Publications

2026

1. ETRA

   

   Gaze-based Prediction of Cognitive Load in Augmented Reality

   Greeshma Nerella, Daisy Gan, Brendan David-John, and Rawan Alghofaili

   May 2026

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   @article{nerellaGazebasedPredictionCognitive2026,
     author = {Nerella, Greeshma and Gan, Daisy and David-John, Brendan and Alghofaili, Rawan},
     title = {Gaze-based Prediction of Cognitive Load in Augmented Reality},
     year = {2026},
     issue_date = {May 2026},
     publisher = {Association for Computing Machinery},
     address = {New York, NY, USA},
     volume = {10},
     number = {3},
     url = {https://doi-org.utd.idm.oclc.org/10.1145/3806040},
     doi = {10.1145/3806040},
     month = may,
     articleno = {ETRA026},
     numpages = {18},
     keywords = {Eye-Tracking, Cognitive Load, Augmented Reality, Behavioral Analysis},
   }

2. IEEE VR

   

   Personalized Dance Synthesis Based on Physical and Cognitive Intensities

   Xulong Tang, Eun Yeo, Ruiyu Mao, Xiaohu Guo, and Rawan Alghofaili

   In 2026 IEEE Conference Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (VR), May 2026

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   @inproceedings{ardance,
     title = {Personalized Dance Synthesis Based on Physical and Cognitive Intensities},
     booktitle = {2026 {{IEEE}} Conference Virtual Reality and {{3D}} User Interfaces ({{VR}})},
     author = {Tang, Xulong and Yeo, Eun and Mao, Ruiyu and Guo, Xiaohu and Alghofaili, Rawan},
     year = {2026},
   }

2024

1. 

   HoloAAC: A Mixed Reality AAC Application for People with Expressive Language Difficulties

   Yu Liuchuan, Huining Feng, Rawan Alghofaili, Boyoung Byun, Swati Rampalli, and 3 more authors

   In Human-Computer Interaction, Cham, May 2024

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   @inproceedings{aac,
     title = {{{HoloAAC}}: {{A}} Mixed Reality {{AAC}} Application for People with Expressive Language Difficulties},
     booktitle = {Human-Computer Interaction},
     author = {Liuchuan, Yu and Feng, Huining and Alghofaili, Rawan and Byun, Boyoung and Rampalli, Swati and Chung, Yoosun and Genaro Motti, Vivian and Yu, Lap-Fai},
     date = {2024},
     year = {2024},
     pages = {14 pages},
     publisher = {Springer Nature Switzerland},
     location = {Cham},
     pagetotal = {14 pages},
   }

2. SIGGRAPH

   

   Dragon’s Path: Synthesizing User-Centered Flying Creature Animation Paths for Outdoor Augmented Reality Experiences

   Minyoung Kim, Rawan Alghofaili, Changyang Li, and Lap-Fai Yu

   In ACM SIGGRAPH 2024 Conference Papers, Denver, CO, USA, May 2024

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   @inproceedings{ardragon,
     author = {Kim, Minyoung and Alghofaili, Rawan and Li, Changyang and Yu, Lap-Fai},
     title = {Dragon's Path: Synthesizing User-Centered Flying Creature Animation Paths for Outdoor Augmented Reality Experiences},
     year = {2024},
     isbn = {9798400705250},
     publisher = {Association for Computing Machinery},
     address = {New York, NY, USA},
     url = {https://doi-org.libproxy.utdallas.edu/10.1145/3641519.3657397},
     doi = {10.1145/3641519.3657397},
     booktitle = {ACM SIGGRAPH 2024 Conference Papers},
     articleno = {77},
     numpages = {11},
     keywords = {character animation, mixed reality, scene understanding},
     location = {Denver, CO, USA},
     series = {SIGGRAPH '24},
     news = {Featured in <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVUmZRqHiX0&t=131s">ABC News</a>},
   }

   Featured in ABC News

3. 

   Interactive Mediation Techniques for Error-Aware Gesture Input Systems

   Rawan Alghofaili, Naveen Sendhilnathan, Ting Zhang, Toby Grossman, Michael Glueck, and 2 more authors

   In , May 2024

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   @inproceedings{errorpred,
     title = {Interactive Mediation Techniques for Error-Aware Gesture Input Systems},
     author = {Alghofaili, Rawan and Sendhilnathan, Naveen and Zhang, Ting and Grossman, Toby and Glueck, Michael and Jonker, Tanya R. and Lafreniere, Ben},
     date = {2024},
     year = {2024},
     journaltitle = {Graphics interface 2024},
     pages = {11 pages},
     addendum = {Graphics Interface 2024, 11 pages, \mkbibemph{(under review)}},
     pagetotal = {11},
   }

2023

1. IEEE VR

   

   Optimizing Product Placement for Virtual Stores

   Wei Liang, Luhui Wang, Xinzhe Yu, Changyang Li, Rawan Alghofaili, and 2 more authors

   In 2023 IEEE Conference Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (VR), May 2023

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   @incollection{vrshop,
     title = {Optimizing Product Placement for Virtual Stores},
     booktitle = {2023 {{IEEE}} Conference Virtual Reality and {{3D}} User Interfaces ({{VR}})},
     author = {Liang, Wei and Wang, Luhui and Yu, Xinzhe and Li, Changyang and Alghofaili, Rawan and Lang, Yining and Yu, Lap-Fai},
     year = {2023},
     pages = {336--346},
   }

2. IEEE VR

   

   WARPY: Sketching Environment-Aware 3D Curves in Mobile Augmented Reality

   Rawan Alghofaili, Cuong Nguyen, Vojtěch Krs, Nathan Carr, Radomír Měch, and 1 more author

   In 2023 IEEE Conference Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (VR), May 2023

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   @inproceedings{warpy,
     title = {{{WARPY}}: {{Sketching}} Environment-Aware {{3D}} Curves in Mobile Augmented Reality},
     booktitle = {2023 {{IEEE}} Conference Virtual Reality and {{3D}} User Interfaces ({{VR}})},
     author = {Alghofaili, Rawan and Nguyen, Cuong and Krs, Vojtěch and Carr, Nathan and Měch, Radomír and Yu, Lap-Fai},
     year = {2023},
     pages = {367--377},
   }

3. 

   Establishing Design Computing and Extended Reality Facilities for Remote Virtual Reality Training

   Lap-Fai Yu, Changyang Li, Yongqi Zhang, Rawan Alghofaili, Haikun Huang, and 5 more authors

   In 2023 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW), May 2023

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   @inproceedings{workshop2023,
     title = {Establishing Design Computing and Extended Reality Facilities for Remote Virtual Reality Training},
     booktitle = {2023 {{IEEE}} Conference on Virtual Reality and {{3D}} User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops ({{VRW}})},
     author = {Yu, Lap-Fai and Li, Changyang and Zhang, Yongqi and Alghofaili, Rawan and Huang, Haikun and Yu, Liuchuan and Liu, Huimin and Choi, Minsoo and Bannan, Brenda and Mousas, Christos},
     year = {2023},
     pages = {216--220},
   }

2021

1. CHI

   

   Scene-Aware Behavior Synthesis for Virtual Pets in Mixed Reality

   Wei Liang, Xinzhe Yu, Rawan Alghofaili, Yining Lang, and Lap-Fai Yu

   In Proceedings of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, May 2021

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   @inproceedings{pet,
     author = {Liang, Wei and Yu, Xinzhe and Alghofaili, Rawan and Lang, Yining and Yu, Lap-Fai},
     title = {Scene-Aware Behavior Synthesis for Virtual Pets in Mixed Reality},
     booktitle = {Proceedings of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems},
     series = {CHI '21},
     year = {2021},
     publisher = {ACM},
   }

2. 

   Exploring Sketch-based Character Design Guided by Automatic Colorization

   Rawan Alghofaili, Matthew Fisher, Richard Zhang, Michal Lukáč, and Lap-Fai Yu

   In Graphics Interface, May 2021

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   @inproceedings{gi21,
     author = {Alghofaili, Rawan and Fisher, Matthew and Zhang, Richard and Luk{\'a}{\v{c}}, Michal and Yu, Lap-Fai},
     title = {Exploring Sketch-based Character Design Guided by Automatic Colorization},
     booktitle = {Graphics Interface},
     year = {2021},
   }

3. 

   A Review on Virtual Reality Skill Training Applications

   Biao Xie, Huimin Liu, Rawan Alghofaili, Yongqi Zhang, Yeling Jiang, and 7 more authors

   Frontiers in Virtual Reality, May 2021

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   @article{survey,
     author = {Xie, Biao and Liu, Huimin and Alghofaili, Rawan and Zhang, Yongqi and Jiang, Yeling and Lobo, Flavio Destri and Li, Changyang and Li, Wanwan and Huang, Haikun and Akdere, Mesut and Mousas, Christos and Yu, Lap-Fai},
     title = {A Review on Virtual Reality Skill Training Applications},
     journal = {Frontiers in Virtual Reality},
     volume = {2},
     pages = {1-19},
     year = {2021},
   }

2019

1. CHI

   

   Lost in Style: Gaze-driven Adaptive Aid for VR Navigation

   Rawan Alghofaili, Yasuhito Sawahata, Haikun Huang, Hsueh-Cheng Wang, Takaaki Shiratori, and 1 more author

   In Proceedings of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Glasgow, UK, May 2019

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   @inproceedings{lostvr,
     author = {Alghofaili, Rawan and Sawahata, Yasuhito and Huang, Haikun and Wang, Hsueh-Cheng and Shiratori, Takaaki and Yu, Lap Fai},
     title = {Lost in Style: Gaze-driven Adaptive Aid for VR Navigation},
     booktitle = {Proceedings of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems},
     series = {CHI '19},
     year = {2019},
     publisher = {ACM},
     location = {Glasgow, UK},
     keywords = {Games/Play, Virtual/Augmented Reality, Eye Tracking},
   }

2. IEEE VR

   

   Optimizing Visual Element Placement via Visual Attention Analysis

   Rawan Alghofaili, Michael Solah, Haikun Huang, Yasuhito Sawahata, Marc Pomplun, and 1 more author

   In 2019 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (VR), May 2019

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   @inproceedings{vr2019opt,
     title = {Optimizing Visual Element Placement via Visual Attention Analysis},
     booktitle = {2019 {{IEEE}} Conference on Virtual Reality and {{3D}} User Interfaces ({{VR}})},
     author = {Alghofaili, Rawan and Solah, Michael and Huang, Haikun and Sawahata, Yasuhito and Pomplun, Marc and Yu, Lap-Fai},
     year = {2019},
     pages = {464--473},
   }