Faculty

Matthew Pan, PhD, PEng

Matthew Pan is an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Queen’s University and a core member of the Ingenuity Labs Research Institute. He leads the Machine Intelligence and Human-Robot Interaction Laboratory (MItHRIL), where his research explores robotics, haptics, virtual/augmented reality, and human-robot interaction. His work spans robotic grasping, embodied interaction, and VR/AR systems, with applications in engineering, health, and the arts. Dr. Pan’s research has been published in leading venues such as IEEE VR and IEEE TVCG, and he holds multiple patents on physical interactions in VR. He is passionate about interdisciplinary collaboration and experiential education.

Current Team Members

Eric Godden

Doctoral Research Assistant

Eric Godden is a PhD student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Queen’s University, researching metaphysical theatre through virtual reality and encountered-type haptics to create new forms of embodied human–robot interaction.

Roy El-Helou

Accelerated MASc Research Assistant

Roy El-Helou is a MASc student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Queen’s University, conducting research on affective human-robot interaction and robotic characters.

Kieran Lachmansingh

MASc Research Assistant

Kieran Lachmansingh is a MASc student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Queen’s University, and is co-supervised by Prof. Ryan Grant. Kieran is conducting research on the use of supercomputers for reactive robotic control.

Jayalekshmi Jayakumar

MASc Research Assistant

Jayalekshmi “JayJay” Jayakumar is a MASc student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Queen’s University, and is co-supervised by Prof. Michael Greenspan. Jayjay is conducting research on using machine learning models to enable stable robotic grasping of unknown objects.

Jenny Lee

Doctoral Research Assistant

Jenny Lee is a PhD student in Mechanical and Materials Engineering at Queen’s University, and is supervised by Prof. Amy Wu and co-supervised by Prof. Matthew Pan. Jenny is examining the effects of walking companion robots on human gait behaviours and performance.

Jacquie Groenewegen

Accelerated Masters Research Assistant

Jacquie is a 4th year undergraduate student in Computer Engineering at Queen’s University. She is working on developing naturalistic handovers between robots and people for enhanced mixed reality applications.

Hyeongseong Kim

Visiting Scholar, MSc Student (Korea University)

Hyeongseong Kim was a MASc student in the Department of Artificial Intelligence at Korea University. He is supervised by Prof. Sungjoon Choi. Hyeongseong conducted research on physical interactions with robots.

Eric Haden

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Eric Haden is a fourth year undergraduate student in Computer Engineering and is co-supervised by Prof. Michael Greenspan. Eric is conducting research on stereoscopic imaging for stable robotic grasping of unknown objects.