Nels Numan
@nels.dev
Research intern at Google, CS PhD candidate at University College London, exploring (outdoor) collaborative mixed reality at the intersection of #HCI, #GenerativeAI, and #CSCW | Previously at Niantic Labs, Microsoft Research, IBM, TNO Research
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Nels Numan
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· Nov 18
What a week at #CHI2025 in Yokohama! Loved reconnecting with friends and making new ones along the way! Also very grateful for the chance to present a paper based on my work at @niantic-labs.bsky.social, which received a Best Paper Honorable Mention 🌟
May 6, 2025 at 9:45 PM
What a week at #CHI2025 in Yokohama! Loved reconnecting with friends and making new ones along the way! Also very grateful for the chance to present a paper based on my work at @niantic-labs.bsky.social, which received a Best Paper Honorable Mention 🌟
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I got an email yesterday afternoon that my NSF SPRF Postdoctoral Fellowship was terminated. My grant focused on testing interventions to address online misinformation and I was 8 months into a two year appointment.
Friday Night Massacre of accurate information.
A devastating day for the USA as tens of millions of dollars of grants seeking to combat the spread of false information were terminated. We have a federal govenrment that does not consider the verifiable truth a priority. www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...
A devastating day for the USA as tens of millions of dollars of grants seeking to combat the spread of false information were terminated. We have a federal govenrment that does not consider the verifiable truth a priority. www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...
Updates on NSF Priorities
www.nsf.gov
April 19, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I got an email yesterday afternoon that my NSF SPRF Postdoctoral Fellowship was terminated. My grant focused on testing interventions to address online misinformation and I was 8 months into a two year appointment.
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📢 Looking for current research on #HCI + #AI? Here's a collection of 200+ #CHI2025 preprints, collected via arXiv and your suggestions: medium.com/human-center...
CHI’25 Preprint Collection
Looking for current research on HCI + AI? Here’s a list.
medium.com
March 10, 2025 at 1:36 PM
📢 Looking for current research on #HCI + #AI? Here's a collection of 200+ #CHI2025 preprints, collected via arXiv and your suggestions: medium.com/human-center...
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Super proud of our collaboration with academia on advancing inputs for XR receiving a recognition by @acm-sigchi.bsky.social. 🙌 @ejgonz.bsky.social, @kenpfeuffer.bsky.social, @hansgellersen.bsky.social, Hasti, Karan, Max, Andrea
🎉 We're delighted to announce the recipients of the 2025 ACM SIGCHI Awards! Congratulations to these incredible awardees!
February 26, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Super proud of our collaboration with academia on advancing inputs for XR receiving a recognition by @acm-sigchi.bsky.social. 🙌 @ejgonz.bsky.social, @kenpfeuffer.bsky.social, @hansgellersen.bsky.social, Hasti, Karan, Max, Andrea
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I was just told that I have to remove “climate” from the title of an ongoing grant if I want to keep it. And publications from that grant cannot include “climate” and other forbidden words. I can’t believe I’m writing this from the United States of America. #AcademicSky
Just received an email saying that it's not advisable to include the following words in future applications for research funding to the US DOT. Here we are.
February 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I was just told that I have to remove “climate” from the title of an ongoing grant if I want to keep it. And publications from that grant cannot include “climate” and other forbidden words. I can’t believe I’m writing this from the United States of America. #AcademicSky
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Ryo, Misha, David and myself are organizing a workshop at #CHI2025 on *Everyday AR through AI-in-the-Loop*. If you are interested in topics such as adaptive AR, AR+AI Agents, or task guidance, consider submitting. We are looking for 1-2 pagers! Deadline is Feb 15th. xr-and-ai.github.io/
December 30, 2024 at 9:03 AM
Ryo, Misha, David and myself are organizing a workshop at #CHI2025 on *Everyday AR through AI-in-the-Loop*. If you are interested in topics such as adaptive AR, AR+AI Agents, or task guidance, consider submitting. We are looking for 1-2 pagers! Deadline is Feb 15th. xr-and-ai.github.io/
I’m happy to share that I've joined the BIRD (Blended Interaction Research & Devices) lab at Google for a research internship! I'm incredibly grateful for the opportunity to work with such a remarkable team and to be mentored by Mar Gonzalez-Franco, Eric Gonzalez, and Harish Kulkarni! 🦜
December 2, 2024 at 7:16 PM
I’m happy to share that I've joined the BIRD (Blended Interaction Research & Devices) lab at Google for a research internship! I'm incredibly grateful for the opportunity to work with such a remarkable team and to be mentored by Mar Gonzalez-Franco, Eric Gonzalez, and Harish Kulkarni! 🦜
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Help with CHI Late Breaking Work program! We are looking for associate chairs (ACs). Not only is the LBW an excellent track for our community to show new work at CHI, but it is also an important step to train new ACs in our community: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #hci #CHI2025
CHI 2025 Late-Breaking Work: Application for AC roles (due: Nov 30)
The CHI 2025 Late-Breaking Work (LBW) Co-chairs invite you to volunteer as an Associate Chair (AC) for the CHI 2023 (LBW) Program Committee! Please use the form below to provide details about yourself...
docs.google.com
November 20, 2024 at 9:28 PM
Help with CHI Late Breaking Work program! We are looking for associate chairs (ACs). Not only is the LBW an excellent track for our community to show new work at CHI, but it is also an important step to train new ACs in our community: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #hci #CHI2025
As this platform grows, I thought I'd share a starter pack of #XR + #HCI researchers I've come across! This includes individuals exploring augmented reality, virtual reality, mixed reality, and related areas.
Let me know if you would like to be added or have any recommendations!
#VR #AR #MR
Let me know if you would like to be added or have any recommendations!
#VR #AR #MR
November 18, 2024 at 3:45 PM
A brief intro to start populating my feed here. I'm Nels, a PhD candidate at UCL. I study collaboration in mixed reality and am currently particularly fascinated by the meaning and representation of spaces. I'm excited to see the #HCI community grow on this upcoming platform!
More info: nels.dev
More info: nels.dev
November 13, 2024 at 1:05 PM