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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. Dr. Li is a member of both IEEE and ACM.

Current courses:
1. CSIT 274 Multimedia Computing (Fall): computer graphics theory and 3D modeling & animation hands-on topics
2. CSIT 336 Game Development (Spring): game dev in Unreal Engine
3. CSIT 338 Advanced Game Development (Fall): game dev in Unity
4. CSIT 480 Collaborative Game Development Project (Spring): students can choose either game engine, depending on their preference.
5. CSIT 504 Discrete Math in Computing (Both semesters)
6. Graduate independent study courses (Both semesters)

Game development is considered a technical skill Dr. Li has to serve her research. She integrates game development into her research as a useful technical method for simulation of experimental settings. She does not focus herself on studying the video game but developing and using technologies of it.

Specialization

Research interests:
1. Intelligent Machines: Multimodal Human-Machine Interaction, Machine Perception, Affective Computing, Sensor Fusion, Interactive Autonomous Systems.
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

Spring

Monday

11:25 am - 12:25 pm

Wednesday

11:25 am - 12:25 pm

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• Multimodal Interaction and Affective Computing Lab (MIAC Lab)