Garvit Chugh

PMRF Scholar, Dual PhD-MTech Scholar

UbiSys Research Group, Dept of Computer Science and Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, India
ORCID: 0000-0002-0354-9731

Result-oriented, top performer, and self-starter professional with expertise in mobile computing, IoT, and operating systems. I am a Ph.D. scholar (PMRF) in Mobile and Pervasive Computing at the UbiSys Research Group in IIT Jodhpur under the joint supervision of Dr. Suchetana Chakraborty, IIT Jodhpur and Dr. Sandip Chakraborty, IIT Kharagpur. My focus converges on developing ubiquitous computing solutions for health sensing, particularly behavioural sensing. My research work has featured in publications such as IEEE PerCom, ACM CHASE, COMSNETS, ICDM, and Ubicomp/ISWC. I had the opportunity to advance my research as a visiting scholar under Prof. Nirmalya Roy at the MPSC Lab, University of Maryland Baltimore County, USA.

Research Vision: AI-driven software engineering, sustainability, functional systems for all.

Research Interests

Wearable Health Monitoring Gesture-based Interaction Mobile Health (mHealth) Human-Centered AI for Health Ubiquitous & Pervasive Healthcare Behavioral Analysis Accessibility in HCI Context-Aware Sensing Software Engineering IoT & AI-Driven Development

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Member of ACM & IEEE

Research

Earable-Based Health Sensing

Developing health monitoring solutions using ear-worn IMU sensors — eating behaviour assessment (BiteSense), hydration monitoring (HydratEar), spine movement tracking (SpineSense), and covert messaging (MorsEar).

eSense IMU BLE Deep Learning

Behavioural & Focus Analysis

Inertial sensing to monitor involvement and attention during online interactions (enVolve). Detecting temporal lack of focus to identify onset of neurological disorders using earables.

Contrastive Learning LSTM CNN UbiComp

Gesture & Accessibility

Eye gesture recognition with earable inertial sensing for accessible HCI. Wrist strain detection in routine activities via inertial tokenization and LLM-based feedback (WristSense).

HCI Accessibility LLM Tokenization

AIoT & Smart Systems

Building intelligent IoT community testbeds for ambient living. Multimodal cybersickness detection in consumer VR (VectionSense). Ultrasonic defense for smart earbuds (EarFence).

IoT VR Testbed Security

Latest News

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Paper accepted at : test2!
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Recipient of CHI 2026 Honourable Mention Award for MorsEar!
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Gary Marsden Travel Award for CHI 2026!
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IEEE CS TCCC and TCPP STG Travel Grant for PerCom 2026!
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Invited TPC Member of HeadSys 2026 at MobiSys 2026!
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ACM IARCS Grant for PerCom 2026!
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LRNF Travel Grant for SenSys 2026!
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Full paper at CHI 2026 Main Track!
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2 papers at PerCom 2026 WiP Track!
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Full paper at PerCom 2026 Main Track!
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COMSNETS 2026 Travel Grant!
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Poster on BiteSense at ARCS 2026!
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Full paper at COMSNETS 2026!
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Full paper at SenSys 2026!
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Full paper at EICS 2026!
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Selected to receive OmniBuds earable platform!
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ACM/IARCS Travel Grant for PerCom 2025!
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IEEE CS TCCC and TCPP STG Travel Grant for PerCom 2025!
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LRN Foundation Travel Grant for PerCom 2025!
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Full paper at PerCom 2025 + 1 WiP + 1 Artefact!
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TPC Member of COMSNETS Poster Session.
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3 papers at IEEE ICDM, ACM CODS-COMAD, COMSNETS 2024.
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Rank 4, Green Fintech Hackathon, IITJ with RBIH (2024).
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Social Media Chair for COMSNETS 2025!
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Received the Prime Minister Research Fellowship.

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Education & Experience

Education

2020 – Present

Dual Ph.D. – M.Tech. (CSE)

Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur

Mobile and Pervasive Computing. Advisors: Dr. Suchetana Chakraborty & Dr. Sandip Chakraborty.

Thesis Submitted. CGPA: 8.93/10

2016 – 2020

B.Tech. (CSE)

Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi

Experience

Sep 2023 – Mar 2024

Visiting Researcher

University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA

MPSC Lab under Prof. Nirmalya Roy.

Jan 2021 – Present

Teaching Assistant

Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur

Jan 2020 – Jul 2022

Web Developer (Research)

Futural Solutions, New Delhi

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Publications

2026

MorsEar: Toward Generalizable Low-Resource Covert Messaging via Earable-Based Inertial Sensing

Chugh, G., Ghosh, I., Roy, N., Chakraborty, S., & Chakraborty, S.

CHI 2026 Main Track Core A* Honourable Mention Award
VectionSense: Multimodal Inertial-Physiological Cybersickness Detection in Consumer VR

Layal, K., Kumar, A., Chugh, G. & Chakraborty, S.

SAXR 2026 Workshop co-located with CHI 2026 Workshop Core A*
HydratEar: Non-Invasive Hydration Monitoring using In-Ear Acoustic Reflectometry

Chugh, G. & Chakraborty, S.

PerCom 2026 Main Track Core A*
EarFence: Lightweight Ultrasonic Defense for Smart Earbuds Against Hidden Commands

Vadthya, S., Chugh, G. & Chakraborty, S.

PerCom 2026 WiP Track Core A*
CompulsEar: Body-focused Repetitive Behaviors Detection using Earable-Based Inertial Sensing

Kumar, A.*, Sharma, S.*, Chugh, G.* & Chakraborty, S. (*Equal Contribution)

PerCom 2026 WiP Track Core A*

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Awards & Service

Awards & Recognition

Departmental Rank 1 – M.Tech-PhD, IIT Jodhpur
CHI 2026 Honourable Mention Award (MorsEar)
Prime Minister Research Fellowship (2023)
Finalist | Stanford EPIC Data Challenge, USA, Top 5 out of 61
Finalist | IEEE Smart Mobility Challenge, Saudi Arabia, Top 5 out of 175
TCS Research Scholar Fellowship (2023)

Community Service

Social Media Chair for ACM/IEEE COMSNETS 2025, 2026, 2027
TPC Member for HeadSys @ MobiSys 2026
TPC Member of COMSNETS Poster Session 2025, 2026
Web Chair at ACM/IEEE COMSNETS 2024
Reviewer for conferences: CHI, NeurIPS, CSCW, KDD, CHASE, SmartComp
Reviewer for journals: IEEE TMC, Pervasive Computing, PACMHCI

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Contact

Interested in collaboration, research opportunities, or just want to connect? Feel free to reach out.

chugh.2@iitj.ac.in

UbiSys Research Group, Dept of CSE, IIT Jodhpur, Rajasthan 342030, India