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 […]
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Shreekant Gokhale
Masters Student Shreekant completed his master’s in Industrial Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2023. He is currently a graduate research assistant in the HXRI Laboratory, actively contributing to a VR nurse training simulator project. In this role, he has focused on evaluating scripts generated by Large Language Models using autonomous metrics and […]
Nimit Kapadia
Masters Student Nimit Kapadia is a Masters’ student in the Department of Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He is specializing in Computer Science and Advanced Analytics. His research work includes contributions to Data Science, Natural Language Processing, Computer Vision, Extended Reality (XR), financial engineering and medical cyber-physical systems. Nimit’s […]
Chin-Hao Lo
Masters Student Hank is an MCS student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He works on VRtual Ed project in the HRXI lab. Additionally, His primary research interests lie in system programming, machine learning, and virtual reality.
Jacob Stolker
Undergraduate Student Jacob is a BS-MCS student at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, studying Computer Science. As an undergraduate research assistant in the HRXI Lab, he primarily works on developing VR applications and providing technical advice and perspective. Apart from his research, he is interested in systems, computer hardware, computer security, and cryptography. In his […]
Sainath Ganesh
Masters Student Sainath is a masters student majoring in CS at UIUC. He loves working with emerging technologies such as AR/VR, Computer Vision and AI. He has been appreciated by the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi for his work utilizing VR and AI for Yoga and has also received a research grant from Nvidia […]
Ben Guan
Undergraduate Student Ben is a BS-MCS student currently studying computer science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He enjoys game development on the side and works as a developer on several VR apps for the CREATE VR Project. Currently, he is working on various quality of life features for these apps in Unity. Outside […]
Qiyuan Cheng
Masters Student (Thesis) Qiyuan is a masters student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, majoring in Industrial Engineering and currently working on his thesis. As a graduate research assistant in the HXRI Lab, his research focuses on using human factors methodologies to design, develop, and evaluate VR applications to enhance cognitive, social, and activity engagement […]
Emre Eraslan
PhD Student Emre Eraslan is a PhD student in the Department of Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He serves as a graduate research assistant at the Human eXtended Reality Interaction (HXRI) Laboratory and has actively contributed to several CREATE VR initiatives over the past two years. His work spans […]
Avinash Gupta
Director Avinash Gupta email: avinashg@illinois.edu Dr. Avinash Gupta is a Specialized Teaching Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He is also a faculty affiliate in the Jump Simulation Center, CI-MED. He teaches software and hardware engineering courses in the Masters in Health Technology program. […]