What we have published.

Peer-reviewed work since 2018 at CHI, ISMAR, IEEE VR, SIGGRAPH Asia, and others. The full record, with citations, is on Google Scholar.

Publications

CVPR Workshops
Two-Stage Multimodal Framework for Emotion Mimicry Intensity Prediction
Dinithi Dissanayake, Shaveen Silva, Ovindu Atukorala, Prasanth Sasikumar, Suranga Nanayakkara
CHI
Interrupting Autopilot: Evaluating Sensory Interventions for Momentary Self-Regulation
Dinithi Dissanayake, Muftee Mysan, Timothy Antoni, Peter Cleveland, Yifei Luo, Prasanth Sasikumar, Suranga Nanayakkara
CHI
Zenflow: Investigating MR Transitions for Enhancing Sleep and Relaxation
Praveen Sasikumar, Prasanth Sasikumar, Soundarya Ramesh, Takahiro Masuda, Hannah Qiao, Suranga Nanayakkara
Augmented Humans
EmoDrink: Embodied MR for Physiology-Informed Beverage Recommendation
Prasanth Sasikumar, Takahiro Masuda, Soundarya Ramesh, Hyung Woon Lee, Sankha Cooray, Yongquan Hu, Suranga Nanayakkara
Augmented Humans
Inbody Interactions
Suranga Nanayakkara, Elizabeth Churchill, Prasanth Sasikumar, Masahiko Inami, Kanyu Chen, Yize Wei, Kai Kunze, Danyang Peng
IJHCI · Journal
PhantomFolds: Exploring Unobtrusive Spatial Tactile Feedback Produced by Two Fingernail Mounted LRAs for In-Air and On-Surface Mixed Reality Applications
Moritz Alexander Messerschmidt, Denys J. C. Matthies, Prasanth Sasikumar, Suranga Nanayakkara

ISMAR
Co-Designing Stress Interventions in Mixed Reality with Mental Health Experts
Praveen Sasikumar, Prasanth Sasikumar, Suranga Nanayakkara
CHI
Who is in Control? Understanding User Agency in AR-assisted Construction Assembly
Xiliu Yang, Prasanth Sasikumar, Felix Amtsberg, Achim Menges, Michael Sedlmair, Suranga Nanayakkara
CHI
VRSense: An Explainable System to Help Mitigate Cybersickness in VR Games
Dinithi Dissanayake, Chitralekha Gupta, Prasanth Sasikumar, Suranga Nanayakkara
arXiv · Preprint
Tailored Real-time AR Captioning Interface for Enhancing Learning Experience of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing (DHH) Students
Yasith Samaradivakara, Asela Pathirage, Thavindu Ushan, Prasanth Sasikumar, Kasun Karunanayaka, Chamath Keppitiyagama, Suranga Nanayakkara

Paper · Preprint
Motion as Emotion: Detecting Affect and Cognitive Load from Free-Hand Gestures in VR
Phoebe Chua, Prasanth Sasikumar, Yadeesha Weerasinghe, Suranga Nanayakkara
Automation in Construction · Journal
Optical see-through augmented reality fire safety training for building occupants
Daniel Paes, Zhenan Feng, Maddy King, Hesam Khorrami Shad, Prasanth Sasikumar, Diego Pujoni, Ruggiero Lovreglio
CHI
SeEar: Tailoring Real-time AR Caption Interfaces for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing (DHH) Students in Specialized Educational Settings
Yasith Samaradivakara, Thavindu Ushan, Asela Pathirage, Prasanth Sasikumar, Kasun Karunanayaka
CHI
Exploring an Extended Reality Floatation Tank Experience to Reduce the Fear of Being in Water
Maria F. Montoya, Hannah Qiao, Prasanth Sasikumar, D. S. Elvitigala, S. J. Pell, Suranga Nanayakkara
IEEE TVCG · Article
VR.net: A Real-world Dataset for Virtual Reality Motion Sickness Research
E. Wen, C. Gupta, Prasanth Sasikumar, Mark Billinghurst, J. Wilmott, E. Skow, A. Dey, Suranga Nanayakkara
IEEE VR 2024 Best Paper Award
IEEE VR
A User Study on Sharing Physiological Cues in VR Assembly Tasks
Prasanth Sasikumar, Ryo Hajika, Kunal Gupta, Tamil Selvan Gunasekaran, Yun Suen Pai, Huidong Bai

SIGGRAPH Asia
Haptic Hongi – Reiterated
Mairi Gunn, Tania Remana, Sachith Muthukumarana, Prasanth Sasikumar, Mark Billinghurst
EMNLP
EMO-KNOW: A Large Scale Dataset on Emotion and Emotion-cause
Mia Huong Nguyen, Yasith Samaradivakara, Prasanth Sasikumar, Suranga Nanayakkara, Chitralekha Gupta
SIGGRAPH Asia
SensoryScape: Context-Aware Empathic VR Photography
Kunal Gupta, Yuewei Zhang, Tamil Selvan Gunasekaran, Prasanth Sasikumar, Nanditha Krishna, Philip Pits, Conor Russomanno, Mark Billinghurst
IEEE VR
VRdoGraphy: An Empathic VR Photography Experience
Kunal Gupta, Yuewei Zhang, Tamil Selvan Gunasekaran, Prasanth Sasikumar, Nanditha Krishna, Yun Suen Pai, Mark Billinghurst
Creating Digitally (Springer) · Article
haptic HONGI: Reflections on Collaboration in the Transdisciplinary Creation of an AR Artwork
Mairi Gunn, A. Campbell, Mark Billinghurst, W. Lawn, Prasanth Sasikumar
PhD thesis · Thesis
Using Multimodal Interaction in Remote Collaboration
Prasanth Sasikumar

ISMAR
PSCVR: Physiological Sensing in Collaborative Virtual Reality
Prasanth Sasikumar, Yun Suen Pai, Huidong Bai, Mark Billinghurst
CHI
Inter-brain Synchrony and Eye Gaze Direction During Collaboration in VR
Ihshan Gumilar, Amit Barde, Prasanth Sasikumar, Mark Billinghurst, Ashkan F. Hayati, Gun Lee
IEEE VR
[DC] Using Multimodal Input in Augmented Virtual Teleportation
Prasanth Sasikumar

Frontiers in VR · Journal
Spatial Perception Enhancement in Assembly Training Using Augmented Volumetric Playback
Prasanth Sasikumar, Soumith Chittajallu, Navindd Raj, Huidong Bai, Mark Billinghurst
CHI
XRTB: A Cross Reality Teleconference Bridge to Incorporate 3D Interactivity to 2D Teleconferencing
Prasanth Sasikumar, Max Collins, Huidong Bai, Mark Billinghurst
Virtual Creativity · Journal
First Contact – Take 2: Using XR Technology as a Bridge between Māori, Pākehā and People from Other Cultures in Aotearoa, New Zealand
Mairi Gunn, Mark Billinghurst, Huidong Bai, Prasanth Sasikumar

SIGGRAPH Asia
NeuralDrum — Perceiving Brain Synchronicity in XR Drumming
Shyam Sundar Pai, Ryo Hajika, Karan Gupta, Prasanth Sasikumar, Mark Billinghurst
JMUI · Journal
The Effects of Spatial Auditory and Visual Cues on Mixed Reality Remote Collaboration
Jing Yang, Prasanth Sasikumar, Huidong Bai, Amit Barde, Gábor Sörös, Mark Billinghurst
CHI
A User Study on Mixed Reality Remote Collaboration with Eye Gaze and Hand Gesture Sharing
Huidong Bai, Prasanth Sasikumar, Jing Yang, Mark Billinghurst

MSc thesis · Thesis
Haptic contact in immersive 360° cinematic environment
Prasanth Sasikumar

Notes and longer pieces on the smart-glasses landscape and what we have built.

Apr 2026 · 5 min read
Shared Perception
Mixed reality collaboration through shared attention, gaze, and action.
Mar 2026 · 5 min read
The 2026 Smartglasses Landscape: 53 Devices, 15 SDKs, and What It All Means
A comprehensive look at the smartglasses market in 2026 — from AI-powered audio frames to full 6-DoF spatial AR — and what developers and businesses need to know.
Jan 2025 · 5 min read
Building a custom workshop platform in 3 days
How we used Copilot to build a complete workshop collaboration platform in 2 days!
Jan 2025 · 6 min read
XR After 8 Years: Why Hasn't It Gone Mainstream?
The disconnect between its promise and public perception.