List of All Publications

Journal Papers

8. Gohman, T., Nisar, H., Gupta, A., Javed, M. J., & Rau, N. (2024). Development and usability of a virtual reality umbilical venous catheter placement simulator. International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, 1-9.

7. Sadeghi Milani, A., Cecil-Xavier, A., Gupta, A., Cecil, J., & Kennison, S. (2022). A systematic review of human–computer interaction (hci) research in medical and other engineering fields. International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction, 1-22. (Number of citations: 3)

6. Cecil, J., Albuhamood, S., Ramanathan, P., & Gupta, A. (2019). An Internet-of-Things (IoT) based cyber manufacturing framework for the assembly of microdevices. International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing32(4-5), 430-440. (Number of citations: 31)

5. Gupta, A., Cecil, J., Pirela-Cruz, M., & Ramanathan, P. (2019). A virtual reality enhanced cyber-human framework for orthopedic surgical training. IEEE Systems Journal13(3), 3501-3512. (Number of citations: 28)

4. Cecil, J., Gupta, A., & Pirela-Cruz, M. (2018). An advanced simulator for orthopedic surgical training. International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery13, 305-319. (Number of citations: 51)

3. Cecil, J., Gupta, A., Pirela-Cruz, M., & Ramanathan, P. (2018). An IoMT based cyber training framework for orthopedic surgery using Next Generation Internet technologies. Informatics in Medicine Unlocked12, 128-137. (Number of citations:  58) 

2. Cecil, J., Gupta, A., Pirela-Cruz, M., & Ramanathan, P. (2018). A network-based virtual reality simulation training approach for orthopedic surgery. ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing, Communications, and Applications (TOMM)14(3), 1-21. (Number of citations: 19) 

1. Cecil, J., Gupta, A., Pirela-Cruz, M., & Ramanathan, P. (2017). A cyber training framework for orthopedic surgery. Cogent Medicine4(1), 1419792. (Number of citations:  12)


Conference Papers

30. Gupta, A., Cecil, J., Moosavi, M. S., Williams, J., & Merienne, F. (2023, July). Effect of Tactile Affordance During the Design of Extended Reality-Based Training Environments for Healthcare Contexts. In International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (pp. 441-452). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.

29. Nisar, H., Shah, A., Gupta, A., & Kocheril, A. (2023, July). A Participatory Design Approach to Develop a VR-Based Electrocardiogram Training Simulator. In International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (pp. 478-489). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.

28. Gupta, A., & Nisar, H. (2022, November). An Improved Framework to Assess the Evaluation of Extended Reality Healthcare Simulators using Machine Learning. In 2022 IEEE/ACM Conference on Connected Health: Applications, Systems and Engineering Technologies (CHASE) (pp. 188-192). IEEE.

27. Gupta, A., Cecil, J., Pirela-Cruz, M., & Kennison, S. (2022, August). Identification of Human Centered Design Factors and their impact on Design of Cyber-Human training environments for orthopedic surgery. In 2022 IEEE 10th International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health (SeGAH) (pp. 1-7). IEEE. (Number of citations: 1)

26. Gupta, A., Cecil, J., Pirela-Cruz, M., Kennison, S., & Hicks, N. A. (2022, August). Need for Human Extended Reality Interaction (HXRI) Framework for the design of Extended Reality-based Training Environments for Surgical Contexts. In 2022 IEEE 10th International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health (SeGAH) (pp. 1-8). IEEE.

25. Cecil-Xavier, A., Gupta, A., Kennison, S., & Pirela-Cruz, M. (2022, June). Effect of Personality Traits and Stressor Inducers on Users’ Cognitive Load During Interactions with VR Environments. In International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (pp. 153-164). Cham: Springer International Publishing.

24. Gupta, A., Cecil, J., Pirela-Cruz, M., Shamsuddin, R., Kennison, S., & Crick, C. (2022, April). An investigation on the role of affordance in the design of extended reality based environments for surgical training. In 2022 IEEE International Systems Conference (SysCon) (pp. 1-7). IEEE. (Number of citations: 4) 

23. Gupta, A., Cecil, J., & Pirela-Cruz, M. (2022, March). Role of dynamic affordance and cognitive load in the design of extended reality based simulation environments for surgical contexts. In 2022 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW) (pp. 652-653). IEEE. (Number of citations: 2)  

22. Cecil, J., Gupta, A., Kauffman, S., Shamsuddin, R., Krishnamurthy, R., Mayfield, B., … & Dinger, C. (2022). The Design of a HCC Based Mixed Reality User Interface to Support Training of Astronauts for NASA’s Moon Mission. In AIAA SCITECH 2022 Forum (p. 0214).

21. Cecil, J., & Gupta, A. (2021, October). An Experiential Approach to Support Learning of Cyber Physical Systems Concepts involving Mixed Reality Platforms. In 2021 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE) (pp. 1-6). IEEE. (Number of citations: 1)

20. Cecil, J., Sweet-Darter, M., Cecil-Xavier, A., & Gupta, A. (2021, October). Role of Affordance, Visual Density and Other HCC Criteria in Designing Virtual Learning Environments to Support STEM Learning for Autistic Students. In 2021 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE) (pp. 1-7). IEEE.

19. Cecil, J., Kauffman, S., Gupta, A., McKinney, V., & Pirela-Cruz, M. M. (2021, April). Design of a human centered computing (HCC) based virtual reality simulator to train first responders involved in the Covid-19 pandemic. In 2021 IEEE International Systems Conference (SysCon) (pp. 1-7). IEEE. (Number of citations: 9)  

18. Cecil, J., Kauffman, S., Cecil-Xavier, A., Gupta, A., McKinney, V., & Sweet-Darter, M. (2021, March). Exploring Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) criteria in the design and assessment of Next Generation VR based education and training environments. In 2021 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW) (pp. 524-525). IEEE. (Number of citations: 7)

17. Gupta, A., Cecil, J., & Pirela-Cruz, M. (2020, August). A cyber-human based integrated assessment approach for orthopedic surgical training. In 2020 IEEE 8th International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health (SeGAH) (pp. 1-8). IEEE. (Number of citations: 12) 

16. Cecil, J., Sweet-Darter, M., & Gupta, A. (2020, October). Design and assessment of virtual learning environments to support STEM learning for autistic students. In 2020 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE) (pp. 1-9). IEEE. (Number of citations: 11)

15. Gupta, A., Cecil, J., & Pirela-Cruz, M. (2020, August). Immersive virtual reality based training and assessment of an orthopedic surgical process. In 2020 IEEE International Systems Conference (SysCon) (pp. 1-7). IEEE. (Number of citations: 5) 

14. Cecil, J., Krishnamurthy, R., Sweet-Dar, M., & Gupta, A. (2020, August). Role of immersive simulation and cyber technology based approaches in supporting learning and curriculum innovation. In 2020 IEEE International Systems Conference (SysCon) (pp. 1-6). IEEE. (Number of citations: 3)  

13. Hochberg, L., Mulino, J., Phillips, D., Griffith, C., Gupta, A., Cecil, J., & Lopez-Aramburo, A. (2019, October). Exploring the role of Simulation-Based Design principles in support of transportation and material handling activities for the Lunar Mission. In 2019 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics (SMC) (pp. 57-62). IEEE. (Number of citations: 5)   

12. Gupta, A., Cecil, J., Tapia, O., & Sweet-Darter, M. (2019, October). Design of Cyber-Human Frameworks for Immersive Learning. In 2019 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics (SMC) (pp. 1563-1568). IEEE. (Number of citations: 4)   

11. Cecil, J., Gupta, A., & Krishnamurthy, R. (2019, April). Exploring Immersive Simulation based Design Frameworks in Support of the Moon Mission. In 2019 IEEE International Systems Conference (SysCon) (pp. 1-6). IEEE. (Number of citations: 8)

10. Cecil, J., Gupta, A., Pirela-Cruz, M., & Ramanathan, P. An Information Centric Systems Engineering Approach for Simulation based Training in Orthopedic Surgery. In IEEE Systems Journal.

9. Gupta, A., Cecil, J., Pirela-Cruz, M., & Ilidan, N. (2018, October). Design of an immersive simulator for orthopedic surgical training. In 2018 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC) (pp. 3813-3818). IEEE. (Number of citations: 8)  

8. Cecil, J., Krishnamurthy, R., Huynh, H., Tapia, O., Ahmad, T., & Gupta, A. (2018, October). Simulation based design approaches to study transportation and habitat alternatives for deep space missions. In 2018 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC) (pp. 1439-1444). IEEE. (Number of citations: 8)  

7. Gupta, A., Cecil, J., & Pirela-Cruz, M. (2018, August). A virtual reality enhanced cyber physical framework to support simulation based training of orthopedic surgical procedures. In 2018 IEEE 14th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE) (pp. 433-438). IEEE. (Number of citations: 8)

6. Cecil, J., Gupta, A., & Pirela-Cruz, M. (2018, April). Design of VR based orthopedic simulation environments using emerging technologies. In 2018 Annual IEEE International Systems Conference (SysCon) (pp. 1-7). IEEE. (Number of citations: 7)

5. Cecil, J., Albuhamood, S., & Gupta, A. (2017, November). A virtual reality based internet-of-things (iot) framework for micro devices assembly. In Proceedings of the 23rd ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology (pp. 1-2). (Number of citations: 2)   

4. Cecil, J., Cecil-Xavier, A., & Gupta, A. (2017, August). Foundational elements of next generation cyber physical and IoT frameworks for distributed collaboration. In 2017 13th IEEE conference on automation science and engineering (CASE) (pp. 789-794). IEEE. (Number of citations: 13)

3. Cecil, J., Gupta, A., Ramanathan, P., & Pirela-Cruz, M. (2017, April). A distributed collaborative simulation environment for orthopedic surgical training. In 2017 Annual IEEE International Systems Conference (SysCon) (pp. 1-8). IEEE. (Number of citations: 18)

2. Cecil, J., Bharathi Raj Kumar, M. B., Gupta, A., Pirela-Cruz, M., Chan-Tin, E., & Yu, J. (2017). Development of a virtual reality based simulation environment for orthopedic surgical training. In On the Move to Meaningful Internet Systems: OTM 2016 Workshops: Confederated International Workshops: EI2N, FBM, ICSP, Meta4eS, and OTMA 2016, Rhodes, Greece, October 24–28, 2016, Revised Selected Papers (pp. 206-214). Springer International Publishing. (Number of citations: 17) 

1. Cecil, J., Gupta, A., & Pirela-Cruz, M. (2016). DESIGN OF A VIRTUAL REALITY BASED SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT AND ITS IMPACT ON SURGICAL EDUCATION. In ICERI2016 Proceedings (pp. 2675-2683). IATED.