Undergraduate Student Esha is a BS student studying Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. As an undergraduate research assistant in the HRXI Lab, she is helping to develop virtual reality applications and provides insights. She is also interested in Human-Computer Interaction and computer security, particularly in designing and enhancing user experience. In […]
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Trustan Price
Undergraduate Student Trustan Gabriel Price is an undergraduate student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, majoring in Statistics with minors in Computer Science and Data Science. As a research assistant, he is passionate about machine learning, computer vision, and applied AI in healthcare technology, focusing on data-driven solutions for surgical training and extended reality applications. Beyond […]
Helen Ryding
Undergraduate Student Helen is a Computer Science undergraduate at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with a strong interest in computer vision, human-computer interaction, and AI. At the HXRI lab, she works on object tracking for the neonatal thoracentesis mixed reality simulator, helping to ensure that real-world medical tools align accurately with the virtual simulation. Outside of […]
Sai Meenakshi Hariharan
Researcher Sai Meenakshi is an Academic Researcher in the Department of Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She is actively engaged in research at the HXRI Laboratory, contributing to virtual reality (VR) development projects. Her research interests lie at the intersection of software development and emerging technologies, with a particular […]
Vihaan Khare
Undergraduate Student Vihaan is an Industrial Engineering undergraduate student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Within the HXRI lab, Vihaan is investigating the robustness and features of the neonatal thoracentesis mixed reality simulator application. While it currently runs on the HoloLens 2, Vihaan will also look into methods to have it run on the Meta […]
Hisan Rehan Arshad Maggoon
Undergraduate Student Hisan is an undergraduate student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign majoring in Industrial Engineering. As a researcher in the HXRI Lab, his work focuses on using human ergonomics and human centered design approach to create an endotrachial intubation tester. The availability of a quantitative tester aims to greatly enhance and assess […]
Creighton Cooper
Masters Student Creighton completed his bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Brigham Young University in 2022. He is currently a graduate student in the UIUC iCAN program and is working as a research assistant in the HRXI Laboratory working on developing a VR nurse training simulator project. Creighton is focused on the integration of machine […]
Jay Patel
Masters Student Jay Patel is a graduate student at the Siebel School of Computing and Data Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, in the iCAN program. He works as a research assistant in the HXRI lab. He is currently working on an LLM-based VR nurse training simulator to enhance nurse training through VR immersive simulations in […]
Philip Xie-O’Malley
Undergraduate Student Philip is an undergraduate student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, majoring in Electrical Engineering. As an undergraduate research assistant in the HRXI lab, he works on the VR nurse training simulator project by training wit.ai models using Natural Language Processing and supervising trial tests to continuously improve the simulator’s accuracy and effectiveness […]
Xinhui Hu
PhD Student Xinhui Hu is a Ph.D. candidate in the Information Sciences program at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. Her current research focuses on the intersection of Human-Computer Interaction and User-Centered Design, with a particular emphasis on mental models and empathy virtual reality. Xinhui has contributed her expertise as a user experience researcher to a diverse […]