Faculty of Computer Science
Human-Computer Interaction Lab
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About

We are a group of faculty, graduate and undergraduate students conducting research in the broad area of human-computer interaction (HCI). We are based in the Faculty of Computer Science at the University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada.

We perform research in mixed reality, novel interactions, and game design. Our work often targets applications in health and therapy (e.g., rehab, training), and collaboration for work and play. Learn more by seeing our projects.

Industrial Research and Development Collaborations

We have completed a wide-range of collaborations with industrial partners in areas related to augmented/mixed reality, web and mobile technologies, visual analytics, and gamification. We target partnerships with regional, national and international corporations that are looking for proof-of-concept or early demonstrations of technology. Typically our research contracts are funded (up to 100%) through funding agencies (NSERC, NBIF, MITACS, NRC, ACOA). Please contact us if you would like to learn more about collaboration possibilities.



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HCI Lab Members

Scott Bateman

Scott Bateman

Lab Co-Director and Professor

Aaron Tabor

Aaron Tabor

Lab Co-Director and Assistant Professor

Ethan Eddy

Ethan Eddy

PhD Student - EMG-Based Interactions

Colin Brett

Colin Brett

PhD Student - Digital Minimalism

Cole Campbell

Cole Campbell

PhD Student - AI Tools for University Instructors

Charles Ewaifoh Ejedawe

Charles Ewaifoh Ejedawe

MCS Student - Activity Detection from Heart-Rate Variability

Nashmia Riaz

Nashmia Riaz

MCS Student - Player-Selected Challenge in Games

Shantu Latke

Shantu Latke

MCS Student

Erik Scheme

Erik Scheme

Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Acting Director, Institute of Biomedical Engineering

Alumni

Daniel J. Rea

Daniel J. Rea

Assistant Professor - University of Manitoba

Connor Wilson

Connor Wilson

Teaching Professor - Faculty of Computer Science, UNB (MCS 2021)

Ian Smith

Ian Smith

UX/HCI Researcher - Parados (PhD 2026)

Amirhossein Azimyzadeh

Amirhossein Azimyzadeh

Software Developer - Redlen Technologies (MCS 2025)

Toushal Sewruttun

Toushal Sewruttun

Research Assistant / XR Developer - Human-Robot Interaction

Minh Nguyen

Minh Nguyen

PhD Student - University of Manitoba

Matthew de la Torre

Matthew de la Torre

MCS Graduate - University of New Brunswick

Arya Parvizi

Arya Parvizi

MCS Student

Fahimeh Tolouee

Fahimeh Tolouee

MCS 2026 - Embodiment in Mixed Reality

Taylor Short

Taylor Short

MCS 2026 - Mixed Reality Games for Older Adults

Renata Lara Lopez

Renata Lara Lopez

Mitacs Visiting Intern (2026) - UASLP, Mexico

Isabella Lopez Ibarra

Isabella Lopez Ibarra

Mitacs Visiting Intern (2026) - UAO, Colombia

Jashendeep Singh Sidhu

Jashendeep Singh Sidhu

Undergraduate Research Assistant (2026)

Erin MacNeil

Erin MacNeil

Associate Software Engineer - Introhive

Stuart Thiel

Stuart Thiel

Program Chair, Computer Science - UFred

Maryna Myronenko

Maryna Myronenko

BCS Honours 2025

Promise Abel-Adegbite

Promise Abel-Adegbite

Software Engineer II - SpryPoint (BCS Honours 2025)

Oyindolapo Komolafe

Oyindolapo Komolafe

Staff Software Engineer - Thomson Reuters (MCS 2024)

Amy Cui

Amy Cui

MLIS Student (UX Design) - University of Toronto

Alexander Groom

Alexander Groom

Software Developer - Kognitiv Spark

Jakob Ashfield

Jakob Ashfield

Software Engineer

Nolan Kisser

Nolan Kisser

Software Engineer

Alec McLellan

Alec McLellan

Postdoctoral Fellow (2022-2023)

Heena Thadani

Heena Thadani

Game Developer

Deep Fumatiya

Deep Fumatiya

Technology Associate - ICICI Bank

Kolton Gagnon

Kolton Gagnon

BCS Honours 2022

Cora Woolsey

Cora Woolsey

Postdoctoral Fellow (2020-2022) - Founder, ArchaeoSoft

Cassandra Folkins

Cassandra Folkins

Program Advisor - Government of New Brunswick (MAHR 2020)

Book Sadprasid

Book Sadprasid

PhD Student - University of Toronto

Pouya Pournasir

Pouya Pournasir

AI Product Engineer

Samridhi Pargal

Samridhi Pargal

Research Scientist

Michael Walz

Michael Walz

Medical Student - Memorial University

Alex Kienzle

Alex Kienzle

Software Developer - Kognitiv Spark

Isayah Vidito

Isayah Vidito

Cloud Engineer - Development Seed

Benjamin MacPherson

Benjamin MacPherson

Leading VR Startup

Reyhan Pradantyo

Reyhan Pradantyo

Business Analyst - Government of New Brunswick

Vinod Asokan

Vinod Asokan

Lead Software Engineer - Boeing

Noor Ali

Noor Ali

Senior Developer - NexJ Systems

Nikita Baliesnyi

Nikita Baliesnyi

Leading AI Safety Startup

Wesley Finck

Wesley Finck

Technical Co-Founder

Nathaniel Brewer

Nathaniel Brewer

Web & Application Developer - Nathaniel C. Brewer Web Services

Manasi Shah

Manasi Shah

Software Developer at IBM

Jawad Refai

Jawad Refai

Senior Gameplay Programmer - Gameloft Montreal

Jason Wuertz

Jason Wuertz

Senior Software Engineer - Clipboard Health

Nathan Sonier

Nathan Sonier

Senior Software Developer - Beauceron Security

Nolan Phillips

Nolan Phillips

VP Engineering - Stemble Learning

Alex Watson

Alex Watson

Senior Developer - Mariner

Carly Smith

Carly Smith

Senior Software Engineer, Salesforce

Joshua Roberts

Joshua Roberts

Software Developer - Kognitiv Spark

Nick Balcomb

Nick Balcomb

Senior Java Developer - Government of Nova Scotia

Alexander LeBlanc

Alexander LeBlanc

Subject Matter Expert - NBCC

Contact Us

email: scottb@unb.ca

phone: +1 (506) 447-3336

Scott Bateman and/or Aaron Tabor
UNB HCI Lab
Faculty of Computer Science
550 Windsor Street
Fredericton, NB
E3B 5A3