Media Interaction Lab

We were super happy to welcome Prof. Oliver Bimber from JKU Linz for a 1.5-month research stay at unibz! Together with Karl von Ellenrieder and our team, we explored new ideas and kicked off an exciting joint project that bridges visual computing, interaction, and intelligent systems. Great energy, inspiring discussions, and a glimpse into what’s next for human–computer interaction in our labs! ✨💡

CHI papers submitted just in time and today we had a lovely visit from Rachele – can’t wait to welcome you soon! ✨

Prof. Oliver Bimber (JKU) is currently visiting our lab working on a great project. Today, he gave an impressive presentation about Seeing through Forest with Airborne Optical Sectioning

Exploring the future of flexible electronics at FLEPS 2026 in Singapore 🇸🇬—from deep dives with Rahul to inspiring visits at the CUTE Center @ NUS, catching up with Tony Tang at SMU, and connecting with Irmandy Wicaksono.

Next paper is out! Together with STOLL, we present methods for optimizing the performance of knitted strain sensors by fine-tuning the knits' loop-meshing and by adding Lycra to improve elastic recoil. While most of related work deals with highly stretchable structures (Plain, Double-Jersey, Rib, etc.), we investigated Twill-based knits, which are advantageous in many use cases due to superior stability and reduced wear-out.

Find more details, including an in-depth evaluation, in our article (Open Access) of today's IEEE Sensors Journal issue https://doi.org/10.1109/JSEN.2024.3353821 and also see our project page at https://mi-lab.org/twill-sensors/

Knitted swatches in this work are courtesy of STOLL by KARL MAYER.

Twill-Sensors Most practitioners and researchers in the field of knitted strain sensors use highly stretchable structures, such as Plain (aka. Single Jersey), Double Jersey or variations of rib patterns. However, many scenarios require higher tensile stability, or even anisotropic elasticity, most notably in use....

In the current issue of the IEEE Sensors Journal, we present a novel method of rectifying faulty sensor data using a low-cost Artificial Neural Network. Check out the details on our webpage at https://mi-lab.org/ml-supported-sensing/

Find the full paper (Open Access) at IEEE Xplore https://doi.org/10.1109/JSEN.2023.3346686

Knitted swatches used in this work are courtesy of STOLL by KARL MAYER.

It was a great pleasure to visit the Smart Living Lab of the FH Technikum Wien! Got a glimpse of their , like the mouth-operated . We also enjoyed delicacies from their in-door microgreens and (virgin) cocktails made by their robots, thanks so much for the hospitality!

As part of a fun and exciting demo session at UIST'22, we presented two designs of integral multi-material knits for sensing strain and/or pressure. Check out details, extended abstract, and video on our project page!

Knitted Force Sensors In the UIST2022 demo session, we presented two types of knitted resistive force sensors for both pressure and strain sensing. They can be manufactured ready-made on a two-bed weft knitting machine, without requiring further post-processing steps. Due to their softness, elasticity, and breathability....

By adding electrically resistive and conductive yarn into spacer knit structures, we create highly sensitive and versatile textile UI elements with a pleasant haptic appeal. Find more details, pictures, as well as our UIST'22 technical paper and video figure at our webpage here:

spaceR As part of the TextileUX project, we explored haptic user interface elements made from 100% textile material. With spaceR, we demonstrate how to create multi-component knits that can be utilized as pressure-sensitive UI elements, most notably for continuous (i.e., non-binary) input by finger-press.....

Some impressions from last week's UIST 2022, where we had the absolute pleasure to meet people in person again, have inspiring discussions, and present our full paper and demo on-site with a slight halloweeny touch. Thanks for having us, hope to see you again next year!

Looking forward to presenting our paper and demos, hope to see some of you in Bend!