A Dialogue of the Senses: Designing Interaction with the Body In Mind (In Press)
MIT Press, April 2026
Publications
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Book Chapters
UI Development in Mixed-Ability Software Engineering Teams
Published in EDI 2023 (Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Software Engineering: Best Practices and Insights), 2023
Pandey, Maulishree; Oney, Steve; Bondre, Sharvari; Kameswaran, Vaishnav; Rao, Hrishikesh; and O’Modhrain, Sile (2023) “UI Development in Mixed-Ability Software Engineering Teams.” in: EDI 2023 (Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Software Engineering: Best Practices and Insights)
Once More, With Feeling: Revisiting the Role of Touch in Performer-Instrument Interaction
Published in Musical Haptics, Springer Series on Touch and Haptic Systems, 2018
O'Modhrain, Sile; Gillespie, Brent R. (2018) "Once More, With Feeling: Revisiting the Role of Touch in Performer-Instrument Interaction." In Papetti, S., and Saitis, C. (eds.) Musical Haptics, Springer Series on Touch and Haptic Systems.
Tactile Interfaces for Granular Synthesis
Published in The New Interfaces for Musical Expression Reader, Springer, 2017
O'Modhrain, Sile; Essl, Georg. "Tactile Interfaces for Granular Synthesis." In M. Lyons & A. Refsum Jensenius (eds.) The New Interfaces for Musical Expression Reader, London: Springer, pp. 149 – 62.
Music for Sleeping & Waking Minds: To Sleep, Perchance To Dream
Published in The New Interfaces for Musical Expression Reader, Springer, 2016
O'Modhrain, Sile (2016). "Music for Sleeping & Waking Minds: To Sleep, Perchance To Dream." In M. Lyons & A. Refsum Jensenius (eds.) The New Interfaces for Musical Expression Reader, London: Springer, pp. 377-78.
Perceptual Integration of Audio and Touch: A Case Study of PebbleBox
Published in Sonic Interaction Design, MIT Press, 2011
Essl, Georg; O'Modhrain, Sile (2011). "Perceptual Integration of Audio and Touch: A Case Study of PebbleBox." In S. Serafin (ed.). Sonic Interaction Design, MIT Press.
Journal Articles
Perceiving Slope and Acceleration: Evidence for Variable Tempo Sampling in Pitch-Based Sonification of Functions
Published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 2026
Danyang Fan; Walker Smith; Takako Fujioka; Chris Chafe; Sile O'Modhrain; Diana Deutsch, Sean Follmer (2026). Perceiving Slope and Acceleration: Evidence for Variable Tempo Sampling in Pitch-Based Sonification of Functions, in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, vol. 32, no. 1, pp. 221-231, Jan. 2026
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The Accessibility of Data Visualizations on the Web for Screen Reader Users: Practices and Experiences During COVID-19
Published in ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing, 2023
Fan, Danyang; Siu, Alexa Fay; Rao, Hrishikesh V.; Sung-Ho Kim, Gene; Vazquez, Xavier; Greco, Lucy; O'Modhrain, Sile; and Follmer, Sean. The Accessibility of Data Visualizations on the Web for Screen Reader Users: Practices and Experiences During COVID-19. ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing, 16, 1, Article 4 (March 2023), 29 pages
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The impact of the acoustic environment on human emotion and experience: A case study of worship spaces
Published in Building Acoustics Journal, 2022
Algargoosh, Alaa; Soleimani, Babak; O'Modhrain, Sile; Navvab, Moji. The impact of the acoustic environment on human emotion and experience: A case study of worship spaces. Building Acoustics Journal, Volume 29, Issue: 1 (January 2022), pp. 85 – 106.
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Understanding Accessibility and Collaboration in Programming for People with Visual Impairments
Published in Proceedings of the Association for Computing Machinery on Human-Computing Interaction, 2021
Pandey, Maulishree; Kameswaran, Vaishnav; Rao, Hrishikesh V; O'Modhrain, Sile; Oney, Steve. Understanding Accessibility and Collaboration in Programming for People with Visual Impairments. Proceedings of the Association for Computing Machinery on Human-Computing Interaction, Volume 5, Issue: Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing, Article 129 (April 2021), pp 1-30. (Recognition for Contribution to Diversity and Inclusion).
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We can go anywhere: Understanding Independence through a case study of ride-hailing use by people with visual impairments in metropolitan India
Published in Proceedings of the Association for Computing Machinery on Human-Computer Interaction, 2018
Kameswaran, Vaishnav; Gupta, Jatin; Pal, Joyojeet; O' Modhrain, Sile; Veinot, Tiffany; Brewer, Robin; Parameshwar, Aakansha; Yellareddy, V; O'Neill, Jacki. We can go anywhere: Understanding Independence through a case study of ride-hailing use by people with visual impairments in metropolitan India. Proceedings of the Association for Computing Machinery on Human-Computer Interaction, Volume 2, Issue: Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing, Article 85 (November 2018), pp. 1–24. (Best Paper Award).
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Evaluating approaches to rendering braille text on a high-density pin display
Published in Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Transactions on Haptics, 2018
Morash, Valerie; Russamanno, Alexander; Gillespie, Brent R.; O'Modhrain, Sile. Evaluating approaches to rendering braille text on a high-density pin display. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Transactions on Haptics, Volume 11, Number: 3 (July-September 2018), pp. 476-481.
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Refreshing Refreshable Braille Displays
Published in Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Transactions on Haptics, 2015
Russamanno, Alexander; O'Modhrain, Sile; Gillespie, Brent R.; Rodger, Matthew W.M. Refreshing Refreshable Braille Displays. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Transactions on Haptics, Volume 8, Number: 3 (July-September 2015), pp.287-97.
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Designing Media for Visually-Impaired Users of Refreshable Touch Displays: Possibilities and Pitfalls
Published in Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Transactions on Haptics, 2015
O'Modhrain, Sile; Giudice, Nicholas A.; Gardner, John.A.; Legge, Gordon.E. Designing Media for Visually-Impaired Users of Refreshable Touch Displays: Possibilities and Pitfalls. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Transactions on Haptics, Volume 8, Number: 3 (July-Sept 2015), pp. 248-57.
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The Bird’s Ear View of Space Physics: Audification as a Tool for the Spectral Analysis of Time Series Data
Published in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 2014
Alexander, Robert L.; O'Modhrain, Sile; Roberts, Aaron D; Gilbert, Jason; Zurbuchen, Thomas H. The Bird's Ear View of Space Physics: Audification as a Tool for the Spectral Analysis of Time Series Data. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, Volume 119, Issue: 7 (July 2014), pp. 5259-71.
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Temporal guidance of musicians’ performance movement is an acquired skill
Published in Experimental Brain Research, 2013
Rodger, Matthew W.M; O'Modhrain, Sile; Craig, Cathy M. Temporal guidance of musicians' performance movement is an acquired skill. Experimental Brain Research, Volume 226, Issue: 2 (April 2013), pp. 1-30.
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Expertise Is Perceived from Both Sound and Body Movement in Musical Performance
Published in Human Movement Science, 2012
Rodger, Matthew W.M.; Craig, Cathy M.; O'Modhrain, Sile. Expertise Is Perceived from Both Sound and Body Movement in Musical Performance. Human Movement Science, Volume 31, Issue: 5 (October 2012), pp. 1137-50.
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Identifying the effectiveness of using three different haptic devices for providing non-visual access to the web
Published in Interacting with Computers, 2011
Zhu, Shaojian; Kuber, Ravi; Tretter, Matthew; O'Modhrain, Sile. Identifying the effectiveness of using three different haptic devices for providing non-visual access to the web. Interacting with Computers, Volume 23, Issue: 6 (November 2011), pp. 565-81.
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Evaluation of Haptic HTML Mappings Derived from a Novel Methodology
Published in Association for Computing Machinery's Transactions on Accessible Computing, 2011
Kuber, Ravi; Yu, Wai; O'Modhrain, Sile. Evaluation of Haptic HTML Mappings Derived from a Novel Methodology. Association for Computing Machinery's Transactions on Accessible Computing, Volume 3, Issue: 4, Article 12 (April 2011), pp. 1 - 28.
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A Framework for the Evaluation of Digital Musical Instruments
Published in Computer Music Journal, MIT Press, 2011
O'Modhrain, Sile. A Framework for the Evaluation of Digital Musical Instruments. Computer Music Journal, MIT Press, Volume 35, Number: 1 (Spring 2011), pp. 28-42.
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An enactive approach to the design of new tangible musical instruments
Published in Organised Sound, Cambridge University Press, 2006
Essl, Georg; O'Modhrain, Sile. An enactive approach to the design of new tangible musical instruments. Organised Sound, Cambridge University Press, Volume 11, Issue: 3 (November 2006), pp. 285-96.
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Gesture Signatures for Ambient Intelligence Applications: A Feasibility Study
Published in Pervasive Computing; Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, 2006
Farella, Elisabetta; O'Modhrain, Sile; Benini, Luca; Riccó, Bruno. Gesture Signatures for Ambient Intelligence Applications: A Feasibility Study. Pervasive Computing; Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, Volume 3968 (May 2006).
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The Effect of Temporal Delay and Spatial Differences on Cross-Modal Object Recognition
Published in Cognitive, Affective and Behavioural Neuroscience, 2004
Woods, Andrew Y; O'Modhrain, Sile; Newell, Fiona N. The Effect of Temporal Delay and Spatial Differences on Cross-Modal Object Recognition. Cognitive, Affective and Behavioural Neuroscience, Volume 4; Number: 2 (June 2004), pp. 260-9.
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Touch and Go: Designing Haptic Feedback for a Hand-held Mobile Device
Published in BT Technology Journal, 2004
O'Modhrain, Sile. Touch and Go: Designing Haptic Feedback for a Hand-held Mobile Device. BT Technology Journal, Volume 22 (2004), pp. 139-45.
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Cutaneous Grooves: Composing for the Sense of Touch
Published in Journal of New Music Research, Swets & Zietlinger, 2003
Gunther, Eric; O'Modhrain Sile. Cutaneous Grooves: Composing for the Sense of Touch. Journal of New Music Research, Swets & Zietlinger, Volume 32; Issue 4 (December 2003), pp. 369-81.
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Current Trends in Electronic Music Interfaces
Published in Journal of New Music Research, 2003
Paradiso, Joseph A; O'Modhrain, Sile. Current Trends in Electronic Music Interfaces. Journal of New Music Research, Volume 32, Number: 4, pp. 345-49.
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Peer-reviewed Conference Papers
Three Modalities, Two Design Probes, One Prototype, and No Vision: Experience-Based Co-Design of a Multi-modal 3D Data Visualization Tool
Published in Association for Computing Machinery’s Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Barcelona, Spain, 2026
Sanchita S. Kamath, Aziz N. Zeidieh, Venkatesh Potluri, Sile O'Modhrain, Kenneth Perry, and JooYoung Seo. 2026. Three Modalities, Two Design Probes, One Prototype, and No Vision: Experience-Based Co-Design of a Multi-modal 3D Data Visualization Tool. In Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '26). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, Article 1641, 1–23.
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Promoting Comprehension and Engagement in Introductory Data and Statistics for Blind and Low-Vision Students: A Co-Design Study
Published in CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’25), Yokohama, Japan. ACM, New York, NY, USA, 2025
Danyang Fan, Olivia Tomassetti, Aya Mouallem, Gene S-H Kim, Shloke Nirav Patel, Saehu Hwang, Patricia Leader, Danielle Sugure, Tristen Chen, Darren Reese Ou, Victor R Lee, Lakshmi Balasubramanian, Hariharan Subramonyam,Sile O’Modhrain , and Sean Follmer. 2025. Promoting Comprehension and Engagement in Introductory Data and Statistics for Blind and Low-Vision Students: A Co-Design Study. In CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’25), April 26 – May 1, 2025, Yokohama, Japan. ACM, New York, NY, USA, 20 pages. https://doi.org/10.1145/3706598.3713333
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AltCanvas: A Tile-Based Editor for Visual Content Creation with Generative AI for Blind or Visually Impaired People
Published in ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS ’24), 2024
S Lee, M Kohga, S Landau, S O'Modhrain… -AltCanvas: A Tile-Based Editor for Visual Content Creation with Generative AI for Blind or Visually Impaired People, ASSETS '24: Proceedings of the 26th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility Article No.: 70, Pages 1 – 22
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Tangible Stats: An Embodied and Multimodal Platform for Teaching Data and Statistics to Blind and Low Vision Students
Published in CHI EA '24: Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2024
Danyang Fan, Gene S-H Kim, Olivia Tomassetti, Shloke Nirav Patel, Sile O'Modhrain, Victor R Lee, Sean Follmer. Tangible Stats: An Embodied and Multimodal Platform for Teaching Data and Statistics to Blind and Low Vision Students, CHI EA '24: Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. Article No.: 310, Pages 1 – 9
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Designing Born-Accessible Courses in Data Science and Visualization: Challenges and Opportunities of a Remote Curriculum Taught by Blind Instructors to Blind Students
Published in EuroVis 2024 - education papers. The Eurographics Association., 2024
Seo, J., O’Modhrain, S., Xia, Y., Kamath, S., Lee, B., & Coughlan, J. M. (2024). Designing Born-Accessible Courses in Data Science and Visualization: Challenges and Opportunities of a Remote Curriculum Taught by Blind Instructors to Blind Students. In R. S. and A. Firat Elif E. and Laramee (Ed.), EuroVis 2024 - education papers. The Eurographics Association. https://doi.org/10.2312/eved.20241053
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Communication is a Two-Way Street: Negotiating Driving Intent through a Shape-Changing Steering Wheel
Published in IEEE World Haptics Conference, Delft, The Netherlands, 2023
Baez, Hannah; Bhardwaj, Akshay; Costa, Jean; Gideon, John; O'Modhrain, Sile; Sarter, Nadine; and Gillespie, Brent (2023) “Communication is a Two-Way Street: Negotiating Driving Intent through a Shape-Changing Steering Wheel.” To appear in Proceedings of the IEEE World Haptics Conference, Delft, The Netherlands, July 10-13, 2023.
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Accessibility of UI Frameworks and Libraries for Programmers with Visual Impairments
Published in IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing (VL/HCC), Roma, Italy, 2022
Pandey, Maulishree; Bondre, Sharvari; O’Modhrain, Sile; and Oney, Steve. (2022) "Accessibility of UI Frameworks and Libraries for Programmers with Visual Impairments," 2022 IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing (VL/HCC), Roma, Italy, 2022, pp. 1-10, doi: 10.1109/VL/HCC53370.2022.9833098.
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Slide-Tone and Tilt-Tone: 1-DOF Haptic Techniques for Conveying Shape Characteristics of Graphs to Blind Users
Published in Association for Computing Machinery’s Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, New York, NY, USA, 2022
Fan, Danyang; Siu, Alexa F.; Law, Adrienne W-S; Zhen, Raymond R.; O’Modhrain, Sile; Follmer, Sean. Slide-Tone and Tilt-Tone: 1-DOF Haptic Techniques for Conveying Shape Characteristics of Graphs to Blind Users. Proceedings of the Association for Computing Machinery’s Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. Article: 477 (April 2022), pp. 1 – 19. New York, NY, USA.
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Supporting Accessible Data Visualization Through Audio Data Narratives
Published in Association for Computing Machinery’s Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, New York, NY, USA, 2022
Siu, Alexa; Kim, Gene S-H; O'Modhrain, Sile; Follmer, Sean. Supporting Accessible Data Visualization Through Audio Data Narratives. Proceedings of the Association for Computing Machinery’s Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. Article: 476 (April 2022), pp. 1 – 19. New York, NY, USA.
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Constructive Visualization to Inform the Design and Exploration of Tactile Data Representations
Published in 22nd International Association for Computing Machinery’s Special Interest Group on ACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility, New York, NY, USA, 2020
Fan, Danyang; Siu, Alexa F.; O’Modhrain, Sile; Follmer, Sean. Constructive Visualization to Inform the Design and Exploration of Tactile Data Representations. Proceedings of the 22nd International Association for Computing Machinery’s Special Interest Group on ACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility. Article: 60 (October 2020), pp. 1 – 4. New York, NY, USA.
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Explore, Create, Annotate: Designing Digital Drawing Tools with Visually Impaired People
Published in Association for Computing Machinery’s Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Honolulu, HI, USA, 2020
Pandey, Maulishree; Subramonyam, Hariharan; Sasia, Brooke; Oney, Steve; O'Modhrain, Sile. Explore, Create, Annotate: Designing Digital Drawing Tools with Visually Impaired People. Proceedings of the Association for Computing Machinery’s Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (April 2020), Pages 1–12. Honolulu, HI, USA.
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2Across: A Comparison of Audio-Tactile and Screen-Reader based Representations of a Crossword Puzzle
Published in Association for Computing Machinery’s Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Honolulu, HI, USA, 2020
Rao, Hrishikesh V; O’Modhrain, Sile. 2Across: A Comparison of Audio-Tactile and Screen-Reader based Representations of a Crossword Puzzle. Proceedings of the Association for Computing Machinery’s Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (April 2020), pp. 1–12. Honolulu, HI, USA.
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Multimodal Representation of Complex Spatial Data
Published in Association for Computing Machinery’s Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, 2019
Rao, Hrishikesh V; O’Modhrain, Sile. Multimodal Representation of Complex Spatial Data. Proceedings of the Association for Computing Machinery’s Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (May 2019), pp. 1–4. Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
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A Tactile Display with Touch Sensing Using a High-Density Microfluidic Chip
Published in Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Haptics Symposium, San Francisco, CA, USA, 2018
Russamanno, Alexander; Rao, Hrishikesh V; Tantivirun, T.; O'Modhrain, Sile; Gillespie, Brent R. A Tactile Display with Touch Sensing Using a High-Density Microfluidic Chip. In Proceedings of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Haptics Symposium (March 2018). San Francisco, CA, USA.
A Pneu Shape Display: Physical Buttons with Programmable Touch Response
Published in Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers World Haptics Conference, Munich, Germany, 2017
Russamanno, Alexander; Xu, Zhentao; O’Modhrain, Sile; Gillespie, Brent R. “A Pneu Shape Display: Physical Buttons with Programmable Touch Response. In Proceedings of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers World Haptics Conference (June 2017). Munich, Germany. (Best Demonstration Award).
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Data dialog: facilitating collaborative decision making through data-driven conversations
Published in PervasiveHealth 11th EAI International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare, Barcelona, Spain, 2017
Subramonyam, Hariharan; Lee, Bongshin; O’Modhrain, Sile; Adar, Eytan. Data dialog: facilitating collaborative decision making through data-driven conversations. In Proceedings of PervasiveHealth 11th EAI International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare (May 2017), pages 440-43. Barcelona, Spain.
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Agency in assistive technology adoption: visual impairment and smartphone use in Bangalore
Published in Association for Computing Machinery’s Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Denver, CO, USA, 2017
Pal, Joyojeet; Vishwanathan, Anandhi; Chandra, Priyank; Kameswaran, Vaishnav; Subramonyam, Hariharan; Johri, Aditya; Ackerman, Mark S; O’Modhrain, Sile. Agency in assistive technology adoption: visual impairment and smartphone use in Bangalore. In proceedings of the Association for Computing Machinery’s Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (May 2017) pp. 5959-40. Denver, CO, USA.
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Modeling Latching Fluidic Circuits to Determine Clocking Limits for a Refreshable Braille Display
Published in Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Haptics Symposium, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 2016
Russamanno, Alexander; O’Modhrain, Sile; Gillespie, Brent R.; Burns, Mark. Modeling Latching Fluidic Circuits to Determine Clocking Limits for a Refreshable Braille Display. In Proceedings of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Haptics Symposium (April 2016). Philadelphia, PA, USA.
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The design of pressure-controlled valves for a refreshable tactile display
Published in Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers World Haptics Conference, Chicago, IL, USA, 2015
Russamanno, Alexandar; Gillespie, Brent R.; O’Modhrain, Sile; Burns, Mark. The design of pressure-controlled valves for a refreshable tactile display. In Proceedings of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers World Haptics Conference (June 2015). Chicago, IL, USA.
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Olegoru: A Soundscape Composition Tool to Enhance Imaginative Storytelling with Tangible Objects
Published in Association for Computing Machinery’s Ninth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction, Stanford, CA, USA, 2015
Huang, Chuan-Che; Lin, Yu-Jen; Xinda, Jeng; Newman, Mark; O’Modhrain, Sile. Olegoru: A Soundscape Composition Tool to Enhance Imaginative Storytelling with Tangible Objects. In Proceedings of the Association for Computing Machinery’s Ninth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction (January 2015), pp. 709-14. Stanford, CA, USA.
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Embodied Cognition as a Motivating Perspective for Haptic Interaction Design: A Position Paper
Published in Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers World Haptics Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, 2011
Gillespie, Brent R.; O’Modhrain, Sile. Embodied Cognition as a Motivating Perspective for Haptic Interaction Design: A Position Paper. In Proceedings of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers World Haptics Conference (June 2011), pp. 481-486. Istanbul, Turkey.
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BodySpace: Inferring Body Pose for Natural Control of a Music Player
Published in Association for Computing Machinery’s Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, San Jose, CA, USA, 2007
Strachan, Steven; Murray-Smith, Roderick; O’Modhrain Sile. BodySpace: Inferring Body Pose for Natural Control of a Music Player. In proceedings of the Association for Computing Machinery’s Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (April 2007), pp. 2001-6. San Jose, CA, USA.
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Tilt to Scroll: Evaluating a Motion-based Vibrotactile Mobile Interface
Published in Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers World Haptics Conference, Pisa, Italy, 2005
Oakley, Ian; O’Modhrain, Sile. Tilt to Scroll: Evaluating a Motion-based Vibrotactile Mobile Interface. In Proceedings of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers World Haptics Conference (March 2005), pp. 40-9. Pisa, Italy.
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MESH: Supporting Mobile Multi-Modal Interfaces
Published in Association for Computing Machinery’s User Interface Software and Technology Conference, Santa Fe, NM, USA, 2004
Stephen, Hughes; Oakley, Ian; O’Modhrain, Sile. MESH: Supporting Mobile Multi-Modal Interfaces. In proceedings of the Association for Computing Machinery’s User Interface Software and Technology Conference (2004). Santa Fe, NM, USA
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Lightly-reviewed Conference Papers
COVID-19 Highlights the Issues Facing Blind and Visually Impaired People in Accessing Data on the Web
Published in 18th International Web for All Conference, 2021
Siu, Alexa F.; Fan, Danyang; Kim, Gene S-H; Rao, Hrishikesh V; Vazquez, Xavier; O’Modhrain, Sile; Follmer, Sean. COVID-19 Highlights the Issues Facing Blind and Visually Impaired People in Accessing Data on the Web. In Proceedings of the 18th International Web for All Conference. Article Number: 11 (April 2021), pp. 1 - 15.
The BeatBearing: A Tangible Rhythm Sequencer
Published in 5th Nordic Conference on Computer-Human Interaction, 2018
Bennett, Peter; O’Modhrain, Sile. The BeatBearing: A Tangible Rhythm Sequencer. In Proceedings of 5th Nordic Conference on Computer-Human Interaction (electronic proceedings), (2018), Lund, Sweden.
A Faust Based Driving Simulator Sound Synthesis Engine
Published in Sound and Music Computing, 2016
Michon, Romain; Johns, Mishel; O’Modhrain, Sile; Gang, Nick; Gowda, Nikhil; Sirkin, David; Chafe, Chris; Wright, Matthew James; Ju, Wendy. A Faust Based Driving Simulator Sound Synthesis Engine. In Proceedings of Sound and Music Computing (September 2016). Hamburg, Germany.
Reducing Visual Dependency with Surface Haptic Touchscreens
Published in Haptics: Perception, Devices, Control, and Applications: 10th International Conference, EuroHaptics, 2016
Lin, Yu-Jen; O’Modhrain, Sile. Reducing Visual Dependency with Surface Haptic Touchscreens. In Proceedings of Haptics: Perception, Devices, Control, and Applications: 10th International Conference, EuroHaptics, Part II 10, Springer International Publishing (July 2016). London, UK.
The Pneumatic Practice Pad
Published in International Conference on New Instruments for Musical Expression, 2015
Sheffield, Eric; O’Modhrain, Sile; Gould, Michael; Gillespie, Brent R. The Pneumatic Practice Pad. In Proceedings of the International Conference on New Instruments for Musical Expression (June 2015). Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
Modeling Pneumatic Actuators for a Refreshable Tactile Display
Published in Haptics: Neuroscience, Devices, Modeling, and Applications: 9th International Conference, EuroHaptics, 2014
Russamanno, Alexander; Gillespie, Brent R.; O’Modhrain, Sile; Barber, James. Modeling Pneumatic Actuators for a Refreshable Tactile Display. In Proceedings of Haptics: Neuroscience, Devices, Modeling, and Applications: 9th International Conference, EuroHaptics, Part II 9 (June 2014), Versailles, France.
Auditory and Visual Evaluation of Fixed-Frequency Events in Time-Varying Signals
Published in 20th International Conference on Auditory Display, 2014
Alexander, Robert L.; O’Modhrain, Sile; Gilbert, Jason A.; Zurbuchen, Thomas H. Auditory and Visual Evaluation of Fixed-Frequency Events in Time-Varying Signals. In Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Auditory Display (June 2014), New York, NY, USA.
Recognition of Multivariate Temporal Musical Gestures Using N-Dimensional Dynamic Time Warping
Published in International Conference on New Instruments for Musical Expression, 2011
Gillian, Nicholas; Knapp, Benjamin; O’Modhrain, Sile. Recognition of Multivariate Temporal Musical Gestures Using N-Dimensional Dynamic Time Warping. In Proceedings of International Conference on New Instruments for Musical Expression (May 2011), Oslo, Norway.
A Machine Learning Toolbox for Musician Computer Interaction
Published in International Conference on New Instruments for Musical Expression, 2011
Gillian, Nicholas; Knapp, Benjamin; O’Modhrain, Sile. A Machine Learning Toolbox for Musician Computer Interaction. In Proceedings of International Conference on New Instruments for Musical Expression (May 2011), Oslo, Norway.
SimpleFlow: Enhancing Gestural Interaction with Gesture Prediction, Abbreviation and Autocompletion
Published in INTERACT, 2011
Bennett, Mike; McCarthy, Kevin; O’Modhrain, Sile; Smyth, Barry. SimpleFlow: Enhancing Gestural Interaction with Gesture Prediction, Abbreviation and Autocompletion. In Proceedings of INTERACT. Volume 6946 (2011), Lisbon, Portugal.
Designing a Shareable Musical TUI
Published in International Conference on New Instruments for Musical Expression, 2010
Heinz, Sebastian; O’Modhrain, Sile. Designing a Shareable Musical TUI. In Proceedings of International Conference on New Instruments for Musical Expression (June 2010), Sydney, Australia.
Novel Percussive Instrument Design: Converting Mathematical Formulae into Engaging Musical Instruments
Published in International Computer Music Conference, 2008
Chuchacz, Katarzyna; Woods, Roger F.; O’Modhrain, Sile. Novel Percussive Instrument Design: Converting Mathematical Formulae into Engaging Musical Instruments. In Proceedings of International Computer Music Conference (January 2008), Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Touch TV: Adding Feeling to Broadcast Media
Published in European Conference on Interactive Television: from Viewers to Actors, 2003
O’Modhrain, Sile; Oakley, Ian. Touch TV: Adding Feeling to Broadcast Media. In Proceedings of European Conference on Interactive Television: from Viewers to Actors (December 2003), Brighton, England. (Best Paper Award).
Incorporating Haptic Feedback into Interfaces for Music Applications
Published in International Symposium on Robotics with Applications, World Automation Conference, 2000
O’Modhrain, Sile; Serafin, Stefania; Chafe, Chris; Smith, Julius O. Incorporating Haptic Feedback into Interfaces for Music Applications. In Proceedings of International Symposium on Robotics with Applications, World Automation Conference (June 2000), Maui, HI, USA.
Influence of attack parameters on the playability of a virtual bowed string instrument: tuning the model
Published in International Computer Music Conference, 2000
O’Modhrain, Sile; Serafin, Stefania; Chafe, Chris; Smith, Julius O. Influence of attack parameters on the playability of a virtual bowed string instrument: tuning the model. In Proceedings of International Computer Music Conference (2000), Berlin, Germany.
The Virtual Teacher: An Aide for Manual Task Training
Published in American Society of Mechanical Engineers' International Mechanical Engineering Conference and Exposition, 1998
Gillespie, Brent R.; O’Modhrain, Sile; Tang, Philip; Zaretsky, David; Pham, Cuong. The Virtual Teacher: An Aide for Manual Task Training. In Proceedings of American Society of Mechanical Engineers' International Mechanical Engineering Conference and Exposition (November 1998), Anaheim, CA, USA.
The Moose: A Haptic User Interface for Blind Persons
Published in Third WWW-Six Conference, 1997
O’Modhrain, Sile; Gillespie, Brent R. The Moose: A Haptic User Interface for Blind Persons. In Proceedings of Third WWW-Six Conference (April 1997), Santa Clara, CA, USA.