Current Research Projects

Our work is at the intersection of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Artificial Intelligence (AI), eXtended Reality (XR) and Human-Centered Design (HCD). We strive to understand how pervasive and emerging technologies can help bridge the gap between the physical and digital worlds, especially in the sphere of health & healthcare, and education.

HXI’s work has been funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA), the Center for AIDS Research (CFAR), the UC San Diego Office of Research Affairs, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Moxie Foundation, the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), the European Commission (FP6), Intuitive Surgical, IBM Research and Boeing.

Previous and archived research projects can be found here.

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ARTEMIS: Augmented Reality Technology-Enabled reMote Integrated Surgery

ARTEMIS: Augmented Reality Technology-Enabled reMote Integrated Surgery

A Collaborative Mixed-Reality System for immersive Surgical Telementoring.

VOLI: Voice Assistant for Quality of Life and Healthcare Improvement in Aging Populations

VOLI: Voice Assistant for Quality of Life and Healthcare Improvement in Aging Populations

A personalized and context-aware voice-based digital assistant to improve the quality of life and the healthcare of older adults.

PrototipAR/PintAR: Rapid Prototyping in Augmented Reality

PrototipAR/PintAR: Rapid Prototyping in Augmented Reality

An interactive prototyping tool that explores Augmented Reality for the design of interactive spatial experiences.

UnBIASED: Understanding Biased patient-provider Interactions And Supporting Enhanced Discourse

UnBIASED: Understanding Biased patient-provider Interactions And Supporting Enhanced Discourse

A Social Signal Processing approach to address hidden healthcare bias by improving patient-doctor communication in primary care.

eXtended Collaboration

eXtended Collaboration

Designing XR-mediated remote collaboration systems that exploit the strengths of spatial computing.

Personalizing Trust with Autonomous Vehicles

Personalizing Trust with Autonomous Vehicles

Calibrating trust and reliance in autonomous vehicles at the level of the individual using a custom VR driving simulator.

Mitigating Uncertainty in Online Learning at Scale

Mitigating Uncertainty in Online Learning at Scale

Learning aids that leverage minimally-invasive user context and provide timely AI and peer support.

iContour

iContour

A Mobile System to Support Interactive Contouring and Feedback in Radiation Oncology Training

UbiStroke: Multimodal Computational Assessment of Stroke

UbiStroke: Multimodal Computational Assessment of Stroke

A human-centered AI approach to identify a patient-specific multimodal signature of stroke-related deficits to assist clinical diagnosis of stroke

ChronoSense and Lab-in-a-Box

ChronoSense and Lab-in-a-Box

An extensible, temporally-aware, multimodal data capture software tool.

HoloCPR: Designing and Evaluating a Mixed Reality Interface for Time-Critical Emergencies

HoloCPR: Designing and Evaluating a Mixed Reality Interface for Time-Critical Emergencies

An MR application providing real-time instructions for resuscitation for novices through a combination of visual and spatial cues.

Embodied Coding

Embodied Coding

An AR/VR Programming IDE that centers around the use of Embodied tools and metaphors instead of the traditional wall of text

RECODE|Health: Research Center for Optimal Digital Ethics

RECODE|Health: Research Center for Optimal Digital Ethics

We conduct, support and disseminate empirical research to inform ethical digital health research practices.

DIY Masks

DIY Masks

A pair of DIY masks in response to the COVID-19 shortage of masks.