People

Current members

Robert Volcic, Principal Investigator

Robert is Associate Professor of Psychology at NYU Abu Dhabi. He holds a Ph.D. from Utrecht University in the Netherlands and a Laurea (master’s degree) from University of Trieste in Italy. Prior to joining NYU Abu Dhabi, he was postdoctoral researcher at the Institute for Psychology, University of Muenster in Germany and postdoctoral researcher at the Center for Neuroscience and Cognitive Systems at Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia in Italy.

Francesco Ceccarini, Postdoctoral Researcher

Francesco holds a Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Padua (Italy). His main research interests are the physiological and kinematic characteristics of human prehension movements.

Zoltán Derzsi, Postdoctoral Researcher

Zoltán’s background is in electronic engineering, with a Ph.D. in neuroscience from Newcastle University (UK). He is researching haptics in virtual reality and real-object interaction.

Zinong Li, Ph.D. student


Stuti Susan Jerald James, Capstone Research student, class of 2024


Alumni

Ivan Camponogara, Postdoctoral Researcher

Ivan holds a Ph.D. in Science of Physical Exercise and Human Movement from the University of Verona (Italy). His main research interests are motor control and sensory-motor integration.

Victoria Marcano, Capstone Research student, class of 2023


Faisal Abdulhadi, Capstone Research student, class of 2023


Mariam Amer, Capstone Research student, class of 2022


Zsofia Kis, Research Assistant, Post-graduation Practical Training Program, 2021


Meera Al Nuaimi, Capstone Research student, class of 2021


Reema El-Kaiali, Capstone Research student, class of 2020


Jaewon Yoo, Capstone Research student, class of 2019


Miha Klasinc, Capstone Research student, class of 2018


Nadeen Alalami, Capstone Research student, class of 2016