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Dr. Arun Kulshreshth
Associate Professor
School of Computing & Informatics
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Lafayette, LA 70503
Office: James R. Oliver, Room 226
Phone: (337) 482-6638
Email: arunkul (at) louisiana.edu
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Biography
I am an Associate Professor and the director of the Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) Laboratory at the School of Computing and Informatics, University of Louisiana at Lafayette. My research is in the broad area of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), focusing on educational Virtual Reality applications.
Education
- Ph.D. Computer Science, University of Central Florida, 2015
- Dissertation Title: “Exploring 3D User Interface Technologies for Improving the Gaming Experience.”
- Advisor: Dr. Joseph J. LaViola Jr. (Interactive Systems and User Experience Research Cluster of Excellence)
- M.S. in Computer Science, University of Central Florida, 2012
- M.Tech. in Mathematics and Computing, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, 2005
Organizations
- Senior Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- Senior Member, Association of Computing Machinery (ACM)
Recent News
- August 13, 2025: A book chapter titled "Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment in Games: Concepts, Techniques, and Applications", co-authored with Nicholas Fisher, has been published as part of the book titled "From Pixels to Play - The Art and Science of Video Games", IntechOpen.
- July 25, 2025: A paper titled "Multimodal Classification of Distraction in VR Learning: A Foundation for Real-Time Adaptation", co-authored with Nicholas Fisher, has been accepted for publication at the 24th IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR 2025).
- July 18, 2025: A paper titled "Exploring Supervised LSTM Model on Multimodal Data to Detect Distracted Students in Immersive Educational VR Environments", co-authored with Subigya Gautam and Nicholas Fisher, has been accepted for publication at the ACM Symposium on Spatial User Interaction (SUI 2025).
- August 19, 2024: A poster abstract titled "Filmmaking Meets VR: A Tool for Scouting Locations in Virtual Reality for Film Production", co-authored with Roberto Salazar, has been accepted for publication in the IEEE ISMAR 2024 Conference.
- August 19, 2024: A poster abstract titled "Comparing Distractions in Immersive Virtual Reality Learning Environments ", co-authored with Nicholas Fisher, has been accepted for publication in the IEEE ISMAR 2024 Conference.
- July 2, 2024: A paper titled "Classification of Internal and External Distractions in an Educational VR Environment Utilizing Multimodal Features", co-authored with Dr. Sarker Asish, Dr. Christoph Borst, and Dr. Shaon Sutradhar, has been accepted for publication in the IEEE ISMAR 2024 Journal (IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics) track.
- June 7, 2024: A paper titled "Exploring Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment Methods for Video Games", co-authored with Nicholas Fisher, has been published in the Journal of Virtual World.
- June 1, 2024: A project titled "Collaborative Tools for Scouting Locations in Virtual Reality", in collaboration with Dr. Christoph Borst (co-PI), was funded by the Louisiana Board of Regents (ITRS Program) in the amount of $311,010 for the duration of 3 years.