People

Erin T. Solovey
HCI Lab Director
esolovey@wpi.edu
Dr. Solovey’s Website
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Location & Contact
Lab: Fuller Labs B16
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA 01609
Office: Fuller Labs B232
Worcester, MA 01609

Current Students and Researchers

Christopher Micek
PhD Student
cjmicek@wpi.edu
Personal Website
PhD – WPI (in progress)
Computer Science
BS – Johns Hopkins University (2017)
Biomedical Engineering
Computational Biology (concentration)
Computer Science (minor)
Shruti Mahajan
PhD Student
spmahajan@wpi.edu
Personal Website
PhD – WPI (in progress)
Computer Science
MS – WPI
Computer Science
BS – Cummins College of Engineering for Women, India (2018)
Computer Science
Khulood Alkhudaidi
PhD Student
kalkhudaidi@wpi.edu
PhD – WPI (in progress)
Computer Science (HCI)
MS – University of Connecticut (2018)
Computer Science
Max Chen
PhD Student
mjchen@wpi.edu
Personal Website
PhD – WPI (in progress)
MS – WPI (2022)
Interactive Media & Game Development
BEng – Wuhan University of Technology (2020)
Chemical Engineering
Shawn Gilles
PhD Student
sgilles@wpi.edu
PhD – WPI (in progress)
Computer Science
MS – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (2022)
Computer Science
BS – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (2020)
Huy Ho
Lab Assistant
hqho@wpi.edu
BS – WPI (in progress)
Computer Science
Tina Cheng
Lab Assistant
tcheng1@wpi.edu
BS – WPI (in progress)
Computer Science
Abbas Jivan
Lab Assistant
ahjivan@wpi.edu
BS – WPI (in progress)
Computer Science

Past Students and Researchers

Doctoral Researchers:

  • Alicia Howell-Munson – Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, May 2023, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
  • Reza Moradinezhad – Computer Science, June, 2022, Drexel University
  • Denisa Qori – Computer Science, December 2021, Drexel University
  • Ruixue Liu – Computer Science, December 2020, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
  • Fei Gao – Engineering Systems Division, February 2016, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Jason Ryan – Engineering Systems Division, July 2014, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Masters Researchers:

  • James Plante – Computer Science, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, May 2022
  • Alicia Howell-Munson – Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, August 2019
  • Kim Jackson – Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, June 2012
  • Christopher Berardi – System Design and Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, January 2013
  • Pallavi Powale – Course VI (Computer Science), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, June 2013
  • Radhika Malik – Course VI (Computer Science), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, June 2013
  • Margarita Parasi – Computer Science, Tufts University, 2010
  • Nada Attar – Computer Science, Tufts University, 2009

Undergraduate Researchers:

  • Amanda Jones, WPI, Summer 2022
  • Maya Liao, NSF REU, Summer 2022
  • Humza Qureshi, Early Research Experience in E term, WPI, Summer 2022
  • Nikola Grozdani, Early Research Experience in E term, WPI, Summer 2022
  • Khash Hatami, NSF REU, Summer 2022
  • Eric Schmid – WPI, Summer 2021
  • Lilly-Beth Linnell – WPI, Summer 2021
  • Sophia Silkaitis – NSF REU, WPI, Summer 2021
  • Victoria Buyck – NSF REU, WPI, Summer 2021
  • Brittany Henriques – NSF REU, WPI, Summer 2021
  • Dang Tran – Early Research Experience in E Term, WPI, Summer 2021
  • Evans Owusu – Early Research Experience in E Term, WPI, Summer 2021
  • Ally Salvino – Early Research Experience in E Term, WPI, Summer 2020
  • Zijian Guan – Early Research Experience in E Term, WPI, Summer 2020
  • Eric Schmid – NSF REU, Computer Science Internship Program, WPI, Summer 2020
  • James Plante – NSF REU, Computer Science Internship Program, WPI, Summer 2020
  • Ellery Buntel – NSF REU, WPI, Summer 2020
  • Chau Do – Computer Science Internship Program, WPI, Summer 2020
  • Molly Sunray – Computer Science Internship Program, WPI, Summer 2020
  • Claire Nicholas – Summer Research Intern, WPI, Summer 2020
  • Hannah Borges – Summer Research Intern, WPI, Summer 2020
  • Yihan (Sylvia) Lin – DraftKings Fellowship, WPI, Summer 2019
  • Hannah Borges – DraftKings Fellowship, WPI, Summer 2019
  • Chau Do – Early Research Experience in E Term, WPI, Summer 2019
  • Leah Friedman – Co-op student, April-June 2018. CRA-W/CDC Collaborative Research Experience for Undergraduates (CREU), September 2018-June 2019
  • Aria Kim – Williams College, CRA/CDC Distributed Research Experience for Undergraduates, Summer 2017
  • Caitlin McElwee – Rowan University, CRA/CDC Distributed Research Experience for Undergraduates, Summer 2017
  • Anush Lingamoorthy – Co-op student, April-September 2017
  • Juan Garcia Lopez – Co-op student, April-September 2017
  • Jeremy Solomon – Co-op student, April-September 2017
  • Weidi Tang – Co-op student, April-September 2017
  • Safa Aman – Students Tackling Advanced Research (STAR) Scholar Program, Computer Science, Drexel College of Computing & Informatics, Summer 2016
  • Monica Jesteen – Students Tackling Advanced Research (STAR) Scholar Program, Computer Science, Drexel College of Computing & Informatics, Summer 2016
  • Enioluwa Segun – Students Tackling Advanced Research (STAR) Scholar Program, Computer Science, Drexel College of Computing & Informatics, Summer 2016
  • Jianfei Li – Co-op student, September 2015-March 2016
  • Calan Farley – Co-op Project, March-September 2015
  • Shelby Keating – Co-op Project, March-September 2015. CRA-W/CDC Collaborative Research Experience for Undergraduates (CREU), September 2015-June 2016
  • Phoebe Wooldridge – CRA/CDC Distributed Research Experience for Undergraduates, Summer 2015
  • Craig Carr – Students Tackling Advanced Research (STAR) Scholar Program, Computer Science, Drexel College of Computing & Informatics, Summer 2015
  • Patrick Hislop – Students Tackling Advanced Research (STAR) Scholar Program, Computer Science, Drexel College of Computing & Informatics, Summer 2015
  • Paritosh Gupta – Students Tackling Advanced Research (STAR) Scholar Program, Computer Science, Drexel College of Computing & Informatics, June 2014
  • My Le – Co-op Project, March-June 2015
  • Radhika Malik – Undergraduate Advanced Project, Course VI (Computer Science), 2011-2012, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Pallavi Powale – Undergraduate Advanced Project, Course VI (Computer Science), 2011-2012, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Rodolfo Alarcon – Course VI (Computer Science), 2011-2012, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Carolyn Chang – Course VI (Computer Science), 2012-2013, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Dylan Joss – Course VI (Computer Science), 2012-2013
  • Hadar Rosenhand – NSF Computing Undergraduates Scholars Program, Spring 2007, Tufts University
  • Kelly Moran – NSF Computing Undergraduates Scholars Program, Spring 2007, Tufts University

Visiting Researchers:

  • Joseph Lima – Ashland Middle School, NSF-Sponsored Research Experience for Teachers, Summer 2021
  • Anna Eng – NSF-Sponsored Research Experience for Teachers, Summer 2021
  • Kyle Ellis – NSF-Sponsored Research Experience for Teachers in Machine Learning for Human-Centered Computing, Summer 2018
  • Damian Baraty – NSF-Sponsored Research Experience for Teachers in Machine Learning for Human-Centered Computing, Summer 2018
  • Patricia Rahmlow – NSF-Sponsored Research Experience for Teachers in Machine Learning for Human-Centered Computing, Summer 2017
  • Gloria Houseman – NSF-Sponsored Research Experience for Teachers in Machine Learning for Human-Centered Computing, Summer 2017. NSF-Sponsored Research Experience for Teachers in Engineering and Computer Science Site for Big Data, Machine Learning and CS Principles, Summer 2015
  • Bruce Karpe – NSF-Sponsored Research Experiences for Teachers in Engineering and Computer Science Site for Big Data, Machine Learning and CS Principles, Summer 2015