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Research Publications and Presentations

(List includes those prior to Mississippi State)

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2022

  • Davis, C., Collins, J., Fraser, J., Zhang, H., Yao, S., Lattanzio, E., Balakrishnan, B., Duan, Y., Calyam, P., & Palaniappan, K. (2022, January). CAVE-VR and Unity Game Engine for Visualizing City Scale 3D Meshes. In (pp. 733-734). IEEE.

 

2021

  • Davis, C., Collins, J., Fraser, J., Zhang, H., Yao, S., Lattanzio, E., Balakrishnan, B., Duan, Y., Calyam, P., & Palaniappan, K. (2021, December). 3d modeling of cities for virtual environments. In (pp. 5587-5596). IEEE.

  • Dastmalchi, M. R., Balakrishnan, B., & Oprean, D. (2021). Exploring the role of transactive memory systems in team decision-making during ideation phase. , , 1529-1536.

  • Kim, J. B., Aman, J., & Balakrishnan, B. (2021). Forecasting performance of Smart Growth development with parametric BIM-based microclimate simulations. In PROJECTIONS, Proceedings of the 26th International Conference of the Association for Computer-Aided
    Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA) 2021, Volume 1, 411-420

  • Clay, C. J., Schmitz, B. A., Balakrishnan, B., Hopfenblatt, J. P., Evans, A., & Kahng, S. (2021). Feasibility of virtual reality behavior skills training for preservice clinicians. , (2), 547-565.

 

2020

  • D. Chang, J. Hopfenblatt, P. Edara and B. Balakrishnan, "Immersive Virtual Reality Training for Inspecting Flagger Work zones," , 2020, pp. 327-330, doi: 10.1109/AIVR50618.2020.00066.

  • Kim, J. B. and Balakrishnan, B. (2020). Environmental Performance-based Community Development, RE: Anthropocene, Proceedings of the 25th International Co-reference of the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA) 2020, Hong Kong.

  • Roderick, M., Timko, N. J., Balakrishnan, B., & Marshall, J. (2020). Learner-Centered Operating Room Training using Augmented Reality in 2030. Journal of Graduate Medical Education, 12(3), 364-365. https://doi.org/10.4300/JGME-D-19-00852.1

  • Naderi, E., Naderi, I., Balakrishnan, B. (2020). Product design matters, but is it enough? Consumers’ responses to product design and environment congruence. Journal of Project and Brand Management, (pre-print), https://doi.org/10.1108/JPBM-08-2018-1975

  • Oprean, D., & Balakrishnan, B. (2020, forthcoming). From engagement to user experience: A theoretical perspective towards learning with immersive technology informed by the spatial disciplines. Schmidt, M., A. Tawfik., Y. Earnshaw, I. Jahnke (Eds). From engagement to user experience: A theoretical perspective towards learning with immersive technology informed by the spatial disciplines. Ed Tech Books

  • Dastmalchi, M., Balakrishnan, B., Oprean, D., Hopfenblatt, J., Kim, J. B., & Aman, J. (2020, forthcoming). Poster to be presented at the Design Computing and Cognition Conference, Atlanta, GA.

  • Dastmalchi, M., Hopfenblatt, J., & Balakrishnan, B. (2020). Design as a Creative Discourse: Investigating Ways of ‘Interacting, Representing, and Being’ within Design Teams. Presentation at the Annual Conference of Interior Design Educators Council, Tulsa, OK, March 4-7

  • Hopfenblatt, J., Dastmalchi, M., & Balakrishnan, B. (2020). STEMette Camp: Interior Design as a Vehicle to Empower Middle School Girls in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. Presentation at the Annual Conference of Interior Design Educators Council, Tulsa, OK, March 4-7.

 

2019

  • Kim, J. B., & Balakrishnan, B. (2019). Visualize Smart Growth Development with Parametric BIM: A Case Study of Downtown Columbia Unified Plan, in Proceedings of the Computer-Aided Architectural Design Futures (CAAD Futures) Conference, Daejeon, South Korea, June 26-29, pp. 109-116.

  • Naderi, E., Balakrishnan, B. & Khosravi, Z. (2019). The Impact of Attention on User Experience in the Virtual Environments: The Mediating Role of Sense of Presence in Virtual Reality. Human Computer Interaction International, Orlando, FL, July 26-31.

  • Farias, F., Kota, S., Jeong, W., Kim, J. B., Bermudez Alcocer, J., Haberl, J. S., Clayton, M. J., and Yan, W. (2019). Development of a Reference Building Information Model (BIM) for Thermal Model Compliance Testing (RP-1468) Part-II: Test Cases and Analysis, ASHRAE Transactions.

  • Lee, S. and Kim, J. B. (2019). Contextualizing Mixed-Use, Association of Collegiate School of Planning (ACSP) 59thAnnual Conference, October 24-27, 2019, Greenville, South Carolina.

  • Kim, J. B. and Balakrishnan, B. (2019). Visualize Smart Growth Development with Parametric BIM: A Case Study of Downtown Columbia Unified Plan, Hello Culture, Proceedings of Computer-Aided Architectural Design Futures 2019 (CAAD Futures), June 26-28, 2019, Daejeon, Korea.

  • Schultz, J., Balakrishnan, B., Stemmle, J. T., Rodgers, S. L., & Burgoyne, S. (2019, May). SciCom meets SciTS. Interdisciplinary teamwork for science communication training. International Network for the Science of Team Science. Lansing, MI, May 20-23.

  • Hopfenblatt, J., Balakrishnan, B., & Dastmalchi, M. (2019). Experiential and technical considerations in developing virtual reality simulations for interior spaces. Presentation at the Annual Conference of Interior Design Educators Council, Charlotte, NC, March 6-10.

  • Dastmalchi, M., Balakrishnan., B., Walsh, R.M., & Hopfenblatt, J. (2019) Contradictory Discourse in Interior Design Critique. Presentation at the Annual Conference of Interior Design Educators Council, Charlotte, NC, March 6-10.

  • Naderi, E., Balakrishnan, B., Khosravi, Z., (2019). The Impact of Attention on User Experience in the Virtual Environments: The Mediating Role of Sense of Presence in Virtual Reality. Presentation at the 21st International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction. Orlando, FL, July 26-31.

  • Marshall, J. M., Balakrishnan, B., Hopfenblatt, J., & Farmer, R. (2019). Comparison of Presenting a Virtual Reality Environment with Different Interfaces on Sense of Presence, Realism, and Movement. Presentation at the Annual Conference of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare, Orlando, FL, January 26-30.

 

2018

  • D’souza, N., Balakrishnan, B., Dastmalchi, M., Hopfenblatt, J. & Kress, M. (2018). iSTUDIO: An Interactive Form-making Environment for Architectural Pedagogy, in Proceedings of the Biannual Conference of the Design Communication Association, pp. 16-23.

  • Hopfenblatt, J., & Balakrishnan, B. (2018). The “Nine-Square Grid” Revisited: 9-Cube VR, An Exploratory Virtual Reality Instruction Tool for Foundation Studios, in Proceedings of the annual conference of Computer Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia, pp. 463-471.

  • Rodgers, S., Wang, Z., Maras, M., Burgoyne, S., Balakrishnan, B., Stemmle, J., &, Schultz, J. (2018). Decoding Science: Development and Evaluation of a Science Communication Skills Training Program Using a Triangulated Framework, Science Communication, 40 (1), 3-32.

  • Hopfenblatt, J., & Balakrishnan, B. (2018). Oculus NextGen Demonstrations, Facebook Headquarters, Menlo Park CA.

  • Mongeon, M., Balakrishnan, B., & Hopfenblatt, J. (2018, April). The Impact of Stereoscopy, Interactivity, and Product Type on Perceptions of 3D Advertising. Midwestern Psychological Association Conference. Chicago, IL: Midwestern Psychological Association Conference.

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2017

  • Sun, C., Edara, P., Qing, Z., Balakrishnan., B., & Hopfenblatt, J. (2017). Driving Simulator Study of J-Turn Acceleration-Deceleration Lane and U-turn Spacing Configurations, Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2638, pp. 26-34.

  • Farmer, R.N., Khosravi, Z., Naderi, E., Balakrishnan, B., & Marshall, J.M. (2017). Exploring Realism and Sense of Presence in Immersive Virtual Reality Training. Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Education in Anesthesia, Jacksonville, FL, April 27-30.

  • Balakrishnan, B. (2017). MidWest BioInformatics Conference, What does virtual reality and motion capture offer healthcare? (forthcoming, 2017), Kansas City, MO – April 13-14.

  • Sun, C., Edara, P., Qing, Z., Balakrishnan., B., & Hopfenblatt, J. (2017). Driving Simulator Study of J-Turn Acceleration-Deceleration Lane and U-turn Spacing Configurations. Presentation at the 97th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, Washington D.C., January 7-11.

 

2016

  • Balakrishnan, B., Hopfenblatt, J., & Oprean, D. (2016). “Immersing designers in their design” Exhibit Showcasing Virtual Reality and Augmented Projects from the Immersive Visualization Lab at the 2016 Immersive Reality Symposium at Penn State.

  • Balakrishnan, B. (2016). Pennsylvania and Friends Spatial Cognition Symposium, Spatial Ideation for Design: Potential of Emerging 3-D Technologies (2016). University Park, PA – May 20-22

    • Invited Keynote Presentation.

  • Hoffman, M.A., Siddicky, S.F., Balakrishnan, B., & King, G.W. (2016). 3D Motion Analysis of Clinical Performance: A New Big Data Opportunity. Presentation at the American Medical Informatics Association Joint Summit, San Francisco, CA, Mar 21-24.

 

2015

  • Balakrishnan, B., & Oprean, D. (2015). Communication, Coordination and Collaboration: Media affordances and Team Performance in a Collaborative Design Environment. In Martens, B., Wurzer, G., Grasl, T., Lorenz, W.E. & Schaffranek, R. (Eds.) Proceedings of the annual conference of the Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (eCAADe 2015), Vienna, Sept. 16-18., pp. 225-232.

  • Balakrishnan, B., Kalisperis, L. N., & Oprean, D. (2015). Visualizing Human-Environment Interactions: Integrating Concepts and Techniques from HCI, Human Factors and Media Psychology. In Lecture Notes in Computers Science, 9189, Springer, pp. 3-12.

  • D’souza, N., Kutty, A., Nanda, U., Balakrishnan, B., & Dobkins, K. (2015). Use of Neuroscience Concepts and Measurements in Environment Behavior Research: Challenges and Opportunities. Symposium Presentation at the Annual Conference of Environment Design Research Association, Los Angeles, CA, May 27-30.

 

2014

  • D’souza, N., & Balakrishnan, B. (2014). Mizzou International Symposium on Creativity and New Media: Studying Media Affordances and Design Creativity. Poster presented at the International Conference on Design Computing and Cognition Conference, London, June 23-25.

 

2013

  • Oprean, D., & Balakrishnan, B. (2013). Quest for efficiency: Examining cognitive processes underlying the use of 3D modeling tools. published in the Proceedings of the annual conference of Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (eCAADe), Delft, September 18-20, pp. 101-107.

  • Balakrishnan, B., Oprean, D., Schrimpf, B. (2013). Motion capture and ergonomic Evaluation of Architectural Spaces. Paper presented at the 44th Environmental Design Research Association Conference (EDRA), Providence, RI, May 28-June 1.

  • Sohn, M-H., Ha-Brookshire, Balakrishnan, B., D’souza, N., Hawley, J., Parsons, J., Stealey, J. (2013). Interdisciplinary teaching strategy: Creating digital/virtual student project showcases. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of International Textile and Apparel Association (ITAA), New Orleans, October 15-18.

 

2012

  • Balakrishnan, B. (2012). Crisis management. In Mathew, V. G. (Ed.), Manorama Year Book 2012, pp. 915-918. (India’s leading current affairs reference book in English)

  • Balakrishnan, B., Oprean, D., Martin, B., & Smith, M. (2012). Virtual reality: Factors determining spatial presence, comprehension, and memory. In Lin, Yu-Cheng, & Kang, S.J. (Eds.), published in Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Construction Applications of Virtual Reality, pp. 451-459.

  • Balakrishnan, B., Oprean, D., & Yoon, S. Y. (2012). Analog to digital: Image based 3-d modeling and motion capture for architectural design and evaluation. In Williams, J. K. (Ed.), Proceedings of the Biennial Conference of the Design Computing Association, pp. 09-13.

  • Chandrasekara, T., Yoon, S. Y., & Balakrishnan, B. (2012). Digital orthographic projections in architectural representations: Augmented-reality based learning. In Williams, J. K. (Ed.), Proceedings of the Biennial Conference of the Design Computing Association, pp. 50-62.

  • Balakrishnan, B., & Kalisperis, L.N. (2012). Me and my VE: Demonstration 5 – Building affordable VR environments for education and research. In Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting Proceedings, 56, pp. 2515-2516.

    • Note: This paper accompanies the demonstration session of 5 virtual reality labs selected nationwide to present.

  • D’souza, N., Balakrishnan, B., & Dicker, J. (2012). Transparency: Literal, phenomenal, digital. In Goulthorpe, M., & Murphy, A. (Eds.), Digital Aptitudes + Other Openings, Proceedings of the Annual Conference of Association of the Collegiate Schools of Architecture, Boston, MA, March 1-4, pp. 708-715.

  • Balakrishnan, B. & Kalisperis, L. N. (2012). “Virtual Reality Projects in Architecture”, Demonstration at the Annual Conference of Human Factors and Ergonomic Society, Boston, MA, Oct. 22-26.

    • One of the 5 labs chosen nationwide based on peer review

 

2011

  • Balakrishnan, B., & Sundar, S.S. (2011). Where am I? How can I get there? Impact of navigability and narrative transportation on spatial presence. Human-Computer Interaction, 26 (3), pp. 161-204.

  • D’souza, N., Yoon, S.-Y., Balakrishnan, B., Oprean, D., Chandrasekhara, T., Vo, N., Lin, Y.-F. (2011). Virtual environments-Virtual behavior. Symposium presented at the 42nd Environmental Design Research Association Conference (EDRA), Chicago, May 25-28.

 

2010

  • Balakrishnan, B. (2010). Design communication in architectural history courses. In Proceedings of the Biennial conference of the Design Communication Association, Bozeman, MT, September 4-7.

  • Wise, K., Yoon, S.-Y., Balakrishnan, B., Alhabash, S., & Polivanaya, V. (2010). Testing color theory: How different color combinations affect physiological and self-report measures of emotion. Poster presented to the annual conference of the Society for Psychophysiological Research (SPR). Portland, Oregon. Sept. 29-Oct 3.

  • D’souza, N., Balakrishnan, B., Yoon, S.-Y., & Oprean, D. (2010). The environment-behavior paradox in virtual environments. Symposium presented at the 41st Environmental Design Research Association Conference (EDRA), Washington D.C., June 2-6.

  • Yoon, S.-Y., Wise, K., & Balakrishnan, B. (2010). Evaluating emotional effects of color environments: The Case for Computer Simulations and Psychophysiological Measures. Presentation at the 41st Environmental Design Research Association Conference (EDRA), Washington DC, June 2-6.

 

2009

  • Balakrishnan, B., & Kalisperis, L.N., (2009). Design visualization: A media effects approach. International Journal of Architectural Computing, 7(3), pp. 415-427.

  • Muramoto, K., Jemtrud, M., Kumar, S., Balakrishnan, B. & Wiley, D. (2009). A Cyber-enabled collaborative design studio. International Journal of Architectural Computing, 7(2), pp. 267-288.

  • Balakrishnan, B., Pfaff, M., Adibhatla, V., & McNeese, M. D. (2009). NeoCITIES Geo-tools: Assessing impact of perceptual anchoring and spatially annotated chat on geo-collaboration. Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting Proceedings, 53, pp. 294-298.

  • Adibhatla, V., McNeese, M. D., Shapiro, A. & Balakrishnan, B. (2009). Design and development of a transactive memory system prototype for geo-collaborative crisis management. Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting Proceedings, 53(4), pp. 389-393.

  • Balakrishnan, B & Sundar, S. (2009). Where am I? How can I get there? Impact of navigability and narrative transportation on spatial presence. Paper presented at the annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Chicago, May 21-25.

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