Aditya Shekhar Nittala

Aditya Shekhar Nittala is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Calgary. He directs the DIFF Lab and is a member of the Interactions Lab. His personal website and UCalgary profile describe research that brings interactive computing closer to the body through ultra-thin Epidermal Devices, combining materials science, electrical engineering, digital fabrication, printed electronics, and HCI. His research areas include HCI, ubiquitous computing, wearables, digital fabrication, interaction techniques and devices, and interactive skin.

• 2022–Present·University of Calgary·Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science
  • His personal website records that he joined UCalgary in April 2022; he currently directs the DIFF Lab.
• Approx. 2016–2022·Saarland University & Max Planck Institute for Informatics·Doctoral research
  • Doctoral work addressed wearables, epidermal computing, and on-body interaction; the range is compiled from the dissertation record and a dated historical CV.

• 2022·Saarland University·PhD, Computer Science
  • Dissertation record: From wearable towards epidermal computing: soft wearable devices for rich interaction on the skin.
• 2016·University of Calgary·MSc, Computer Science
  • Investigated spatial interaction technologies and mobile augmented reality.
• 2010·Visvesvaraya Technological University, India·B.Eng, Computer Science & Engineering

• Selected research: Next Steps in Epidermal Computing (CHI 2022), Prototyping Soft Devices with Interactive Bioplastics (UIST 2022), HoloChemie (UIST 2024), and RoboHaptics (CHI 2026).
• Honors: ACM CHI 2023 People’s Choice Best Demo; ACM UIST 2022 Best Paper; ACM UIST 2019 Best Paper; ACM CHI 2019 Best Paper Honorable Mention. The UCalgary profile specifies the award categories.

This profile was written from the personal website, the official UCalgary profile, the Interactions Lab page, and the Saarland dissertation record; last verified 2026-09-23. The LinkedIn link is identity-supported by the personal and lab pages, but its landing page was access-restricted in this review. The CV Drive link displayed a loading/sign-in page, so it was not used to add current career facts. See the evidence reference for the full source register and decisions.