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HCI Lab Director
esolovey@wpi.edu
Dr. Solovey’s Website
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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Lab: Fuller Labs B16
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA 01609
Office: Fuller Labs B232
Worcester, MA 01609
Current Students and Researchers
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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)
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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
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PhD Student
kalkhudaidi@wpi.edu
PhD – WPI (in progress)
Computer Science (HCI)
MS – University of Connecticut (2018)
Computer Science
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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
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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)
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Lab Assistant
hqho@wpi.edu
BS – WPI (in progress)
Computer Science
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Lab Assistant
tcheng1@wpi.edu
BS – WPI (in progress)
Computer Science
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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