James Yab - Mobile Robotics Research
Mentor period: Jan 2024 – Aug 2024
Assisted student in understanding and following operating guidelines for the Fetch Mobile Manipulator robot
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mentoring
Dev Thakkar - ROS Unity Integration
Mentor period: Aug 2024 – Nov 2024
Mentored student in configuring ROS connections within Unity and adjusting virtual robot models
Vlad Krukhmalev & Tu Nguyen - Advanced ROS Development
Mentor period: Dec 2024 – Aug 2025
Mentored two CS undergraduate students in Robot Operating Systems (ROS) at beginner level
Social Robot Development Team - Capstone Project
Mentor period: May 01, 2025
Supervised a team of five undergraduate students on developing a socially assistive robot to support older adults
publications
Do Results in Experiments with Virtual Robots in Augmented Reality Transfer To Physical Robots? An Experiment Design
Published in WYSD 2024 — 4th Workshop YOUR Study Design! Participatory critique and refinement of human-robot interaction user studies, 2024
This workshop paper investigates whether experimental results with virtual robots in augmented reality can transfer to physical robots, presenting an experiment design to test this transferability.
Recommended citation: Kong, Xiangfei. (2024). "Do Results in Experiments with Virtual Robots in Augmented Reality Transfer To Physical Robots? An Experiment Design." WYSD 2024 — 4th Workshop YOUR Study Design! Participatory critique and refinement of human-robot interaction user studies.
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talks
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teaching
Instructor - College Chinese
Language Instruction, Qilu Institute of Technology, 2009
Full-time instructor for College Chinese language courses, responsible for comprehensive language education and curriculum development.
COP4600 Operating Systems
Undergraduate Course, University of South Florida, Computer Science Department, 2024
Teaching Assistant for Operating Systems course, covering fundamental concepts of modern operating systems.
CIS3433 System Integration & Architecture
Undergraduate Course, University of South Florida, Computer Science Department, 2025
Teaching Assistant for System Integration & Architecture course, focusing on system design principles and integration strategies.
CIS4930.002F25/CAP6110.001F25 Augmented Reality
Graduate/Undergraduate Course, University of South Florida, Computer Science Department, 2025
Teaching Assistant for Augmented Reality course, covering AR development, computer vision, and interactive systems for both undergraduate and graduate students.