{"id":2762,"date":"2026-05-22T20:02:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T20:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hicup.famnit.upr.si\/?p=2762"},"modified":"2026-05-26T20:10:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T20:10:45","slug":"phd-graduation-of-jordan-aiko-deja","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hicup.famnit.upr.si\/index.php\/2026\/05\/22\/phd-graduation-of-jordan-aiko-deja\/","title":{"rendered":"PhD Graduation of Jordan Aiko Deja"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jrdndj.com\/\">Jordan Aiko Deja<\/a>, a former PhD student and member of HICUP Lab, received his doctoral diploma certificate on 22 May 2026, following <a href=\"https:\/\/hicup.famnit.upr.si\/index.php\/2025\/12\/23\/jordan-aiko-deja-successfully-defends-doctoral-thesis\/\">the defense of his PhD dissertation<\/a> on 23 December 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His doctoral research focused on augmented reality and music learning, with particular attention to piano learning and improvisation through adaptive visualisations and digital augmentation. The research examined how augmented piano systems can support learners through adaptive visual feedback, spatiotemporal models, and expert-based guidance. Read more about his projects here:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/hicup.famnit.upr.si\/index.php\/2022\/10\/10\/arpiano\/\">ARPiano project<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/hicup.famnit.upr.si\/index.php\/2025\/08\/27\/improvisar-designing-augmented-reality-piano-roll-for-teaching-improvisation\/\">ImproVisAR<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jordan&#8217;s current work focuses on Spatial, Pervasive, Augmented Creative Experiences, and he is affiliated with the <a href=\"https:\/\/dlsu-hxil.org\/\">Human-X Interactions Laboratory <\/a>at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dlsu.edu.ph\/\">De La Salle University in the Philippines<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"2765\" 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