Renan Guarese

Renan Guarese is a Postdoctoral Researcher in Human-Computer Interaction at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden. His work focuses on AR/VR applications, particularly assistive technologies for visually impaired individuals and data visualization in pharmaceutical manufacturing through the SMART Industry project. He holds a PhD from RMIT (Australia) and MSc from UFRGS (Brazil), with extensive experience in teaching HCI, AI, and game development at KTH, RMIT, and UFRGS.

Education:

• PhD in Computer Science (2020-2024), RMIT University, Melbourne
• MSc in Computer Science (2019-2020), UFRGS, Brazil
• BSc in Computer Science (2013-2018), UFRGS, Brazil
• Technician Diploma in IT (2013-2014), IFRS, Brazil

Research Interests:

• Assistive AR/VR technologies for accessibility
• Sonification and spatial audio interfaces
• Situated visualization for decision-making
• Empathy embodiment through immersive systems
• AR applications in education and industrial contexts

Article Trends: Recent work emphasizes AR-driven solutions for industrial scenarios (pharmaceutical manufacturing, predictive maintenance) and accessibility-focused interfaces. Key areas include sonification-based navigation systems, cognitive load measurement in games, and embodied empathy experiences.

Awards:

• Best Doctoral Thesis (SVR 2024)
• ATN PhD Scholarship (2020-2024)
• 3DUI Contest Winner (IEEE VR 2020)

Supervision & Grants: Supervised 4 MSc/Honours students. Active in Digital Futures (AstraZeneca partnership) and SMART Industry projects. Holds grants from ATN, Linnaeus-Palme, and CAPES programs.

Labs/Teams: Collaborates with KTH's Division of Computational Science and Technology, RMIT's Centre of Digital Ecosystems, and AstraZeneca's industrial teams. Involved in IEEE, ACM, and SBC conference committees.