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Hello!

My name is Mehrad Faridan

and I love Immersive Tech.

Welcome to my portfolio!

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ABOUT ME

I'm a Calgary-based Mixed Reality Developer, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) Researcher & UX/UI Designer. My research interests are in VR/AR/XR, Haptics, Robotics, especially for designing novel interactions to enhance remote education, collaboration and co-presence.

 

Currently, I'm leading MaKami College's research efforts in Mixed Reality & Haptics for educational, medical and experimental applications as a joint collaboration with my Research Supervisor, Dr. Ryo Suzuki and the Programmable Reality Lab. 

 

Previously, I've worked with Snapchat, University of Chicago, University of Tokyo, University of Tsukuba and IIIT Delhi.

In my spare time, I love to travel, read philosophy, play video games and go scuba diving! Whether you'd like to collaborate, ask questions or just want to say hi free to ping me on social media or shoot me an email to connect!

EXPERIENCE

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HCI Researcher & UX/UI Designer

Jan 2022 - Present

Assisting and leading multiple Human-Computer Interaction projects. From ideation, design, development to prototyping, user-testing/studies & deployment. Projects included Robotics, VR, AR, Haptics & Cross-Device interactions.

Awards:

- Snap Creative Challenge (2021)

- Published to UIST (2022, 2023)

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MaKami College

Mixed Reality Developer & Researcher

May 2022 - Present

Founding & leading a joint research collaboration with Dr. Ryo Suzuki & students at the Programmable Reality Lab. Researching, designing & developing custom VR/AR/XR applications, including the world’s first  XR application for Massage Therapy Education.

Awards:

- UIST Student Innovation Award (2022)

- Published to CHI (2023)

EDUCATION

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May 2018 - May 2023

Explored most of what the computer science department had to offer, from algorithms to computer networks & cybersecurity.

Awards:

- Gary Marsden Travel Award (2023)

- IDEAS Fund Award (2023)

- NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award (2022)

- Calgary Hacks, 3rd Best Project Submission (2021)

- Calgary Hacks, Participant Award (2020)

- Jason Lang Scholarship (2019, 2020, 2021)

- Alexander Rutherford Scholarship (2019)

BSc Computer Science with specialization in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).

About Me
Experience

RESEARCH

Mixed Reality | Remote Education | UX Design

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April 2023

ChameleonControl

By Mehrad Faridan, Bheesha Kumari, Ryo Suzuki

The world's first use of Mixed Reality (XR) in Massage Therapy Education. An innovative solution enabling the world's first remote instruction of Massage Therapy and introducing the concept of Real-Human Teleoperation

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Virtual Reality | Ultrasound Haptics | Robotics

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Oct 2022

UltraBots

By Mehrad Faridan, Marcus Friedel, Ryo Suzuki

By combining the free movement of tabletop robots with the mid-air haptic capabilities of ultrasound transducers, we overcome the spatial limitations of traditional ultrasound haptic systems by actively tracking users hands and ensuring transducers are always in the correct position to render haptic sensations, enabling large-area haptics for VR using ultrasound transducers.

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Augmented Reality | Tangible UI | Robotics

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April 2022

SketchedReality

By Hiroki Kaimoto, Kyzyl Monteiro, Mehrad Faridan, Jiatong Li, Samin Farajian, Yasuaki Kakehi, Ken Nakagaki, Ryo Suzuki

By leveraging tabletop robots as actuated tangible user interfaces, we enable bi-directional sketching interactions between the virtual and physical worlds through augmented reality and Sony Toio robots.

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Augmented Reality | AI/ML | UX Design

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April 2022

RealityChat

By Shivesh Jadon, Mehrad Faridan, Edward Mah, Ryo Suzuki, Wesley Willet

Our award-winning Snap Creative Challenge 

research project using a novel approach to conversational support by combining Artificial Intelligence with Augmented Reality.

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(UPCOMING)

Virtual Reality | Haptic Gloves | UX Design

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TBD

SenseGlove

By Mehrad Faridan, Ryo Suzuki

Upcoming project/research exploring the potential of SenseGlove Nova haptic gloves.

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Augmented Reality | Remote Collaboration | Robotics

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Oct 2023

TelePresence

By Mehrad Faridan, Ryo Suzuki

Leveraging robotics and augmented reality for remote holographic telepresence.

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Research

Other Projects

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