Greetings from HCI@UD Lab Members!
Lab Director
Dr. Roghayeh (Leila) Barmaki
Assistant Professor, Computer and Information Sciences, Data Science Institute, University of Delaware
Leila is interested in solving high-impact research problems related to healthcare education, using applied machine learning and human-centered computing.
Research Scientists
Dr. Vuthea Chheang
Postdoctoral Researcher
Dr. Chheang currently works as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Delaware. His research is focused on medical training with virtual reality, with specific focus on team collaboration.
Jicheng Li, M.Sc
PhD Candidate
Jicheng Li is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Computer and Information Sciences at the University of Delaware. His research interests are deep learning, computer vision, and human behavior understanding.
Kyle Wang, M.Sc
PhD Student
Kyle is a PhD student in the Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology at the University of Delaware who is interested in how virtual/augmented/mixed reality better shape the world in the healthcare industry. Kyle is currently working on building gamified VR applications to provide assessments of patients’ progress during virtual therapy.
Shayla Sharmin, M.Sc
PhD Student
Shayla is a second-year Ph.D. student. Her research interests include Human-computer Interaction, Human-robot interaction, educational data mining and Computer Vision.
Student Research Assistants
Lauren Baron
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Lauren is an undergraduate honors student studying computer science at the University of Delaware. She is interested in virtual/augmented reality, cybersecurity, and human-computer interaction.
Sydney Segear
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Sydney is an undergraduate student studying computer science at the University of Delaware. Her main interests are human-computer interaction and the medical applications of computer science. She is also on the UD Club Figure Skating Team.
Ryan Bilash
Undergraduate Research Assistants
Alumni
Dr. Kangsoo Kim
Research Scientist
Kangsoo is an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Software Engineering, Schulich School of Engineering, at the University of Calgary (UofC). Before joining the UofC, he was a postdoctoral researcher in the HCI Lab (University of Delaware) and the Synthetic Reality Lab (SREAL), Institute for Simulation and Training with an appointment in the College of Nursing (University of Central Florida). His research interests include pervasive XR (VR/AR/MR), virtual avatars and agents, social interaction in XR, and enhanced perception and cognition in XR.
Dr. Zhang Guo
Ph.D Student
Zhang is a PhD student in the Department of computer and information sciences at the University of Delaware. Her research interests are deep learning, computer vision, and creating virtual/augmentented reality applications.
Dr. Yan-Ming (Steve) Chiou
Ph.D. student
Yan-Ming (Steve) is a PhD student in the Department of computer and information sciences at the University of Delaware. His research interests are social mixed reality, and social robot for cyber-security education.
Weitong (Lexi) Sun
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Lexi is an undergraduate student at the University of Delaware, who graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science with a minor in mathematics and arts. She is interested in human-computer interaction, virtual/augmented reality, and digital art creation.
Qinqi (Kendra) Zhang
Undergraduate Research Assistant
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Arooj Liaqat
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Arooj is a Senior student in Computer Science with a concentration in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence and a minor in Mathematics. Her interests are UI/UX, web development, and software development.
Vincent Beardsley
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Vincent is an undergraduate honors student at the University of Delaware, working towards a bachelor’s degree in computer science with a minor in writing. His interests range over many areas of computer science, including algorithmic analysis, software engineering, operating systems, and many more.
Sury Gupta
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Sury is a graduate student in the Department of Computer and Information Sciences at the University of Delaware. His research interests are augmented and virtual reality, computer vision, 360 photo/video analysis, and entrepreneurship.
Alina Christenbury
Graduate Research Assistant
Alina is a Master student in computer science at the University of Delaware who is interested in human-computer interaction, game development, and virtual/augmented reality.
Taylor Fields
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Taylor is an undergraduate student studying Computer Science at the University of Delaware. She is interested in UX/UI and Product Design and Research and Human-Computer Interaction. She also has a minor in Africana Studies and is on the Varsity Women’s Lacrosse team.
Matthew Bonham
Graduate Research Assistant
Matt is interested in the intersection of human-computer interaction and natural language processing, specifically in the healthcare domain.
Jinay Jain
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Jinay is an undergraduate student studying computer science at the University of Delaware. His main interests include deep learning, augmented reality, and computer vision.
