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Our People
Graduate Students
Kimberly Martinez
Major: Human Factors/Ergonomics
Department: Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering
Email: kimberly.d.martinez@sjsu.edu
Kimberly is a Master’s student in Industrial and Systems Engineering, centered in the Human Factors and Ergonomics Program with a background in Cognitive Science (emphasizing in HCI/AI). Her interest’s lie in understanding and improving the way people perceive and interact with technology, while needing to make decisions and problem solve under pressure. She is currently working towards her becoming a Human Factors Researcher in the domain of autonomous vehicles and accessibility. In her free time she enjoys hiking and reading. Kimberly is also the lab manager of the BAT Research Lab.
Kevin Joel Salubre
Major: Human Factors/Ergonomics
Department: Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering
Email: kevinjoel.salubre@sjsu.edu
Kevin is a second year M.S. student in the Human Factors and Ergonomics program. His research interests include attention and cognition regarding human automation interaction, situation awareness, safety, and accessibility of autonomous vehicles. He is also interested in teaching and hopes to one day pursue a Ph.D. to become a professor to continue his research on emerging technologies while teaching in the Human Factors / Psychology field.
Yuni Lee
Major: Human Factors/Ergonomics
Department: Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering
Email: yuni.lee@sjsu.edu
Yuni is a first-year HF/E graduate student. She grew up in the Bay Area, but moved to SoCal to obtain her B.S. in Psychobiology from UCLA. Yuni’s background is in clinical mental health treatment, but after shifting careers, she is currently working towards becoming a UX designer/researcher. Yuni aspires to help make everyday products accessible, and to design inclusive products that make everyday life enjoyable. In her free time, you can find Yuni playing video games, cuddling her dog, trying new foods or grabbing boba!
Mia Dong
Major: Human Factors/Ergonomics
Department: Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering
Email: miaomiao.dong@sjsu.edu
Mia Dong is a Human Factor Ergonomics master student, and this is her first semester at San Jose State University. She is an international student from the North of China. Her future professional goal is to be a product designer or human factor ergonomics researcher, and her interest is watching documentaries in her free time.
Susan Summerville
Vidya Krishnamoorthy
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
Kimberly Martinez
Major: Human Factors/Ergonomics
Department: Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering
Email: kimberly.d.martinez@sjsu.edu
Kimberly is a Master’s student in Industrial and Systems Engineering, centered in the Human Factors and Ergonomics Program with a background in Cognitive Science (emphasizing in HCI/AI). Her interest’s lie in understanding and improving the way people perceive and interact with technology, while needing to make decisions and problem solve under pressure. She is currently working towards her becoming a Human Factors Researcher in the domain of autonomous vehicles and accessibility. In her free time she enjoys hiking and reading. Kimberly is also the lab manager of the BAT Research Lab.
Mia Dong
Major: Human Factors/Ergonomics
Department: Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering
Email: miaomiao.dong@sjsu.edu
Mia Dong is a Human Factor Ergonomics master student, and this is her first semester at San Jose State University. She is an international student from the North of China. Her future professional goal is to be a product designer or human factor ergonomics researcher, and her interest is watching documentaries in her free time.
Minal Shah, Ph.D.
Major: Engineering Management
Department: Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering
Email: minal.shah@sjsu.edu
Dr. Minal Shah is a first-year MS student in the Engineering Management program. She obtained her Ph.D. in Engineering Science at the Academy of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research in 2020.
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.
Carmen Roberts
Major: Human Factors/Ergonomics
Department: Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering
Email: carmen.roberts@sjsu.edu
Carmen is a Master's student studying Human Factors and Ergonomics (HFE) in the Industrial and Systems Engineering program at SJSU. Her academic and professional background include Psychology and Emergency Medicine (both pre-hospital and in hospital). She is working towards becoming an HFE researcher in the healthcare domain specializing in AR/VR as a tool for First Responder training and/or in field usage. In her free time you can find her in the gym, spending time with her husky, Kenu, and belgian malinois, Grunt, or discovering new coffee shops around the bay.
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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 first-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.
Undergraduate Students
Brenna Nettles-Miller
Major: Industrial and Systems Engineering
Department: Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering
Email: brenna.nettles-miller@sjsu.edu
Brenna is a junior at San Jose State University majoring in Industrial and Systems Engineering. She moved to the Bay after working as a scheduler for a composites company in Southern California, where she learned to love workflow. She is interested in ergonomics, occupational psychology, and supply-chain management. Her goal is to investigate how automation will affect the workforce as more factories make the inevitable switch from manual to automated processes, and to propose a solution based upon societal good.
BAT Lab Alumni
Vidya Krishnamoorthy (graduate student, Spring 2022): Associate Software Product Manager @ Tesla, Inc
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