Tovi Grossman
Professor
Studies interaction techniques for AR/VR and technology-assisted learning, including AI coding assistants for students.
Tovi Grossman's lab at Toronto works on interfaces & interaction techniques and human-AI collaboration & trust. 53 papers since 2023, 29 at top venues, mostly CHI and UIST. 3 PhD students. 12 alumni, most often to Adobe. Applications close .
At a glance
- papers, 2023–2026
- 14/ year
- at T1 venues
- 55%
- PhD students
- 3
- MS students
- 0
- alumni listed
- 12
Papers by yearfrom the lab homepage, 2023–2026
- 4 papers2026 · T1 0 · collecting
- 15 papers2025 · T1 10
- 15 papers2024 · T1 9
- 19 papers2023 · T1 10
T1 venuesOtherVenues: CHI, UIST, IUI, DIS, ISMAR
Research focuspaper titles that use each topic's words
- Interfaces & interaction techniques11 papers
- techniques5 papers
- Human-AI collaboration & trust2 papers
- interaction techniques1 paper
- assistants0 papers
Paper list
From the lab homepage.
20264 papers
- IUIGazeify Then Voiceify: Physical Object Referencing Through Gaze and Voice Interaction with Displayless Smart Glasses (opens in a new tab)
- PerFM@AAAI WorkshopLOOM: Personalized Learning Informed by Daily LLM Conversations Toward Long-Term Mastery via a Dynamic Learner Memory Graph
- SUIMid-air Hand Gesture Sequences: Evaluation and Design Recommendations Towards Gestural-Interfaces (opens in a new tab)
- IUIScript2Screen: Supporting Dialogue-Centric Scriptwriting with Interactive Audiovisual Generation (opens in a new tab)
202515 papers
- IUIA Dynamic Bayesian Network Based Framework for Multimodal Context-Aware Interactions (opens in a new tab)
- CHI (T1)A multimodal approach for targeting error detection in virtual reality using implicit user behavior (opens in a new tab)
- UIST (T1)Adaptique: Multi-objective and Context-aware Online Adaptation of Selection Techniques in Virtual Reality (opens in a new tab)
- CHI (T1)Assistance or Disruption? Exploring and Evaluating the Design and Trade-offs of Proactive AI Programming Support (opens in a new tab)
- IUIAuthoring LLM-Based Assistance for Real-World Contexts and Tasks (opens in a new tab)
- IUIExploring the Design Space of Cognitive Engagement Techniques with AI-Generated Code for Enhanced Learning (opens in a new tab)
- CHI (T1)IdeaSynth: Iterative Research Idea Development Through Evolving and Composing Idea Facets with Literature-Grounded Feedback (opens in a new tab)
- HRI (T1)ImageInThat: Manipulating Images to Convey User Instructions to Robots (opens in a new tab)
- GIInvestigating Aggregated vs. Sequential Command Recommendation in Graphical User Interfaces (opens in a new tab)
- GIInvestigating Augmented Reality for Adaptive Motor-Skill Training (opens in a new tab)
- CHI (T1)Marginalia: Enabling In-person Lecture Capturing and Note-taking Through Mixed Reality (opens in a new tab)
- CHI (T1)Paratrouper: Exploratory Creation of Character Cast Visuals Using Generative AI (opens in a new tab)
202415 papers
- CHI (T1)ABScribe: Rapid Exploration & Organization of Multiple Writing Variations in Human-AI Co-Writing Tasks using Large Language Models (opens in a new tab)
- TOCHI (T1)An Investigation of Multimodal Kinematic Template Matching for Ray Pointing Prediction for Target Selection in VR (opens in a new tab)
- DISBody Language for VUIs: Exploring Gestures to Enhance Interactions with Voice User Interfaces (opens in a new tab)
- CHI (T1)CodeAid: Evaluating a Classroom Deployment of an LLM-based Programming Assistant that Balances Student and Educator Needs (opens in a new tab)
- CHI (T1)Designing Haptic Feedback for Sequential Gestural Inputs (opens in a new tab)
- UIST (T1)Desk2Desk: Optimization-based Mixed Reality Workspace Integration for Remote Side-by-side Collaboration (opens in a new tab)
- DISFidgets: Building Blocks for a Predictive UI Toolkit (opens in a new tab)
- DISGraspUI: Seamlessly Integrating Object-Centric Gestures within the Seven Phases of Grasping (opens in a new tab)
- UIST (T1)Improving Steering and Verification in AI-Assisted Data Analysis with Interactive Task Decomposition (opens in a new tab)
- GIInteractive Mediation Techniques for Error-Aware Gesture Input Systems (opens in a new tab)
- CHI (T1)OmniActions: Predicting Digital Actions in Response to Real-World Multimodal Sensory Inputs with LLMs (opens in a new tab)
- CHI (T1)PhoneInVR: An Evaluation of Spatial Anchoring and Interaction Techniques for Smartphone Usage in Virtual Reality (opens in a new tab)
202319 papers
- DISAffordance-Based and User-Defined Gestures for Spatial Tangible Interaction. In Proceedings of the 2023 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference (DIS '23) (opens in a new tab)
- UIST (T1)DiLogics: Creating Web Automation Programs with Diverse Logics (opens in a new tab)
- GIEnchantedBrush: Animating in Mixed Reality for Storytelling and Communication (opens in a new tab)
- VRSTGazeRayCursor: Facilitating Virtual Reality Target Selection by Blending Gaze and Controller Raycasting (opens in a new tab)
- Koli CallingHow Novices Use LLM-based Code Generators to Solve CS1 Coding Tasks in a Self-Paced Learning Environment (opens in a new tab)
- CGAIdentifying Visualization Opportunities to Help Architects Manage the Complexity of Building Codes (opens in a new tab)
- VR (T1)Investigating Guardian Awareness Techniques to Promote Safety in Virtual Reality (opens in a new tab)
- GIPeek-At-You: An Awareness, Navigation, and View Sharing System for Remote Collaborative Content Creation (opens in a new tab)
- ISMAR (T1)PinchLens: Applying Spatial Magnification and Adaptive Control Display Gain for Precise Selection in Virtual Reality (opens in a new tab)
- UIST (T1)Promptify: Text-to-Image Generation through Interactive Prompt Exploration with Large Language Models (opens in a new tab)
- UIST (T1)RadarVR: Exploring Spatiotemporal Visual Guidance in Cinematic VR (opens in a new tab)
- SIGCSEScaffolding Progress: How Structured Editors Shape Novice Errors When Transitioning from Blocks to Text (opens in a new tab)
Where alumni went12 listed, 50% to industry
Industry 1Academia 1
Most often to
- Adobe
Also to
- Singapore Management University
Apply to TorontoFall 2027
Computer Science MSc/PhD
- Round
- Single round (Dec 1)
- Opens
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- GRE
- optional
- English
- TOEFL/IELTS if applicable
- Fee
- CAD 135
Confirmed on the program page.
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