Arun Kulshreshth

Arun Kulshreshth is Associate Professor and Director of the Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory in the School of Computing & Informatics at University of Louisiana at Lafayette. His research focuses on educational applications of virtual reality, exploring how VR technologies enhance learning experiences while developing tools to detect and mitigate student distraction in immersive environments.

Kulshreshth leads significant research initiatives including a $311,010 Collaborative Tools for Scouting Locations in Virtual Reality project funded by Louisiana Board of Regents. His recent publications examine distraction classification using multimodal sensing, VR-based teaching interfaces, and eye-tracking applications for education.

Honors include two SIGCHI Best of CHI Honorable Mention Awards for contributions to human-computer interaction research. Kulshreshth holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from University of Central Florida and serves as Senior Member of both IEEE and ACM.

• Awards: SIGCHI Best of CHI Honorable Mention Award (2016, 2014)
• Recent Grants: Collaborative Tools for Scouting Locations in Virtual Reality ($311,010 - Louisiana Board of Regents)