Research

Designing AI Responses After User Refusal

Ongoing Research · Arizona State University

Exploring how AI systems should respond after users reject a suggestion, with a focus on how different post-refusal interaction strategies may shape autonomy, trust, and willingness to continue interacting with the system.

Areas: Human-AI Interaction · Conversational AI · User Autonomy · Trust · Psychological Reactance · Interaction Design

Archie: AI-Native Learning Companion

Ongoing Research & Development · Arizona State University

Exploring how agentic AI systems can support learning while giving learners greater ownership over their context, memory, and interactions with AI.

Areas: Human-AI Interaction · AI in Education · Agentic Systems · AI Harnesses · Learner-Owned Memory · Human-Centered AI

Collaborative VR Learning Environment

HCI Research · Sabancı University

Investigated how immersive and collaborative VR interactions can support learning and engagement in a virtual biology laboratory, combining system development with user-centered HCI research and evaluation.

Areas: Human-Computer Interaction · Virtual Reality · Immersive Learning · Collaborative Interaction · Spatial Interaction · Usability Research

Tools: Unity · Meta/Oculus Quest · Photon · Eye Tracking · Rokoko Motion Capture · Blender