Misha Sra
Assistant Professor, UCSB Computer Science Courtesy appointments in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, the Media, Art & Tech program and the Cognitive Science Program. Affiliated Faculty with the Center for Responsible Machine Learning and Mind & Machine Inteligence. Director of the Human-AI Integration Lab (HAL-UCSB) Email: sra@ucsb.edu || Orcid || Google ScholarAugmenting Capabilities with Transformative AI/XR
As AI decouples intelligence from consciousness, as XR transforms perception, and as matter becomes machine manipulable, three questions about the future arise:
- What will newer AI-infused interfaces look like where digital bits occupy space and algorithms have faces?
- How do we design seamless human-AI interaction techniques when AI is part of the physical world?
- How will a shift from data-centered to Interactive AI embedded in our physical world transform our capabilities and enrich our lives?
To answer these questions, our current work focuses on eXtended Reality (virtual, augmented and mixed reality or XR) and Artificial Intelligence (AI). In particular, we investigate the design, engineering and study of adaptive and explainable interfaces, tools, and systems for augmenting human physical capability. We are currently working in the areas of: (1) motor skill acquisition and recovery (e.g., fitness training, sports training, physical rehab therapy), (2) realtime guidance and feedback for physical tasks (e.g., repair, maintenance, cooking), and (3) human-AI creative collaboration for physical skills (e.g., playing an instrument, choreography).
The future is a heterotopia of "worlds within worlds, mirroring and yet upsetting what is outside," connected within and without in one seamless continuum.
