I'm an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Memorial University of Newfoundland, where I lead the Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) Lab. I earned my PhD in 2021 from the University of Waterloo's HCI Lab, advised by the late Prof. Edward Lank. My research focuses on understanding how people interact with technology, typically through a quantitative or mixed-methods approach. Recently, my lab has explored interactions in mixed reality for productivity and interactions with generative AI. My work has been published at top-tier HCI and mixed-reality venues (e.g. ACM CHI and IEEE TVCG).

Recent Publications
Comparing Pinch and Point Poses for Single-Stroke Drawing in Virtual Reality.
Tushar Billakanti, Jay Henderson
IEEE TVCG 2026
Best Paper Honourable Mention (ISMAR 2026).
DOI   //   PDF
A Comparison of Speech and Typing Input for Creative Generative AI Tasks.
Nishant Rathore, Tushar Billakanti, Jessy Ceha, Jay Henderson
CUI 2026
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Effects of Virtual Controller Representation and Virtuality on Selection Performance in Extended Reality.
Eric DeMarbre, Jay Henderson, J. Felipe Gonzalez, Robert J. Teather
VRST 2025
Nominated for Best Paper.
DOI   //   PDF
Investigating Presence Across Rendering Style and Ratio of Virtual to Real Content in Mixed Reality.
Eric DeMarbre, Jay Henderson, Robert J. Teather
SUI 2024
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In-vehicle Performance and Distraction for Midair and Touch Directional Gestures.
Arman Hafizi, Jay Henderson, Ali Neshati, Wei Zhou, Edward Lank, Daniel Vogel
CHI 2023
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Interaction Region Characteristics for Midair Barehand Targeting on a Television.
Jay Henderson, Ali Neshati, Sachi Mizobuchi, Wei Zhou, Daniel Vogel, Edward Lank
CHI EA 2023
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Teaching
COMP 3150: Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction.
MUN (Fall 2025, 2026)
COMP 4303: Artificial Intelligence for Games.
MUN (Winter 2024, 2025, 2026)
COMP 1001: Introduction to Programming.
MUN (Fall 2024)
ITEC 4011: Artificial Intelligence for Digital Media.
Carleton (Winter 2023)
Jay Henderson   -   2026