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Our People
Lab Director
Assistant Professor
Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering
Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering
San José State University
Email: gaojian.huang@sjsu.edu
Graduate Students
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Zhi Zhang
Major: Human Factors/Ergonomics
Department: Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering
Email: zhi.zhang@sjsu.edu
Zhi Zhang is a second-year human factor and ergonomic master program student with background in Psychology and Film Study. Her current interests are human factor research and design. She has had experience in older/disable adults and smart home technology research, with potential to continue related studies in the lab. She is obsessed with suspense films. Her hobbies are camping and playing instruments.
Aries Chu
Major: Human Factors/Ergonomics
Department: Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering
Email: aries.chu@sjsu.edu
Aries is a first-year Human Factors and Ergonomics Concentration in UX Master’s student at San Jose State University. Her background is in Cognitive Science focused on Linguistics and Computer Science and has previous experience working with artificial agents and human communication. In the future, she plans to become a Researcher, who specializes in how users perceive Voice Assistants in autonomous vehicles. During her free time, she likes to travel to different countries and online shop.
Nidhi Deshpande
Major: Human Factors/Ergonomics
Department: Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering
Email: nidhimilind.deshpande@sjsu.edu
Nidhi is a Master's student studying Human Factors and Ergonomics (HFE) in the Industrial and Systems Engineering department at SJSU. She studied Computer Science for her bachelor’s degree and has worked as a software developer, predominantly as a front-end developer for a few years. Her professional goal is to become a product designer where she can leverage her past experiences and new learnings.
Poorva Jain
Major: Human Factors/Ergonomics
Department: Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering
Email: @sjsu.edu
Poorva is a master's student in the Human Factors and Ergonomics program at SJSU. She is an international student from India and has a background in architecture. She is interested in user-centered design and research across different domains. She enjoys reading novels and sketching during her free time.
Wei-Hsiang Lo
Major: Human Factors/Ergonomics (HFE)/ User Experience Concentration
Department: Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering
Email: weihsiang.lo@sjsu.edu
Wei-Hsiang is a Human Factors Engineering (HFE)/User Experience Concentration master's student at San Jose State University with a background in industrial design. He is passionate about understanding how design can be used to provide personalized solutions for different user groups, with a particular focus on exploring the potential for enhancing situational awareness in elderly individuals after sensory degradation, especially in the context of driving. His future professional goal is to become a researcher or designer who integrates inclusive design into in-vehicle human-machine interaction.
Jinyoung Lee
Major: Human Factors/Ergonomics
Department: Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering
Email: jinyoung.lee@sjsu.edu
Jinyoung is a master’s student in the Human Factors and Ergonomics program. She
has studied philosophy and literature for her bachelor’s degree and has transitioned to
studying human experiences in the functional world. Her goal is to become a UX
Designer that solves human factors problems for various products. She likes archery,
drawing, and Sci-Fi.
Undergraduate Students
Sanvee Boutuivi Kouam Pedro
Major: Industrial and Systems Engineering
Department: Mechanical Engineering
Email: brenna.nettles-miller@sjsu.edu
Sanvee Boutuivi Kouam Pedro is a 3rd year Mechanical Engineering student. He is originally from Togo in West Africa and has a profound passion for machines and the automotive industry. His ambition is to conduct research on materials that can improve safety and durability in human-machine interfaces. Pedro believes that by developing innovative materials, there can be significant enhancements in how humans interact with machines. Whether he is working on designing better controls or crafting more durable components, he is enthusiastic about contributing to the progress of this domain
BAT Lab Alumni
Vidya Krishnamoorthy (graduate student, Spring 2022): @ Tesla, Inc
Kimberly Martinez (graduate student, Spring 2023): @ American Rheinmetall Vehicle
Brenna Nettles-Miller (undergraduate, Spring 2023): @ Sammina Corporation
Miaomiao Dong (graduate student, Fall 2023): @ Westat
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