Doctoral Student in Computer Science
I am a PhD student at the College of Computing and Informatics at Drexel University, where I am advised by Dr. Tiffany D. Do in the DIVA Lab. My research is primarily in embodiment of avatars in virtual reality (VR).
I received a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with First-Class Honours at the University of Calgary in 2025. Throughout my time there, I did research in avatars under the supervision of Dr. Kangsoo Kim as a member of the HXI Lab.
See my publications below. Work which I am particularly proud of is highlighted in purple.
🏅Honorable Mention for Best Paper Award at IEEE ISMAR 2025 (Top 3%)
Impact of Avatar-Locomotion Congruence on User Experience and Identification in Virtual Reality
Omar Khan, Hyeongil Nam, Kangsoo Kim
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG), vol. 31, no. 11, pp. 9878–9888, 2025.
Acceptance rate: 8%, Impact Factor: 6.5.
TangibleMoments: Embedding XR Memories onto Physical Objects
Omar Khan, Zaid Ahmed, Hyeongil Nam, Kangsoo Kim
Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (IEEE VRW): 1st International Workshop on Spatial Memory in XR (XRMemory), 2025, pp. 1147–1153.
Investigating Visual Guide Cues in VR: Impacts of Virtual Humans and Symbol-Based Navigation on Real-World Performance and Experience
Omar Khan, Anh Nguyen, Hyeongil Nam, Kangsoo Kim
Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (IEEE VRW): 1st International Workshop on Real and Virtual Spaces Influences (ReViSI), 2025, pp. 504–509.
“I look like a gorilla, but don’t move like one!”: Impact of Avatar-Locomotion Congruence in Virtual Reality
Omar Khan, Hyeongil Nam, Kangsoo Kim
Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (IEEE VRW), 2025, pp. 1202–1203.
Exploring the Impact of Virtual Human and Symbol-Based Guide Cues in Immersive VR on Real-World Navigation Experience
Omar Khan, Anh Nguyen, Michael Francis, Kangsoo Kim
Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (IEEE VRW), 2024, pp. 883–884.
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