Kangsoo Kim
Director · Associate Professor, ESE
kangsoo.kim[at]ucalgary[dot]ca
Team
People behind HXIL
Researchers, students, and collaborators working across XR, AI, human-computer interaction, healthcare, social computing, and intelligent immersive systems.
Director01
Graduate Students07
Muskan Sarvesh
Ph.D. Candidate · ESE
2022.07–Presentmuskan.sarvesh1[at]ucalgary[dot]ca
Ahmad Fouad
Ph.D. Candidate · ESE
2024.09–Presentahmad.fouad[at]ucalgary[dot]ca
Taeyeon Kim
Ph.D. Student · ESE
2025.09–PresentPreviously: Visiting M.Sc. Student · Pusan National University · 2024.09–2024.12taeyeon.kim1[at]ucalgary[dot]ca
Chuyang Zhang
Ph.D. Student · ESE
2025.09–Presentchuyang.zhang1[at]ucalgary[dot]ca
Jessica Kim
M.Sc. Student · BME
2025.01–PresentPreviously: Research Intern · B.Sc. in Psychology, UBC · 2024.09–2024.12jessica.kim2[at]ucalgary[dot]ca
MyungJun (MJ) Lee
M.Sc. Student · ESE
2025.09–Presentmj.lee1[at]ucalgary[dot]ca
Tafreed Ahmad
M.Sc. Student · ESE
2025.09–Presenttafreed.ahmad2[at]ucalgary[dot]ca
Undergraduate Researchers02
Mehak Kaur
B.Sc. Student · ESE
2026.09–PresentPreviously: B.Sc. Student · ESE · 2024.05–2025.12mehakdeep.kaur[at]ucalgary[dot]ca
Svara Patel
B.Sc. Student · ESE
2026.09–PresentPreviously: B.Sc. Student · ESE · 2024.11–2025.04svara.patel[at]ucalgary[dot]ca
Visiting Researchers01
Roberto D'Amore
Visiting Ph.D. Student
Polytechnic University of Bari2026.09–Presentroberto.damore[at]ucalgary[dot]ca
Alumni
Former members & visiting researchers
Hyeongil Nam
Postdoctoral Researcher · ESE
2024.06–2026.08Previously: Visiting Ph.D. Student · Hanyang University · 2022.09; 2023.09–2024.02hyeongil.nam[at]ucalgary[dot]ca
Zaid Ahmed
B.Sc. Student · ESE
2025.01–2026.06zaid.ahmed[at]ucalgary[dot]ca
Jazeb Zafar
B.Sc. Student · ESE
2025.02–2026.06jazeb.zafar[at]ucalgary[dot]ca
Aser Ghobara
B.Sc. Student · ESE
2025.09–2026.06aser.ghobara[at]ucalgary[dot]ca
Magdy Hafez
B.Sc. Student · ESE
2026.02–2026.06magdy.hafez9123[at]gmail[dot]com
Arjun Chatha
B.Sc. Student · ESE
2025.02–2026.04arjun.chatha1[at]ucalgary[dot]ca
Mehdi Marzban
M.Sc. Student · ESE
2022.05–2024.08 · 2025.05–2026.01mehdi.marzban[at]ucalgary[dot]ca
Charbel Maroun
B.Sc. Student · ESE
2025.05–2025.08charbel.maroun[at]ucalgary[dot]ca
Junyeong Kum
Visiting Ph.D. Student
Pusan National University · 2025.05–2025.08kum.junyeong[at]pusan[dot]ac[dot]kr · junyeong.kum[at]ucalgary[dot]ca
Ryan (Minseok) Kang
M.Sc. Student · ESE
2023.08–2025.07ryanminseok.kang[at]ucalgary[dot]ca
Hyun-Ho Choi
Visiting Professor
Hankyong National University · 2024.03–2025.02hhchoi[at]hknu[dot]ac[dot]kr · hyunho.choi[at]ucalgary[dot]ca
Michael Francis
M.Sc. Student · ESE
2022.09–2025.01mjfranci[at]ucalgary[dot]ca
Anh Nguyen
B.Sc. Student · CS
2022.05–2024.12anh.nguyen5[at]ucalgary[dot]ca
Changgu Kang
Visiting Professor
Gyeongsang National University · 2023.03–2024.02cgk[at]gnu[dot]ac[dot]kr · changgu.kang1[at]ucalgary[dot]ca
Kisub Lee
Visiting M.Sc. Student
Hanyang University · 2023.09–2024.02leegi5114[at]hanyang[dot]ac[dot]kr · kisub.lee[at]ucalgary[dot]ca
Chae Heon Lim
Visiting M.Sc. Student
Gyeongsang National University · 2023.08–2024.01ch2142[at]gnu[dot]ac[dot]kr · chaeheon.lim[at]ucalgary[dot]ca
Seoyoung Kang
Visiting Ph.D. Student
KAIST · 2023.08–2024.01 · 2025.09–2025.11sy1009kang[at]kaist[dot]ac[dot]kr · seoyoung.kang1[at]ucalgary[dot]ca
Kanchan Shrestha
Summer B.Sc. Student
Queen's University · NSERC USRA · 2022.05–2022.0819ks62[at]queensu[dot]ca
Jason Nguyen
Summer B.Sc. Student · ESE
2022.05–2022.08jason.nguyen2[at]ucalgary[dot]ca