** HiMER Lab is hiring PhD, Master’s, and undergraduate students.
People
Lab Director
Heejin Jeong
Assistant Professor
Human Systems Engineering, The Polytechnic School
- [email protected]
- 602/496-3538
- Santa Catalina Hall Rm 150L 7271 E Sonoran Arroyo Mall Mesa AZ 85212
Biomedical Engineering Graduate Faculty, The School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering
Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, Arizona State University
Affiliate Faculty, John Shufeldt School of Medicine and Medical Engineering
Affiliate Faculty, Global Security Initiative (GSI)’s Center for Human, Artificial Intelligence, and Robot Teaming (CHART)
Chair, Korean-American Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (K-HFES), 재미 한인 인간공학 연합
Dr. Heejin Jeong is an Assistant Professor with the Polytechnic School, the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, Arizona State University, Mesa, AZ, USA, and is also affiliated with the John Shufeldt School of Medicine and Medical Engineering. He received his Ph.D. degree in Industrial and Operations Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, in 2018. His research interests include extended reality systems for occupational safety enhancement and healthcare rehabilitation training, as well as human–robot collaboration in Industry 5.0 manufacturing systems. Dr. Jeong has received numerous prestigious awards, including the 2023 Applied Ergonomics Conference/Texas A&M Ergo Center Young Investigator Award, the 2024 ASU Faculty Women’s Association Outstanding Faculty Mentor – Early Career Award, the 2025 ASU Featured MORE Faculty – Outstanding Mentor Award, the NSF CAREER Award, and the 2025 HFES William C. Howell Young Investigator Award. He is also the co-editor of the book “Human-Centered Metaverse: Concepts, Methods, and Applications.”
Graduate Research Assistants
Allison Bayro
PhD Candidate, Biomedical Engineering
Research Interests: Virtual & Augmented Reality, Physiological Signals, Human-Machine Interaction, Wearable Sensors, Machine Learning, and Cognitive Abilities
Hari Iyer
PhD Candidate, Human Systems Engineering
Research Interests: Human-Machine Interaction, Musculoskeletal Ergonomics, Computer Vision, Simulation Software
Tianhang Liu
Doctoral student, Human Systems Engineering
Research Interests: Human-Computer Interaction, User Experience, Human-AI Interaction, Extended Reality, Psychophysics, Design, Digital Art
Hanna Choi
Doctoral student, Human Systems Engineering
Research Interests: Human–AI Interaction, Human–Computer Interaction, Human–Robot Interaction, Virtual Reality, Wearable Technology, Haptics, E-textiles, UX Design
Bryan Havens
Master student, Human Systems Engineering (User Experience Research) – Thesis
Research Interests: Human-Computer Interaction, Remote Collaboration, Extended Reality, User Experience
Shyam Ganatra
Master student, Robotics – Thesis
Research Interests: AI, Autonomous Driving, Cognitive Robotics, Human-Robot Interaction, Computer Vision, Simulation Software
Bhairavi Jangale
Master student, User Experience
Research Interests: User Experience, Augmented reality, Virtual Realty, 3D Animation, Digital Media
Mikyo Cha
Master student, Human Systems Engineering
Research Interests: Human-centered AI and AI-driven decision support systems; Data-driven service and platform design
- Tejaswini Indukuri, Master student of UX, ASU (Spring 2024)
- Zeel Bhatt, Master student of Robotics, ASU – SURI (Summer 2023)
- Vardan Chadha, Master student of User Experience, ASU – SURI (Summer 2023)
- Yalda Ghasemi, PhD student of Industrial Engineering, UIC (2020~)
- Parian Haghighat, PhD student of Industrial Engineering, UIC (2021~)
- Sruthi Ramadurai, PhD student of Industrial Engineering, UIC (2021~2025); Penn State University
- Safanah Abbas, PhD student of Industrial Engineering, UIC (2020~2025); King Abdulaziz University
Visiting Scholars
Billy Park
PhD student (GIST)
Research Interests: VR/MR Interaction, Haptic Device, Haptic Sensor, Tangible Device
Hanseok Jeong
PhD student (KAIST)
Research Interests: HCI, Sensing Technology, Computer Vision, AI, Wearable Devices
Undergraduate Research Assistants
Suryansh Gupta
Undergraduate student, Industrial Engineering
Research Interests: Engineering Psychology, UX, Industrial Statistics, Quality Engineering
Nathaniel Teo
Undergraduate student, Computer Systems Engineering, Barrett
Research Interests: Virtual Reality, Wearable Technology, Prosthetics, Hardware Design, Computer Architecture
- Palak Jain, Barrett, Undergraduate student of Human Systems Engineering with User Experience (Fall 2024), LinkedIn
- Sabah Ashfeen, Barrett, Undergraduate student of Computer Science (Summer 2024-Fall 2024)
- Srivatsan Swaminathan, Barrett, Undergraduate student of Biology/Biological Sciences (Spring 2024-Summer 2024)
- Bisman Sahni, Barrett, Undergraduate student of Computer Science (Fall 2023-Fall 2024) LinkedIn
- Cayden Matherly, Undergraduate student, Human Systems Engineering (Spring 2024-Fall 2024) LinkedIn
- Hyein Jung, Undergraduate student, Mechanical Engineering (POSTECH) (SURI, Summer 2024) LinkedIn
- Limary Rodriguez Portals, Barrett, Undergraduate student of Mechanical Engineering (Fall 2022 – Spring 2024) LinkedIn
- Kenneth Wang, Undergraduate student of Computer Science and Mathematics (Spring and Fall 2023)
- Bryan Havens, Undergraduate student (Summer Visiting Scholar), Industrial Engineering, UIC (Summer 2023)