Research

SIAT researchers receive more than $450,000 in federal funding

June 23, 2022
From top left to bottom right: Drs. Alissa Antle, Lyn Bartram, Steve DiPaola, Halil Erhan, Diane Gromala, Marek Hatala, Carman Neustaedter, William Odom, Philippe Pasquier, Bernhard Riecke, Wolfgang Stuezlinger, Ron Wakkary, Robert Woodbury.

Thirteen faculty members from the School of Interactive Arts & Technology (SIAT) have combined to receive over $450,000 in Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Discovery Grant funding.

NSERC Discovery Grants recognize creativity and innovation in research and support ongoing research programs with long-term goals. This recognition at the federal level speaks to the innovative and diverse research taking place in SIAT.

We are pleased to congratulate all the researchers from across SIAT who received 2022 NSERC Discovery Grants.

Read more about their research grants:

Primary researcher Project title Amount awarded
Dr. Alissa Antle Changing the game: Design and evaluation of mobile and biowearable technologies to support children's emotion regulation skills development in everyday life $41,000
Dr. Lyn Bartram Interactive Techniques for Personal Visual Analytics $23,000
Dr. Steve DiPaola Cognitive based computational modelling of human expression $23,000
Dr. Halil Erhan Application of Design Data Analytics in Computational Design of Built Environments $26,000
Dr. Diane Gromala VR Systems for Body Image and Body Schema $28,000
Dr. Marek Hatala Learning Analytics for Learners $28,000
Dr. Carman Neustaedter The Design of Family Communication Technologies in Pandemic and Post-Pandemic Society  $48,000
Dr. William Odom Supporting Rich User Interactions with Digital Content in Everyday Life $33,450
Dr. Philippe Pasquier Apolo: a toolkit for generative music production and benchmarking $55,000
Dr. Bernhard Riecke Hands-Free 2D & 3D Locomotion Interfaces for Virtual Reality and Telepresence $48,000
Dr. Wolfgang Stuerzlinger Better User Interfaces for Occasionally Failing Systems $55,000
Dr. Ron Wakkary Extending Everyday Practices in the Home with Connected Things $26,000
Dr. Robert Woodbury Interacting with Design Alternatives $31,000
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