika, T., Siriwardhana, S., & Nanayakkara, S.C., 2018. FingerReader2. 0: Designing and Evaluating a Wearable Finger-Worn Camera to Assist People with Visual Impairments while Shopping. In Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies, 2(3), 94. ACM.
InSight: A Systematic Approach to Create Dynamic Human-Controller-Interactions
Boldu, R., Zhang, H., Cortés, J.P.F., Muthukumarana, S. and Nanayakkara, S.C., 2017, March. Insight: a systematic approach to create dynamic human-controller-interactions. In Proceedings of the 8th Augmented Human International Conference (pp. 1-5). Best Short Paper Award!