I am an assistant professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Queen’s University in Kingston, Canada, and the director of the Machine Intelligence and Human-Robot Interaction Laboratory (MItRHIL). My current research agenda explores human-robot interaction from a variety of physical and social facets. Previously, I was positioned at Disney Research Los Angeles where I led a variety of projects involving social and physical human-robot interaction, and virtual/augmented/mixed reality technologies.
I obtained a PhD in Mechanical Engineering at The University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. My dissertation on the exploration of non-verbal cues used in human-robot handovers can be found here.
I received my B.A.Sc. (Honours) from The University of Waterloo in Mechatronics Engineering with Biomechanics Option, and M.A.Sc. from UBC in Mechanical Engineering. From 2009 to 2018, I was a research assistant at the Collaborative Advanced Robotics and Intelligent Systems (CARIS) Laboratory under the direction of Elizabeth Croft.
My research interests generally fall within the categories of human-machine interaction and human augmentative/assistive technologies. Previously, my work has involved the study of haptic displays, affective computing and human-computer interaction (HCI). I am currently engaged in research investigating novel methods of performing human-robot co-operative manipulation of objects (e.g., handover and co-operative lifting of objects), as well as virtual and augmented reality.
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