About Me
Hello! I'm a PhD student in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Queen's University supervised by Dr. Matthew Pan.
My research is at the intersection of human-robot interaction and virtual reality. I'm currently working on creating robotic systems that are capable of facilitating natural and realistic physical interaction within virtual environments, something that is extremely challenging for immersive systems.
I'm interested in safe and robust control strategies for robots operating within human-occupied workspaces that produce both tangible and socially meaningful outcomes.
Research & Publications
A collection of research projects completed during my PhD.
Robotic Characterization of Markerless Hand-Tracking on Meta Quest Pro and Quest 3 Virtual Reality Headsets
March 7, 2025
An evaluation methodology using a robotic manipulator to measure positional accuracy, jitter, and latency, providing a standardized characterization framework for markerless hand-tracking on Quest Pro and Quest 3.
ETHOS: A Robotic Encountered-Type Haptic Display for Social Interaction in Virtual Reality
In Review
ETHOS (Encountered-Type Haptics for On-demand Social interaction) enables natural physical contact in VR for social interactions like handovers, fist bumps, and high-fives.
Social-Physical Interactions with Virtual Characters: Evaluating the Impact of Physicality through Encountered-Type Haptics
In Review
This work investigates how robot-mediated physicality influences the perception of social–physical interactions with virtual characters. We conducted a user study to examine how our encountered-type haptic display adds physicality to virtual character interactions and how this affects presence, realism, enjoyment, and connection metrics.
Education
Neuchatel Junior College
2018 - 2019
Ontario Secondary School Diploma
Queen's University
2019 - 2023
Bachelor of Applied Science in Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Queen's University
2023 - 2027
PhD Student in Electrical and Computer Engineering