Don Samitha Elvitigala

Lecturer at the Department of Human Centred Computing, Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University

[Rakesh Patibanda @rakeshpatibanda]

The day to jog at #CHI2025 is here. Again, we will assemble at the registration desk after the last session and go from there. Please get your running shoes and attached is a map of the running path.

[Don Samitha Elvitigala @samithadon]

I had a great start to @acm_chi 2025 with our foot augmentation workshop “Walking the Future”. I loved the 11 lightning talks that we had. Altogether we had about 20 participants both online and onsite. We laid out some interesting ideas for future foot augmentations.

[Don Samitha Elvitigala @samithadon]

Let’s uncover what’s next for foot-based technologies and how they can elevate our entire bodies. #CHI2025 workshop https://t.co/GsacGQ4ZKY

[Don Samitha Elvitigala @samithadon]

Join us in Yokohama at #CHI2025 for an exciting workshop diving into the potential of foot interfaces and their role in human augmentation! Visit our website for more information
https://t.co/GsacGQ4ZKY

[Don Samitha Elvitigala @samithadon]

Great to see the success of the #DIS2024 movement based design workshop! Missed you all!

[Prof Carine Lallemand @Carilall]

We had a blast at the #DIS2024 movement-based design workshop! Thanks to our participants for being so energizing, and thanks to my co-organizers for representing what academia should be.

[Don Samitha Elvitigala @samithadon]

Today I am travelling to Schloss Dagstuhl to participate my second Dagstuhl seminar “Designing Computers Control Over Our Bodies”. Looking forward to an exciting week ahead!

[Don Samitha Elvitigala @samithadon]

pic2eat: Facilitating Social Ice-breaking through Collaborative Design of 3D Printed Appetizer
https://t.co/PuvzO2o14F
This work is part of the initial explorations of Hongyue Wang's PhD project on interactive dining experiences. He will present his poster on 15th of May.

[Don Samitha Elvitigala @samithadon]

CHI2024 (https://t.co/mty5y33mKb) is less than a week away, and I would like to share about the 5 publications (4 long papers and 1 late breaking work) that I contributed and accepted to this year's CHI program.

[Don Samitha Elvitigala @samithadon]

Exploring an Extended Reality Floatation Tank Experience to Reduce the Fear of Being in Water
https://t.co/zmeSQr3kPb This publication is a part of Mafe’s PhD on playful water experiences. She will present this work on 16th May, at the session "Wellbeing and Mental Health C".

[Don Samitha Elvitigala @samithadon]

PsiNet: Toward Understanding the Design of Brain-to-Brain Interfaces for Augmenting Inter-Brain Synchrony - Best Paper Award 🏅
https://t.co/LsNQYNxMv5
This is a part of Nathan’s PhD exploration of and Fabio will present this paper on ,15th May, at the "Health Ecosystems”

[Don Samitha Elvitigala @samithadon]

Grand Challenges in WaterHCI
https://t.co/Oco53zBQJf
This paper presents key challenges in WaterHCI to shape research and integrate interactive technologies for water experiences. @sarahjanepell will present this work on Wednesday, 15th May, at "Design Tools A" session.

[Don Samitha Elvitigala @samithadon]

1. Grand Challenges in SportsHCI
https://t.co/yum7y9OZkR
The paper presents a set of grand challenges for SportsHCI that were identified through a 5-day workshop with 22 experts in the domain. I will present this paper on 15th May in the "Exercising and Sports" session.

[Don Samitha Elvitigala @samithadon]

Augmented Humans Proceedings are now online. Thank you all the authors and organisers for their contributions for AHs 2024. @aug_humans

[Augmented Humans 2026 @aug_humans]

📢 Exciting News! The proceedings of the #AHs24 Conference are now available online! Dive into the latest #research and #insights from experts. A huge thank you to all the contributors for making it a success! 🌐 Check them out here: https://t.co/UcQcLEQ2GZ

[Don Samitha Elvitigala @samithadon]

Thanks @sarahjanepell for the journey to the moon!!! @aug_humans

[Augmented Humans 2026 @aug_humans]

👩‍🚀 Huge thanks to A/Prof. Sarah Jane Pell @Aquabatics for taking us on an incredible lunar adventure at #AHs24! 🌕 Your closing keynote was a journey we won't forget - full of inspiration and #moonwalk dreams. We're sure the audience had a lot of fun and got inspired by the talk.

[Don Samitha Elvitigala @samithadon]

Yesterday we had 13 papers presented in three sessions. The papers were mainly themed in Wearables, Augmented Senosors and Extended Reality. Yesterday we also had our posters and demo sessions. Excited for todays program and closing keynote from @sarahjanepell

[Augmented Humans 2026 @aug_humans]

🙌 Day 1 is over. 🎬 Lights, camera, action! We're beyond grateful for each and every one of you who contribute to making #AHs24 such a vibrant, inclusive, and amazing #community. ❤️ See you tomorrow! ✨

[Don Samitha Elvitigala @samithadon]

We experienced a great demo session in AHs 2024 @aug_humans Thank you demo chairs!!!! @allisonkjing

[Don Samitha Elvitigala @samithadon]

We kicked off AHs 2024!!! Exciting three days will be happening here in Melbourne, show casing latest research and innovation in the field of Humam Augmentations!!!

[Anusha Withana @wdanusha]

We are off to a great start at Augmented Humans 2024 with @marknb00 @samithadon @TagBenjamin and Zhanna. Thank you for the amazing Welcome to Country and by Mark Brown and the futuristic keynote by @thekoike

[Augmented Humans 2026 @aug_humans]

Hey #AHs24 attendees! Fancy a little adventure? Join us for an exclusive tour of the amazing SensiLab @sensilab_monash this Friday at 12:30 PM! Spots are limited to 20 explorers, so come to the registration desk tomorrow and grab your spot with the signup form!

[Augmented Humans 2026 @aug_humans]

Delighted to announce A/Prof. Sarah Jane Pell @Aquabatics as our closing keynote speaker for #AHs24 at the MADA Gallery! 🙌She is an Associate Professor of Future Interfaces at @MonashUni, Australia. Please visit https://t.co/MzenY2HNws & https://t.co/Tx3aLnoEPS for more details.

[Augmented Humans 2026 @aug_humans]

We are excited to have Prof. Hideki Koike @thekoike (Professor at the School of Computing, Tokyo Institute of Technology @tokyotech_jp) delivering the opening keynote talk at #AHs24! 👏 For more information, please visit: https://t.co/BsPLW3ojCT