Area of Interest

Human Computer Interaction (HCI), Virtual Realit, Novel Interaction Methods

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Experience

Interaction Design Consultant - 2008 -2010
Assistant Professor, IIT Guwahati - 2010-2016
Associate Professor, IIT Guwahati - 2016 - Present

Education Details

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering, Gujarat University - 2002 -2006
Master's in Interaction Design - Interaction Design Institute/Domus Academy - 2006 - 2008
PhD, IIT Guwahati - 2010-2015

IIT Guwahati

PhD
2015

Interaction Design Institute/Domus Academy

Masters in Design
2007

L D College of Engineering

B.E. in Electrical Engineering
2006

Courses

DD534 HCI in Virtual Reality
Designing for Virtual Reality
DD509 Interaction Design
DD 304 Tangible User Interfaces

 

List of Projects

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Journal Publications

1. Bend Gesture-Based Drawing Interaction for Blind and Low Vision Students Using a Flexible Digital Interface [May, 2025], https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10447318.2025.2491791

2. Investigating user performance and preference for two magnitude levels of size and angle of bend on a smartphone-sized flexible device - Pranjal Protim Borah, Keyur Babulal Sorathia [October, 2024], https://doi.org/10.1080/0144929X.2023.2245062

3. Design and evaluation of AMAZE: A multi-finger approach to select small and distant objects in dense virtual environments - Shimmila Bhowmick, Nilotpal Biswas, Pratul Kalita and Keyur Sorathia. [December, 2023], https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0141938223001725

4. Investigating user performance and preference for two magnitude levels of size and angle of bend on a smartphone-sized flexible device - Pranjal Borah and Keyur Sorathia [September, 2023], https://doi.org/10.1080/0144929X.2023.2245062

5. User elicited gesture-based locomotion techniques for immersive VEs in a seated position: a comparative evaluation - Priya Ganapathy and Keyur Sorathia [August, 2023], https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/virtual-reality/articles/10.3389/frvir.2023.1169654/full

6. Fabrication of Nāmya: A Bend and Touch-Sensitive Flexible Smartphone-Sized Prototype - Pranjal Borah and Keyur Sorathia [July, 2022], https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1155/2022/1205420

7. K. Sorathia and R.Servidio 'Learning and Experience: Teaching Tangible Interaction & Edutainment' , Proceedings of Social and Behavioural Sciences, IETC 2012, Taiwan, 11-13 July 2012 [July, 2012]

8. 'Learning and Experience: Teaching Tangible Interaction & Edutainment' , Proceedings of Social and Behavioural Sciences, IETC 2012, Taiwan, 11-13 July 2012 [December, 2012]

Conference Publications

1. Design and Evaluation of Gravity's Grip: A VR-based Educational Tool Designed for Novice Users - Keyur Sorathia, Kaushiki Baheti, Nikhil Kumar [October, 2024], https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3681716.3681718

2. Wow! I Have Tiny Hands: Design And Evaluation Of Adaptive Virtual Hands For Small Object Selection Within Arms Length In Dense Virtual Environment -Shimmila Bhowmick, Nilotpal Biswas, Pratul Kalita and Keyur Sorathia. [April, 2023], https://dl.acm.org/doi/full/10.1145/3544549.3585686

3. Tiny Hands are Cute: Adaptive Virtual Hands to Accurately Select Nail-Size Arm’s Reach Virtual Objects in Dense Immersive VR - Shimmila Bhowmick, Pratul Kalita and Keyur Sorathia. [November, 2022], https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-19679-9_65

4. Analysis of Body-Gestures Elucidated Through Elicitation Study for Natural Locomotion in Virtual Reality - Priya Ganapathy and Keyur Sorathia [June, 2022], https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-94277-9_112

5. Understanding Gesture Performance for Object Selection in VR: Classification and Taxonomy of Gestures in HCI - Shimmila Bhowmick and Keyur Sorathia Pratul Chandra Kalita [February, 2022], https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3506469.3506483

6. Learning and Creating Mathematical Diagrams: Findings of a Retrospective Study Conducted with Users with Blindness or Low Vision - Pranjal Borah, Keyur Sorathia [February, 2022], https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3506469.3506486

7. Gesture Action Mapping for Deformation-based One-handed Landscape Mode Interaction with Flexible Smartphone-sized Devices - Dr. Keyur Sorathia Pranjal Pratim Borah Jimmy Seth [February, 2022], https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3506469.3506470

8. User-defined Bend Gesture Completion Strategies for Discrete and Continuous Inputs - Dr. Keyur Sorathia Pranjal Pratim Borah Sayan Sarcar [August, 2021], https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-85613-7_14

9. A Gesture Elicitation Study for Selection of Nail Size Objects in a Dense and Occluded Dense HMD-VR - Dr. Keyur Sorathia Dr. Pratul Kalita Shimmila Bhowmick [December, 2020], https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3429290.3429292

10. ATOM: HMD-VR Interface to Learn Atomic Structure, Bonding and Historical Research Experiments. - Dr. Keyur Sorathia Shimmila Bhowmick Anjali Kaushik Rohan Bhatia [November, 2020], https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3385956.3422120

11. Asian CHI Symposium: HCI Research from Asia and on Asian Contexts and Cultures - Dr. Kyur Sorathia Briane Paul V. Samson,Suleman Shahid,Akihiro Matsufuji,Toni-Jan Keith P. Monserrat,Masitah Ghazali,Shio Miyafuji,Nova Ahmed,Kazuyuki Fujita,A. B. M. Alim Al Islam,Eunice Sari,Murni Mahmud,Adi Tedjasaputra,Juho Kim,Thippaya Chintakovid,Sheng-Ming Wang,Zhengjie Liu,Xiangmin Fan,Ellen Yi-Luen Do, Uichin Lee,Yoshifumi Kitamura,Simon Tangi Perrault,Bing-Yu Chen [April, 2020], https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3334480.3375068

12. Investigating the Effectiveness of Locked Dwell Time-based Point and Tap Gesture for Selection of Nail-sized Objects in Dense Virtual Environment.- Dr. Keyur Sorathia Pratul Chandra Kalita Shimmila Bhowmick Pranjal Borah Ayaskant Panigrahi [October, 2020], https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3385959.3422701

13. Direct observation of tactile geometric drawing by visually impaired and blind students. - Pranjal Protim Borah Dr. Keyur Sorathia [November, 2019], https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3364183.3364185

14. Elicitation Study of Body Gestures for Locomotion in HMD-VR Interfaces in a Sitting-Position. - Dr. Keyur Sorathia Priya Ganapathi [October, 2019], https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3359566.3360059

15. Natural and Intuitive Deformation Gestures for One-handed Landscape Mode Interaction. - Dr. Keyur Sorathia Pranjal Protim Borah [March, 2019], https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3294109.3300996

16. A Study of Outbound Automated Call Preferences for DOTS Adherence in Rural India - Dr. Keyur Sorathia Shimmila Bhowmick Arpit Mathur [August, 2019], https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-29387-1_2

17. Findings of the user study conducted to understand the training of rural ASHAs in India - Dr. Keyur Sorathia Shimmila Bhowmick [January, 2019], https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3287098.3287150

18. Direct observation of tactile geometric drawing by visually impaired and blind students - Pranjal Protim Borah Dr. Keyur Sorathia [November, 2019], https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3364183.3364185

19. Pragati: design and evaluation of a mobile phone-based head mounted virtual reality interface to train community health workers in rural India. - Dr Keyur Sorathia Shimmila Bhowmick Rajkumar Darbar [September, 2018], https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3240167.3240201

20. Investigating controller less input methods for smartphone based virtual reality platforms. - Dr. Keyur Sorathia Priya Ganapathi [September, 2018], https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3236112.3236136

21. BendSwipe: One Handed Target Zooming for Flexible Handheld Display - Keyur Sorathia Aditi Singh Mayank Chhabra [September, 2017], https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-68059-0_45

22. Pragati - A Mobile Based Virtual Reality (VR) Platform to Train and Educate Community Health Workers - Dr. Keyur Sorathia Kshipra Sharma Shimmila Bhowmick Preetham Kamidi [September, 2017], https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-68059-0_51

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Lab Incharge : Dr. Keyur Sorathia

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Awards

Top 30 Innovation In India

Gandhian Young Technological Innovation Award - Parichaya and Chetna

Nokia Confluence Award

 

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