As the pre-college outreach and public engagement unit in the Grainger College of Engineering, WYSE offers a variety of summer enrichment programs for pre-college youth from near and far. These summer camps give a flavor of college life while exploring various engineering fields or researching side-by-side with Illinois faculty and students – in Champaign-Urbana, in Chicago, and virtually. Each […]

Nimit presented at the HCI International 2024 Conference on “Evaluation of Large Language Model Generated Dialogues for an AI-Based VR Nurse Training Simulator. This collaborative research explores using LLMs like ChatGPT and Google Gemini to enhance VR nurse training through realistic patient interactions. The study assessed generated scripts using lexical matching, semantic similarity, and sentiment […]

Professor Gupta has received the James Franklin Sharp Outstanding Teaching Award in Industrial Engineering! This award is open to faculty members of the Department of Industrial & Enterprise Systems Engineering who excel in teaching undergraduate industrial engineering. The Sharp Outstanding Teaching Award in Industrial Engineering was established through a philanthropic donation by Dr. James Franklin […]

The Inaugural Student Conference hosted by Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering (ISE) provided a platform for graduate students in ISE to present their research via oral presentations or posters, covering various concentrations such as Data Analytics/ Decision and Control Systems/ Design and Manufacturing/ Financial Engineering/ Operations Research/ Human Factors. Additionally, esteemed professors Simge Küçükyavuz and […]

Since 2008, the Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS) has been the hallmark event of Undergraduate Research Week at the University of Illinois (U of I). Initially attended by just a few hundred undergraduates, participation has surged to well over 800 students. Throughout the day-long event, students showcase their research through concurrent oral and poster presentations, including […]

On April 18th, 2024, the McKechnie Family LIFE Home hosted an open house, providing an opportunity for guests to explore the facility’s research endeavors. Attendees engaged with researchers, robots, and various technologies, while faculty, post-docs, graduate, and undergraduate students presented research demonstrations. Notable guests such as Jim and Karen McKechnie, Michael Vitoux, Cheryl Hanley-Maxwell, Dean […]

The Grainger College of Engineering Open House (EOH) kicked off on April went through April 6. The 102nd Edition of EOH will feature 200+ exhibits organized by 250+ future engineers. Students from all branches of engineering establish displays to emphasize to the public the importance of science in daily life and to demonstrate the potential impact of future technology. Additionally, leading-edge corporations […]

Two of the HXRI Lab members, Jacob and Hank, are doing an internship over the summer. Jacob will be working at Databricks (Bellevue Office) as a full stack software engineering intern on the Workspace Experience team. His focus will be mainly on the core user interface and infrastructure of the Databricks platform. Databricks, Inc. is […]

The HXRI lab members attended the the 2024 HFES – Human Factors and Ergonomics Society International Healthcare Symposium at Chicago Hilton from March 25th till March 27th. The lab members had the chance to engage with professionals in the healthcare technology sector, discussing human factors and current industry trends. A standout moment was Rollin J. […]

On February 16, 2024, the McKechnie Family LIFE Home welcomed students from the Industrial and Systems Engineering program as part of the 2024 Institute of Industrial Systems Engineers (IISE) Regional Conference for Middle Eastern Students. IISE is a key player in advancing industrial and systems engineering, and this event was a student-led initiative offering professional, […]