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Prasanth Sasikumar

XR ResearcherDeveloperEnthusiast

Prasanth Sasikumar

Researching VR motion sickness at National University of Singapore along with Meta, while tinkering on awesome AR/VR projects. If it's got wheels, count me in for a passionate chat—cars and motorcycles are my jam!  

EXPERIENCE

  • 2023 - Current

    Research Fellow

    National University of Singapore

  • 2018 - 2019

    XR Developer

    JIX Reality, New Zealand

EDUCATION

  • 2019 - 2023

    Ph.D in Empathic Computing

    University of Auckland

  • 2017 - 2018

    Master of Human Interface Technology

    University of Canterbury

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

  • 2025

    VRSense: An Explainable System to Help Mitigate Cybersickness in VR Games

    Proceedings of the Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

  • 2025

    Exploring an extended reality floatation tank experience to reduce the fear of being in water

    Proceedings of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

  • 2024

    A user study on sharing physiological cues in vr assembly tasks

    2024 IEEE Conference Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (VR)

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Total
Citations

10

h-index
 

10

i10-index
 

My work goes
beyond Academia.

FlowsXR
HoloPet - Interactive AR Pet Companion

HOLOPET

  • Interactive AR Pet Companion

    Using spatial computing technology

Magic Mirror - Smart Mirror System

MAGIC MIRROR

  • Smart Mirror System

    Personalized information display

VR Motion Sickness Prediction Model

VR MOTION SICKNESS

  • Prediction Model

    Analyzing VR gameplay videos

Wearable RemoteFusion - Real-time Volumetric Capture

WEARABLE REMOTEFUSION

  • Scene Reconstruction

    Real-time volumetric capture

Ambilight System - Custom Ambient Lighting

AMBILIGHT SYSTEM

  • Custom Ambient Lighting

    Synchronized with screen content

Inter-brain Synchrony - EEG Hyperscanning

INTER-BRAIN SYNCHRONY

  • EEG Hyperscanning

    Real & virtual environments

3 Minute Thesis - PhD Research thumbnail

3 Minute Thesis - PhD Research

Empathic computing and mixed reality collaboration

Awards, Roles & Research

  • MYOB IT Awards Winner

  • Reviewer for top conferences: CHI, SIGGRAPH, SIGGRAPH Asia, IUI, VRST, IEEE VR, ISMAR, and more

  • Committee chair/organizer for international conferences

  • Invited by Meta to present/participate at multiple closed XR events

  • Instructor for Unity development workshops (hands-on training)

  • Research interests: remote collaboration, affective computing, XR+AI, accessibility

72

Vehicles
Owned

16

pet-projects
 

4

Mega Trips
 

Let's
work together.

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