Hello...

I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Information Sciences and Technology at Grand Valley State University, where I lead the Immersive Interaction Lab. I completed my PhD in 2025 from the University of Pittsburgh, where I was advised by Jacob Biehl.

My work lies in the general area of human-computer interaction (HCI). The goal of my research is to develop mixed reality (MR) systems that improve access to information by integrating virtual interfaces seamlessly into the physical world. I then study how these systems impact users across a range of tasks, including surgical procedures, sensemaking, and everyday activities. My work has been published in leading venues such as ACM CHI, ACM ISS, ACM SUI, and IEEE ISMAR, where it received a Best Paper Award (2023).

During my doctoral studies, I co-founded the Surreality Lab, a joint initiative between the University of Pittsburgh School of Computing and Information at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Department of Neurosurgery. I also held research internships at the Augmented Perception Lab at Carnegie Mellon University and in the Human-Centered AI division at Toyota Research Institute.

See my CV and my Google Scholar

You can reach out to me at talhakhan[at]gvsu.edu