Indie Lab
The Indie (Interactive Data and Immersive Environments) Lab is a research lab within the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE) at the University of Florida. The Indie Lab engages in human-centered research of interactive visualizations. Our research focuses on the design and evaluation of applications and techniques that support effective interaction and understanding of data, information, and virtual environments. Research areas include human-computer interaction (HCI), human-centered artificial intelligence (HCAI), visual analytics, virtual reality, augmented reality, 3D interaction, and trust in intelligent systems.
The Indie Lab includes undergraduate and graduate student researchers.
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Faculty
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Eric Ragan
Indie Lab Director
Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering
University of Florida
Contact: eragan@ufl.edu
Student Researchers
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Brett Benda
PhD student, Human-Centered Computing
Research interests: Virtual and augmented reality; 3D interaction techniques; Human-computer interaction
Visit Brett's website
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Shaghayegh "Shae" Esmaeili
PhD student, Human-Centered Computing
Research interests: Information visualization; Visual perception of motion; User experience design
Visit Shae's website
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Jeremy Block
PhD student, Human-Centered Computing
Research interests: Visual analytics; Visual communication; Analytic provenance
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Donald Honeycutt
PhD student, Computer Science
Research interests: Human-centered AI; Applied machine learning; Visual analytics
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Amal Hashky
PhD student, Human-Centered Computing
Research interests: Human-centered AI; Data science; Human-computer interaction
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Benjamin Rheault
PhD student, Computer Science
Research interests: Virtual and augmented reality; Visualization; Data science
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Ahmed Rageeb Ahsan
PhD student, Human-Centered Computing
Research interests: Virtual and augmented reality; Visualization; Data science
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Reza Shahriari
PhD student, Computer Science
Research interests: Usable security; Human-centered AI; Data science
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William Coggins
PhD student, Computer Science
Research interests: Human-centered AI; Explainable AI; Human-computer interaction
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Jennifer "Ferby" Cremer
PhD student, Computer Sciences (Co-advised with chair Dr. Jorg Peters)
Research interests: Medical visualization; Graphics; Virtual reality
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Zoe Brown
BS student, Computer Science
Research interests: Human-computer interaction
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Isabel Mitre
BS student, Computer Science
Research interests: Human-computer interaction
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Yanna Lin
BS student, Computer Science
Research interests: Human-computer interaction
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Tyler Audino
BS student, Computer Science
Research interests: Human-computer interaction
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Sam Lonneman
BS student, Computer Science
Research interests: Visualization; Virtual and augmented reality; Data science
Visit Sam's website
Alumni: PhD Graduates
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Mahsan Nourani
PhD, Computer Science
Research interests: Human-centered AI; Human-computer interaction; Visualization
Visit Mahsan's website
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Sina Mohseni
PhD, Computer Science
Research interests: Machine learning; Human-centered AI; Human-computer interaction
Visit Sina's website
Alumni: Completed Theses
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Dustin Han
MS, Visualization (MS Thesis)
Research interests: Character animation; Virtual and augmented reality
Visit Dustin's website
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Alyssa Peña
MS, Visualization (MS Thesis)
Research interests: Data science; Information visualization; Virtual reality
Visit Alyssa's website
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Shyam Prathish Sargunam
MS, Visualization (MS Thesis)
Research interests: Virtual and augmented reality; 3D interaction
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Suhail Mohamed
MS, Visualization (MS Thesis)
Research interests: Virtual and augmented reality; 3D interaction
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Qinghong Xu
MS, Visualization (MS Thesis)
Research interests: Virtual and augmented reality; Animation; Virtual characters
Visit Qinghong's website
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Kasra Rahimi
BS, Computer Science (Undergraduate Thesis)
Research interests: Virtual and augmented reality
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Travis Stebbins
BS, Computer Science (Undergraduate Thesis)
Research interests: Virtual and augmented reality
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