Mr Joseph O'Hagan

  • Lecturer (School of Computing Science)

Biography

I'm a junior research assistant in Extended Reality (XR) and Human Computer Interaction (HCI) in the School of Computing Science. I did my PhD in Human-Computer Interaction at the University of Glasgow, under the supervision of Dr Julie R Williamson and Dr Mohamed Khamis.

Publications

List by: Type | Date

Jump to: 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020
Number of items: 16.

2025

Weerasinghe, M., Macdonald, S. , Fiani, C., O'Hagan, J., Chollet, M. , McGill, M. and Khamis, M. (2025) Beyond mute and block: adoption and effectiveness of safety tools in social VR, from ubiquitous harassment to social sculpting. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, (doi: 10.1109/TVCG.2025.3549860) (Early Online Publication)

Drago, D. , O'Hagan, J., Kawsar, F. and Brewster, S. (2025) Exploring Avatar Seat Allocation Strategies in Social AR. In: ACM CHI conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2025), Yokohama, Japan, 26 Apr - 01 May 2025, (Accepted for Publication)

O'Hagan, J., Medeiros, D., Wilson, G., McDermid, R. and McGill, M. (2025) Improving Ergonomic Viewing of Spatial XR Workspaces Through 2D Rotational Assistance. In: 2025 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Yokohama, Japan, 26 Apr - 01 May 2025, (Accepted for Publication)

Cho, H., Edgar, D., Lindlbauer, D. and O'Hagan, J. (2025) Evaluating Dynamic Delivery of Audio+Visual Message Notifications in XR. In: IEEE VR 2025, Saint-Malo, France, 8-12 March 2025, (Accepted for Publication)

Al-Taie, A. , Matviienko, A., O'Hagan, J., Pollick, F. and Brewster, S. (2025) Around the World in 60 Cyclists: Evaluating Autonomous Vehicle-Cyclist Interfaces Across Cultures. In: ACM CHI conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2025), Yokohama, Japan, 26 Apr - 01 May 2025, (Accepted for Publication)

2024

O'Hagan, J., Gugenheimer, J., Mathis, F., Bonner, J., Jones, R. and McGill, M. (2024) A viewpoint on the societal impact of everyday augmented reality, and the need for perceptual human rights. IEEE Security and Privacy, 22(1), pp. 64-68. (doi: 10.1109/MSEC.2023.3333988)

2023

O'Hagan, J., Gugenheimer, J., Bonner, J., Mathis, F. and McGill, M. (2023) Augmenting People, Places & Media: The Societal Harms Posed by Everyday Augmented Reality, and the Case for Perceptual Human Rights. In: 22nd International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia (MUM 2023), Vienna, Austria, 3-6 December 2023, pp. 219-229. ISBN 9798400709210 (doi: 10.1145/3626705.3627782)

O'Hagan, J., Mathis, F. and McGill, M. (2023) User Reviews as a Reporting Mechanism for Emergent Issues Within Social VR Communities. In: 22nd International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia (MUM 2023), Vienna, Austria, 3-6 December 2023, pp. 230-237. ISBN 9798400709210 (doi: 10.1145/3626705.3627780)

Bonner, J., Mathis, F., O'Hagan, J. and McGill, M. (2023) When Filters Escape the Smartphone: Exploring Acceptance and Concerns Regarding Augmented Expression of Social Identity for Everyday AR. In: 29th ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology (VRST 2023), Christchurch, New Zealand, 9-11 October 2023, p. 14. ISBN 9798400703287 (doi: 10.1145/3611659.3615707)

O'Hagan, J., Williamson, J. R. , Mathis, F., Khamis, M. and McGill, M. (2023) Re-Evaluating VR User Awareness Needs During Bystander Interactions. In: 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '23), Hamburg, Germany, 23-28 Apr 2023, p. 876. ISBN 9781450394215 (doi: 10.1145/3544548.3581018)

2022

O'Hagan, J., Saeghe, P., Gugenheimer, J., Medeiros, D. , Marky, K., Khamis, M. and McGill, M. (2022) Privacy-enhancing technology and everyday augmented reality: understanding bystanders' varying needs for awareness and consent. Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies, 6(4), 177. (doi: 10.1145/3569501)

Mathis, F., O'Hagan, J., Vaniea, K. and Khamis, M. (2022) Stay Home! Conducting Remote Usability Evaluations of Novel Real-World Authentication Systems Using Virtual Reality. In: 2022 International Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces (AVI 2022), Rome, Italy, 06-10 Jun 2022, p. 14. ISBN 9781450397193 (doi: 10.1145/3531073.3531087)

Williamson, J. R. , O'Hagan, J., Guerra-Gomez, J. A., Williamson, J. H. , Cesar, P. and Shamma, D. A. (2022) Digital Proxemics: Designing Social and Collaborative Interaction in Virtual Environments. In: CHI '22: CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, New Orleans, LA, USA, 29 Apr - 05 May 2022, p. 423. ISBN 9781450391573 (doi: 10.1145/3491102.3517594)

2021

O'Hagan, J., Williamson, J. R. , McGill, M. and Khamis, M. (2021) Safety, Power Imbalances, Ethics and Proxy Sex: Surveying In-The-Wild Interactions Between VR Users and Bystanders. In: 2021 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR), Bari, Italy, 04-08 Oct 2021, ISBN 9781728197777 (doi: 10.1109/ISMAR52148.2021.00036)

Bonner, J., O'Hagan, J., Mathis, F., Ferguson, J. and Khamis, M. (2021) Using Personal Data to Support Authentication: User Attitudes and Suitability. In: 20th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia (MUM 2021), Leuven, Belgium, 5-8 Dec 2021, pp. 35-42. ISBN 9781450386432 (doi: 10.1145/3490632.3490644)

2020

O'Hagan, J., Williamson, J. R. and Khamis, M. (2020) Bystander Interruption of VR Users. In: 9th ACM International Symposium on Pervasive Displays, New York, NY, USA, 4-5 Jun 2020, pp. 19-27. ISBN 9781450379861 (doi: 10.1145/3393712.3395339)

This list was generated on Sat Apr 26 23:29:12 2025 BST.
Jump to: Articles | Conference Proceedings
Number of items: 16.

Articles

Weerasinghe, M., Macdonald, S. , Fiani, C., O'Hagan, J., Chollet, M. , McGill, M. and Khamis, M. (2025) Beyond mute and block: adoption and effectiveness of safety tools in social VR, from ubiquitous harassment to social sculpting. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, (doi: 10.1109/TVCG.2025.3549860) (Early Online Publication)

O'Hagan, J., Gugenheimer, J., Mathis, F., Bonner, J., Jones, R. and McGill, M. (2024) A viewpoint on the societal impact of everyday augmented reality, and the need for perceptual human rights. IEEE Security and Privacy, 22(1), pp. 64-68. (doi: 10.1109/MSEC.2023.3333988)

O'Hagan, J., Saeghe, P., Gugenheimer, J., Medeiros, D. , Marky, K., Khamis, M. and McGill, M. (2022) Privacy-enhancing technology and everyday augmented reality: understanding bystanders' varying needs for awareness and consent. Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies, 6(4), 177. (doi: 10.1145/3569501)

Conference Proceedings

Drago, D. , O'Hagan, J., Kawsar, F. and Brewster, S. (2025) Exploring Avatar Seat Allocation Strategies in Social AR. In: ACM CHI conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2025), Yokohama, Japan, 26 Apr - 01 May 2025, (Accepted for Publication)

O'Hagan, J., Medeiros, D., Wilson, G., McDermid, R. and McGill, M. (2025) Improving Ergonomic Viewing of Spatial XR Workspaces Through 2D Rotational Assistance. In: 2025 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Yokohama, Japan, 26 Apr - 01 May 2025, (Accepted for Publication)

Cho, H., Edgar, D., Lindlbauer, D. and O'Hagan, J. (2025) Evaluating Dynamic Delivery of Audio+Visual Message Notifications in XR. In: IEEE VR 2025, Saint-Malo, France, 8-12 March 2025, (Accepted for Publication)

Al-Taie, A. , Matviienko, A., O'Hagan, J., Pollick, F. and Brewster, S. (2025) Around the World in 60 Cyclists: Evaluating Autonomous Vehicle-Cyclist Interfaces Across Cultures. In: ACM CHI conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2025), Yokohama, Japan, 26 Apr - 01 May 2025, (Accepted for Publication)

O'Hagan, J., Gugenheimer, J., Bonner, J., Mathis, F. and McGill, M. (2023) Augmenting People, Places & Media: The Societal Harms Posed by Everyday Augmented Reality, and the Case for Perceptual Human Rights. In: 22nd International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia (MUM 2023), Vienna, Austria, 3-6 December 2023, pp. 219-229. ISBN 9798400709210 (doi: 10.1145/3626705.3627782)

O'Hagan, J., Mathis, F. and McGill, M. (2023) User Reviews as a Reporting Mechanism for Emergent Issues Within Social VR Communities. In: 22nd International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia (MUM 2023), Vienna, Austria, 3-6 December 2023, pp. 230-237. ISBN 9798400709210 (doi: 10.1145/3626705.3627780)

Bonner, J., Mathis, F., O'Hagan, J. and McGill, M. (2023) When Filters Escape the Smartphone: Exploring Acceptance and Concerns Regarding Augmented Expression of Social Identity for Everyday AR. In: 29th ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology (VRST 2023), Christchurch, New Zealand, 9-11 October 2023, p. 14. ISBN 9798400703287 (doi: 10.1145/3611659.3615707)

O'Hagan, J., Williamson, J. R. , Mathis, F., Khamis, M. and McGill, M. (2023) Re-Evaluating VR User Awareness Needs During Bystander Interactions. In: 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '23), Hamburg, Germany, 23-28 Apr 2023, p. 876. ISBN 9781450394215 (doi: 10.1145/3544548.3581018)

Mathis, F., O'Hagan, J., Vaniea, K. and Khamis, M. (2022) Stay Home! Conducting Remote Usability Evaluations of Novel Real-World Authentication Systems Using Virtual Reality. In: 2022 International Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces (AVI 2022), Rome, Italy, 06-10 Jun 2022, p. 14. ISBN 9781450397193 (doi: 10.1145/3531073.3531087)

Williamson, J. R. , O'Hagan, J., Guerra-Gomez, J. A., Williamson, J. H. , Cesar, P. and Shamma, D. A. (2022) Digital Proxemics: Designing Social and Collaborative Interaction in Virtual Environments. In: CHI '22: CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, New Orleans, LA, USA, 29 Apr - 05 May 2022, p. 423. ISBN 9781450391573 (doi: 10.1145/3491102.3517594)

O'Hagan, J., Williamson, J. R. , McGill, M. and Khamis, M. (2021) Safety, Power Imbalances, Ethics and Proxy Sex: Surveying In-The-Wild Interactions Between VR Users and Bystanders. In: 2021 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR), Bari, Italy, 04-08 Oct 2021, ISBN 9781728197777 (doi: 10.1109/ISMAR52148.2021.00036)

Bonner, J., O'Hagan, J., Mathis, F., Ferguson, J. and Khamis, M. (2021) Using Personal Data to Support Authentication: User Attitudes and Suitability. In: 20th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia (MUM 2021), Leuven, Belgium, 5-8 Dec 2021, pp. 35-42. ISBN 9781450386432 (doi: 10.1145/3490632.3490644)

O'Hagan, J., Williamson, J. R. and Khamis, M. (2020) Bystander Interruption of VR Users. In: 9th ACM International Symposium on Pervasive Displays, New York, NY, USA, 4-5 Jun 2020, pp. 19-27. ISBN 9781450379861 (doi: 10.1145/3393712.3395339)

This list was generated on Sat Apr 26 23:29:12 2025 BST.

Teaching

Courses Taught:

2022/23: 

  • RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS (M) [COMPSCI5092]
  • USER INTERACTION [COMPSCI2031]
  • MOBILE HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION (H) [COMPSCI4068] [joint teaching]
  • MOBILE HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION (M) [COMPSCI5015] [joint teaching]

2023/24:  

  • INDIVIDUAL PROJECT (H) [COMPSCI4025]
  • MSC PROJECT FOR COMPUTING SCIENCE [COMPSCI5086]
  • RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS (M) [COMPSCI5092]
  • HUMAN-CENTRED SECURITY (M) [COMPSCI5060] [joint teaching]

2024/25:  

  • INDIVIDUAL PROJECT (H) [COMPSCI4025]
  • RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS (M) [COMPSCI5092]
  • HUMAN-CENTRED SECURITY (M) [COMPSCI5060] [joint teaching]
  • * COMPUTING FUNDAMENTALS [COMPSCI1006] [joint teaching]

* This was my favourite class to teach