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, Global Security Initiative (GSI)’s Center for Human, Artificial Intelligence, and Robot Teaming (CHART)
His primary research supports human decision-making in interactions with autonomous and intelligent systems. He applies various engineering methodologies, such as experimental studies, human performance modeling, and data analytics, to address societal challenges in human-system engineering domains including robotics, healthcare, and emerging technologies (e.g., extended reality, artificial intelligence). His focuses include extended reality systems for enhancing occupational safety and healthcare rehabilitation training, as well as human-robot collaboration in Industry 5.0 manufacturing systems. He received his PhD in Industrial and Operations Engineering from the University of Michigan. Previously, he was an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the University of Illinois at Chicago (2019-2022) and he was trained as a postdoctoral research fellow at the Human Factors Group of the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute.
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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
Doctoral student, 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

Bryan Havens
Master student, Human Systems Engineering (User Experience Research)
Research Interests: Human-Computer Interaction, Remote Collaboration, Extended Reality, User Experience

Shyam Ganatra
Master student, Robotics
Research Interests: AI, Autonomous Driving, Cognitive Robotics, Human-Robot Interaction, Computer Vision, Simulation software

Future HiMER Students
Graduate students
Research Interests: HiMER Research
- Sruthi Ramadurai, PhD student of Industrial Engineering, UIC (2021~)
- Yalda Ghasemi, PhD student of Industrial Engineering, UIC (2020~)
- Safanah Abbas, PhD student of Industrial Engineering, UIC (2020~)
- Parian Haghighat, PhD student of Industrial Engineering, UIC (2021~)
- Zeel Bhatt, Master student of Robotics, ASU – SURI (Summer 2023)
- Vardan Chadha, Master student of User Experience, ASU – SURI (Summer 2023)
Visiting Scholars

Youjin Sung
PhD student (KAIST)
Research Interests: Human-AI Interaction, Extended Reality, Haptics
Undergraduate Research Assistants

Cayden Matherly
Undergraduate student, Human Systems Engineering
Research Interests: Psychology, Human-Product Interaction, Product Design

Bisman Sahni
Barrett, Undergraduate student, Computer Science
Research Interests: AI, Cyber Security, XR

Sabah Ashfeen
Barrett, Undergraduate student, Computer Science
Research Interests: AI, HCI, XR, UX

Palak Jain
Barrett, Undergraduate student, Human Systems Engineering with User Experience
Research Interests: Product Design, User Research, Human Cognition, VR

Future HiMER Students
Undergraduate student
Research Interests: HiMER Research

Future HiMER Students
Undergraduate student
Research Interests: HiMER Research
- 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)