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  1. Kavy: Fostering Language Speaking Skills and Self-Confidence Through Conversational AI

    Article • April 2024, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Suranga Nanayakkara

  2. Tidd: Augmented Tabletop Interaction Supports Children with Autism to Train Daily Living Skills

    Article • July 2023, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Suranga Nanayakkara

  3. Using Sensor-Based Programming to Improve Self-Efficacy and Outcome Expectancy for Students from Underrepresented Groups

    Article • June 2023, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Suranga Nanayakkara

  4. Snatch and Hatch: Improving Receptivity Towards a Nature of Science with a Playful Mobile Application

    Article • June 2023, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Suranga Nanayakkara, Hannah Qiao

  5. Eye Movement Analysis of Human Visual Recognition Processes with Camera Eye Tracker: Higher Mean and Variance of Fixation Duration for Familiar Images

    Article • April 2023, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Suranga Nanayakkara

  6. Evaluating Descriptive Quality of AI-Generated Audio Using Image-Schemas

    Article • March 2023, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Suranga Nanayakkara, Chitralekha Gupta, Zhuoyao Li, Purnima kamath

  7. Exploring the Design Space of Assistive Augmentation

    Article • March 2023, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Suranga Nanayakkara, Mr Rakesh Patibanda, Chitralekha Gupta

  8. Players and Performance: Opportunities for Social Interaction with Augmented Tabletop Games at Centres for Children with Autism

    Article • Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, November 2022, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Suranga Nanayakkara

  9. WasmAndroid: A Cross-Platform Runtime for Native Programming Languages on Android

    Article • ACM Transactions on Embedded Computing Systems, October 2022, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Suranga Nanayakkara

  10. VRhook: A Data Collection Tool for VR Motion Sickness Research

    Article • October 2022, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Mark Billinghurst, Rob Lindeman, Suranga Nanayakkara

  11. Troi

    Article • Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, September 2022, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Suranga Nanayakkara, Don Samitha Elvitigala

  12. TickleFoot: Design, Development and Evaluation of a Novel Foot-Tickling Mechanism That Can Evoke Laughter

    Article • ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction, June 2022, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Don Samitha Elvitigala, Suranga Nanayakkara

  13. ANISMA: A Prototyping Toolkit to Explore Haptic Skin Deformation Applications Using Shape-Memory Alloys

    Article • ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction, June 2022, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Suranga Nanayakkara

  14. Emotion Recognition in Conversations Using Brain and Physiological Signals

    Article • March 2022, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Suranga Nanayakkara, Dr Elizabeth Broadbent, Mark Billinghurst, Nebiyou Hailemariam, Nastaran Saffaryazdi, Yenushka Goonesekera, Ebasa Temesgen

  15. Scratch and Sense

    Article • February 2022, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Suranga Nanayakkara

  16. Primary School Students Programming with Real-Time Environmental Sensor Data

    Article • February 2022, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Suranga Nanayakkara

  17. KinVoices: Using Voices of Friends and Family in Voice Interfaces

    Article • Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, October 2021, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Suranga Nanayakkara, Sam W. T. Chan

  18. StressShoe: A DIY Toolkit for just-in-time Personalised Stress Interventions for Office Workers Performing Sedentary Tasks

    Article • September 2021, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Suranga Nanayakkara, Don Samitha Elvitigala

  19. OM: A Comprehensive Tool to Elicit Subjective Vibrotactile Expressions Associated with Contextualised Meaning in Our Everyday Lives

    Article • September 2021, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Suranga Nanayakkara

  20. EyeKnowYou: A DIY Toolkit to Support Monitoring Cognitive Load and Actual Screen Time using a Head-Mounted Webcam

    Article • September 2021, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Suranga Nanayakkara, Shardul Sapkota

  21. Towards Understanding Physiological Responses to Emotional Autobiographical Memory Recall in Mobile VR Scenarios

    Article • September 2021, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Suranga Nanayakkara, Mark Billinghurst, Sam W. T. Chan

  22. mobiLLD: Exploring the Detection of Leg Length Discrepancy and Altering Gait with Mobile Smart Insoles

    Article • June 2021, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Suranga Nanayakkara, Don Samitha Elvitigala

  23. GymSoles++: Combining Google Glass with Smart Insoles to Improve Body Posture when Performing Squats

    Article • June 2021, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Suranga Nanayakkara, Don Samitha Elvitigala

  24. Sensor-Based Interactive Worksheets to Support Guided Scientific Inquiry

    Article • June 2021, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Suranga Nanayakkara

  25. WasmAndroid: a cross-platform runtime for native programming languages on Android (WIP paper)

    Article • June 2021, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Suranga Nanayakkara

  26. ClothTiles: A Prototyping Platform to Fabricate Customized Actuators on Clothing using 3D Printing and Shape-Memory Alloys

    Article • May 2021, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Suranga Nanayakkara

  27. Augmented Foot: A Comprehensive Survey of Augmented Foot Interfaces

    Article • February 2021, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Suranga Nanayakkara, Don Samitha Elvitigala

  28. CapGlasses: Untethered Capacitive Sensing with Smart Glasses

    Article • February 2021, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Suranga Nanayakkara

  29. AiSee

    Article • Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive Mobile Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies, December 2020, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Suranga Nanayakkara

  30. Prompto

    Article • Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive Mobile Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies, December 2020, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Suranga Nanayakkara

  31. MAGHair: A Wearable System to Create Unique Tactile Feedback by Stimulating Only the Body Hair

    Article • October 2020, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Suranga Nanayakkara, Mevan Wijewardena

  32. Ready, Steady, Touch!

    Article • Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive Mobile Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies, June 2020, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Suranga Nanayakkara, Kaixing Zhao

  33. Motor Memory in HCI

    Article • April 2020, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Mr Rakesh Patibanda, Paul Strohmeier, Suranga Nanayakkara

  34. Touch me Gently: Recreating the Perception of Touch using a Shape-Memory Alloy Matrix

    Article • April 2020, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Suranga Nanayakkara, Don Samitha Elvitigala

  35. Next Steps for Human-Computer Integration

    Article • April 2020, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Paul Strohmeier, Suranga Nanayakkara, Thomas D Erickson Erickson, Prof. Harald Reiterer, dakuo wang

  36. M-Hair: Extended Reality by Stimulating the Body Hair

    Article • November 2019, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Suranga Nanayakkara

  37. PhantomTouch: Creating an Extended Reality by the Illusion of Touch using a Shape-Memory Alloy Matrix

    Article • November 2019, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Suranga Nanayakkara, Don Samitha Elvitigala

  38. CompRate: Power Efficient Heart Rate and Heart Rate Variability Monitoring on Smart Wearables

    Article • November 2019, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Suranga Nanayakkara

  39. M-Hair: Creating Novel Tactile Feedback by Augmenting the Body Hair to Respond to Magnetic Field

    Article • October 2019, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Suranga Nanayakkara

  40. ProspecFit

    Article • Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive Mobile Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies, September 2019, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Suranga Nanayakkara

  41. GymSoles

    Article • May 2019, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Don Samitha Elvitigala, Suranga Nanayakkara

  42. ChewIt. An Intraoral Interface for Discreet Interactions

    Article • May 2019, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Suranga Nanayakkara

  43. Prospero

    Article • March 2019, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Suranga Nanayakkara

  44. OSense

    Article • March 2019, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Suranga Nanayakkara

  45. fSense

    Article • March 2019, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Suranga Nanayakkara

  46. CapMat

    Article • March 2019, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Suranga Nanayakkara

  47. 2bit-TactileHand

    Article • March 2019, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Suranga Nanayakkara, Don Samitha Elvitigala

  48. CricketCoach

    Article • March 2019, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Suranga Nanayakkara, Don Samitha Elvitigala

  49. Thumb-In-Motion

    Article • October 2018, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Suranga Nanayakkara

  50. Step Detection for Rollator Users with Smartwatches

    Article • October 2018, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Suranga Nanayakkara

  51. Doodle Daydream

    Article • October 2018, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Don Samitha Elvitigala, Suranga Nanayakkara

  52. FingerReader2.0

    Article • Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive Mobile Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies, September 2018, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Suranga Nanayakkara

  53. GesCAD

    Article • November 2017, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Suranga Nanayakkara

  54. GestAKey

    Article • October 2017, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Suranga Nanayakkara

  55. waveSense

    Article • October 2016, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Suranga Nanayakkara

  56. Digital Digits

    Article • ACM Computing Surveys, November 2015, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Suranga Nanayakkara

  57. CloudDrops

    Article • June 2015, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Suranga Nanayakkara

  58. FingerReader

    Article • April 2015, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Suranga Nanayakkara

  59. zSense

    Article • April 2015, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Suranga Nanayakkara

  60. SHRUG

    Article • March 2015, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Suranga Nanayakkara

  61. RippleTouch

    Article • March 2015, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Suranga Nanayakkara

  62. Feel & see the globe

    Article • March 2015, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Suranga Nanayakkara

  63. FootNote

    Article • March 2015, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Suranga Nanayakkara

  64. The Hybrid Artisans

    Article • ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction, June 2014, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Suranga Nanayakkara

  65. StickEar

    Article • October 2013, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Suranga Nanayakkara

  66. EyeRing

    Article • May 2012, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Suranga Nanayakkara

  67. EyeRing

    Article • May 2012, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Suranga Nanayakkara

  68. EyeRing

    Article • May 2012, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Suranga Nanayakkara