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Dr. Rui Li is a tenure-track assistant professor in the School of Computing, Montclair State University. She is the director of the Multimodal Interaction and Affective Computing Lab (MIAC Lab). Dr. Li's research focuses on Multimodal Human-Machine Interaction, encompassing multimodal information processing for immersive interaction, intelligent interactive systems for machines (vehicles and robots), and affective computing for friendly human-machine interaction. Her research is currently funded by the National Science Foundation. Dr. Li is particularly interested in the interdisciplinary study of human emotion, behavior, and cognitive processing. She actively integrates them into her research on multimodal human-machine interaction and intelligent machines.

***MIAC Lab Hiring-Spring 2026***:
MIAC Lab currently has an opening for a student research assistant position in Human-Machine (Vehicles and Robots) Interaction. Development of HMI systems and functions for real-world deployment and testing on hardware equipment is required by the job.

The position requires in-person work in the lab and collaboration with current lab member. If you are interested, please send me your CV.

The expected start date of this position is 02/02/2026.

Requirements:
Basic: Strong programming and hands-on skills demonstrated in any of the following programming language Python, C++, Java, or C#. Feel free to send me demos.

Preferred: Experience in 3D graphics development using Unity and machine learning. Experience working on hardware development. Strong learning skills to quickly adapt to new development tools and methods.

Specialization

Research interests:
1. Intelligent Machines: Multimodal Human-Machine Interaction, Machine Perception, Intelligent Adaptive Control, Interactive Autonomous Systems, Emotion AI in Intelligent Machines, Sensor Fusion.
2. Multimedia Computing: Extended Reality, Multimodal Interactive Virtual Environments (3D), 3D Dynamic Visualization, 3D Parametric and Physiological Modeling, Algorithms for Computer Graphics and Animation.

Office Hours

Fall

Tuesday

9:00 am - 10:00 am

11:25 am - 12:00 pm

Appointments are needed for meetings.

Thursday

9:00 am - 10:00 am

11:25 am - 12:00 pm

Appointments are needed for meetings.

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