Peer-Reviewed Papers

• • • Ranasinghe, N., Jain, P., Ngyuyen, T. N. T., Koh, K. C. R., Tolley, D., Karwita, S., Lin, L. Y., Yan, L., Shamaiah, K., Chow, W. T. E., Yen, C. C., & Do, E. Y. L. 2018. Season Traveller: Multisensory Narration for Enhancing the Virtual Reality Experience. In Proceedings of the 36th SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (Montréal, Canada, April 21 – 16, 2018). CHI ’18. ACM, New York, NY.  

    • Ranasinghe, N., Jain, P., Ngyuyen, T. N. T., Tolley, D., Yan, L., Chow, W. T. E., Yen, C. C., Do, E. Y. L., Koh, K. C. R., & Shamaiah, K. 2018. A Demonstration of Season Traveller: Multisensory Narration for Enhancing the Virtual Reality Experience. In Extended Abstracts of the 36th SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (Montréal, Canada, April 21 – 16, 2018). CHI EA ’18. ACM, New York, NY. 

    • Ranasinghe, N., Jain, P., Karwita, S., Tolley, D., & Do, E. Y. L. 2017. Ambiotherm: Enhancing Sense of Presence in Virtual Reality by Simulating Real-World Environmental Conditions. In Proceedings of the 35th SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (Denver, Colorado, May 6 – 11, 2017). CHI ’17. ACM, New York, NY. 

    • Ranasinghe, N., Jain, P., Karwita, S., & Do, E. Y. L. 2017. Virtual Lemonade: Let’s Teleport Your Lemonade! In Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interactions (Yokohama, Japan, March 20 – 23, 2017). TEI ’17. ACM, New York, NY. 183-190. 

    • Ranasinghe, N., Jain, P., Tolley, D., Karwita, S., Yilei, S., & Do, E. Y. L. 2016. AmbioTherm: Simulating Ambient Temperatures and Wind Conditions in VR Environments. In Proceedings of the 29th Annual Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (Tokyo, Japan, October 16 – 19, 2016). UIST ’16. ACM, New York, NY. 85-86. 

Peer-Reviewed Abstracts / Posters / Invited Presentations

• • • Ranasinghe, N., Jain, P., Karwita, S., Tolley, D., Chew, B., Bansal, A., & Do, E. Y. L. 2017. Enriching the Lives of Deafblind Individuals Through Sensory Substitution (Interfaces to Interact, Communicate, and Entertain). In Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’17) – Workshop on Amplification and Augmentation of Human Perception (Denver, Colorado, May 7, 2017). Amplify @ CHI ’17. ACM, New York, NY. 

    • Jain, P., Ramachandran, G.K., Yeow, R.C.H. 2016. Graphite-based resistive stretch sensor for feedback control of soft actuators. Podium presentation at the 16th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering. (Singapore, December 7 – 10, 2016). ICBME ’16. IFMBE. 

Curated Exhibitions / Demonstrations

• • • Tokyo Game Show – Sense of Wonder Night 2019 / “The Lost Foxfire” at Makuhari-Messe, Chiba – Japan / September 2019.

    • Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, NYC / “Laba Speakers and Prototypes” in “The Senses: Design Beyond Vision” / commissioned by curator, Ellen Lupton / April 2018.

    • CHI Expo 2018 / “A Demonstration of Season Traveller: Multisensory Narration for Enhancing the Virtual Reality Experience” at Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Canada / April 2018.

    • KMD Forum 2017 / “Virtual Lemonade: Let’s Teleport Your Lemonade!” at Keio University – Yokohama, Japan / November 2017.

    • InnovFest unBound 2017 / “Ambiotherm” at Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre, Singapore / May 2017.

    • InnovFest unBound 2017 / “Tactile communication tools for the deafblind” at Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre, Singapore / May 2017.

    • TEI 2017 / “Virtual Lemonade: Let’s Teleport Your Lemonade!” at Keio University – Yokohama, Japan / March 2017.

    • UIST 2016 / “AmbioTherm: Simulating Ambient Temperatures and Wind Conditions in VR Environments” at Hitotsubashi Hall, National Center of Sciences Building – Tokyo, Japan / October 2016.

• • • Jain, P., Yan, L., Sim, Y. J., Teo, C. G., & Yen, C. C. 2019. MAV (Multi-sensory Augmented Virtuality) Suit. SG Non-Provisional Application No. 10201907897Q.

    • Ranasinghe, N., Yan, L., Lin, L. Y., Jain, P., Tolley, D., Karwita, S., Ngyuyen, T. N. T., Yen, C. C., & Do, E. Y. L. 2017. Augmenting Flavors with Virtual Taste, Smell, and Color Sensations. US Provisional Patent No. 62/472,777.

    • Ranasinghe, N., Jain, P., Tolley, D., Karwita, S., Yilei, S., & Do, E. Y. L. 2016. AmbioTherm: Simulating Ambient Temperatures and Wind Conditions in VR Environments. US Provisional Patent No. 62/408,319.

    • Ranasinghe, N., Jain, P., Karwita, S., Tolley, D., Chew, B., Bansal, A., & Do, E. Y. L. 2017. Interface For Information Exchange And Communication Between And Among The Sensory Disabled And Non-Disabled Individuals. SG Non-Provisional Application No. 10201703584W.

• • • 2019 Yahoo Japan, “［TGS 2019］“熱”と“ニオイ”で本物のキツネを見つけ出せ！　VRゲーム「迷い狐火」のプレイレポート”

    • 2019 ASCII Japan, “東京ゲームショウ2019でぜひ訪れたいVIVEを使った厳選5ブース”

    • 2019 4Gamer, “［TGS 2019］“熱”と“ニオイ”で本物のキツネを見つけ出せ！　VRゲーム「迷い狐火」のプレイレポート”

    • 2018 Galileo TV, “Neues Wunderbesteck verspricht Salzgeschmack auf Knopfdruck”

    • 2017 The New Paper, “ITE students develop multi-sensory virtual reality game”

    • 2017 Galileo TV (Germany), “Limonade per App: Mit diesem geraet kannst du geschmack verschicken”

    • 2017 The Straits Times, “Multi-agency effort to boost use of artificial intelligence”

    • 2017 Today, “S$150m kitty to use AI to tackle variety of issues”

    • 2017 Reuters, “Singapore researchers turn water into ‘virtual lemonade’ but is it tart enough?”

    • 2017 Today, “NUS researchers invent way to ‘teleport’ drinks over the Internet”

    • 2017 New Scientist, “Virtual lemonade sends colour and taste to a glass of water”

    • 2017 BBC, “Sipping on virtual lemonade, has the future arrived?”

    • 2017 The Straits Times, “Singapore researchers turn water into ‘lemonade'”

    • 2017 Science Magazine, “Are we about to start sharing taste through the internet?”

    • 2017 Fox News, “Scientists demonstrated how you can send lemonade over the internet”

    • 2017 Engadget, “You can share the taste of lemonade through the internet”

    • 2017 Channel NewsAsia, “Singapore researchers turn water into ‘virtual lemonade'”

    • 2017 ACM TechNews, “Virtual Lemonade Sends Color and Taste to a Glass of Water”

    • 2017 Futurism, “Now, You Can Send Lemonade Over the Internet”

    • 2017 CNET, “Singapore scientists teleport lemonade over the internet”

    • 2017 New Scientist, “Virtual reality weather add-ons let you feel the sun and wind”

    • 2017 Futurism, “Now You Can Feel Wind and Temperature While in Virtual Reality”

    • 2017 Daily Mail UK, “Holiday at home this year? Virtual reality device can simulate WEATHER including wind in your face and sun on your back”

    • 2016 Futurism, “Now You Can Taste And Chew In Virtual Reality”

    • 2016 New Scientist, “Face electrodes let you taste and chew in virtual reality”

    • 2016 Discovery/Seeker/Science Channel, “Sweet! Virtual Food Has Real Taste Now”

    • 2016 Food Navigator, “Food futures: TasteClouds, virtual food & EMS drive taste & texture development”

• • • 2019, SG$ 50,000 Seed Capital – Lotus-NUS Healthcare Innovation Fund
    • 2017, SG$ 180,000 Research Translation Grant – SG Enable Tote Board-Enabling Lives Initiative Grant 5
    • 2017, Silver Award (Soft Robotic Exosock for Prevention of Deep Vein Thrombosis and Joint Contracture) – EMedICGlobal
    • 2017, Young Creators Award (Florisensors) – IES Prestigious Engineering Achievement Awards
    • 2017, ACM SIGCHI Student Scholarship – 50th Celebration of the A. M. Turing Awards
    • 2015, 2nd position (2011-15), Biomedical Engineering – Manipal Institute of Technology
    • 2014, 1st position (AY 2013-14), Biomedical Engineering – Manipal Institute of Technology
    • 2014, Invitation – Inaugural MITx Global Entrepreneurship Bootcamp (declined)
    • 2013, 3rd position (AY 2012-13), Biomedical Engineering – Manipal Institute of Technology
    • 2012, Guinness World Records – World’s largest coding marathon (18 Hours), Windows 8

• • • 2017, ACM SIGCHI Student Representative – 50th Celebration of the A. M. Turing Awards
    • 2018 & 2017, ACM Multimedia Program Committee
    • 2017, ACM CHI Student Volunteer
    • Reviewer
      • ACM MM 2017
      • ACM UIST 2017
      • ACM CHI 2017
      • ACM TEI 2017
      • ACM MVAR 2016
      • ACM AltMM 2016
      • IEEE WHC 2017
      • IEEE Sensors Journal
      • MDPI Sensors
    • Demos (presented to)
      • Philips
      • Hitachi
      • Ferrero
      • Facebook
      • Fraser and Neave
      • French Chamber of Commerce
      • Thomson Reuters
      • CNET
      • Today
      • Mr. Teo Chee Hean – Deputy Prime Minister (Singapore)
      • Dr. Yaacob Ibrahim – Minister for Communications and Information (Singapore)
      • Mr. Taizo Son – GungHo Gaming
      • Prof. Tan Chorh Chuan – President (National University of Singapore)
    • 2014, MIT Manipal Curriculum Conclave – Student Representative for Biomedical Engineering
    • 2012, Category Head – Graphics & Web Design for Techtatva, MIT Manipal’s National Level Tech Fest
    • 2011 – 2013, Creative Head and Executive Board Member – Biomedical Engineering Society of India (BMESI), Manipal Chapter