COSMIC (Continuous Microgesture Acquisition and Sensing for Natural Interaction)
Although gesture-based interfaces have recently seen significant advances, current technologies remain limited by their reliance on discrete recognition gestures, constrained contexts, and a lack of continuous interaction. COSMIC will develop robust, continuous sensing techniques for real-time microgesture recognition, bridging the gap between expressive interaction and ecological validity. Microgestures are subtle, fine-grained hand movements performed with minimal effort, often while holding objects or interacting with surrounding environments. By leveraging multimodal sensor technologies such as wearable input devices, miniaturized mmWave radars, and emerging on-skin conductive materials, COSMIC will explore how microgestures can be detected in real-time, interpreted continuously, and utilized in natural settings.