Immersive Creation Lab Members
Terry Wei
PhD Student
Research Assistants
- Ricardo MejiaUndergraduate Student, NJIT
- Simon OgorekUndergraduate Student, NJIT
- Yushan WeiUndergraduate Student, UMich
- Anhua WuMaster's Graduate, UMich
Research Focus
The Immersive Creation Lab at NJIT explores the intersection of Human-Computer Interaction, AR/VR, and Artifical Intelligence, with a focus on designing and building tools that empower people to create rich, engaging, and expressive interactive experience. Current research topics include:
- Content Creation Tools: We aim to explore new paradigms in AR/VR content creation (e.g., redefining workflows from 3D modeling and spatial interface design to programming and collaboration). These paradigms should be scalable, supporting increasingly complex experiences and larger communities.
- Human-AI Interaction: The rise of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) offers a new lens for us to examine human creativity. We aim to explore intuitive interactions and interface design for content creation where AI empowers, rather than replaces, human. This involves applying machine learning models in different contexts and exploring the balance between human creativity, user agency, and machine automation.
- Immersive Social Interactions: Immersive technologies like AR and VR hold unique potential to deepen human connections -- whether in work settings or personal relationships. In this line of research, we design and build social AR/VR systems and study how they could positively impact people’s communication and social interactions.
Open Positions
PhD Positions
Our lab will have 1-2 PhD positions open for Fall 2027. We are looking for motivated students interested in Human-Computer Interaction, AR/VR, and creativity support tools. Ph.D. students at NJIT are typically fully funded with full tuition, health insurance, travel funding opportunities, and a generous stipend. Ideal candidates should have significant experiences with AR/VR technologies, and demonstrate strong programming skills. If interested, you should put my name in your research statement while applying for our Ph.D. program. Feel free to drop me any questions via email.
If you would like to waive the GRE requirement in the PhD application, please contact me via email in advance.
Research Assistant Positions
We welcome motivated Undergraduate and Master’s students interested in HCI research to apply for research assistant positions year-round. To apply, please email your CV and a statement outlining your research interests and relevant experience. Due to high inquiry volume, we review such emails only periodically and will reach out if your background seems like a potential good fit.
High School Students
Unfortunately, I currently do not any positions for high school students. Due to the high volume of inquiries, I cannot respond to individual emails regarding these roles. This lack of response is strictly due to my limited bandwidth and does not reflect on your qualifications.