PhD Nazial Md KADIR

Nazial KADIR

• PhD title: AI "Perceptive Assistance" during Tele-operations of Rovers in Deep Space
• INUIT theme 1: Perception, interaction and tangible interfaces
• Thesis dates: 09/2024 – 08/2027
• Supervision: G. Moreau – É. Peillard – A. Ma-Wyatt
• Context/Funding: SEED Cofund program (Co-funded by the European Union under Grant Agreement no. 101126644)
• General Goal:
  • To develop AI-driven perceptive assistance systems for tele-operating rovers in extreme environments (Moon, Mars) using XR interfaces to enhance situational awareness
• Scientific challenges:
  • To understand how XR constraints (limited FOV, latency, non-naturalistic head movement) impact spatial perception and situational awareness
  • To mitigate cybersickness and sensory limitations induced by teleoperation in extreme environments
  • To develop AI-based adaptive sensory feedback systems to enhance operator perception
• Keywords: XR, teleoperation, deep space, perceptual assistance, AI, human factors
• Contributions:
  • Conduct user studies in virtual simulations to assess the impact of XR constraints on teleoperation perception
  • Develop and test AI-driven sensory augmentation techniques to compensate for perception limitations
  • Validate the proposed solutions in real-world experimental conditions, such as underwater environments
• Perspectives:
  • Improve teleoperation interfaces in degraded conditions (space, underwater, remote areas)
  • Provide new insights into human perception and sensorimotor control in XR environments
  • Inform future designs for human-autonomy teaming in extreme environments