Pedro Lopes
@pedrolopes.org
Associate Professor at University of Chicago, Computer Science. Runs the Human-Computer Integration Lab (https://lab.plopes.org) & also a musician.
Excellent talk by @blaiseaguera.bsky.social at our Data Science Institute ( @dsi-uchicago.bsky.social) at the University of Chicago! (Completely packed audience).
November 16, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Excellent talk by @blaiseaguera.bsky.social at our Data Science Institute ( @dsi-uchicago.bsky.social) at the University of Chicago! (Completely packed audience).
Giving a vision talk today at #uist2025 titled "What of the I in HCI stands for Integration?"
... Hope to see you all soon at @acmuist.bsky.social
(Will post slides later at lab.plopes.org)
... Hope to see you all soon at @acmuist.bsky.social
(Will post slides later at lab.plopes.org)
September 29, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Giving a vision talk today at #uist2025 titled "What of the I in HCI stands for Integration?"
... Hope to see you all soon at @acmuist.bsky.social
(Will post slides later at lab.plopes.org)
... Hope to see you all soon at @acmuist.bsky.social
(Will post slides later at lab.plopes.org)
Playing at @dotolim.bsky.social tonight! If you are in Seoul come by for one turntable but multiple needles kind of footwork.
September 26, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Playing at @dotolim.bsky.social tonight! If you are in Seoul come by for one turntable but multiple needles kind of footwork.
UChicago CS' presence at #UIST2025, with six papers (from text visualization to brain stimulation!) and many more activities (two workshops etc)!
If you are at @acmuist.bsky.social come say hi. Many of us will be there including myself, Yudai Tanaka , Ken Nakagaki's team, Sam, etc!
If you are at @acmuist.bsky.social come say hi. Many of us will be there including myself, Yudai Tanaka , Ken Nakagaki's team, Sam, etc!
September 25, 2025 at 12:04 PM
UChicago CS' presence at #UIST2025, with six papers (from text visualization to brain stimulation!) and many more activities (two workshops etc)!
If you are at @acmuist.bsky.social come say hi. Many of us will be there including myself, Yudai Tanaka , Ken Nakagaki's team, Sam, etc!
If you are at @acmuist.bsky.social come say hi. Many of us will be there including myself, Yudai Tanaka , Ken Nakagaki's team, Sam, etc!
Stelarc being stellar!
September 24, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Stelarc being stellar!
Our #UIST2025 workshop "Toward Everyday Perceptual and Physiological Augmentation" packs a day of fun activities, which you can read in detail here: everyday-augmentation.github.io if that's not enough to convince you... then check out our keynote by Thad Starner ! see you at @acmuist.bsky.social
September 20, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Our #UIST2025 workshop "Toward Everyday Perceptual and Physiological Augmentation" packs a day of fun activities, which you can read in detail here: everyday-augmentation.github.io if that's not enough to convince you... then check out our keynote by Thad Starner ! see you at @acmuist.bsky.social
Not quite, as our new paper shows:
1️⃣ People can exhibit altered hand movements after leaving VR! (e.g., imagine missing an emergency button!)
2️⃣ People can confused VR objects and real objects (e.g., reaching out to the virtual fire extinguisher) 3/5
1️⃣ People can exhibit altered hand movements after leaving VR! (e.g., imagine missing an emergency button!)
2️⃣ People can confused VR objects and real objects (e.g., reaching out to the virtual fire extinguisher) 3/5
September 15, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Not quite, as our new paper shows:
1️⃣ People can exhibit altered hand movements after leaving VR! (e.g., imagine missing an emergency button!)
2️⃣ People can confused VR objects and real objects (e.g., reaching out to the virtual fire extinguisher) 3/5
1️⃣ People can exhibit altered hand movements after leaving VR! (e.g., imagine missing an emergency button!)
2️⃣ People can confused VR objects and real objects (e.g., reaching out to the virtual fire extinguisher) 3/5
I have the same shirt ;) (because I got it from you). Also the person next to you has a genius shirt
September 5, 2025 at 2:32 PM
I have the same shirt ;) (because I got it from you). Also the person next to you has a genius shirt
A reflection about our lab's participation at @chi.acm.org : lab.plopes.org/essays/chi2025 It was a really special conference, with new PhD students presenting and some graduating!
P.s.: Yeah, I was a bit behind (we're closer to #CHI2026 deadline than #CHI2025 itself) but never too late?
P.s.: Yeah, I was a bit behind (we're closer to #CHI2026 deadline than #CHI2025 itself) but never too late?
August 18, 2025 at 7:34 PM
A reflection about our lab's participation at @chi.acm.org : lab.plopes.org/essays/chi2025 It was a really special conference, with new PhD students presenting and some graduating!
P.s.: Yeah, I was a bit behind (we're closer to #CHI2026 deadline than #CHI2025 itself) but never too late?
P.s.: Yeah, I was a bit behind (we're closer to #CHI2026 deadline than #CHI2025 itself) but never too late?
Want to work with one of the best thinkers out there, with endless creativity and super supportive environment in futuristic Taipei? 😎
My former PhD student, (now Prof.) @tengshanyuan.info just started the Dexterous Interaction Lab @ NTU lab.tengshanyuan.info #hci #haptics #phd #academicChatter 😍
My former PhD student, (now Prof.) @tengshanyuan.info just started the Dexterous Interaction Lab @ NTU lab.tengshanyuan.info #hci #haptics #phd #academicChatter 😍
July 29, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Want to work with one of the best thinkers out there, with endless creativity and super supportive environment in futuristic Taipei? 😎
My former PhD student, (now Prof.) @tengshanyuan.info just started the Dexterous Interaction Lab @ NTU lab.tengshanyuan.info #hci #haptics #phd #academicChatter 😍
My former PhD student, (now Prof.) @tengshanyuan.info just started the Dexterous Interaction Lab @ NTU lab.tengshanyuan.info #hci #haptics #phd #academicChatter 😍
Here's an essay I wrote a while back arguing that there's significant new discoveries at the interface between Human-Computer Interaction (#HCI) and #Neuroscience : lab.plopes.org/essays/hcine... and that's why I am organizing a meeting with 20+ minds, starting tomorrow (in japan)!
June 21, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Here's an essay I wrote a while back arguing that there's significant new discoveries at the interface between Human-Computer Interaction (#HCI) and #Neuroscience : lab.plopes.org/essays/hcine... and that's why I am organizing a meeting with 20+ minds, starting tomorrow (in japan)!
A pleasure to host Jun Rekimoto at the Human-Computer Integration Lab (lab.plopes.org) where he gave a talk about "Human-AI Integration". Inspiring as always and thanks for staying for a full day of demos and giving insightful feedback to many of our lab members. (thanks Romain for co-organizing!)
June 18, 2025 at 11:15 PM
A pleasure to host Jun Rekimoto at the Human-Computer Integration Lab (lab.plopes.org) where he gave a talk about "Human-AI Integration". Inspiring as always and thanks for staying for a full day of demos and giving insightful feedback to many of our lab members. (thanks Romain for co-organizing!)
Yun Ho is a first year PhD student and Siya Choudhary was my high school intern (she's first author on this paper!). They've worked so hard on this incredible project and #CHI2025 demo, advised by the brilliant Romain Nith who's done so so much work behind the scenes!
April 30, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Yun Ho is a first year PhD student and Siya Choudhary was my high school intern (she's first author on this paper!). They've worked so hard on this incredible project and #CHI2025 demo, advised by the brilliant Romain Nith who's done so so much work behind the scenes!
Finally, I want to highlight @xjasminelu.bsky.social has been doing a lot of impressive work on this topic and in fact has received a special recognition by ACM @acm-sigchi.bsky.social this year!!! Congrats once again to her for this! 4/4
April 28, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Finally, I want to highlight @xjasminelu.bsky.social has been doing a lot of impressive work on this topic and in fact has received a special recognition by ACM @acm-sigchi.bsky.social this year!!! Congrats once again to her for this! 4/4
@xjasminelu.bsky.social presenting the latest work of her PhD on computational recycling, this system uses computer vision (#CV) to fit a new circuit into an existing PCB made for a different purpose or device. It allows a new form of e-waste reusing! #CHI2025 #Sustainability 1/4
April 28, 2025 at 6:21 AM
@xjasminelu.bsky.social presenting the latest work of her PhD on computational recycling, this system uses computer vision (#CV) to fit a new circuit into an existing PCB made for a different purpose or device. It allows a new form of e-waste reusing! #CHI2025 #Sustainability 1/4
Plenty of ways to provide feedback towards a better SIGCHI these are the events at #CHI2025 where you can come and join the discussion. Thanks @nehakumar.bsky.social and @acm-sigchi.bsky.social
April 28, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Plenty of ways to provide feedback towards a better SIGCHI these are the events at #CHI2025 where you can come and join the discussion. Thanks @nehakumar.bsky.social and @acm-sigchi.bsky.social
Great forum today on #HCI and #computing meets #AI adjacent to #CHI2025, great organization by Shengdong Zhao and the rest of the team!
April 27, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Great forum today on #HCI and #computing meets #AI adjacent to #CHI2025, great organization by Shengdong Zhao and the rest of the team!
This work was done at the University of Chicago Computer Science / PSD and we will be around at #CHI2025 if you want to meet us and talk about these works and more! 5/5
cc @tengshanyuan.info @alexmazursky.bsky.social @xjasminelu.bsky.social and more!
cc @tengshanyuan.info @alexmazursky.bsky.social @xjasminelu.bsky.social and more!
April 26, 2025 at 5:19 AM
This work was done at the University of Chicago Computer Science / PSD and we will be around at #CHI2025 if you want to meet us and talk about these works and more! 5/5
cc @tengshanyuan.info @alexmazursky.bsky.social @xjasminelu.bsky.social and more!
cc @tengshanyuan.info @alexmazursky.bsky.social @xjasminelu.bsky.social and more!
#CHI2025 warning: our course (lead by Yudai Tanaka) on electrical stimulation (eg electrotactile, vestibular and muscle!) is sold out!
Super exciting but nothing we can do about its capacity, all hardware was hand made by these folks (estim.plopes.org) and we have no more!
Super exciting but nothing we can do about its capacity, all hardware was hand made by these folks (estim.plopes.org) and we have no more!
April 25, 2025 at 5:28 AM
#CHI2025 warning: our course (lead by Yudai Tanaka) on electrical stimulation (eg electrotactile, vestibular and muscle!) is sold out!
Super exciting but nothing we can do about its capacity, all hardware was hand made by these folks (estim.plopes.org) and we have no more!
Super exciting but nothing we can do about its capacity, all hardware was hand made by these folks (estim.plopes.org) and we have no more!
Thus, I did not achieve any of this alone. Besides my team working at uchicago, I owe a lot to my former advisor Patrick Baudisch (at @hpi.bsky.social ) and earlier mentors. 4/5
March 14, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Thus, I did not achieve any of this alone. Besides my team working at uchicago, I owe a lot to my former advisor Patrick Baudisch (at @hpi.bsky.social ) and earlier mentors. 4/5
"In recognition of outstanding contributions to virtual reality, wearable hardware for multimodal sensations (e.g., haptics, olfaction, taste), and the study of perceptual illusions."
I want to thank my lab who did a lot of this work in deep collaboration with me (...continued..) 2/5
I want to thank my lab who did a lot of this work in deep collaboration with me (...continued..) 2/5
March 14, 2025 at 12:51 PM
"In recognition of outstanding contributions to virtual reality, wearable hardware for multimodal sensations (e.g., haptics, olfaction, taste), and the study of perceptual illusions."
I want to thank my lab who did a lot of this work in deep collaboration with me (...continued..) 2/5
I want to thank my lab who did a lot of this work in deep collaboration with me (...continued..) 2/5
Thanks IEEE VGTC and IEEE VR for this kind
"IEEE VGTC Virtual Reality Significant New Researcher" award.
Thanks #IEEEVR2025 for an incredible banquet where I got to chance to say a few words and thank everyone for this (my slides for the banquet speech: lab.plopes.org/published/20...) 1/5
"IEEE VGTC Virtual Reality Significant New Researcher" award.
Thanks #IEEEVR2025 for an incredible banquet where I got to chance to say a few words and thank everyone for this (my slides for the banquet speech: lab.plopes.org/published/20...) 1/5
March 14, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Thanks IEEE VGTC and IEEE VR for this kind
"IEEE VGTC Virtual Reality Significant New Researcher" award.
Thanks #IEEEVR2025 for an incredible banquet where I got to chance to say a few words and thank everyone for this (my slides for the banquet speech: lab.plopes.org/published/20...) 1/5
"IEEE VGTC Virtual Reality Significant New Researcher" award.
Thanks #IEEEVR2025 for an incredible banquet where I got to chance to say a few words and thank everyone for this (my slides for the banquet speech: lab.plopes.org/published/20...) 1/5
"A year in review" newsletter from UChicago CS derparment: mailchi.mp/uchicago/uni... Cover photo is none other than @tengshanyuan.info wearing an exoskeleton he made for VR! #HCI #VR #academicsky
December 24, 2024 at 9:06 AM
"A year in review" newsletter from UChicago CS derparment: mailchi.mp/uchicago/uni... Cover photo is none other than @tengshanyuan.info wearing an exoskeleton he made for VR! #HCI #VR #academicsky
Join us for people and technology seminar on Friday with a fun group and topic! Thanks @tengshanyuan.info for coming up with this one!
December 3, 2024 at 9:56 PM
Join us for people and technology seminar on Friday with a fun group and topic! Thanks @tengshanyuan.info for coming up with this one!