Profiles

Bibhushan graduated with a PhD in Management Science and Engineering (MSE) in September 2025. Backgrounds include Computer Engineering and Management Science and Engineering. 

Anchit Mishra is currently a PhD student in CS starting from 2024.  Previously, he was a MMath student from 2022-2024.  His research interests lie in multisensory data representation.

Karthik was an MSc student in Electrical and Computer Engineering (completed 2022). He received a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering at Monash University. Karthik's interests lie in Human-Computer Interaction, Artificial Intelligence, Haptic Computing and Wearables. He has industrial experience in developing and commercializing wearable technology products.

Karthik graduated with a MMath in Computer Science in December 2025. His background is in software and game development, with research focusing on a Virtual Reality Solution to supplement / provide an alternative for speech and language therapy.

Ahmed was a Masters student in the Management Science department supervised by Oliver Schneider (graduated 2022). Previously, he completed his undergrad from Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan with an interdisciplinary coursework in Management Science and Computer Science. He hopes to pursue research for improving haptic experience through data analytics.

Co-supervised by Professors Krzysztof Czarnecki and Oliver Schneider, Nicolepursued her masters in Computer Science with a research focus on passenger-vehicle interaction in the context of autonomous vehicles.

Aidan is a MASc student in the Systems Design Engineering department at the University of Waterloo.  He graduated with a BASc in Biomedical Engineering in 2026.  His research interests like in lower-and-upper limb assistive robotics, telemanipulation, and HCI.  

Dajin Lee is a visiting graduate student from POSTECH, South Korea, studying computer science and engineering for her PhD.  Her research focus is vibrotactile rendering, multisensory integration, and HCI.  

Aurora Liu is a PhD student in the Management Science and Engineering Department. Her background is Automation Engineering. She is interested in Human Computer Interaction.

Marco graduated with a PhD in System Design Engineering under the supervision of Professors Mark Hancock and Oliver Schneider at the University of Waterloo in August 2026. Previously, he completed a B.S. in Mechatronics Engineering (2015) at Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM) in Mexico, a postgraduate diploma in Automation and Robotics (2017) at Centennial College in Toronto, and an MASc in Systems Design Engineering at the University of Waterloo. 

Pelisha is interested in Human-computer interaction (HCI), user experience (UX) design, and software development. Her research focuses on how we can create and manage large collections of haptic content.

Suji is a Master's student in the Management Sciences Department. She is interested in data-driven product design and development. Her research is based on developing a tool to evaluate Haptics experience.

Tianzheng Shi (he/him) graduated with an MASc in Management Science and Engineering (MSE) in April 2026.  He also has a background in psychology. He is passionate about leveraging experimental and data-driven methodologies to explore how people experience and interact with technology.

Ludwig Wilhelm Wall (BA and MA in IT-Systems Engineering) completed his PhD in Computer Science supervised by Daniel Vogel and Oliver Schneider in 2025. He is interested in the application of haptic sensations in Virtual Reality (VR) environments, and what influence Fabrication methods can have on the ephemeral nature of games.

Steven Yang is a PhD student in Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), starting in 2025.  His research interests lie in haptics and simulation tools for teleoperated robotics.