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Our lab had a wonderful time attending the Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) Conference 2026 in Edinburgh, Scotland, from March 16-19, 2026. Our PI, Dr. Eileen Roesler, and several lab members had such a great presence showcasing a diverse range of work from workshops, late-breaking reports, and a student-design challenge. First of all, we would like to…

Our lab had a great time attending the 2025 ASPIRE Conference hosted by the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) last week in Chicago, IL. Attending the HFES annual meeting has always been a valuable learning and networking experience for our team, and this year was no exception as we made contributions to the field…

We have exciting news! Our offices — Dr. Roesler and the PhD team — have officially moved into the brand-new FUSE building, and we’re already making the most of it! Alongside state-of-the-art robotics and human subject lab spaces, we’ve been actively participating in a variety of events, sharing our work through demos and talks. We can’t…

One of the great perks of academia is how easily summer travel can be combined with reconnecting and collaborating with research partners around the globe. As part of this, Dr. Roesler visited her former academic home at TU Berlin for a series of research meetings and spent a full day at the Institute of Ergonomics…

This year, our lab captain, Eileen set sail for the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) to present her work on… drumroll please… who would’ve guessed it—questionnaire validation! And with that, the importance of a well-validated tool was celebrated at yet another major venue of the human factors community—luckily, the audience was a…

We had an outstanding presence at HRI 2025, marking yet another milestone for our still-young research team. Our PI, Eileen, attended alongside her PhD student, Toey, and several members of the hri lab, making it a truly collaborative and successful event. A highlight of the conference was the well-deserved recognition of our researchers. Toey and…

As the Fall 2024 semester draws to a close, I (Dr. Roesler) want to take a moment to reflect on what has been an exciting and transformative few months for our lab. This semester has been filled with progress and plenty of work, all thanks to the incredible effort of our team. While growth always…

Our HAC Lab together with other members of the HRI Lab had the opportunity to welcome the new Provost of GMU, Dr. James Antony, last week! Our team members presented research on embodiment in VR, robot framing and transparency, Explainable AI, and neuroscience.

We had our first official lab meeting of the Fall 2024 semester today! We are excited to have new faces joining us and are looking forward to a productive semester with a range of exciting projects set to begin soon, from virtual reality and robot building to the investigation of explainable AI. Stay tuned for…