Emre Eraslan

Emre Eraslan is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where he works as a graduate research assistant in the Human eXtended Reality Interaction (HXRI) Laboratory. His research focuses on the development and evaluation of immersive, interactive, and intelligent cyber-physical human systems spanning simulation, training, human–system interaction, and autonomous systems.

His work combines modeling and simulation, extended reality (XR), human–automation interaction, and system evaluation within safety-critical and performance-sensitive environments. Across his projects, he contributes to both system development and experimental evaluation, integrating engineering design, simulation technologies, sensing systems, and user-centered performance assessment.

His current and recent projects include:

• A virtual reality-based swarm drone simulator integrating multi-UAV coordination, supervisory control, and immersive operator interaction for emergency-response and training scenarios
• An augmented reality-assisted endotracheal intubation trainer incorporating multisensor force feedback, real-time visualization, and procedural performance evaluation for medical training applications
• A virtual reality nurse–patient communication simulator designed to study interaction dynamics, communication behavior, workload, and training effectiveness in simulated clinical environments
• A multiplayer virtual reality platform for older adults focusing on usability, accessibility, engagement, and social interaction in immersive environments
• Research on shared-control UAV systems investigating interaction between pilots and autonomous control systems, including adaptive control, supervisory control, and human-in-the-loop simulation

In parallel with his research, Emre has extensive teaching experience across engineering disciplines at both undergraduate and graduate levels. He has served as a teaching assistant for courses in control systems, nonlinear systems, dynamics, thermodynamics, heat transfer, systems engineering, and human factors, including ECE515, ECE517, ECE528, IE340, IE360, SE310, ME200, ME320, and TAM212.

His technical background includes simulation and modeling, XR system development, MATLAB/Simulink-based analysis, Unity development, experimental system evaluation, and multidisciplinary engineering research involving healthcare, aerospace, and human-interactive technologies.