Hello, I'm Matin /muh-TEEN/
Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) at UC San Diego
Advised by Nadir Weibel
Affiliated with Human-centered eXtended Intelligence (HXI) and the Design Lab
DISCO Founder and Director
My broad research interest lies at the intersection of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL), and educational technology. My thesis is around helping learners help themselves: leveraging human coaching techniques to foster agency in pursuit of unstructured learning tasks.
I received my B.Sc. from the University of British Columbia (UBC) with a Computer Science major and Commerce minor. During my degree at UBC, I was advised by Dongwook Yoon and Sid Fels and affiliated with ViDeX and DFP.
In my spare time, I play fingerstyle guitar, hike national parks, and take sunset photos!
Publications
"I'd be watching him contour till 10 o'clock at night": Understanding Tensions between Teaching Methods and Learning Needs in Healthcare Apprenticeship
Matin Yarmand, Chen Chen, Kexin Cheng, James D. Murphy, Nadir Weibel
CHI 2024. Full Paper PDF Best of CHI: Honourable Mention Award (Top 4%)
Evaluating Video Conferencing and Desktop Virtual Platforms for Remote Classroom Activites
Matin Yarmand, Ru Wang, Haowei Li, Nadir Weibel
CSCL 2024. Short Paper PDF
Results from a Multi-Institutional Pilot Study of iContour, an Interactive Online Platform with Real-Time Feedback to Improve Contouring Education for Radiation Oncology Residents
Megan Orr, Anna Dornisch, Elizabeth Duran, Matin Yarmand, Borui Wang, Nadir Weibel, Erin Gillespie, James D. Murphy, Michael V Sherer
ASTRO 2023. Abstract PDF
Design and Development of a Training and Immediate Feedback Tool to Support Healthcare Apprenticeship
Matin Yarmand, Borui Wang, Chen Chen, Michael V Sherer, Larry Hernandez, James D. Murphy, Nadir Weibel
CHI 2023. Short Paper PDF
Design-thinking Workshops and Survey to Assess Approaches for Contouring Feedback Exchange in Radiation Oncology
Kexin Cheng, Matin Yarmand, Michael V Sherer, Chen Chen, Borui Wang, Nadir Weibel, James D Murphy
ACRO 2023. Poster PDF
Evaluating Accuracy, Completion Time, and Usability of Everyday Touch Devices for Contouring
Matin Yarmand, Michael V Sherer, Chen Chen, Larry Hernandez, Nadir Weibel, James D Murphy
ASTRO 2022. Abstract PDF Oral Scientific Session (Top 9%)
VRContour: Bringing Contour Delineation of Medical Structures Into Virtual Reality
Chen Chen, Matin Yarmand, Varun Singh, Michael V Sherer, James D Murphy, Yang Zhang, Nadir Weibel
ISMAR 2022. Full Paper PDF
Investigating Input Modality and Task Geometry on Precision-first 3D Drawing in Virtual Reality
Chen Chen, Matin Yarmand, Zhuoqun Xu, Varun Singh, Yang Zhang, Nadir Weibel
ISMAR 2022. Full Paper PDF
Exploring Needs and Desing Opportunities for Virtual Reality-based Contour Delineations of Medical Structures
Chen Chen, Matin Yarmand, Varun Singh, Michael V Sherer, James D Murphy, Yang Zhang, Nadir Weibel
EICS 2022. Short Paper PDF
AI-Moderated Decision-Making: Capturing and Balancing Anchoring Bias in Sequential Decision Tasks
Jessica Echterhoff, Matin Yarmand, Julian McAuley
CHI 2022. Full Paper PDF
"It Feels Like I am Talking into a Void'': Understanding Interaction Gaps in Synchronous Online Classrooms
Matin Yarmand, Jaemarie Solyst, Scott Klemmer, Nadir Weibel
CHI 2021. Full Paper PDF
Facilitating Remote Design Thinking Workshops in Healthcare: the Case of Contouring in Radiation Oncology
Matin Yarmand, Chen Chen, Danilo Gasques, James D. Murphy, Nadir Weibel
CHI 2021. Case Study PDF
Adjacent Display of Relevant Discussion Helps Resolve Confusion
Matin Yarmand, Srishti Palani, Scott Klemmer
CSCW 2021. Full Paper PDF
ProtoTeams: Supporting Team Dating in Co-Located Settings
Gustavo Umbelino, Matin Yarmand, Samuel Blake, Vivian Ta, Amy Luo, Steven P Dow
CSCW 2020. Full Paper PDF
"Can you believe [1:21]?!'': Content and Time-Based Reference Patterns in Video Comments
Matin Yarmand, Dongwook Yoon, Samuel Dodson, Ido Roll, Sidney Fels
CHI 2019. Full Paper PDF Best of CHI: Honourable Mention Award (Top 4%)
Patents
Previewing video content referenced by typed hyperlinks in comments
Sol Sidney Fels, Dongwook Yoon, Matin Yarmand
U.S. Patent (issued 2021). Patent PDF
Auto-completion for content expressed in video data
Sol Sidney Fels, Dongwook Yoon, Matin Yarmand
U.S. Patent (issued 2021). Patent PDF
Authoring comments including typed hyperlinks that reference video content
Sol Sidney Fels, Dongwook Yoon, Matin Yarmand
U.S. Patent (filed 2020). Patent PDF
Contextually-aware control of a user interface displaying a video and related user text
Sol Sidney Fels, Dongwook Yoon, Matin Yarmand
U.S. Patent (filed 2020). Patent PDF
Teaching Apprenticeship
COGS 123 (Social Computing) - Spring 2022
UCSD, Professor Steven Dow
CSE 119/219 (Human-centered Computing for Health) - Spring 2021
UCSD, Professor Nadir Weibel
CPSC 213 (Introduction to Computer Systems) - Spring 2018
UBC, Professor Mike Feeley
Media Coverage
The Ongoing Pandemic Challenge: CSE Faculty Respond - (09/29/2021)
Student Research Aims to Improve Nonverbal Communication in Virtual Classrooms - (07/05/2021)
'It feels like I'm Talking into a Void': How Do We Improve the Virtual Classroom? - (06/10/2021)
Invited Talks
Keynote speaker and Panelist
Artificial Intelligence for Video-based Learning at Scale - Learning@Scale 2020. Workshop Webpage