Dr. Vuthea Chheang is a Postdoctoral Research Staff at the Center for Applied Scientific Computing, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Dr. Chheang was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Delaware. He was a research scientist at the Virtual and Augmented Reality group, and he did his doctoral dissertation at the University of Magdeburg, Germany. He completed his M.Eng in computer science from Chungbuk National University, South Korea, and his B.Sc in computer science and engineering from the Royal University of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. His research focuses on interaction and visualization techniques in human-computer interaction, collaborative virtual reality, and medical visualization for medical planning, training, and interprofessional team collaboration.
Roghayeh Leila Barmaki is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Computer and Information Sciences, University of Delaware, where she leads the Human-Computer Interaction Lab. She graduated from Kharazmi University in 2008, followed by her M.S. in Artificial Intelligence from Iran University of Science and Technology in 2012 and her Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Central Florida in 2016. She completed her Postdoctoral Fellowship at Johns Hopkins University between 2016 and 2018. Her main area of research is Human-Centered Computing and it spans Multimodal Machine Learning, Augmented and Virtual Reality, and Embodied Interface Design for Education and Healthcare.
Joshua G. A. Cashaback graduated with a major in Movement Science from the University of Windsor in 2007, followed by his Ph.D. in Biomechanics from McMaster University in 2013. He is currently an Assistant Professor at the Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Delaware. His areas of expertise cover Neuromechanics and Control of Human Movement and Neuroplasticity and Sensorimotor Learning.
Erik T. Thostenson is currently a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Delaware and holds a joint appointment in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. Professor Thostenson’s research focuses on the processing and characterization of composite materials focusing on nanostructured carbon and advanced fiber reinforcements toward the development of novel multifunctional composites and micro/nano mechanics modeling techniques. During the course of his research, he has developed novel processing and characterization techniques for the development of structure/property relationships in nanotube-reinforced polymer and ceramic composites. His recent research has focused on the use of nanostructured sensors for structural health monitoring (SHM) and wearable sensors. Professor Thostenson, who holds a master’s degree in mechanical engineering and a Ph.D. in materials science from the University of Delaware, performed his master’s and Ph.D. research at the University of Delaware’s Center for Composite Materials. Dr. Thostenson also has a Bachelors’ degree in Composite Materials Engineering (Summa Cum Laude) from Winona State University.
