BireswarLaha
Work address:
299 W. Campus Dr.
Stanford, CA 94305
(540) 818-6529 (voice)
laha@stanford.edu (email)
http://web.stanford.edu/~laha/
Research Interests
Virtual Reality; Retinal Neuroscience; Embodied Cognition; 3D Visualization; 3D Interaction.
Education
Stanford University, USA
Postdoctoral Scholar (advisers: Jeremy Bailenson and Andrew Huberman)
2015-present
Stony Brook University, USA
Postdoctoral Associate
2014-2015
Virginia Tech, USA
Ph.D. in Computer Science and Applications
• Dissertation: Immersive VR and 3D Interaction for Volume Data Analysis
• Adviser: Doug Bowman
• Committee: David Laidlaw (Brown), Yong Cao, Chris North, Nicholas Polys
Graduate Certificate in Human Computer Interaction, Virginia Tech, USA.
2010-2014
Center of Higher Learning, Stennis Space Center, NASA, USA
Certificate in Immersive Visualization.
2008-2009
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, India
Integrated M.Sc. and B.Sc. in Mathematics and Computing
2001-2006
Appointments
Summer Intern at IBM T. J. Watson, NY, USA
Research/Teaching Assistant at Virginia Tech, USA
Research Scientist at Core Projects and Technologies Ltd, India
Visualization Trainee at Center of Higher Learning, NASA, USA
Technical Lead and Software Engineer at Infosys, India
Summer Intern at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), India
2011, 2012, 2013
2010-2014
2009-2010
2008
2006-2008
2003, 2004
Funded Research
• Immersive Visualization and 3D Interaction for Volume Data Analysis - Funded by the
National Science Foundation Human-Centered Computing Program (2013-2016). $499,901. PI:
Doug A. Bowman. Co-PIs: John Socha, David Laidlaw (this proposal was based on my Ph.D.
research, and I led the writing and development of the proposal).
Funded Research (not currently working in)
• Asynchronous Techniques for the Delivery of Empirically Supported Psychotherapies Funding Organization: NASA; Dates: 7/1/2015 - 6/30/2018; Total Costs: $1,049,942; Role: CoInvestigator (PI: Adam Gonzalez, PhD); Proposed Effort: 20%.
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Publications
Book Chapter
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Bireswar Laha and Jeremy N. Bailenson; “The Proteus Effect and Virtual Doppelgangers:
Changes in appearance and behavior from the mediated to the real world,” in Messaris, P. and
Humphreys, L. (Ed.) Digital Media 2: Transformations in Human Communication 2016 (in
press).
Refereed Journals
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Bireswar Laha, Jeremy N. Bailenson, Andrea S. Won, Jakki O. Bailey; “Evaluating Control
Schemes for the Third Arm of an Avatar” at PRESENCE: Teleoperators and Virtual
Environments (to appear), vol. 25, no. 2, 2016 (impact factor ~ 0.789).
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Maxime Cordeil, Tim Dwyer, Karsten Klein, Bireswar Laha, Kim Marriott, and Bruce
Thomas; “Immersive Collaborative Analysis of Network Connectivity: CAVE-style or HeadMounted Display?” accepted to the IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer
Graphics (Proceedings of the Infovis conference), 2016 (impact factor ~ 1.4).
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Bireswar Laha, Doug A. Bowman, and John J. Socha; “Bare-Hand Volume Cracker for Raw
Volume Data Analysis” at the Frontiers in Robotics and AI (section Virtual Environments),
vol. 3, no. 56, 2016. DOI: 10.3389/frobt.2016.00056
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Paul Borrel, and Bireswar Laha; “Visual Integration: A Dynamic Approach to Interactive
Combination of Disparate Data,” in IBM Journal of Research and Development, vol. 59, no.
2/3, 2015 (impact factor ~ 0.626). DOI: 10.1147/JRD.2015.2402532
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Bireswar Laha, Doug A. Bowman, and John J. Socha; “Effects of VR System Fidelity on
Analyzing Isosurface Visualization of Volume Datasets,” in IEEE Transactions on
Visualization and Computer Graphics (Proceedings of Virtual Reality 2014; acceptance rate
~ 24.3%), vol. 20, no. 4, pp 513-522, April-May 2014 (impact factor ~ 2.168). DOI:
10.1109/TVCG.2014.20
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Bireswar Laha, Doug A. Bowman, and James D. Schiffbauer; “Validation of the MR
Simulation Approach for Evaluating the Effects of Immersion on Visual Analysis of Volume
Data,” in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (Proceedings of
Virtual Reality 2013; acceptance rate ~ 21.6%), vol. 19, no. 4, pp 529-538, April 2013
(impact factor ~ 1.919). DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2013.43
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Bireswar Laha, Kriti Sensharma, James D. Schiffbauer, and Doug A. Bowman; “Effects of
Immersion on Visual Analysis of Volume Data,” in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and
Computer Graphics (Proceedings of Virtual Reality 2012; acceptance rate ~ 15.8%), vol. 18,
no. 4, pp 597-606, April 2012 (impact factor ~ 1.898). DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2012.42
Refereed Conference Proceedings
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Bireswar Laha, Doug A. Bowman, David H. Laidlaw, and John J. Socha; “A Classification
of User Tasks in Visual Analysis of Volume Data,” in the Proceedings of the IEEE Scientific
Visualization (SciVis conference track), pp 1-8, 2015 (acceptance rate ~ 31.3%). DOI:
10.1109/SciVis.2015.7429485
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Charilaos Papadopoulos, Seyedkoosha Mirhosseini, Ievgenia Gutenko, Kaloian Petkov, Arie
E. Kaufman and Bireswar Laha; "Scalability Limits of Large Immersive High-Resolution
Displays," in Proceedings of the IEEE Virtual Reality (VR), pp 11-18, 2015 (acceptance rate
~ 13.8%). DOI: 10.1109/VR.2015.7223318
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Charilaos Papadopoulos, Hojin Choi, Joydeep Sinha, Kiwon Yun, Arie Kaufman, Dimitris
Samaras, Bireswar Laha; “Practical chirocentric 3DUI for immersive environments,” in
Proceedings of the IEEE Symposium on 3D User Interfaces (3DUI), pp 31-34, 2015
(acceptance rate ~ 30%). DOI: 10.1109/3DUI.2015.7131722
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Bireswar Laha, and Doug A. Bowman; “Volume Cracker: A Bimanual 3D Interaction
Technique for Analysis of Raw Volumetric Data,” in Proceedings of the ACM Symposium on
Spatial User Interaction (SUI), pp 61-68, 20-21 July, 2013, Los Angeles, CA (acceptance
rate ~ 26%). DOI: 10.1145/2491367.2491368
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Eric D. Ragan, Karl J. Huber, Bireswar Laha, and Doug A. Bowman; “The Effects of
Navigational Control and Environmental Detail on Learning in 3D Virtual Environments,”
(short paper) in Proceedings of the 2012 IEEE Virtual Reality, pp 11-14, 4-8 March, 2012,
Orange County, CA (acceptance rate ~ 9.5%). DOI: 10.1109/VR.2012.6180868
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Wei Ding, Bireswar Laha, and Sumanth Yenduri; “First stage detection of compromised
nodes in sensor networks,” in Proceedings of the 2010 IEEE Sensors Applications Symposium
(SAS), pp.20-24, February 23-25, 2010, Limerick, Ireland. DOI: 10.1109/SAS.2010.5439387
Refereed Workshop Proceedings
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Koosha Mirhosseini, Qi Sun, Krishna Chaitanya Gurijala, Bireswar Laha, and Arie
Kaufman; “Benefits of 3D Immersion for Virtual Colonoscopy,” position paper presented at
the 2014 IEEE VIS International Workshop on 3DVis: Does 3D really make sense for Data
Visualization? Paris, FR. DOI: 10.1109/3DVis.2014.7160105
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Bireswar Laha and Doug A. Bowman; “Design of the Bare-Hand Volume Cracker for
Analysis of Raw Volumetric Data,” work-in-progress presented at the 2014 IEEE VR
Workshop on Immersive Volumetric Interaction (WIVI 2014), March 29, 2014, Minneapolis,
MN. http://web.stanford.edu/~laha/docs/WIVI2014_BareHandVC_final.pdf
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Bireswar Laha and Doug A. Bowman; “Interactive Coarse Segmentation and Analysis of
Volume Data with a Suite of 3D Interaction Tools,” position paper presented at the 2013
IEEE VR Workshop on Immersive Volumetric Interaction (WIVI 2013), March 16, 2013,
Orlando, FL. http://web.stanford.edu/~laha/docs/WIVI2013_BL_DAB.pdf
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Bireswar Laha and Doug A. Bowman, “Identifying the Benefits of Immersion in Virtual
Reality for Volume Data Visualization,” position paper presented at the 2012 Immersive
Visualization Revisited Workshop of the IEEE VR conference, March 4, 2012, Orange County,
CA. http://web.stanford.edu/~laha/docs/TaskTax_VolViz_IVR2012_final.pdf
Posters and Extended Abstracts
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Ketaki Shriram, James J. Cummings, Soo Youn Oh, Bireswar Laha, and Jeremy N.
Bailenson; “The Influence of Immersive System Features and Potential Interactions on User
Presence,” extended abstract presented at the 66th Annual International Communication
Association Conference (Communication & Technology Division), Fukuoka, Japan, 2016.
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Soo Youn Oh, Ketaki Shriram, Bireswar Laha, Shawnee Baughman, Elise Ogle and Jeremy
Bailenson; “Immersion at Scale: Researcher's Guide to Ecologically Valid Mobile
Experiments,” in the Proceedings of the IEEE Virtual Reality (VR), pp 249-250, 2016. DOI:
10.1109/VR.2016.7504747
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Wallace S. Lages, Bireswar Laha, Wesley Miller, Johannes Novotny, John J. Socha, David
H. Laidlaw and Doug A. Bowman; “Effects of field of regard and stereoscopy and the
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Validity of MR simulation for Visual Analysis of scientific data,” in the Proceedings of the
IEEE Virtual Reality (VR), pp 215-216, 2016. DOI: 10.1109/VR.2016.7504730
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Qi Sun, Seyedkoosha Mirhosseini, Ievgeniia Gutenko, Ji Hwan Park, Charilaos
Papadopoulos, Bireswar Laha, and Arie E. Kaufman; “Buyers Satisfaction in A Virtual
Fitting Room Scenario Based on Realism of Avatar,” poster abstract in Proceedings of the
IEEE Symposium on 3D User Interfaces (3DUI), pp 183-184, 2015 (acceptance rate ~ 57%).
DOI: 10.1109/3DUI.2015.7131761
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Ji Hwan Park, Bireswar Laha, Krishna Chaitanya Gurijala, Matthew Barish, and Arie E.
Kaufman; “Crowdsourcing Virtual Colonoscopy,” poster presented at the CEWIT 2014
conference, Melville, New York.
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Qi Sun, Seyedkoosha Mirhosseini, Krishna Chaitanya Gurijala, Bireswar Laha, Matthew
Barish, and Arie E. Kaufman; “System Design of Immersive Virtual Colonoscopy,” poster
presented at the CEWIT 2014 conference, Melville, New York.
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Charilaos Papadopoulos, Bireswar Laha, and Arie E. Kaufman; “Interacting with Mixed
Reality Systems,” in Scenarios of the Death of the Desktop: Envisioning Visualization without
Desktop Computing workshop, co-located with IEEE VIS 2014 at Paris, France.
http://beyond.wallviz.dk/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/InteractionsWithMixedReality.pdf
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Mahdi Nabiyouni, Bireswar Laha, and Doug A. Bowman; “Poster: Designing Effective
Travel Techniques with Bare-hand Interaction,” poster presented at the 2014 IEEE
Symposium on 3D User Interfaces, pp. 139-140, March 29-30, 2014, Minneapolis, MN
(Honorable mention for the Best Poster award). DOI: 10.1109/3DUI.2014.6798859
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Bireswar Laha, and Doug A. Bowman; “Poster: Volume Cracker: A Bimanual 3D
Interaction Technique for Analysis of Raw Volumetric Data,” in Proceedings of the 2013
IEEE Symposium on 3D User Interfaces, pp. 147-148, March 16-17, 2013, Orlando, FL. DOI:
10.1109/3DUI.2013.6550221
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Panagiotis Apostolellis, Bireswar Laha, and Doug A. Bowman, “A Gaming Interface Using
Body Gestures for Collaborative Navigation,” in Proceedings of the 2012 IEEE Symposium
on 3D User Interfaces, pp. 185-186, March 4-5, 2012, Orange County, CA. DOI:
10.1109/3DUI.2012.6184223
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Felipe Bacim, Cheryl Stinson, Bireswar Laha, and Doug A. Bowman, “Building blocks: A
novel metaphor for solving 3D puzzles,” in Proceedings of the 2011 IEEE Symposium on 3D
User
Interfaces,
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March
19-20,
2011,
Singapore.
DOI:
10.1109/3DUI.2011.5759238
Invited Talks
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“Immersive Virtual Reality and 3D Interaction for Volume Data Analysis”, at the University of
San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA, April 21st, 2016.
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“Immersive Virtual Reality and 3D Interaction for Volume Data Analysis”, as part of the grad
student panel at the Experience of Immersion conference by mediaX, at Stanford University,
Stanford, CA, USA, November 16th, 2015.
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“Immersive Virtual Reality and 3D Interaction for Task Performance and Embodiment”, at the
Interactive Media & Games Seminars by mediaX, at Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA,
November 3rd, 2015.
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“Immersive Virtual Reality and 3D Interaction for Volume Data Analysis”, at the Monash
University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia, March 2015.
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“Immersive Virtual Reality and 3D Interaction for Volume Data Analysis”, at the University of
Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming, USA, May 2014.
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“Immersive Virtual Reality and 3D Interaction for Volume Data Analysis”, at the Stony Brook
University, Stony Brook, NY, USA, April 2014.
Grant Proposals Contributed to at Stony Brook University
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Gesture Guided Immersive Exploration of Big Data - To the National Science Foundation
Cyber-Human Systems Program, from Stony Brook University (2015-2018), ~$1,200,000. PI:
Arie Kaufman, Co-PI: Dimitris Samaras, Brian Colle (I led the writing and development of the
proposal).
Immersive Virtual Colonoscopy - For funding from the National Institutes of Health.
Crowdsourcing Virtual Colonoscopy - For funding from the National Institutes of Health.
Honors and Awards
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IBM PhD Fellowship 2013-14 ($30K award; highly competitive International fellowship).
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Pratt Fellowship, Virginia Tech, Spring 2013 ($1000 in recognition of GTA duties performed).
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First prize, 2011 3DUI Grand Prize competition held at the IEEE Symposium on 3D User
Interfaces (with Felipe Bacim, Cheryl Stinson, and Doug Bowman).
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All India Ranked within top 0.9% of around 175,000 in IIT Joint Entrance Examination, 2001.
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All India Ranked within top 0.43% of around 100,000 in Roorkee Entrance Examination, 2001.
Teaching Experience
Instructor for CS1604: Introduction to Internet (online).
Guest Lecture for CS5754: Virtual Environments.
Guest Lecture for CS4604: Databases.
Graduate Teaching Assistant for CS 4604: Databases.
Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013
Spring 2013
Fall 2010
Fall 2010, Fall 2011
Experience working with PhD Students During Post-Doc
Stanford University: Ketaki Shriram, Catherine Oh, Andrea Stevenson Won, Jakki
Oni Bailey, Brian Perone, Fernanda Herrera
Stony Brook University: Qi Sun, Seyedkoosha Mirhosseini, Ievgenia Gutenko,
Saad Nadeem, Charilaos Papadopoulos, Ji-Hwan Park, Krishna Chaitanya Gurijala
Brown University: Wesley Miller, Johannes Novotny
Virginia Tech: Wallace Lages, Mahdi Nabiyouni
2015-Now
2014-2015
2014-2015
2014-2015
Professional Memberships and Services
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Federal grant proposal reviewing:
o National Science Foundation (NSF) - Served on a panel in the
Information and Intelligent Systems (IIS) Division
International program committees:
o IEEE Virtual Reality (http://ieeevr.org/)
o ACM Symposium on Spatial User Interaction (http://suisymposium.org/)
o IEEE 3D User Interfaces, Papers & Technotes (http://3dui.org/)
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ACM Virtual Reality Software and Technology
(http://www.vrst.org/index.cgi?confs)
o ICAT-EGVE: The International Conference on Artificial Reality and
Telexistence and the Eurographics Symposium on Virtual
Environments (http://www.ic-at.org/2015/)
o International Symposium on Visual Computing: VR track
(http://isvc.net/)
Conference committee:
o Registration chair, ACM Symposium on Spatial User Interaction
(http://sui-symposium.org/)
Reviewing services (journals):
o PLOS One
o IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics
o Computer Graphics Forum (Wiley CGF)
o International Journal of Human Computer Studies (Elsevier IJHCS)
o Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking
o Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering:
Imaging & Visualization
o IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems
o Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine (CMPB)
o ACM Computing Surveys (ACM CSUR)
o IEEE Transactions on Haptics (IEEE ToH)
o IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications (IEEE CG&A)
Reviewing services (conferences):
o ACM Virtual Reality Software and Technology (VRST)
o ACM SIGGRAPH ASIA
o IEEE Scientific Visualization (IEEE Vis)
o IEEE Games, Entertainment, and Media (GEM)
o IEEE Virtual Reality (IEEE VR)
o International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with
Mobile Devices and Services (MobileHCI)
o IEEE Symposium on 3D User Interfaces (IEEE 3DUI)
o Eurographics Conference on Visualization (EuroVis)
Co-Organizer, International Workshop on Immersive Volumetric
Interaction (WIVI), at IEEE VR, with Amy Banic and Patrick O’Leary
Member, ACM.
Member, IEEE.
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Student Volunteer at IEEE VR Conference
Student Member, ACM, IEEE and IEEE Computer Society
Faculty meeting representative, CS Graduate Council, Virginia Tech
Black Lab Czar, Center for Human-Computer Interaction, Virginia Tech
Plaques for top intern in chess, at IBM T J Watson Research Center, NY
Gold, silver and bronze medals in inter-IIT soccer tournaments, inter-hall
swimming and water-polo tournaments, at IIT Kharagpur, India
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