Dear Colleagues,

As the Editor-in-Chief of Multimodal Technologies and Interaction (MTI), it is my great pleasure to announce the winner of the MTI 2022 Best PhD Thesis Award. This award is for a PhD student or recently qualified PhD who has produced a highly anticipated thesis with great academic potential.

The award has been granted to:

“Understanding the Design of Playful Gustosonic Experiences” By Yan Wang, Monash University, Australia.

The winner will receive CHF 500, a certificate, and a chance to publish a paper free of charge after peer review in MTI in 2023.

On behalf of the evaluation committee, I would like to congratulate the winner on their accomplishments. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all the applicants for submitting their exceptional theses and the Award Committee for voting and helping with this award.

Prof. Dr. Mark Billinghurst
Editor-in-Chief, Multimodal Technologies and Interaction