2026 Joseph A. Paradiso: Computer Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Computer Science	64	2567	2487	1284	1235	285	19156

Overview

Joseph A. Paradiso is affiliated with MIT in the United States. Their research spans across primary fields of Computer Science and Engineering, with a focus on several subfields including Human-Computer Interaction, Cognitive Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, and Social Psychology.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics, notably:

Innovative Human-Technology Interaction
Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
Interactive and Immersive Displays
Tactile and Sensory Interactions
Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
Space Exploration and Technology
SARS-CoV-2 Detection and Testing

Joseph A. Paradiso has contributed to multiple publication venues, with frequent appearances in:

IEEE Pervasive Computing
arXiv (Cornell University)
Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive Mobile Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Scientific Data

Their coauthors often include:

Irmandy Wicaksono
Patrick Chwalek
Don Derek Haddad
David B. Ramsay
Nan Zhao

Significant recent papers authored or coauthored by Joseph A. Paradiso include:

A lab-on-a-chip for the concurrent electrochemical detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA and anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in saliva and plasma (2022, Nature Biomedical Engineering)
3DKnITS: Three-dimensional Digital Knitting of Intelligent Textile Sensor for Activity Recognition and Biomechanical Monitoring (2022, 2022 44th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC))
Is stochastic thermodynamics the key to understanding the energy costs of computation? (2024, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
Captivates (2021, Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive Mobile Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies)
Lab-on-a-chip multiplexed electrochemical sensor enables simultaneous detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA and host antibodies (2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory))

Best Publications

Energy scavenging for mobile and wireless electronics

J.A. Paradiso;T. Starner

3565
Citations
Energy scavenging with shoe-mounted piezoelectrics

N.S. Shenck;J.A. Paradiso

1642
Citations
Parasitic power harvesting in shoes

J. Kymissis;C. Kendall;J. Paradiso;N. Gershenfeld

1143
Citations
Gait Analysis Using a Shoe-Integrated Wireless Sensor System

S. Bamberg;A.Y. Benbasat;D.M. Scarborough;D.E. Krebs

986
Citations
Human Generated Power for Mobile Electronics

Thad Starner;Joseph A. Paradiso

491
Citations
PingPongPlus: design of an athletic-tangible interface for computer-supported cooperative play

Hiroshi Ishii;Craig Wisneski;Julian Orbanes;Ben Chun

440
Citations
Applying electric field sensing to human-computer interfaces

Thomas G. Zimmerman;Joshua R. Smith;Joseph A. Paradiso;David Allport

350
Citations
The magic carpet: physical sensing for immersive environments

Joseph Paradiso;Craig Abler;Kai-yuh Hsiao;Matthew Reynolds

284
Citations
Shoe-integrated sensor system for wireless gait analysis and real-time feedback

S.J. Morris;J.A. Paradiso

273
Citations
The Brain Opera Technology: New Instruments and Gestural Sensors for Musical Interaction and Performance

Joseph A. Paradiso

266
Citations
WristFlex: low-power gesture input with wrist-worn pressure sensors

Artem Dementyev;Joseph A. Paradiso

247
Citations
An inertial measurement framework for gesture recognition and applications

Ari Y. Benbasat;Joseph A. Paradiso

244
Citations
Musical Applications of Electric Field Sensing

Joseph A. Paradiso;Neil Gershenfeld

240
Citations
FreeD: a freehand digital sculpting tool

Amit Zoran;Joseph A. Paradiso

237
Citations
A Compact, Wireless, Self-Powered Pushbutton Controller

Joseph A. Paradiso;Mark Feldmeier

235
Citations
Sensor systems for interactive surfaces

J. A. Paradiso;K. Hsiao;J. Strickon;J. Lifton

220
Citations
Pushpin Computing System Overview: A Platform for Distributed, Embedded, Ubiquitous Sensor Networks

Joshua Lifton;Deva Seetharam;Michael Broxton;Joseph A. Paradiso

215
Citations
Design and implementation of expressive footwear

J. A. Paradiso;K. Hsiao;A. Y. Benbasat;Z. Teegarden

215
Citations
Electric field sensing for graphical interfaces

J. Smith;T. White;C. Dodge;J. Paradiso

206
Citations
A platform for ubiquitous sensor deployment in occupational and domestic environments

Joshua Lifton;Mark Feldmeier;Yasuhiro Ono;Cameron Lewis

191
Citations
Apparatus for controlling continuous behavior through hand and arm gestures

Teresa Marrin;Joseph Paradiso;Tod Machover;Christopher Verplaetse

190
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

U. Becker MIT

Harvey B Newman California Institute of Technology

Pattie Maes MIT

W. H. Toki Colorado State University

Sau Lan Wu University of Wisconsin–Madison

Jürgen Steimle Saarland University

W. B. Atwood University of California, Santa Cruz

S. Falciano National Institute for Nuclear Physics

T. H. Burnett University of Washington

P. Slattery University of Rochester

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