New Delhi, Nov. 13 -- Delhi), Dr. Richa Gupta and Dr. Anmol Srivastava, have received the Qualcomm XR University Research Grant 2026 for their project titled "PathSense: Behavior-Informed Auditory Augmented Reality Framework to Support Allocentric Indoor Navigation of Large Spaces for Blind and Low-Vision Users in India."

Dr. Richa Gupta is the Principal Investigator (PI) of the project, while Dr. Anmol Srivastava is the Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI). The research has been awarded a grant of approximately Rs.62 lakh for a period of three years.

The project focuses on how Audio Augmented Reality (AAR) can help blind and low-vision (BLV) individuals find their way around large indoor spaces on their own. It will look at how they underst...