Vinci VR – AI Academy – Western New England University

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Sloan Poelman, BFA

Sloan Poelman is currently the creative director at Vinci Virtual Reality and has led the art, creative, and 3D modeling efforts for Vinci for over 10 years across dozens of commercial and government clients.

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Eagle Wu

Eagle founded VinciVR and coded Vinci's initial VR training made for the US Army. He has led Vinci for the last 10 years bringing the company through projects spanning a diverse set of sectors. Eagle graduated with a BS in Business from Babson College.

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Joseph Kozak

Joseph Kozak is the CTO of Vinci Virtual Reality and has over 10 years of video game design and programming experience. Prior to Vinci, he was the Lead Developer for numerous successful games.

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Dr. Yu Hou

Yu Hou received his BS degree in Construction Management from the China University of Mining and Technology in 2014, MS degree in Civil and Construction Management in 2017, MS degree in Computer Science from the University of Southern California in 2020, and Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Southern California in 2021. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Construction Management at Western New England University, where he leads research in unmanned aircraft systems (UASs), building energy audits, digital twins, computer vision, and immersive training technologies for sustainable and resilient built environments.

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Dr. Jiali (Jessie) Huang

Dr. Jiali Huang is an assistant professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management at Western New England University. She received her Ph.D. degree in Industrial Engineering from North Carolina State University in 2023. Prior to that, she received a B.S. degree in Industrial Engineering from Shandong University, China. Her current research interests are in human factors, human-machine interaction, and neuroergonomics.

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