Scholar
Rakesh Patibanda
Google Scholar ID: hSjAoBMAAAAJ
Monash University
Citations & Impact
Citations
1,063
H-index
19
i10-index
33
Publications
20
Co-authors
0
Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- Top Publications: Life Tree: Understanding The Design of Breathing Exercise Games, Experiencing the Body as Play, Towards Understanding the Design of Body-Actuated Play; Best Paper Awards at CHI (2018 and 2024); Honourable Mention at CHI 2020; Best Interactivity (Audience Choice Award) at CHI PLAY 2023.
Research Experience
- Currently, a Research Fellow at the Exertion Games Lab at Monash University; previously worked with Prof. Nadia Bianchi-Berthouze at UCL Interaction Centre as a visiting researcher; collaborated with the HCI Games Group, part of the Games Institute, University of Waterloo; collaborated with the THING Lab, University of Colorado Boulder; worked with Breathing Labs to create virtual reality breathing exercise games; consulted with 7 Cups, an online mental health service, to design their gamified platform.
Education
- Completed his PhD in Computer Science at Monash University in 2024, recognized with the Vice-Chancellor’s Commendation for Thesis Excellence. The work focused on adaptive interfaces, assistive technologies, self-driving systems, AI-supported decision-making, and co-creative tools that share control between humans and machines.
Background
- An HCI Researcher and UX Professional, designing interactive systems that challenge how we think about control, agency, and the human body in digital experiences. His research introduces Body-Actuating Play (BAP) – a new paradigm where humans and computers co-direct physical action.
Miscellany
- Interested in how emerging technologies, when thoughtfully designed, can help us understand ourselves and each other more deeply, and shape futures that are more embodied, empathetic, and ethically posthuman.
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