Sensing, intelligence and immersive technology that extend human capability in life- and time-critical settings.
The Human-centered eXtended Intelligence Research Lab investigates, designs and develops tools, techniques and infrastructure that capture, quantify and interpret human behavior, and bring digital information to the point of action. Most of this work is in health and healthcare, from surgery and acute stroke to clinical communication and mental health, and it extends to education and training, remote collaboration, autonomous mobility, and the ethics and societal impact of digital technology. See our research work.
- Human Sensing & Ambient Intelligence
- eXtended Reality
- Immersive Visualization
- Artificial Intelligence
Our team, led by Dr. Nadir Weibel, investigates, designs, and develops new tools, techniques, and infrastructure to leverage the power of multimodal pervasive sensing and immersive visualization. We strive to first capture, quantify and understand human behavior, and then support better interaction with digital information. Our approach allows us to design and develop human-centered technology that extends human powers and intelligence beyond their current capacity.
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HUMAN-CENTERED DESIGN
Every project begins with need-finding in the field: real-world problems identified with clinicians, patients and other stakeholders, solutions designed with them, and prototypes evaluated in real-world settings for ecological validity.
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EXTENDED INTELLIGENCE
Human sensing and ambient intelligence, artificial intelligence, extended reality and immersive visualization that can augment human capability. These systems capture and interpret human behavior, and bridge the physical and digital worlds by bringing information to the point of action.
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HEALTH & SOCIETY
Life- and time-critical domains where the cost of a breakdown is immediate: acute stroke, surgery, radiation oncology, mental health, autonomous mobility, and equitable access to care.
The HXI Research Lab is part of the Computer Science & Engineering Department at UCSD, and partners with the DesignLab, the Contextual Robotics Institute, the Center for Wireless and Population Health Systems (CWPHS), and the Research Center on Optimal Digital Ethics (ReCODE).
Our main application domains are health and healthcare, along with education, with a particular focus on life- and time-critical settings: emergency care, surgical telementoring, acute stroke, and mental health crisis. Our projects are in collaboration with UCSD Health, the VA San Diego Healthcare System, Kaiser Permanente, the Navy Medical Center San Diego, the Owen Clinic and the AntiViral Research Center, the T. Denny Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion, the Joan & Irwin Jacobs Center for Health Innovation, and San Diego community-based organizations, among others.
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