Scholar
Nuwan Janaka
Google Scholar ID: yTCup0EAAAAJ
Research Fellow, City University of Hong Kong
Citations & Impact
Citations
242
H-index
9
i10-index
9
Publications
20
Co-authors
33
list available
Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- Papers Published: WSCoach: Wearable Real-time Auditory Feedback for Reducing Unwanted Words in Daily Communication, accepted at IMWUT 2025; Progressive Sentences: Combining the Benefits of Word and Sentence Learning, accepted at MobileHCI (Adjunct) 2025; Empowering Every Step: Towards Intelligent Wearable Assistants, accepted at CHI’25 Workshop: Everyday AR through AI-in-the-Loop; RobiButler: Remote Multimodal Interactions with Household Robot Assistant, accepted at ICRA 2025; AiGet: Transforming Everyday Moments into Hidden Knowledge Discovery with AI Assistance on Smart Glasses, accepted at CHI 2025.
Research Experience
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow, July 2025 – Present, Synteraction Lab, City University of Hong Kong; Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Sept. 2023 – July 2025, Smart Systems Institute, National University of Singapore; Researcher, Sept. 2017 – July 2018, University of Moratuwa; Senior Software Engineer, Dec. 2016 – Sept. 2017, Sysco Labs; Software Engineer, May 2015 – Dec. 2016, Cake Labs; Research Intern, Nov. 2013 – May 2014, Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD).
Education
- Ph.D. in Computer Science, Aug. 2018 – May. 2023, School of Computing, National University of Singapore; B.Sc. (Hons.) Eng (Electronic and Telecommunication), 2010 – 2015, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka; G.C.E. Advanced Level, 2009, St. Aloysius’ College, Galle, Sri Lanka.
Background
- Research Interests: Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Augmented Reality (AR), and Artificial Intelligence (AI). Professional Area: User-centered design, multimodal interaction, and emerging AI technologies. Brief Introduction: Aiming to develop new techniques, tools, and platforms that assist users, developers, designers, and researchers, creating an ecosystem to reimagine how we interact with digital systems anytime, anywhere.
Miscellany
- Organizing Activities: The third BootCamp of Future Interaction for Smart Glasses, starting sign-up in October 2024.
