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Introduction
Santiago Villarreal-Narvaez is a postdoctoral researcher at Namur Digital Institute (NADI)-UNAMUR with a keen interest in HMI, HCI, Gesture Interaction, and Augmented Reality.
After completing his Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Master's degree in Web Intelligence from Jean Monnet University, Saint-Étienne, France in 2007 and 2010 respectively, he went on to earn a Ph.D. in Engineering Science in 2023. His doctoral research focused on Gestural Interaction and the gesture vocabulary proposed by end-users. He has been a Professor at Universidad de Las Américas, teaching software development, and has also collaborated with the Intelligent and Interactive Systems Laboratory (SI2 Lab-UDLA) on the ePHoRt project. Additionally, he has worked on research projects (ECA MecaTech, CARDIAMMONIA) to develop interfaces at LouRIM (UCLouvain).
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Engineering, A Software Suite Supporting the Design of Gesture Elicitation Studies
14 Mar 2019 → 16 Jan 2023
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TapStrapGest: Elicitation and Recognition for Ring-based Multi-Finger Gestures
CORNELLA, G., SANGENIS, E., OUSMER, M., Vanderdonckt, J., Villarreal Narvaez, S., Dumas, B. & CHAFFANGEON CAILLET, A., Jun 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction. 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Analysis of User-defined Radar-based Hand Gestures Sensed through Multiple Materials
Sluÿters, A., Lambot, S., Vanderdonckt, J. & Villarreal Narvaez, S., 16 Feb 2024, In: IEEE Access. 12, 1, p. 27895-27917 23 p., 1.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Brave New GES World: A Systematic Literature Review of Gestures and Referents in Gesture Elicitation Studies
Villarreal-Narvaez, S., Sluÿters, A., Vanderdonckt, J. & Vatavu, R.-D., 12 Jan 2024, In: ACM Computing Surveys. 56, 5, p. 1-55 55 p., 128.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exploiting Semantic Search and Object-Oriented Programming to Ease Multimodal Interface Development
Septon, T., Villarreal Narvaez, S., Devroey, X. & Dumas, B., 24 Jun 2024, EICS 2024 Companion - Companion of the 2024 ACM SIGCHI Symposium on Engineering Interactive Computing Systems. ACM Press, p. 74-80 7 p. (EICS 2024 Companion - Companion of the 2024 ACM SIGCHI Symposium on Engineering Interactive Computing Systems).Research output: Contribution in Book/Catalog/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Exploring user-defined gestures for lingual and palatal interaction
Villarreal Narvaez, S., Perez-Medina, J. L. & Vanderdonckt, J., Sept 2023, In: Journal on Multimodal User Interfaces. 17, 3, p. 167-185 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Prizes
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Best Paper Award: First Place
Villarreal Narvaez, S. (Recipient), Jul 2019
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LouRIM Research Excellence Award 2020 (LouRIN)
Villarreal Narvaez, S. (Recipient), 8 Jan 2021
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The SIGCHI Gary Marsden Travel Awards 2022
Villarreal Narvaez, S. (Recipient), Jun 2022
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Press/Media
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Recent Studies from University of Namur Add New Data to Computing (Brave New Ges World: a Systematic Literature Review of Gestures and Referents In Gesture Elicitation Studies)
8/05/24
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