Ken Pfeuffer
Associate Professor at the computer science department at Aarhus University
Ken Pfeuffer
Associate Professor at the computer science department at Aarhus University
Ken Pfeuffer is a researcher, designer, and professor for future user interfaces at Aarhus University, where he is leading the Extended Interaction group that specializes in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and Spatial Computing for Extended Reality (XR).
He has published over 75 scientific papers and received awards at ACM CHI, UIST, and SUI, including the ACM SIGCHI Special Recognition Award (2025). He is affiliated with the AI Danish Pioneer Center and COGAIN and is regularly in program committees for HCI and XR research conferences and journals.
He earned his PhD from Lancaster University (UK), completed a postdoc at Bundeswehr University (Germany), and interned at Microsoft and Google Research US. He has pioneered interaction paradigms such as Gaze+Pinch and Direct-Indirect gestures, shaping 3D interfaces in emerging spatial computing technology.
Upcoming conference sessions featuring Ken Pfeuffer
The Evolution of User Interfaces
The user interface—what connects you, me, and the digital world—has evolved remarkably from 2D GUIs with keyboards and mice to multi-touch, wearables, and now spatial computing (AR/VR/XR), reaching billions of people worldwide. Major shifts in interface paradigms are rare and often occur only once in decades, yet we may be on the cusp of one that could fundamentally transform everything we do with our hands on computers.
In this talk, I will trace this evolution and introduce Eye-Hand Symbiosis—my decade-long vision and research project exploring the fusion of eyes and hands for interaction. It is showing first signs of becoming reality, and I will share where this path might lead in the years ahead.
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