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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If you’re interested in reading more about the work I presented, you can check it out here: nels.dev/publication/...
[CHI 2025] CoCreatAR: Enhancing Authoring of Outdoor AR Experiences Through Asymmetric Collaboration
YouTube video by Niantic Research
youtu.be
May 6, 2025 at 9:45 PM
If you’re interested in reading more about the work I presented, you can check it out here: nels.dev/publication/...
Just saying, if it’s set in Noun Town and I have to translate words to disarm bombs, I’m preordering the collector’s deluxe edition
December 1, 2024 at 6:22 AM
Just saying, if it’s set in Noun Town and I have to translate words to disarm bombs, I’m preordering the collector’s deluxe edition
It's great to see you here Jack! I'm good! Just starting my last internship and then back to UCL to finish up my PhD. How are you?
Added you to the starter pack! There's many great ones out there!
Added you to the starter pack! There's many great ones out there!
November 29, 2024 at 4:09 AM
It's great to see you here Jack! I'm good! Just starting my last internship and then back to UCL to finish up my PhD. How are you?
Added you to the starter pack! There's many great ones out there!
Added you to the starter pack! There's many great ones out there!
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In a related work in the 2D image domain, which introduced BlendScape, we explored how to empower end-users to tailor video-conferencing environments to their meeting context by leveraging image inpainting techniques: nels.dev/publication/...
(#UIST2024 video preview: youtu.be/T0TfAtJQhkY)
(#UIST2024 video preview: youtu.be/T0TfAtJQhkY)
BlendScape: Enabling End-User Customization of Video-Conferencing Environments through Generative AI
YouTube video by ACM SIGCHI
youtu.be
November 13, 2024 at 1:43 PM
In a related work in the 2D image domain, which introduced BlendScape, we explored how to empower end-users to tailor video-conferencing environments to their meeting context by leveraging image inpainting techniques: nels.dev/publication/...
(#UIST2024 video preview: youtu.be/T0TfAtJQhkY)
(#UIST2024 video preview: youtu.be/T0TfAtJQhkY)
My most recently published work introduced SpaceBlender, a generative AI pipeline that blends users' physical surroundings into unified context-rich 3D virtual environments for collaboration in VR: nels.dev/publication/...
(#UIST2024 video preview: youtu.be/2rTTyjNl-a0)
(#UIST2024 video preview: youtu.be/2rTTyjNl-a0)
SpaceBlender: Creating Context-Rich Collaborative Spaces Through Generative 3D Scene Blending
YouTube video by ACM SIGCHI
youtu.be
November 13, 2024 at 1:25 PM
My most recently published work introduced SpaceBlender, a generative AI pipeline that blends users' physical surroundings into unified context-rich 3D virtual environments for collaboration in VR: nels.dev/publication/...
(#UIST2024 video preview: youtu.be/2rTTyjNl-a0)
(#UIST2024 video preview: youtu.be/2rTTyjNl-a0)