Hybrid Atelier

Meet the members of the The Hybrid Atelier.

Members of The Hybrid Atelier Fall 2021 Cohort

Faculty

Computer Science

Dr. Cesar Torres is the Director of The Hybrid Atelier and an Assistant Professor of Computer Science & Engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington. As a design researcher, he synthesizes new media and craft theory into the software and hardware design of creative, tangible user interfaces. He has received multiple best paper awards at top-tier venues within HCI and has been recognized with the NSF CRII and NSF REU Site grants. He serves on the program committees for SIGCHI Human Factors in Computing, ACM Designing Interactive Systems (DIS), ACM User Interface Software and Technology (UIST), Tangible Embedded and Embodied Interaction (TEI), and Creativity and Cognition (C&C).

He holds degrees in Computer Science (Ph.D. '19 - UC Berkeley, B.S. '13 - Stanford), in Art Practice (B.A. '13 - Stanford), and in New Media (D.E. '19 • UC Berkeley).

Dr. Torres serves as the faculty advisor for the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) since Fall 2020, sits on the Diversity and Inclusion committee within the College of Engineering and CSE Department, and is part of the McNair Fellowship committee at UTA.

Ph.D. Students

Computer Science

Akib Zaman is pursuing his Doctoral degree in Computer Science at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA). He completed his BS in Computer Science from UTA. His research interests lie in the intersection of HCI and Machine Learning. Currently, he is working on audio-based classifiers in the makerspace domain and debugging support tools in the programming domain.

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Computer Engineering

Shreyosi Endow is a second year Computer Engineering Ph.D. student at University of Texas at Arlington. She graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering from University of Texas at Arlington in May 2020. Her research interests are in digital fabrication, IoT environments, toolkit design for hybrid makerspaces, and wearable technology. Personal Website

Computer Science

Nasir Rakib is pursuing his Ph.D. in computer science at UTA. Before enrolling for his Ph.D., he completed his bachelor's in textile engineering from the University of Chittagong, Bangladesh, and his master's from Texas Tech University. His research interest lies in the application of textiles in the HCI field. More

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Computer Engineering

Charlie Vuong is a first-year Computer Engineering Ph.D. student at the University of Texas at Arlington. He graduated with a degree in Electrical Engineering with a B.E. from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities - 2019, an M.Sc. from California State University, Fullerton - 2022 concentration in communication system and signal processing. His research interests are in hardware design and wearable/sensing applications in the HCI field. In free time, he enjoys playing videos game, movies and skateboarding.

Masters Students

Computer Science

Hadrien Nguyen is a Master Student in Computer Science at the University of Texas at Arlington. They have graduated with a B.A. in Philosophy and a B.S. in Computer Science at the University of Texas at Arlington in the Spring of 2022. Their research interests lie within the visual and interactive aspect of computers, mainly Computer Graphics, Animation, and Video Games. They also have an interest in Machine Learning, Human-Computer Interaction, and teaching Computer Science. In their free time, they develop games with their friends, watch movies, and play board games.

REU - Hybrid Design and Fabrication Undergraduate Researchers

Psychology

Bijisa Pyakurel is a senior pursuing her Bachelor of Science in Psychology with a minor in Biology and a certificate in Digital Media at the University of Texas at Arlington. She is also the President of the Nepalese Student Association at UTA. She has experience in human subjects research from her time as an undergraduate researcher at UTA's Developmental Motor Cognition lab. She has also interned at Red Hat in the past. Her research interests lie in human-computer interaction, human factors, UI/UX design, and human-centered design. She is passionate about the application of cognitive science principles in technology and design to create an intuitive user experience. In her free time, Bijisa enjoys spending time with friends and family, creating art, and analyzing films.

Undergrad Research Studios (UGRS) Fellows

Cherryl Maria Bibin is pursuing her Bachelor of Science in Computer Science Engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington. She is passionate about the applications of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in various domains to improve the quality of human life. Her interests include the applications of mathematics and computer science and the impact it can have on the society. She is passionate to bring technology to improve healthcare especially for the lesser privileged communities by incorporating machine assisted intelligent systems. She has also developed a mobile application cAppAble which was aimed at helping underprivileged people and people with disabilities to get job opportunities by connecting them to NGOs and corporates. She believes that we are preparing for a world where humans and machines will work together and we must prepare ourselves to embrace this change. She is also a trained Carnatic singer and is very passionate about music. Her hobbies include debating, watching investigative thrillers and is a huge fan of Sherlock Holmes.

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Temitayo is a sophomore pursuing a Bachelor's in Computer Engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington. She is a member of the UTA Honors College, The Alpha Lambda Delta Society, the UTA volunteers. She worked previously with the UTA hybrid Atelier as a participant for the Throwing Ceramics Study. Her research interests lies in Augmented tutorials, as the world is leaning more towards remote learning, Internet Of Things, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, and Wearable Technologies. In her free time, she enjoys listening to music, drawing, painting, and photography.