Luis is a PhD student in the School of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University. He completed his undergraduate studies in Electric and Control Engineering at Escuela Politecnica Nacional from Ecuador. He also made an internship at Computer Science, Purdue University (2013). He joined the C Design Lab in Summer 2015 during his Master’s program at Purdue University. His research focuses on facilitating access to knowledge, design & fabrication methods, and interactions with wearables. His research interests are product development, interaction methods, tangible and wearable user interfaces, prototyping, digital fabrication, customizable products, and mixing art with engineering.
by Luis Paredes | Oct 10, 2022 | 2022, Ananya Ipsita, Karthik Ramani, Luis Paredes, Publications, Recent Publications
Over the past decade, augmented reality (AR) developers have explored a variety of approaches to allow users to interact with the information displayed on smart glasses and head-mounted displays (HMDs). Current interaction modalities such as mid-air gestures, voice...
by Luis Paredes | Jan 11, 2022 | 2021, Featured Publications, Karthik Ramani, Karthik Ramani, Luis Paredes, Publications, Recent Publications, Senthil Chandrasegaran
Wearable technologies draw on a range of disciplines, including fashion, textiles, HCI, and engineering. Due to differences in methodology, wearables researchers can experience gaps or breakdowns in values, goals, and vocabulary when collaborating. This situation...
by Luis Paredes | Jun 28, 2021 | 2021, Devarajan Ramanujan, Featured Publications, Karthik Ramani, Luis Paredes, Publications, Recent Publications, Subramanian Chidambaram, Yunbo Zhang
Current hand wearables have limited customizability, they are loose-fit to an individual’s hand and lack comfort. The main barrier in customizing hand wearables is the geometric complexity and size variation in hands. Moreover, there are different functions that...