People
** HiMER Lab is hiring PhD, Master’s, and undergraduate students.
Lab Director
Heejin Jeong, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Human Systems Engineering, The Polytechnic School
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)
His primary research focuses on supporting human decision-making in interactions with autonomous and intelligent systems. He employs various engineering methodologies, including experimental studies, human performance modeling, and data analytics, to address societal challenges in human-systems engineering across domains such as robotics, healthcare, and emerging technologies (e.g., extended reality, artificial intelligence). His research emphasizes extended reality systems for enhancing occupational safety and healthcare rehabilitation training, as well as human-robot collaboration in Industry 5.0 manufacturing systems. He earned his Ph.D. in Industrial and Operations Engineering from the University of Michigan. 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.
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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
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Tianhang Liu
Doctoral student, Human Systems Engineering
Research Interests: Human-Computer Interaction, User Experience, Human-AI Interaction, Extended Reality, Psychophysics, Design, Digital Art
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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
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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
Future Student
Graduate Student
Research Interests: HiMER Research
Future Student
Graduate Student
Research Interests: HiMER Research
Future Student
Graduate Student
Research Interests: HiMER Research
- 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)
- Sruthi Ramadurai, PhD student of Industrial Engineering, UIC (2021~2025)
- Yalda Ghasemi, PhD student of Industrial Engineering, UIC (2020~)
- Safanah Abbas, PhD student of Industrial Engineering, UIC (2020~2025)
- Parian Haghighat, PhD student of Industrial Engineering, UIC (2021~)
Visiting Scholars
Youjin Sung
PhD student (KAIST)
Research Interests: Human-AI Interaction, Extended Reality, Haptics
Billy Park
PhD student (GIST)
Research Interests: VR/MR Interaction, Haptic Device, Haptic Sensor, Tangible Device
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
Future HiMER Students
Undergraduate student
Research Interests: HiMER Research
- 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)