A headshot of Sodabe Bandali, the creator of the website. She has long brown hair and a big grin

Sodabe Bandali

Computer Science
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
sodabebandali02@gmail.com

Projects

Selected research and applied projects in immersive technologies, perception, and accessibility.

Selected Projects

Participant using an omnidirectional treadmill in a virtual reality experiment.

Locomotion and Distance Perception on Omnidirectional Treadmills
Investigating how locomotion parameters affect spatial perception in immersive virtual environments using the Cyberith Virtualizer Elite 2 treadmill.
Unity | C# | Virtual Reality | Cyberith Virtualizer Elite 2
[ paper ] [ video ]

Hardware setup used for breathing training research with mobile and VR devices.

Breathing Training System for Radiation Therapy (Vanderbilt University Medical Center)
Developed a VR breathing training system to support patients preparing for radiation therapy by integrating physiological sensing and immersive feedback.
Unity | C# | Meta Quest | Bluetooth Sensors

Augmented reality hallway scene used for spatial navigation and distance judgment experiments.

The Effect of Environmental Clutter on Distance Perception in Augmented Reality
A user study examining whether scene clutter systematically biases distance estimation in optical see-through AR. Built in Unity for Microsoft HoloLens, the project combines blind-walking measures with subjective ratings to characterize AR depth perception.
Unity | C# | Microsoft HoloLens | AR Spatial Mapping

Virtual city scene with guidance overlays used to evaluate safe pedestrian navigation.

Guiding Safe Pedestrian Navigation with Virtual Cues
Explores how virtual cues can improve safe pedestrian decisions in complex virtual street environments.
Unity | C# | AR Spatial Mapping | Human-Computer Interaction