Arun K. Kulshreshth
- Faculty
- Associate Professor
- Francis Patrick Clark/BORSF Endowed Professor
- 337-482-6638
- arunkul@louisiana.edu
- James R. Oliver Hall, Room 226
Biography
Dr. Kulshreshth is an Associate Professor and the director of the Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) Laboratory at the School of Computing and Informatics, ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓÆµ of ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓÆµ at Lafayette. His research is in the broad area of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), focusing on educational Virtual Reality applications.
Education
Ph.D. Computer Science, 2015
ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓÆµ of Central Florida
M.S. in Computer Science, 2012
ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓÆµ of Central Florida
M.Tech. in Mathematics and Computing, 2005
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓÆµ Research/Collaboration
- 3D User Interfaces
- Human Computer Interactions (HCI)
- Games and Virtual Reality
Publications
- Fisher, N., and Kulshreshth, A.K., "Multimodal Classification of Distraction in VR Learning: A Foundation for Real-Time Adaptation", In Proceedings of the 24th IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR 2025), (pp. 965-975), October 2025.
- Gautam, S., Fisher, N., and Kulshreshth, A.K., "Exploring Supervised LSTM Model on Multimodal Data to Detect Distracted ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓÆµs in Immersive Educational VR Environments", In Proceedings of the ACM Symposium on Spatial User Interaction (SUI 2025), (pp. 1-12), November 2025.
- Rahman, Y., Kulshreshth, A.K., and Borst, C.W., "Comparing Visualizations to Help a Teacher Effectively Monitor ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓÆµs in a VR Classroom", In Proceedings of the 22nd IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR 2023), October 2023.
- Asish, S. M., Kulshreshth, A. K., and Borst, C. W., "Internal Distraction Detection Utilizing EEG Data in an Educational VR Environment", In Proceedings of the ACM Symposium on Applied Perception (ACM SAP 2023), Article 8, 1–10, 2023.
- Asish, S. M., Hossain, E., Kulshreshth, A. K., and Borst, C. W., "Deep Learning on Eye Gaze Data to Classify ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓÆµ Distraction Level in an Educational VR Environment", In Proceedings of the International Conference on Artificial Reality and Telexistence and Eurographics Symposium on Virtual Environments (ICAT-EGVE), 2021 (Honorable Mention Award for the Best Paper)
Awards & Recognition
- Francis Patrick Clark/BORSF Endowed Professorship, 2022 – 2027
- Honorable Mention for the Best Paper Award (ICAT-EGVE 2021), 2021
- SIGCHI Best of CHI Honorable Mention award for the Best Paper (ACM CHI 2016), 2016
- SIGCHI Best of CHI Honorable Mention award for the Best Paper (ACM CHI 2014), 2014
- Awarded I2-Lab fellowship at ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓÆµ of Central Florida, 2009
- Awarded I2-Lab fellowship at ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓÆµ of Central Florida, 2007
- Received Merit scholarship at IIT, Delhi, 2000 – 2005