A photo of me.

Omar A. Khan

About Me

I am a Research Associate with Dr. Kangsoo Kim in the Human-X-Interaction Lab at the University of Calgary. I work on projects in Extended Reality (XR), Avatars, and Virtual Humans.

I received my Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with First-Class Honours at the University of Calgary in Spring 2025. Throughout my time there as an undergad, I was deeply involved in research, and took specialized courses in Human-Computer Interaction and Computer Graphics.

See my publications below.

Workshop Papers and Posters

An illustration depicting our concept of TangibleMoments: the user uses a sticker to embed an XR memory of playing a video game on the controller, then re-experiences the memory at a later time.

Workshop Paper

IEEE VRW

2025

TangibleMoments: Embedding XR Memories onto Physical Objects

Omar Khan, Zaid Ahmed, Hyeongil Nam, Kangsoo Kim

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A symbol-based guide cue and virtual human guide cue.

Workshop Paper

IEEE VRW

2025

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

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Four avatar-locomotion combinations.

Poster

IEEE VRW

2025

“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

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Virtual Human and Symbol-based Guide Cue in a digitally reconstructed campus building.

Poster

IEEE VRW

2024

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

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