SalmanMKC
Hi, my name is Salman Muin Kayser Chishti. I'm a Software Engineer at GitHub. Previously Microsoft. Currently working on agentic workflows and actions. Previous research with Oxford and Microsoft. I build XR experiences, research interactive systems, and ship developer tools.
As seen in
Metaverse AR Therapy (CHI 2025, Japan)
Research project exploring AR-based therapeutic experiences in the metaverse — published at CHI 2025.
AR National Gallery — London National Gallery
AR experience trained on paintings from the National Gallery in London — overlays AR storytelling, narration, and contextual information onto recognised artworks.
Augmented Reality Supermarket Experience
Prototype AR demo of an in-store supermarket experience — overlaying product info, navigation, and contextual UI onto a physical shopping environment.
Multiplayer Support - Google XR Blocks
Designed and implemented multiplayer networking for XR Blocks, enabling shared mixed-reality experiences across devices, this includes proximity voice, a shared chat, shared objects that can move, RPC actions, presence and 3 transport protocols. This works across networks, and custom servers as well as locally between devices, Meta Quest, Android XR, mobile and PC
Portals Demo — Google XR Blocks
A showcase XR experience built on XR Blocks demonstrating immersive scene composition and interaction primitives.
Gamepad Controller Support — Google XR Blocks
Added gamepad input support to XR Blocks so developers can build XR apps that work with standard controllers.
On-Device Language Detection + Gemini Voice — Google XR Blocks
Spartial-transcript pipeline that detects language per utterance. Uses Gemini Live for the audio stream and MediaPipe's language detector on device to tag each utterance. Lays out as a chat-style list with the latest at the bottom — slots scale together so it doesn't jump when a new line comes in.
Microsoft Patent — Emphasis Image Generation
Inventor on a Microsoft patent application: "Generation of Emphasis Image with Emphasis Boundary".
Youth WellTech (arXiv, with Microsoft Research)
A global remote co-design sprint for youth mental health technology, with Microsoft Research. I was a mentor and the second-highest contributor on the paper.
Biospatial OpenWorm — NASA Hackathon Award Winner
AR simulation of the C. elegans connectome built for the NASA International Space Apps Challenge.
UCL Agentverse Hackathon #1 — Multi-Agent System
Winning multi-agent system built with CAIPE / LangGraph at the UCL Agentverse Hackathon.
Mixed Reality EEG + PPG Panic Attack Intervention — MIT Reality Hack
Brain–computer interface combining EEG (brain), PPG (heart) and pose detection in mixed reality to support panic attack intervention. Built at MIT Reality Hack.
Mixed Reality Smart Office — HoloLens
HoloLens experience visualising IoT data in 3D with dynamic image tracking on physical devices around the office.
Speaking & Events
A few flagship events I've spoken at or hosted:
| Microsoft Build (Seattle 🇺🇸) | Multiple session host (in-person) |
| Microsoft Ignite | Speaker |
| Microsoft Learn TV | Presenter |
| Microsoft Business Applications Summit | Speaker |
| Microsoft Experience Center | Speaker |
| Microsoft Intern Day | Host |
| Microsoft Imagine Cup Junior | Judge |
Awards
- 🏆 UCL Agentverse Hackathon #1
- 🚀 NASA International Space Apps Award
- 📜 Microsoft Patent Filer
- ☁️ Microsoft Azure MVP
- 🪟 Windows Insider MVP
- 🏅 Microsoft Customer Success Unit Award
- 🥇 Gold Microsoft Learn Student Ambassador
- 🎓 University of Nottingham Community Contributions
- 🧩 Microsoft Intern Puzzle Day 3rd
- ⌨️ Microsoft Typing Competition #1