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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]