Anusha Withana
Principal Investigator
Associate Professor
I am an Associate Professor/Associate Head of School External Engagement and an ARC Future Fellow in the School of Computer Science, Faculty of Engineering, University of Sydney, Australia, where I lead the aid-lab. Before joining USyd, I was a postdoctoral fellow at the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Informatics, Germany. My research focuses on user-centred and collaborative design, as well as the fabrication of smart assistive and health interfaces to support communication, social well-being, education, and quality of life. This ranges from personalised computer interfaces to electronic tattoos and textiles. My research has won numerous awards, including Most Innovative Engineer 2020 from Engineers Australia.
Publications
One Body, Two Minds: Alternating VR Perspective During Remote Teleoperation of Supernumerary Limbs
H Zhou, X Huang, W Wijaya, YF Cheng, D Lindlbauer, E Velloso, A Bianchi, Z Sarsenbayeva, A Withana
SRL Proxemics: Spatial Guidelines for Supernumerary Robotic Limbs in Near-Body Interactions
H Zhou, CA Fan, Y Dong, S Takashita, M Inami, Z Sarsenbayeva, A Withana
A Dual Classifier-Regressor Architecture for Heart Sound Onset/Offset Detection
P Somarathne, S Herath, G Gargiulo, P Breen, N Anderson, Y Yao, T Liu, A Withana
TactDeform: Finger Pad Deformation Inspired Spatial Tactile Feedback for Virtual Geometry Exploration
Y Dong, PB Perera, CT Lin, CT Jin, A Withana
Juggling Extra Limbs: Identifying Control Strategies for Supernumerary Multi-Arms in Virtual Reality
H Zhou, T Kip, Y Dong, A Bianchi, Z Sarsenbayeva, A Withana
A Survey on Methodological Approaches to Collaborative Embodiment in Virtual Reality
H Zhou, Y Dong, M Inami, Z Sarsenbayeva, A Withana
Just Before Touch: Manipulating Perceived Haptic Sensations through Proactive Vibrotactile Cues in Virtual Reality
Y Dong, P Somarathne, CT Jin, J Kim, A Bianchi, A Withana
Tacttoo: A thin and feel-through tattoo for on-skin tactile output
A Withana, D Groeger, J Steimle
Multi-touch skin: A thin and flexible multi-touch sensor for on-skin input
AS Nittala, A Withana, N Pourjafarian, J Steimle
Detecting shape deformation of soft objects using directional photoreflectivity measurement
Y Sugiura, G Kakehi, A Withana, C Lee, D Sakamoto, M Sugimoto, ...
Cooking with robots: designing a household system working in open environments
Y Sugiura, D Sakamoto, A Withana, M Inami, T Igarashi
Multi-Touch Kit: A do-it-yourself technique for capacitive multi-touch sensing using a commodity microcontroller
N Pourjafarian, A Withana, JA Paradiso, J Steimle
ArmSleeve: a patient monitoring system to support occupational therapists in stroke rehabilitation
B Ploderer, J Fong, A Withana, M Klaic, S Nair, V Crocher, F Vetere, ...
zSense: Enabling shallow depth gesture recognition for greater input expressivity on smart wearables
A Withana, R Peiris, N Samarasekara, S Nanayakkara
PINOKY: a ring that animates your plush toys
Y Sugiura, C Lee, M Ogata, A Withana, Y Makino, D Sakamoto, M Inami, ...
Pulse transit time ppg dataset
P Mehrgardt, M Khushi, S Poon, A Withana
So predictable! continuous 3d hand trajectory prediction in virtual reality
NM Gamage, D Ishtaweera, M Weigel, A Withana
Composite Line Designs and Accuracy Measurements for Tactile Line Tracing on Touch Surfaces
E Chau, J Yu, C Goncu, A Withana
Trends and Directions of Extended Reality Research in HCI: A Co-Word Analysis
T Li, BV Syiem, N van Berkel, J Kim, A Withana, Z Sarsenbayeva
NeverLagging: Enhancing Virtual Reality Finger Tracking with a Physics-Inspired Time-Agnostic Graph Neural Network
T Li, P Somarathne, Z Sarsenbayeva, A Withana
Estimating the effects of ambient noise on mixed reality interaction
T Li, D Peng, E Velloso, A Withana, K Minamizawa, Z Sarsenbayeva
Designing Multi-DoF Epidermal Bend Sensors Using Flexible Resistive Traces
J Yu, H Kariyawasam, S Wu, S Subramanian, A Withana
SoilTile: Soil-based Ground Sensing
Y Tsukakoshi, T Min, A Spiller, C Xia, A Withana, Y Sugiura
Weight-induced consumed endurance (WICE): A model to quantify shoulder fatigue with weighted objects
T Li, E Velloso, A Withana, Z Sarsenbayeva
eTactileKit: A Toolkit for Design Exploration and Rapid Prototyping of Electro-Tactile Interfaces
PB Perera, RM Pushpakumara, H Kajimoto, A Jingu, J Steimle, A Withana
SoilSense: Appropriating Soil-based Microbial Fuel Cells to Create Tangible Interfaces
T Min, Y Tsukakoshi, C Xia, A Withana, Y Sugiura
More Than Words: The Impact of Voice Assistant Personality Traits on Failure Mitigation
S Jayasiriwardene, B Tag, A Withana, Z Sarsenbayeva
Estimating the effects of encumbrance and walking on mixed reality interaction
T Li, E Velloso, A Withana, Z Sarsenbayeva
Application of soft computing techniques in the optimization of 3D-printed piezoresistive sensors
M Razbin, M Vahdani, SA Moshizi, R Bagherzadeh, G Proust, ...
ShadoCookies: Creating user viewpoint-dependent information displays on edible cookies
T Yamamoto, T Amesaka, A Withana, Y Sugiura
TA-GNN: Physics Inspired Time-Agnostic Graph Neural Network for Finger Motion Prediction
T Li, P Somarathne, Z Sarsenbayeva, A Withana
Beyond Human: Cognitive and Physical Augmentation through AI, Robotics, and XR–Opportunities and Risks
J Li, A Withana, A Diening, K Kunze, M Inami
IrOnTex: Using Ironable 3D Printed Objects to Fabricate and Prototype Customizable Interactive Textiles
J Yu, S Kuruppu, B Fernando, PB Perera, Y Sugiura, S Subramanian, A Withana
Fabricating Customizable 3-D Printed Pressure Sensors by Tuning Infill Characteristics
J Yu, PB Perera, RV Perera, MM Valashani, A Withana
Tuning Infill Characteristics to Fabricate Customizable 3D Printed Pressure Sensors
J Yu, P Perera, A Withana
User Centred Development of a Data Visualisation Dashboard for a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
KH Lee, S Yoo, U Tran, J Kay, A McEwan, Z Sarsenbayeva, M Tracy, ...
Integrating Force Sensing with Electro-Tactile Feedback in 3D Printed Haptic Interfaces
PB Perera, H Marasinghe, T Takami, H Kajimoto, A Withana
Efficient and Robust Heart Rate Estimation Approach for Noisy Wearable PPG Sensors Using Ideal Representation Learning
A Niwarthana, P Somarathne, P Qian, KT Yong, A Withana
CoplayingVR: Understanding User Experience in Shared Control in Virtual Reality
H Zhou, T Ayesh, C Fan, Z Sarsenbayeva, A Withana
PairPlayVR: Shared Hand Control for Virtual Games
H Zhou, P Somarathne, TA Peirispulle, C Fan, Z Sarsenbayeva, ...
Developing Strategies for Co-designing Assistive Augmentation Technologies
A Tong, Z Sarsenbayeva, J Goncalves, H Koike, M Inami, A McEwan, A Withana