I'm an assistant professor at the Faculty of Computer Science at Dalhousie University, and my research is on HCI, VR, and 3DUI design. I also research the challenges people from LATAM face when working as HCI researchers.

I lead the VERTEX Lab, which focuses on understanding how people think when working in a 3D virtual environment. The lab's current projects involve: designing new 3DUIs for 3D sketching, understanding perception issues in virtual environments and studying skills transfer between VR and real life, and vice versa.

I was born in Mexico City. I got a BA in Animation and Digital Art at the Tec de Monterrey and an MSc in Creative Media Technologies from the University of Tasmania. I completed a PhD at SIAT, Simon Fraser University (2020) under Dr. Wolfgang Stuerzlinger's supervision. I also worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the iVizLab and Virtro. Outside academia, I have worked as a web developer, videogame designer and producer.

NEWS

  • I attended IEEE VR'24, where I presented one invited IEEE TVCG paper and gave a keynote at the Gemini Workshop.
  • The VERTEX Lab got two papers accepted to ACM CHI'24. See you in Hawaii.
  • The VERTEX Lab got one paper accepted to the NIDIT'24 workshop at IEEE VR'24
  • This summer, the VERTEX Lab presented papers at SUI'23, VRST'23, ISMAR'23, and CHI Play'23.
  • I have fully funded PhD positions, click here for more information.

CURRENT GRANTS

  • Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research Grant 2023-2025 (co-applicant).
  • JELF CFI Grant.
  • NSERC Discovery Grant.

AWARDS

  • 2021 IEEE VGTC Best VR Doctoral Dissertation Award.
  • Dalhousie Belong Research Fellowship 2021/22.
  • MITACS Postdoctoral Accelerate Grant 2021.
  • SFU Presidents PhD Scholarship.
  • SIAT, Travel Award Fall 2016, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Summer 2019.
  • SFU Provost International Fellowship 2015.
  • CONACYT Scholarship for Postgraduate Studies 2015.
  • CONACYT Scholarship for Postgraduate Studies 2012.
  • Producer of “No Chicken Soup Today” – Dev Hour Student Showcase 2011.
  • Production assistant of “Hubiera” – Honorific Mention in Animasivo 2011.
  • Producer and animator of “Radioterapia” – Best Animation in Radio UNAM 2010.
  • Producer of “Vida Congelada” – Best Comedy in Campus Movie Fest Mexico 2010.

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