Varun Mishra, PhD
Assistant Professor at Northeastern University, Khoury College of Computer Sciences and Bouvé College of Health Sciences; Deputy Director, Emerging Technologies and Data Analytics Core, Center for Technology and Behavioral Health, Dartmouth College
Varun Mishra is an Assistant Professor at Northeastern University, with joint appointment in the Khoury College of Computer Sciences and the Bouvé College of Health Sciences.
His research lies at the intersection of ubiquitous computing, machine learning, human-centered computing, and behavioral science, with a focus on developing digital health systems that understand and adapt to individuals’ changing behaviors, needs, and contexts. His work spans three interconnected research areas: sensing human behaviors and states from noisy and incomplete real-world data, sensemaking of longitudinal behavioral information to generate meaningful and actionable insights, and adaptive interaction to enable computing systems to engage with individuals in ways that respond to their evolving circumstances. His research has applications in mental and behavioral health, including stress, substance use, and healthy aging.
Prior to joining Northeastern, Dr. Mishra was a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Computer Science and the Center for Technology and Behavioral Health (CTBH) at Dartmouth College. He received his PhD in Computer Science from Dartmouth College in 2021, where he was advised by Prof. David Kotz.
Selected Publications
- Mishra V, Künzler F, Kramer JN, Fleisch E, Kowatsch T, Kotz D. Detecting receptivity for mHealth interventions in the natural environment. Proc ACM Interact Mob Wearable Ubiquitous Technol. 2021 Jun;5(2):74. doi: 10.1145/3463492. PMID: 34926979; PMCID: PMC8680205.
- Koch K, Mishra V, Liu S, Berger T, Fleisch E, Kotz D, Wortmann F. When do drivers interact with in-vehicle well-being interventions? An exploratory analysis of a longitudinal study on public roads. Proc ACM Interact Mob Wearable Ubiquitous Technol. 2021 Mar;5(1):19. doi: 10.1145/3448116. PMID: 35178497; PMCID: PMC8849608.
- Mishra V, Sen S, Chen G, Hao T, Rogers J, Chen CH, Kotz D. Evaluating the reproducibility of physiological stress detection models. Proc. ACM Interact. Mob. Wearable Ubiquitous Technol. 2020 Dec;4(4):147.
- Mishra V, Pope G, Lord S, Lewia S, Lowens B, Caine K, Sen S, Halter R, Kotz D. Continuous detection of physiological stress with commodity hardware. ACM Trans Comput Healthc. 2020 Apr;1(2):8. doi: 10.1145/3361562. PMID: 32832933; PMCID: PMC7442214.