Vimal Mollyn

I'm a PhD student in the Future Interfaces Group at Carnegie Mellon University, where I'm advised by Chris Harrison.

My research lies at the intersection of Human-Computer Interaction, Sensing and Machine Learning, with a focus on creating novel and delightful ways for users to interact with their computers and the world.

Previously, I graduated with a bachelor's and master's from IIT Madras, where I majored in Engineering Design and Data Science.

News

10/06/26: Signed up for STP and GETMAD!
01/06/26: Joined Google XR to work on input for wearables. In Seattle till Mid Aug.
03/05/26: Ran the Pittsburgh Half Marathon, new PR! With Riku, Yuichi and Yuto.
30/04/26: Lab retreat, ruminating on the next decades of technology.
09/04/26: HiFiGaze wins a Best Paper Honorable Mention Award!
08/04/26: Presenting HiFiGaze at CHI'26 in Barcelona! Also biking in Girona, and a better CHI Program Website.
12/01/26: Back in the burgh...Woodworking, Vibe Coding.
26/09/25: Presenting and Demoing EclipseTouch at UIST'25!
15/09/25: Joined Meta Reality Labs as a Research Scientist Intern. I'm working on robots and I'm in Redmond till early Jan.
11/09/25: Big CHI push. Exciting research!
20/07/25: Ran the Presque Isle Half Marathon! With Andrew, Violet and Taejun.
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