Rate My Professor Ian Gonsher

Gonsher's academic interests center on creative processes in design engineering, particularly emerging technologies such as telepresence, robotics, 3D printing, mixed reality, human-computer interaction, furniture design, and design theory. His research explores humanity-centered technology, positive sum design principles, and integrating interfaces into the built environment. Key publications include "Portalware: Exploring free-hand AR drawing with a dual-display smartphone-wearable paradigm" with J. Qian et al. (DIS 2021), "Robots as furniture, integrating human-computer interfaces into the built environment" with J.Y. Kim (HRI 2020 Companion), "Differential 3D scanning" with A. Hattab et al. (IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications 2017), "The Telepresence of Furniture in Extended Reality" (Interactions 2024), "Principles of positive sum design" with W. Rutter et al. (Proceedings of the Design Society 2025), and "Designing for Wide Adoption: An Inexpensive and Accessible Extended Reality (XR) Device" with P. Feng et al. (HCI International 2023). In 2025, Gonsher was part of a Brown Engineering faculty team awarded an NSF grant for developing co-teaching modules. His contributions advance fields like human-robot interaction, extended reality applications, and innovative design education.