HCI Researcher · Embodied Interaction · Neurorehabilitation

Paul-Peter Arslan

I design interactions that help people believe in their own potential — from embodied learning systems to AI-augmented rehabilitation tools.

  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Embodied Design
  • Health & Rehabilitation
  • AI

Projects

Preview image for Tangible Co-Ideation
2026

Embodied Prompting

Tangible Co-Ideation: Designing Embodied Prompting for Creative Thinking with Large Language Models

A tangible ideation system that turns prompting into a spatial, physical design activity instead of a linear chat exchange.

Design ResearchTangible UIHuman-AI Interaction
Intro image for IPheromone
2026

Wearable Ambient Intelligence

IPheromone

A wearable social matching system that uses voice interviews, agent-to-agent compatibility checks, scent release, and haptic feedback to help people find meaningful connections.

HackathonWearablesAI Agents
Preview image for Finger Spies
2026

1D Role-Play Game

Finger Spies

A one-dimensional spy role-play game where players move through a laser corridor while trying to identify the hidden double agent controlling the light.

Game Designp5.jsPhysical Interfaces
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2025

Engagement and HCI

ReTouche: Embodied Representations for Self-Directed Piano Learning

An embodied piano-learning system that projects guidance directly onto a player piano and studies how representation shapes agency and sustained practice.

HCIMusic LearningEmbodied Feedback
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2024

Mechanism and Deep Learning

Deep Learning for Real-Time Neural Drive Decoding

A real-time decoding pipeline that predicts continuous finger forces from 224-channel HD-EMG to bridge raw neural signals and useful motor feedback.

NeurorehabilitationDeep LearningHD-EMG
2023

Measurement and Data

Rhythm Karaoke: A Novel Method for Rhythmic Imitation of Finger Movements

A rhythmic imitation platform for measuring fine motor timing precision with millisecond-level sensitivity and reliable auditory-feedback conditions.

Motor TimingMeasurementMusic
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2021

Augmented Mirror Platform

Second Self

An augmented mirror platform that overlays interactive applications on a live reflection using depth sensing, pose estimation, and spatial alignment.

Augmented RealityPose EstimationMirror Interface

Collaborations & affiliations

MIT Media Lab·IFT — Institute for Future Technologies·INSERM IPNP·Institut du Cerveau, Paris·KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden·University of Oxford