Hyo Kang

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Assistant Professor, University of Florida

Talk Title

AI-Powered Co-Pilot Learning in Virtual Reality: Personalized Training for Future Engineers

Description of Talk

Training engineers in microelectronics manufacturing is often expensive and limited by access to physical resources. Virtual reality (VR), enhanced with motion and eye-tracking sensors and adaptive Large Language Models (LLMs), presents a scalable and efficient alternative. Dr. Kang and Dr. Asadi at the University of Florida are developing an immersive VR training environment where an AI-powered virtual instructor detects task failures, offering real-time, personalized guidance. This innovative approach has potential to revolutionize workforce training by making learning more adaptive and interactive.

Biography

Hyo Kang is an assistant professor at the Digital Worlds Institute at the University of Florida. Her expertise lies in 3D user interaction design for virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR), with a research focus on leveraging VR and gamification for education and workforce training. Her work has been supported by the NSF and the DoD. She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, specializing in virtual reality interaction design.