Dustin Tyler Students
Laura McGann
Case Western Reserve, Biomedical engineering, Class of 2027
Laura’s research examines user experience and performance in the context of human-in-the-loop (HITL) systems through a combination of physiological, functional, and subjective measures. The goal is to study how tactile feedback and other informational HITL interface elements affect phenomenological outcomes like embodiment.
Leah Marie Roldan
Case Western Reserve, Neuroengineering, Class of 2024
Leah’s research is focused on evaluating how multiple perception points are integrated and perceived, and how temporal properties of stimulation may alter the final sensation.
Margaux Randolph
Case Western Reserve, Neuroengineering, Class of 2027
Margaux’s research is focused on preclinical peripheral nerve interface development for applications in sensory restoration and chronic pain. She is specifically concerned with the development of highly selective interfaces which can increase the therapeutic capabilities of peripheral nerve stimulation as a whole.
Nabeel Chowdhury
Case Western Reserve, Neuroengineering, Class of 2024
Nabeel’s research focuses on sensorimotor integration of peripheral nerve stimulation with the basic motor system.
Rachel Jakes
Case Western Reserve, Biomedical engineering, Class of 2026
Rachel uses peripheral nerve stimulation to provide the sense of touch across realities.
Sedona Cady
Case Western Reserve, Biomedical engineering, Class of 2024
Vlad Marcu
Case Western Reserve, Biomedical engineering, Class of 2025
Vlad studies optimizing nerve stimulation selectivity using multipolar electrical stimulation.
Emily Graczyk Students
Bryn Spilker
Case Western Reserve, Biomedical Engineering, Class of 2027
Bryn studies how simultaneous co-application of multiple stimulation modalities affects the perceptual experience and neural coding of the sensation
Roberto Peralta
Case Western Reserve, Modeling and Biomimetic Stimulation Paradigm Development, Class of 2027
Roberto graduated from the University of Arizona with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and minors in French and Mathematics. He completed 4 years of undergraduate research in device development in the Gutruf Lab, and is a recipient of the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation Scholarship and the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship.
Jonah Mudge
Case Western Reserve, Biomedical Engineering, Class of 2026
Jonah’s research focuses on restoring proprioception, the body’s sensation of limb position and movement. His work involves characterizing proprioception through implanted electrical stimulation in people with upper limb loss and through non-invasive surface electrical stimulation.
Michael Fu Students
Luis Mesias Flores
Case Western Reserve, Electrical Engineering, Class of 2025
Luis is studying Electrical Engineering with a focus on virtual reality, teleoperation, and electrical stimulation haptic feedback.
Pan Li Students
Runchao Li
Case Western Reserve, Computer and Data Science, Class of 2026
Runchao’s primary interests are distributed learning, AI and security.
Mu Sheng
Case Western Reserve, Computer Science, Class of 2029
Mu Sheng is researching machine learning and security.
Yao Fu
Case Western Reserve, Computer and Data Science, Class of 2027
Yao is dedicated to advancing knowledge in the field of deep learning, particularly focusing on areas such as federated learning, model compression, data distillation, generative models, and language models.
Alexis E. Block Students
Austin Wilson
Case Western Reserve University, Class of 2026, Computer Engineering
Austin’s research focuses on human-computer interactions.
Zonghe Chua Students
Sai Jiang
Case Western Reserve, Electrical Engineering, Class of 2028
Sai studies Teleoperation Optimization, Enhanced Virtual Reality, Robotic and Haptic
Kathryn Daltorio Students
Jianfeng (Tom) Zhou
Case Western Reserve, Robotics, Class of 2025
Tom’s research focuses on Human Robot Interaction, Haptics, Mechatronics, Sensors, and Teleoperation.
Hossein Miri Lavansani Students
Khan Zobayer Hassan
Case Western Reserve, Electrical Engineering, Class of 2026
Khan is interested in hardware security and RFIC design.
Nick Zingale Students
Kelleigh Beatty
Cleveland State, Public Administration and Urban Studies, Class of 2026
Claire Foley
Cleveland State, Urban Studies and Public Affairs, Class of 2027
Claire is a NSF Research Traineeship Fellow in the Center for Human Machine Systems.
Veronica Santos Students
Evan Harber
UCLA, Robotics, Class of 2026
Evan’s research pursuits thus far have revolved around three key concepts: tactile sensing, deformable, object modeling, and robotic motion planning.
Jimmy Penaloza
UCLA, Robotics, Class of 2026
Jimmy studies tactile and proximity sensing for safe human-robot interactions
Cole Ten
UCLA
Cole studies underwater tactile sensor skins and tactile sensor data for haptic displays
Mumbi Whidby
UCLA, Mechanical Engineering, Class of 2027
Mumbi is studying design robotics and manufacturing
Huajing Zhao
UCLA, Mechatronics
Huajing focuses on robotic manipulation of deformable objects and tactile sensing for safe human-robot interactions.
An Wang Students
Haonan Shi
Case Western Reserve, Computer Science, Class of 2027
Haonan studies privacy, federate learning, and security.
Jonathan Posner Students
Sung Min Kang
University of Washington, Electrical Engineering, Class of 2026
Sung Min studies soft robotics, flexible materials, and microelectromechanical systems.
Luke Osborn Students
Oranatt Chaichanasittikarn
Case Western Reserve University, Neuroengineering, Class of 2029
Oranatt’s research focuses on investigating neurophysiological mechanisms of multi-sensory feedback to enhance prosthetic embodiment and user integration.
