People

We are a passionate group of students, postdocs, and faculty excited about improving healthcare through robotics. Would you like to join our team? Contact: Ann.MajewiczFey@utexas.edu. Lab meetings are on Zoom on Fridays from 10-11am. UT students are welcome to join to learn more about what we do.

PI: Ann Majewicz Fey

  Ann Majewicz Fey completed B.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering at the University of St. Thomas, the M.S.E. degree in Mechanical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, and the Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. Dr. Majewicz Fey joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering as an Associate Professor in August 2020, where she directs the Human-Enabled Robotic Technology Laboratory. She holds at courtesy appointment in the Department of Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center and the Department of Surgery and Perioperative Care at Dell Medical School. Her research interests focus on the interface between humans and robotic systems, with an emphasis on improving the delivery of surgical and interventional care, as well as enhancing surgical skill training and assessment. Her research has been primarily supported by the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health. She is a recipient of the National Science Foundation CAREER award (2019) and the CRII award (2014).

Favorite Superhero:
Iron Man

 

Visiting Scholars

Roman Mykhailyshyn

Education:
Ph.D. in Engineering Science, Ternopil Ivan Puluj National Technical University (TNTU), 2018
M.S. in Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering, TNTU, 2014
B.S. in Automation and Computer-Integrated Technologies, TNTU, 2013
Research Interests:
Robotics, motion planning and optimization, modeling of physical systems, additive manufacturing, minimization of energy costs for transport operations by industrial robots, and design of gripping devices for industrial robots.
Favorite Superhero:
Rocket

 

PhD Students

Yi Zheng

Education:
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Boston University, MA, 2017
B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China, 2015
Research Interests: Surgical Performance Evaluation, Haptic Guidance and Feedback
Favorite Superhero: Iron Man

 

Jonathan Madera

Education:
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Dallas, 2019
Research Interests: Haptic and Robotic Systems for Surgical Training
Favorite Superhero: Iron Man

 

Aldo Galvan

Education:
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Dallas, 2019
Research Interests: Haptic Simulation
Favorite Superhero: Shrek

 

Michael Kasman

Education:
B.S. in Computer Engineering, University of Texas at Dallas, 2022
Research Interests: Robotic Surgical Systems Development, XR Medical Simulations, and Machine Learning
Favorite Superhero: All Might

 

Drake Rowland

Education:
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2018
Research Interests: Haptic Guidance and Feedback
Favorite Superhero: Spider-Man

 

Bharat Mathur

Education:
M.Eng. in Robotics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 2019
B.Tech in Mechatronics Engineering, SRM University, Kattankulathur, India, 2017
Research Interests: Robot-assisted Medical Imaging and Interventions, Haptics, and Controls
Favorite Superhero: Krrish

Masters Students

Andy Hassun

Education:
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 2023
Research Interests: Surgical Training Systems
Favorite Superhero: Spider-Man

Undergraduate Students

Vishal Kantharaju

Research Interests: Applications of robotics & machine learning in medicine
Favorite Superhero: Thor

Alumni

Lourdes Reyes

Former: Masters Student (2023)
Current: Test Automation Engineer at Cubic Nuvotronics

Jacob Boehm

Former: Doctoral Student (2023)
Current: Post-Doc at Heidelberg University

Taylor Higgins

Former: Post-doc Researcher (2023)
Current: Assistant Professor at Florida State

Edoardo Battaglia

Former: Post-doc Researcher (2022)
Current: Assistant Professor at the University of Utah

Meenakshi Narayan

Former: Doctoral Student (2020)
Current: Assistant Professor at Miami University (Ohio)

Ziheng Wang

Former: Doctoral Student (2019)
Current: Senior Machine Learning Scientist at Intuitive Surgical

Marzieh Ershad

Former: Doctoral Student (2019)
Current: Scientist at Intuitive Surgical