Arindam Dey
About

Researcher, builder, educator.

I’m a research scientist and builder working on adaptive, multimodal extended-reality systems. My work sits at the intersection of XR, empathic computing, physiological and affective computing, and HCI — and it spans both rigorous research and shipped products.

Most recently I was a Staff Research Scientist (IC6) at Meta Reality Labs, where I led research on mitigating visual discomfort in immersive environments using physiological computing, and led the development of VR.Net, a large-scale VR motion-sickness dataset that received the Best Paper award at IEEE VR 2024.

Before Meta, I held academic posts at the University of Queensland — where I founded the Empathic XR & Pervasive Computing Lab — and the University of South Australia, along with roles in the US and across Australia. Throughout, I’ve built and shipped applications across AR, VR, and mobile.

I’ve supervised and graduated 30+ students, secured $1.5M+ in research funding, and serve the field as a conference organiser, including as General Chair of IEEE ISMAR.

For the exhaustive record, see my CV.

Career

Timeline

  1. 01

    Staff Research Scientist (IC6)

    2022–2024

    Meta Reality Labs · Redmond, WA, USA

    Led research on mitigating visual discomfort in immersive environments using physiological computing; led development of VR.Net (Best Paper, IEEE VR 2024).

  2. 02

    Honorary Senior Fellow

    2022–

    The University of Queensland · Brisbane, Australia

  3. 03

    Lecturer / Director, Empathic XR & Pervasive Computing Lab

    2018–2022

    The University of Queensland · Brisbane, Australia

    Founded and led the Empathic XR & Pervasive Computing Lab.

  4. 04

    Research Fellow, Empathic Computing Lab

    2016–2018

    University of South Australia · Adelaide, Australia

  5. 05

    Postdoctoral Researcher, HIT Lab AU

    2014–2016

    University of Tasmania · Launceston, Australia

  6. 06

    Postdoctoral Researcher

    2013–2014

    Worcester Polytechnic Institute · Worcester, MA, USA

  7. 07

    Researcher

    2008–2009

    James Cook University · Cairns, Australia

  8. 08

    PhD, Computer & Information Science

    2013

    University of South Australia · Adelaide, Australia

    Thesis on augmented reality visualization and perception.

Recognition

Selected awards

  • Best Paper Award — IEEE VR 2024 (VR.Net)
  • Best Paper Nomination — OzCHI 2017
  • Best Paper Nomination — IEEE ISMAR 2012
  • CIS Research Award — University of South Australia
  • First runner-up — Australian Entrepreneurs’ Challenge (BrowsAR)
  • Business-plan competition wins

Full list in CV →