Saman Jamshid Nezhad earned his bachelor’s degree in Solid Mechanics from the University of Tehran and his master’s degree in Occupational Biomechanics from Sharif University of Technology. His research interests focus on assessing cognitive workload using EEG in technology-mediated work environments.
Sakshi earned her MS degree in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech. She holds a Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering from VJTI College, Mumbai. Her dissertation focuses on assessing and predicting teleoperator cognitive workload to enhance performance in teleoperator–robot–human collaboration.
Lingyu Li earned his BS and MS degrees in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech. He is currently a first-year PhD student, and his research focuses on investigating algorithmic bias and fairness in AI-based ergonomic assessment systems.
Md Shafiqul Islam
PhD, Industrial and Systems Engineering (2025)
Current Position: Post-Doctoral Research Associate at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Mahdis Tajdari
PhD, Industrial and Systems Engineering (2025)
Sakshi Pranay Taori
MS, Electrical Engineering (2023)
Current Position: PhD candidate, Industrial and Systems Engineering, VT
Ajit Gopal
MS, Industrial and Systems Engineering (2024)
Current Position: Human Factors Engineer at Abbott
Junghoon Chung
MS, Industrial and Systems Engineering (2025)
Current Position: PhD student at the University of Washington