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v2.4.3 · 2026-09-05
  • The Collaborative Robot Operations and Programming course (INEN 5301) is also being taught in Fall 2026.
  • Course video playlists added for INEN 5301 Collaborative Robotics and INEN 4375 Simulation of Industrial Engineering Systems — embedded on the Videos page and linked from the Teaching page.
v2.4.2 · 2026-09-02
  • Two new courses on the Teaching page: INEN 6301 Advanced Robotics and INEN 4375 Simulation of Industrial Engineering Systems, both running Fall 2026.
v2.4.1 · 2026-09-02
  • New Lab News item: the Fall 2025 cohort of INEN-5301 Collaborative Robot Operations and Programming presented their final UR10 cobot projects (pick-and-place, robot writing task) — 10 students enrolled, 7 earned an A. The two student demo videos are embedded in the story.
  • The Videos page has a new Teaching & Student Project Videos section, alongside the research videos.
  • The Teaching page now links the two student project demos under the Collaborative Robot Operations and Programming course.
v2.4.0 · 2026-08-29
  • New Lab News section — photo-and-text updates from the XRAI Lab, with a carousel on the Lab page and a full archive at /lab/news/. Separate from the homepage news feed and the blog.
  • First lab news item: Simon Saurbier (KIT / IPEK) visited for an ISE seminar on human-machine symbiosis.
  • The IDETC/CIE 2026 VHI paper now has its talk slides and presentation video — available from the Research, Publications, Talks, and Videos pages.
v2.3.1 · 2026-08-23
  • Attending ASME IDETC-CIE 2026 — chairing the two VARE User Experience and Human-Machine Interaction sessions, with talks from me and from Rezwanul Ashraf Ruddro. See the news feed for links.
  • The homepage news feed now shows the 5 most recent items instead of 3.
v2.3.0 · 2026-08-22
  • New research project: 'Path Planning Using Industrial Robotics for Automation of Route-Based Vibration Data Collection' — an autonomous TurtleBot 4 / ROS 2 robot that runs route-based vibration inspection, with a video demo on the Videos page.
  • Blog posts now show an 'Updated' date when a post has been revised after publication.
  • The Links & Resources post now covers the Cardinal Connect laptop loaner program and how to take LU equipment off campus.
  • Fixed the top navigation menu getting cut off on tablet and portrait-width screens.
v2.2.0 · 2026-08-17
  • Team page update: new mentoring categories and a student photo added.
  • Homepage now shows 4 recent research projects in a 2x2 grid, instead of 3 in a single row.
v2.1.1 · 2026-08-14
  • New blog post: 'Graduate Research Presentation Expectations' — what I look for in a research PPT and common mistakes to avoid.
  • New blog post: 'How to Build a Good Research Presentation' — a general guide to structuring, timing, and formatting a research talk.
v2.1.0 · 2026-08-06
  • Launched a new Projects page showcasing software I've built outside academic research, starting with Wherefold — a bilingual US travel-guide platform.
  • Added a 'Software I've Built' section to the homepage.
  • New blog post: 'Building Wherefold: Curating a US Travel Database and Turning It Into a Map.'
  • Fixed two broken syllabus links on the Teaching page.
v2.0.1 · 2026-08-04
  • Added four new blog posts: quick-reference keyword glossaries for AI/LLM, Robotics, XR (AR/VR/MR), and Human-Robot Interaction.
v2.0.0 · 2026-07-30
  • Refreshed site-wide typography (new heading and name fonts) and switched the accent color to Material Blue, including on the CV.
  • Redesigned the About page's PI info card.
  • The CV now auto-generates from the same data as the site, so it's always in sync — also fixed CV page margins and pagination.
  • Moved the 'What's New' link from the top navigation to the footer.
  • Fixed a layout glitch where page titles had extra empty space below the navigation bar, and a flicker on page refresh.
v1.6.0 · 2026-07-29
  • Launched the blog: guides on LLM skills, Unity version control, and literature search for new researchers.
  • Refreshed avatar and favicon (SVG), improved table-of-contents styling on posts.
v1.5.0 · 2026-07-11
  • Polished the Lab page and updated alumni listings.
  • Added analytics tracking and accessibility/contrast improvements site-wide.
v1.4.0 · 2026-06-21
  • Added a visitor map and a dedicated Videos page.
  • Improved research project layout and links.
v1.3.0 · 2026-06-18
  • Added a full-width banner to the Lab page and expanded the PI bio.
  • Consolidated team/people info and compressed images for faster loading.
v1.2.0 · 2026-06-15
  • Moved to custom domain, refreshed homepage.
  • Added publication search/filter and citation improvements.
v1.1.0 · 2026-06-13
  • Added the Lab page (equipment, alumni table).
  • Expanded research projects: AR, telerobotics, cybersecurity.
v1.0.0 · 2026-06-11
  • Site launched with personal content: publications, academic services, education.