Heejin Jeong
Email Address: heejinj@uic.eduCollege: Engineering Department: Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Title: Assistant Professor
Office: ERF 2049
Participating in the Chancellor’s Undergraduate Research Awards program: Yes
Research Interest:
The Human-in-Mind Engineering Research (HiMER) Lab designs, implements, and evaluates emerging interactive systems from the human factors perspective to advance the well-being and the quality of life of the people.
Specific research areas we work in our lab include human-computer interaction, human performance/behavior modeling, transportation safety, human interactions with modern emerging technology (e.g., augmented/virtual reality, collaborative robot, and artificial intelligence). Students are expected to work on collaborative research projects with other UIC groups in robotics, computer science, and health science.
We are a human factors engineering research lab to seek interdisciplinary research collaborations with a wide range of fields including engineering, social sciences, and learning sciences. Minimum time commitment in hours per week: 8 Qualifications of a Student:
Minimum qualifications:
- Major in engineering, computer science, engineering psychology, or closely related fields
- Junior or Senior level student
- Minimum GPA of 3.3
Preferred qualifications:
-Strong background in statistical analysis and programming
-Oral and written fluency in English
-Experience in human subject studies using experimental and physiological measurements (e.g., eye-tracking, motion-tracking, EEG, EMG, ECG)
-Experience in scholarly writing and publications Brief Summary of what is expected from the student:
We are looking for students with a willingness to learn new skills, self-motivation, and eagerness to undertake challenging problems.
Tasks may include literature review; computer programming; preparing IRB applications; recruitment and scheduling of research participants; data collection and analyses; and writing reports and publications, depending on students' skill and interest.
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