ACM CHI 2026 · Accepted
ReTouche: Embodied Representations for Self-Directed Piano Learning
Paul-Peter Arslan et al.
Qualitative HCI · Autoethnography · Comparative Structured Observation (CSO).
View manuscriptPublications
Peer-reviewed and in-progress work across embodied interaction, motor neuroscience, AI-augmented rehabilitation, and tangible interfaces.
ACM DIS 2026 SDC · Finalist
Tangible Co-Ideation: Designing Embodied Prompting for Creative Thinking with Large Language Models
Yuqing Lucy Li*, Quincy Kuang*, Paul-Peter Arslan*, Xiao Xiao, Hiroshi Ishii.
* Equal contribution. ACM Designing Interactive Systems 2026 Student Design Competition.
Three families of tangible objects leverage embodiment to structure LLM prompting and mitigate information overload during creative ideation.
View submissionScientific Reports (Springer Nature) · Submitted
A Novel Method for Rhythmic Imitation of Finger Movements and the Effects of Auditory Stimuli and Feedback
Paul-Peter Arslan et al.
A stroke-oriented extension is currently in preparation as part of the PhD thesis.
View manuscriptACM UIST 2026 · Submitted (Demo accepted at ACM CHI 2026)
Tangible Prompting: A Physical Vocabulary for Navigating Conceptual Spaces in Human-AI Co-Ideation
Yuqing Lucy Li*, Quincy Kuang*, Paul-Peter Arslan*, Xiao Xiao, Hiroshi Ishii.
* Equal contribution.
Nature-family journal · In preparation
Predicting Continuous Finger Forces from High-Density EMG with AI Regression Models
Paul-Peter Arslan et al.
224-channel HD-EMG, causal Transformer (FITLight) and GRU (MFTEventGRU) architectures for continuous finger-force decoding.
Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation · In preparation
Rhythmic Finger Tapping Performance in Stroke Survivors: Effects of Auditory Stimuli and Feedback
Paul-Peter Arslan et al.
Extension of Rhythm Karaoke to stroke rehabilitation, measuring rhythmic finger tapping with the Dextrain Manipulandum.
Kinésithérapie Scientifique · Published
Mécanismes sensoriels de la récupération de la dextérité manuelle après AVC : protocole d'une étude de cohorte prospective
Dziezuk, E., Arslan, P.-P., et al.
IEEE Transactions on Haptics · Under review
A novel haptic stimulation device to improve finger movements: a validation and reliability study in healthy subjects
Dziezuk, E., Badr, L., Arslan, P.-P., et al.
Submitted Feb. 2026.
In preparation
Motor Unit Coherence and Discharge Behavior During Single-Finger Isometric Contractions After Stroke
Duan, Z., Arslan, P.-P., Plantin, J., Lindberg, P. G., Wang, R.