2026

1. CHI'26

   Understanding the Effects of Interaction on Emotional Experiences in VR

   Zheyuan Kuang, Tinghui Li, Weiwei Jiang, Sven Mayer, Flora Salim, Benjamin Tag, Anusha Withana, Zhanna Sarsenbayeva

   CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2026.

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2. CHI'26

   Searching Through Complex Worlds: Visual Search and Spatial Regularity Memory in Mixed Reality

   Lefan Lai, Tinghui Li, Zhanna Sarsenbayeva, Brandon Syiem

   CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2026.

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3. TVCG

   CyberSelf: Embodied Self-Distancing for Emotional Support in Virtual Reality

   Bing Li, Yan Hu, Tinghui Li, Yinuo Zhang, Wen Ma, Yuanfeng Zhou, Yiran Shen

   IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics


4. Under Review

   A Survey on Situational Impairments Research in Mixed Reality

   Tinghui Li , Ruilin Liu, Juno Kim, Eduardo Velloso, Anusha Withana, Zhanna Sarsenbayeva

   Under Review

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5. UbiComp Companion'26

   EverydayXR: 1st Workshop on Situational, Contextual, and Environmental Constraints in XR

   Tinghui Li , Xiang Li, Adele Tong, Danyang Peng, Zheyuan Kuang, Chu Luo, Juno Kim, Eduardo Velloso, Anusha Withana, Yiran Shen, Zhanna Sarsenbayeva

   Companion of the 2026 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing

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6. UbiComp Companion'26

   Why Mixed Reality Remains Confined to the Laboratory

   Tinghui Li , Juno Kim, Eduardo Velloso, Anusha Withana, Zhanna Sarsenbayeva

   Companion of the 2026 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing

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7. Foundations and Trends

   Grand Challenges for Distributed Mixed Reality Collaboration: A Research Agenda

   Jens Emil Grønbæk, Adélaïde Genay, Andrew Irlitti, Brandon Victor Syiem, Jarrod Knibbe, Emily Wong, Tiare Feuchtner, Tinghui Li, Zhongyi Bai, Eduardo Velloso

   Foundations and Trends

2025

1. CHI'25 Honorable Mention

   Estimating the Effects of Encumbrance and Walking on Mixed Reality Interaction

   Tinghui Li , Eduardo Velloso, Anusha Withana, Zhanna Sarsenbayeva

   CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2025.

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2. UIST'25

   Weight-Induced Consumed Endurance (WICE): A Model to Quantify Shoulder Fatigue with Weighted Objects

   Tinghui Li , Eduardo Velloso, Anusha Withana, Zhanna Sarsenbayeva

   The 38th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology

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3. IMWUT (UbiComp'26)

   Estimating the Effects of Ambient Noise on Mixed Reality Interaction

   Tinghui Li , Danyang Peng, Eduardo Velloso, Anusha Withana, Kouta Minamizawa, Zhanna Sarsenbayeva

   ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies

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4. OzCHI'25

   Trends and Directions of Extended Reality Research in HCI: A Co-Word Analysis

   Tinghui Li , Brandon Victor Syiem, Niels van Berkel, Juno Kim, Anusha Withana, Zhanna Sarsenbayeva

   The 37th Australian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction

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5. OzCHI'25

   NeverLagging: Enhancing Virtual Reality Finger Tracking with a Physics-Inspired Time-Agnostic Graph Neural Network

   Tinghui Li , Pamuditha Somarathne, Zhanna Sarsenbayeva, Anusha Withana

   The 37th Australian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction

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6. OzCHI'25

   SOBO: An AI-Driven Small-Object Boundary Detection Framework for Optimizing VR Safety in Confined Spaces

   Tinghui Li , Guangzheng Zhang, Zhanna Sarsenbayeva

   The 37th Australian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction

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7. OzCHI'25

   Understanding and Addressing Ambient Illumination as a Situational Impairment for Digital Devices

   Ruilin Liu, Tinghui Li, Zhanna Sarsenbayeva

   The 37th Australian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction

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8. IEEE Access

   Effects of Ambient Illumination and Screen Luminance on Mixed Reality Interaction

   Ruilin Liu, Tinghui Li, Zhanna Sarsenbayeva

   IEEE Access

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9. ICXR'25

   Bioresponsive Avatars: Perceiving Emotions Through Virtual Avatar Representation in Empathic Social VR

   Danyang Peng, Zicheng Xia, Tinghui Li, Yixin Wang, Mark Armstrong, Kinga Skiers, Anish Kundu, Kouta Minamizawa, Yun Suen Pai

   Computers & Graphics / 2025 International Conference on Extended Reality

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10. arXiv

    TA-GNN: Physics Inspired Time-Agnostic Graph Neural Network for Finger Motion Prediction

    Tinghui Li , Pamuditha Somarathne, Zhanna Sarsenbayeva, Anusha Withana

    arXiv Preprints

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