4th Annual CHCI Student Research Symposium 2024

June 10, 2024

The CHCI Student Council hosted the 4th Annual CHCI Student Research Symposium on Friday, April 26, 2024, in the Gilbert Place building. The goal of the Symposium was to celebrate the creativity and scholarship of CHCI students and provide feedback from fellow CHCI members in an inclusive and supportive environment. The event was preceded by an end-of-year, center-wide meeting that provided updates and highlights from the year and heard news from faculty and student participants.

A large, bright conference room is filled with people attending a research poster presentation event. Several research posters are displayed around the room, and groups of attendees are engaged in discussions . On the left, a woman in black converses with a man wearing a light blue shirt in front of a poster. In the middle, two men stand near each other, with one pointing towards the posters. On the right side of the room, other groups are gathered, actively discussing the research on display. The room is well-lit, with windows providing natural light and a projector screen at the front displaying presentations. The atmosphere appears lively and collaborative.

Twenty-four teams (comprising forty-six undergraduate or graduate students) presented their research in poster and/or demo format. There were over 50 attendees, including graduate and undergraduate students and faculty from multiple departments. Many thanks to the CHCI Student Council for their incredible effort in making this event a success: Justin Kerobo, Levern Currie, Daniel Manesh, Nikitha Chandrashekar, Matthew Gallagher, Jennifer Mitchell, Udbhaav Mudgil, Saeid Alimoradi, Maryam Rahimi Movassagh, and Morva Saaty.

CHCI Student Council members from left to right: Nakitha Chandrashekar, Jennifer Mitchell, Justin Kerobo, Maryam Rahimi Movassagh, and Daniel Manesh

Awards were conferred for best poster, demo, or video through tallies of attendees' votes on their favorite research projects. Three projects won awards. Each awardee received a custom-designed mug.

1st Place: Cybersecurity in Automated Vehicles: Driver Readiness During Cyber Attacks
Gayoung Ban, Matthew Thompsen (Myounghoon (Philart) Jeon, advisor)

Two people stand next to a research poster titled "Cybersecurity in Automated Vehicles: Driver Responses During Cyber Attacks." The individual on the left, wearing a black polo shirt and beige pants, holds a coffee mug and wears a name tag labeled "Matt." The person on the right, dressed in a black shirt and pants, also holds a coffee mug. Both smile and appear proud of their first-place award. The poster includes various sections such as Abstract, Driving Studies, Cyber Attack Scenarios, Results/Data Analysis, and References. The background setting is a modern, well-lit room with screens and posters visible. — Matthew Thompsen and Gayoung Ban with their poster Cybersecurity in Automated Vehicles: Driver Readiness During Cyber Attacks

Tied for 2nd Place: X-Scape Project
Kirpa Kaur, Catalina Reinhart, Carolina Santos, Tihut Sleshi, Elise Chan, Solomon Leang, Srushti Chiney, Henry Kozurek (Denis Gracanin, advisor)

A group of seven people stands together, smiling for a photo in front of a research poster titled "X-Scape HCI Capstone." From left to right: The first person wears a black blouse, brown pants, and white sneakers. The second person wears a black top, grey trousers, and white sneakers. The third person, kneeling, wears a white blouse, light blue blazer, and light blue pants. The fourth person, also kneeling, wears a black dress and holds a coffee mug. The fifth person stands holding a coffee mug, wearing a blue shirt, khaki pants, and sneakers. The sixth person stands in the back, wearing a light blue plaid shirt and khaki pants. The seventh person wears a white t-shirt, black skirt, and white sneakers. The poster behind them features project details, screenshots, and graphs. — From left to right: Tihut Sleshi, Catalina Reinhart, Kirpa Kaur, Srushti Chiney, Henry Kozurek, Solomon Leang, Carolina Santos with their poster X-Scape Project

Tied for 2nd Place: Backwoods Blackout - Torch XR: Asymmetric Multiplayer Lantern-Lighting Game
Sylvia Bennett, Patrick Goodman, Campbell Griffin, Rebecca Hendricks, Ai Le, Robin Townsend (Denis Gracanin, advisor)

Three people stand smiling in front of a research poster titled "Backwoods Blackout - TorchXR: Asymmetric Multiplayer Lantern-Lighting Game." From left to right: The first person wears a brown vest over a pink shirt, tan pants, and brown ankle boots. The second person wears a blue t-shirt, a navy cardigan, white shorts, and sneakers. The third person wears a black turtleneck sweater, green pants, and brown sneakers, making a hand gesture with fingers crossed. The poster behind them details the game with sections like Introduction, Themes & Design, Game Mechanics, and screenshots from the game. — From left to right: Robin Townsend, Ai Le and Sylvia Bennett with their poster Backwoods Blackout - Torch XR

Below is the complete list of student teams and the project topics that they presented.

Data-Driven Performance Augmentation

Jacqueline Bruen, Udbhaav Mudgil

Emotion and Reliability in the Robot Escape Room

Jiayuan Dong

Investigating the Effects of Happy and Sad Music on Happy and Sad Drivers

Dayna Rohmann, Ziming Fang

Effects of Sentiment-Based Sonification on Fairy Tale Immersiveness

Sophie Thompsen, Yeaji Lee

NDRT and Cybersecurity in HAV

Matthew Thompsen

See You on the Other Side: A Crosswalk Navigation System with Multimodal Alert System for Distracted and Visually Impaired Crosswalk Users

Maryam Rahimi Movassagh

Audience Reasoning of Data-Driven Performance Augmentation

Jacqueline Bruen, Udbhaav Mudgil

Interactive Counting with kids

Sulakna Karunaratna, Daniel Vargas Diaz

Designing Explainable In-vehicle Agents for Conditionally Automated Driving

Manhua Wang, Yujiao Wen, Arav Tripathi, Myounghoon Jeon

SHARP: Exploring Version Control Systems in Live Coding Music

Daniel Manesh

Consuming Gen-AI Videos on SVPs

Tong Wu

Backwoods Blackout: Asymmetric Multiplayer Lantern-Lighting Game

Sylvia Bennett, Patrick Goodman, Campbell Griffin, Rebecca Hendricks, Ai Le, Robin Townsend

Design of Multimodal

Henry Ro

Decision-making with Multiple Social Robots

Jennifer Mitchell

Bridging the Gap: Early Education on Robot and AI Ethics through the Robot Theater Platform in an Informal Learning Environment

Madison Harmon

The Role of Accent: How the Accent of an In-Vehicle Agent Influences Driver Behavior and Perception?

Mungyeong Choe, Nicholas Klip

AI-powered Conversational In-Vehicle Agents

Yeana Lee Bond

DUET: Dual United Event-based Timelines

Andy Luu

Effects of Sentiment-Based Sonification on Fairy Tale Immersiveness

Yeaji Lee

X-Scape Project

Kirpa Kaur, Catalina Reinhart, Carolina Santoz, Tihut Sleshi, Elise Chan, Solomon Leang, Srushti Chiney, Henry Kozurek

Context-Aware Sit-Stand Desk for Promoting Healthy and Productive Behaviors

Donghan Hu

Cybersecurity in Automated Vehicles: Driver Readiness During Cyber Attacks

Gayoung Ban, Matthew Thompsen

Exploring Young Children's Engagement: Mobile Virtual Reality in Informal Learning at Museum Exhibits

Adalia Truong, Hayoun Moon

Investigating Motion Sickness Induction Methods in Automated Vehicles Using Motion-Based Driving Simulators

Abhraneil Dam

A group of people is engaged in conversations during a research poster presentation event. On the left, a row of individuals, including two who were in the previous image, stands next to a research poster while chatting and smiling. In the foreground, a man wearing a black polo shirt and glasses converses with another individual in a green sweater and tan pants. On the right, a person in a grey "Virginia Tech" hoodie and olive-green pants stands in front of another poster, arms crossed and smiling. The background shows a bright, modern conference room with multiple research posters displayed and attendees mingling.

Sticker created by the Student Council for the student symposium. It shows the Hokie Bird wearing a VR headset.