Student Information
Graduate Student
Robotics and Autonomous Systems (Systems Engineering)
Ira A Fulton Engineering
Long Bio
Dr. Lixiao Huang is a Research Assistant Professor at the Center for Human, Artificial Intelligence, and Robot Teaming (CHART) within Global Security Initiative (GSI) at Arizona State University. She completed her Ph.D. in Human Factors and Applied Cognition from North Carolina State University in 2016 and Postdoc in the Humans and Autonomy Lab (HAL) at Duke University in 2018. She is the founding chair of the Human–AI–Robot Teaming (HART) technical group at Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, advocating cutting-edge HART research, interdisciplinary collaboration, advanced testbeds and analytics. She has worked on ARL, ONR, and DARPA research projects as a research lead. Dr. Huang's research interests include (a) Human–AI–Robot Teaming effectiveness; (b) Humans’ responses (i.e., emotional states, behavioral patterns, and cognitive processes) to robots and technologies, especially emotional attachment, intrinsic motivation, coordination, trust, and metacognition; (c) The design of human-robot systems using Human Factors methods to make AI and robots effective, safe, user-friendly, trustworthy, and engaging.
Education
Ph.D. in Human Factors and Applied Cognition, NC State University, US
M.S. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Emporia State University, US
M.Ed. in Applied Psychology with a concentration in Human Resources Development and Management, Beijing Normal University, China
B.S. in Applied Psychology, Shanxi University, China
Research Interests
1) Human–AI–Robot Teaming effectiveness in Distributed Dynamic Team Trust (D2T2) and Distributed Dynamic Team Cognition;
2) Humans’ responses (i.e., emotional states, behavioral patterns, and cognitive processes) to robots and technologies, especially emotional attachment, intrinsic motivation, coordination, trust, and metacognition;
3) The design of human-robot systems using Human Factors methods to make AI and robots effective, safe, user-friendly, trustworthy, and engaging.
Courses
2025 Spring
| Course Number |
Course Title |
| DCI 792 |
Research |
2024 Fall
| Course Number |
Course Title |
| DCI 792 |
Research |