Hi ! I'm Ashwin Ram
I'm a postdoctoral researcher in the HCI & Interactive Technologies Lab at Saarland University working with Prof. Jürgen Steimle.
I completed my PhD in Computer Science from the National University of Singapore advised by Prof. Shengdong Zhao and my Bachelor’s in Electronics engineering from NIT-Trichy.
My research is centered on HCI and wearable computing. I am particularly interested in how wearable displays (smart glasses) can be designed to offer a more seamless computing experience than traditional mobile phones. For this, I use insights from cognitive & behavioral theories to develop intelligent interfaces and interactions for wearable displays. Through my research, I aim to redefine our daily computing experiences.
UPDATES
May 2024 Started as a postdoc in the HCI lab at Saarland Uni. Excited!!
Feb 2024 Two papers accepted at CHI2024!! Robot guide dog project receives honorable mention.
Jan 2024 On a research visit at the UCL Multi-Sensory Devices Group under Prof. Sriram Subramaniam.
Apr 2023 Our work on Mindful Moments has been accepted in DIS 2023 and also received honourable mention !
CONTACT ME
lastname(^at^)cs.uni-saarland.de
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
A list of the latest peer-reviewed publications is also available on Google Scholar. My ORCID is 0000-0003-1430-8770.
CHI 2024 🏅
Navigating Real-World Challenges: A Quadruped Robot Guiding System for Visually Impaired People in Diverse Environments. Shaojun Cai, Ashwin Ram, Zhengtai Gou, Mohd Alqama Wasim Shaikh, Yu- An Chen, Yingjia Wan, Kotaro Hara, Shengdong Zhao, and David Hsu. ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.
PDF | Demo
DIS 2023 🏅
Mindful Moments: Exploring On-the-go Mindfulness Practice On Smart-glasses. Felicia Tan, Ashwin Ram, Chloe Haigh, and Shengdong Zhao. In ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference.
PDF | Demo | Presentation
IMWUT 2021
LSVP: Towards Effective On-the-Go Video Learning Using Optical Head-Mounted Displays. Ashwin Ram, and Shengdong Zhao. Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies
PDF | Demo | Presentation
PAST PROJECTS
Image-based localization and navigation of robots using semantic floor maps
Efficient modelling of rumor propagation in Twitter
Sound source localization using neural networks
Other things about me....
Apart from research, I'm into learning new languages. I'm proficient in Malayalam, Tamil, and English, and have elementary capabilities in Hindi, French, and German. I'm also passionate about music. I've learnt Carnatic singing in my childhood and I play the guitar, and compose music in my free time.
