I'm a VR/XR Design Scientist and a Ph.D. Candidate in Computational Media at Baskin School of Engineering at Social Emotional Technology Lab at the University of California Santa Cruz, USA. I develop, test, and validate the design of virtual and mixed reality social augmentations to support technological innovations toward creating happier, healthier, and longer lives on Earth. I propose using VR/XR technology to enlighten humanity. In a team with other collaborators, I developed and validated the design of a social superpowers toolkit in VR meetings, which showed promise in leveraging its immersive and interactive capabilities to enhance understanding, empathy, and knowledge among people. Supervisors: Katherine Isbister and Joshua McVeigh Schultz
Role of the NGOs in the formation of social policy against commercial sexual exploitation of chil... more Role of the NGOs in the formation of social policy against commercial sexual exploitation of children in Russia and Italy
2016 12th International Conference on the Design of Reliable Communication Networks (DRCN), 2016
This paper is about fitting a model for the spreading of a computer virus to measured data, contr... more This paper is about fitting a model for the spreading of a computer virus to measured data, contributing not only the fitted model, but equally important, an account of the process of getting there. Over the last years, there has been an increased interest in epidemic models to study the speed of virus spread. But parameterising such models is hard, because due to the unexpected nature of real outbreaks, there is not much solid measurement data available, and the data may often have imperfections. We propose a mean-field model for computer virus spread, and use parameter fitting techniques to set the model's parameter values based on measured data. We discuss a number of steps that had to be taken to make the fitting work, including preprocessing and interpreting the measurement data, and restructuring the model based on the available data. We show that the resulting parameterised model closely mimics real system behaviour, with a relative squared error of 0.7%.
The selected papers in this volume were prepared under the research project on “EU Eastern Neighb... more The selected papers in this volume were prepared under the research project on “EU Eastern Neighborhood: Economic Potential and Future Development (ENEPO)” funded by the EU Sixth Framework Program. They discuss the broad spectrum of development issues in the EU Eastern Neighborhood and economic relations between the enlarged EU and its Eastern neighbors in the former USSR. Individual chapters address areas of economic and social development, trade, energy, investment, migration, costs and benefits of economic reforms, development assistance and political economy of policy reforms. In particular, they examine interrelations and mutual synergies between trade liberalization, inflow of foreign investment, economic and institutional reforms and a reduction of income and development disparities. The publication thus closes an important knowledge gap in respect to the economic, social and institutional development of the CIS region and its economic relations with the EU.
Role of the NGOs in the formation of social policy against commercial sexual exploitation of chil... more Role of the NGOs in the formation of social policy against commercial sexual exploitation of children in Russia and Italy
2016 12th International Conference on the Design of Reliable Communication Networks (DRCN), 2016
This paper is about fitting a model for the spreading of a computer virus to measured data, contr... more This paper is about fitting a model for the spreading of a computer virus to measured data, contributing not only the fitted model, but equally important, an account of the process of getting there. Over the last years, there has been an increased interest in epidemic models to study the speed of virus spread. But parameterising such models is hard, because due to the unexpected nature of real outbreaks, there is not much solid measurement data available, and the data may often have imperfections. We propose a mean-field model for computer virus spread, and use parameter fitting techniques to set the model's parameter values based on measured data. We discuss a number of steps that had to be taken to make the fitting work, including preprocessing and interpreting the measurement data, and restructuring the model based on the available data. We show that the resulting parameterised model closely mimics real system behaviour, with a relative squared error of 0.7%.
The selected papers in this volume were prepared under the research project on “EU Eastern Neighb... more The selected papers in this volume were prepared under the research project on “EU Eastern Neighborhood: Economic Potential and Future Development (ENEPO)” funded by the EU Sixth Framework Program. They discuss the broad spectrum of development issues in the EU Eastern Neighborhood and economic relations between the enlarged EU and its Eastern neighbors in the former USSR. Individual chapters address areas of economic and social development, trade, energy, investment, migration, costs and benefits of economic reforms, development assistance and political economy of policy reforms. In particular, they examine interrelations and mutual synergies between trade liberalization, inflow of foreign investment, economic and institutional reforms and a reduction of income and development disparities. The publication thus closes an important knowledge gap in respect to the economic, social and institutional development of the CIS region and its economic relations with the EU.
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