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Christian Holz

Christian Holz

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Computer Science

D-Index
45
Citations
7313
World Ranking
7270
National Ranking
142

Overview

Christian Holz is a researcher affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland. Their work spans multiple fields in computer science and engineering, with a focus on applications involving human-computer interaction and biomedical engineering.

Their research contributions appear prominently in main fields of study including Computer Science, with 64 publications, and Engineering, with 40 publications. Within these fields, their subfields of expertise cover Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Human-Computer Interaction, Biomedical Engineering, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology.

Holz's primary research topics include:

  • Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring
  • Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
  • Human Motion and Animation
  • Human Pose and Action Recognition
  • Augmented Reality Applications
  • Interactive and Immersive Displays
  • Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control

Their recent papers demonstrate a focus on interaction techniques and virtual reality impacts. Selected recent publications include:

  • "CoolMoves" (2021), Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive Mobile Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies
  • "Causality-preserving Asynchronous Reality" (2022), CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
  • "Virtual reality reduces COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the wild: a randomized trial" (2022), Scientific Reports
  • "Controllers or Bare Hands? A Controlled Evaluation of Input Techniques on Interaction Performance and Exertion in Virtual Reality" (2023), IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics
  • "TapType: Ten-finger text entry on everyday surfaces via Bayesian inference" (2022), CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Holz frequently publishes in venues such as arXiv (Cornell University), Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive Mobile Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies, CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, and Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction.

Their collaborative network includes frequent co-authors such as Paul Streli (16 joint publications), Berken Utku Demirel (11), Andreas Fender (10), Max Moebus (10), and Manuel Meier (9). This highlights an active engagement in multi-author research projects within their fields.

Best Publications

  • The generalized perceived input point model and how to double touch accuracy by extracting fingerprints

    Christian Holz;Patrick Baudisch

  • Understanding touch

    Christian Holz;Patrick Baudisch

  • NormalTouch and TextureTouch: High-fidelity 3D Haptic Shape Rendering on Handheld Virtual Reality Controllers

    Hrvoje Benko;Christian Holz;Mike Sinclair;Eyal Ofek

  • Cross-Device Taxonomy: Survey, Opportunities and Challenges of Interactions Spanning Across Multiple Devices

    Frederik Brudy;Christian Holz;Roman Rädle;Chi-Jui Wu

  • Haptic Revolver: Touch, Shear, Texture, and Shape Rendering on a Reconfigurable Virtual Reality Controller

    Eric Whitmire;Hrvoje Benko;Christian Holz;Eyal Ofek

  • CLAW: A Multifunctional Handheld Haptic Controller for Grasping, Touching, and Triggering in Virtual Reality

    Inrak Choi;Eyal Ofek;Hrvoje Benko;Mike Sinclair

  • Enabling People with Visual Impairments to Navigate Virtual Reality with a Haptic and Auditory Cane Simulation

    Yuhang Zhao;Cynthia L. Bennett;Hrvoje Benko;Edward Cutrell

  • Sparse Haptic Proxy: Touch Feedback in Virtual Environments Using a General Passive Prop

    Lung-Pan Cheng;Eyal Ofek;Christian Holz;Hrvoje Benko

  • Finding Common Ground: A Survey of Capacitive Sensing in Human-Computer Interaction

    Tobias Grosse-Puppendahl;Christian Holz;Gabe Cohn;Raphael Wimmer

  • Imaginary phone: learning imaginary interfaces by transferring spatial memory from a familiar device

    Sean Gustafson;Christian Holz;Patrick Baudisch

  • DuoSkin: rapidly prototyping on-skin user interfaces using skin-friendly materials

    Hsin-Liu (Cindy) Kao;Christian Holz;Asta Roseway;Andres Calvo

  • SeeingVR: A Set of Tools to Make Virtual Reality More Accessible to People with Low Vision

    Yuhang Zhao;Edward Cutrell;Christian Holz;Meredith Ringel Morris

  • Multitoe: high-precision interaction with back-projected floors based on high-resolution multi-touch input

    Thomas Augsten;Konstantin Kaefer;René Meusel;Caroline Fetzer

  • Accessible by Design: An Opportunity for Virtual Reality

    Martez Mott;Edward Cutrell;Mar Gonzalez Franco;Christian Holz

  • Pre-Touch Sensing for Mobile Interaction

    Ken Hinckley;Seongkook Heo;Michel Pahud;Christian Holz

  • Bodyprint: Biometric User Identification on Mobile Devices Using the Capacitive Touchscreen to Scan Body Parts

    Christian Holz;Senaka Buthpitiya;Marius Knaust

  • TORC: A Virtual Reality Controller for In-Hand High-Dexterity Finger Interaction

    Jaeyeon Lee;Mike Sinclair;Mar Gonzalez-Franco;Eyal Ofek

  • Fiberio: a touchscreen that senses fingerprints

    Christian Holz;Patrick Baudisch

  • Glabella: Continuously Sensing Blood Pressure Behavior using an Unobtrusive Wearable Device

    Christian Holz;Edward J. Wang

  • RealityCheck: Blending Virtual Environments with Situated Physical Reality

    Jeremy Hartmann;Christian Holz;Eyal Ofek;Andrew D. Wilson

  • Project Zanzibar: A Portable and Flexible Tangible Interaction Platform

    Nicolas Villar;Daniel Cletheroe;Greg Saul;Christian Holz

Frequent Co-Authors

Eyal Ofek
Eyal Ofek Microsoft (United States)
Andrew D. Wilson
Andrew D. Wilson Microsoft (United States)
Hrvoje Benko
Hrvoje Benko Facebook (United States)
Patrick Baudisch
Patrick Baudisch Hasso Plattner Institute
Edward Cutrell
Edward Cutrell Microsoft (United States)
Nicolas Villar
Nicolas Villar Microsoft (United States)
Ken Hinckley
Ken Hinckley Microsoft (United States)
Michael J. Sinclair
Michael J. Sinclair Microsoft (United States)
Nicolai Marquardt
Nicolai Marquardt Microsoft (United States)
Nathalie Henry Riche
Nathalie Henry Riche Microsoft (United States)

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