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Quentin Roy

Postdoctoral Researcher in Human-Computer Interaction

University of Waterloo

Research

I study how people interact with their computing systems, and how computing systems can be leveraged to augment human capabilities. My research focuses on complex activities that require the use of elaborate software integrating diverse functions. I have contributed to reduce human errors, extend user capabilities, and facilitate critical users tasks. My approach can be broken down in three main categories: expressive interaction techniques, investigating how to adapt interaction to the constraints of challenging environments, and how automation can augment user capabilities.

Publications

International Conferences and Journals

Typing Efficiency and Suggestion Accuracy Influence the Benefits and Adoption of Word Suggestions This paper received an Honorable Mention Award
Quentin Roy, Sébastien Berlioux, Géry Casiez, and Daniel Vogel
 
(CHI '21)
Expanding Side Touch Input on Mobile Phones: Finger Reachability and Two-Dimensional Taps and Flicks Using the Index and Thumb
Yen-Ting (Allen) Yeh, Quentin Roy, Antony Albert Raj Irudayaraj, and Daniel Vogel
 
(ISS '20)
A Comparative Study of Pointing Techniques for Eyewear Using a Simulated Pedestrian Environment
Quentin Roy, Camelia Zakaria, Simon T. Perrault, Mathieu Nancel, Wonjung Kim, Archan Misra, and Andy Cockburn
 
(Interact '19)
Automation Accuracy Is Good, but High Controllability May Be Better This paper received an Honorable Mention Award
Quentin Roy, Futian (Caesar) Zhang, and Daniel Vogel
 
(CHI '19)
Effect of Temporality, Physical Activity and Cognitive Load on Spatiotemporal Vibrotactile Pattern Recognition
Qin Chen, Simon T. Perrault, Quentin Roy, and Lonce Wyse
 
(AVI '18)
Movespace: On-body Athletic Interaction for Running and Cycling
Velko Vechev, Alexandru Dancu, Simon T. Perrault, Quentin Roy, Morten Fjeld, and Shengdong Zhao
 
(AVI '18)
Smartwatch-based Early Gesture Detection & Trajectory Tracking for Interactive Gesture-Driven Applications
Vu Huy Tran, Archan Misra, Quentin Roy, Kenny Tsu Wei Choo, and Youngki Lee
 
(IMWUT '18)
Follow-My-Lead: Intuitive Indoor Path Creation and Navigation Using See-Through Interactive Videos
Quentin Roy, Simon T. Perrault, Shengdong Zhao, Richard C. Davis, Pattena Vaniyar, Velko Vechev, Youngki Lee, and Archan Misra
 
(CHI '17)
Glass+Skin: An Empirical Evaluation of the Added Value of Finger Identification to Basic Single-Touch Interaction on Touch Screens
Quentin Roy, Yves Guiard, Gilles Bailly, Éric Lecolinet, and Olivier Rioul
 
(Interact '15)
Augmented Letters: Mnemonic Gesture-Based Shortcuts
Quentin Roy, Sylvain Malacria, Yves Guiard, Éric Lecolinet, and James Eagan
 
(CHI '13)

Workshops and Symposiums

Enabling Multi-Device Interaction On The Go In The MAGI Project
Kenny Tsu Wei Choo, Quentin Roy, and Richard C. Davis
 
(CHI '16 Workshop)
Manipulation et Analyse d'Images Médicales 3D sur Tablettes Tactiles
Quentin Roy
 
(Rencontres Doctorales de IHM '13)

PhD Thesis

Techniques d'interaction pour applications riches sur tablettes multi tactiles
Quentin Roy

Teachings

  • Instructor, University of Waterloo, 2021
  • Instructor, University of Waterloo, 2019, 2020
  • Unit Testing, UI Testing and Mocking with Jest
    Guest Lecturer, National University of Singapore, 2016, 2017
  • Instructor, Singapore Management University, 2016
  • Conception Orientée Utilisateur
    Teaching Assistant, Télécom ParisTech, 2013–2015
  • Programmation Orientée Objet et Langage Java
    Teaching Assistant, Télécom ParisTech, 2014, 2015
  • Interaction Homme-Machine
    Teaching Assistant, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 2013, 2014