I investigate how technology mediates shared cognition, communication, and coordination within and across specialized teams operating under pressure. My work examines these sociotechnical dynamics to design systems that enhance team resilience and performance in high-stakes environments.
Education
PhD in Information Science, 2022 - 2028
Thesis: Ubiquitous Interfaces to Empower Emergency Medical Teams
Advisors: A. Taylor, A. Stevenson Won, S. Kalantari, A. Davis, J. St. George
Research Assistant · Jan 2024 - Present · Lead: Taylor, A.
Research Assistant · Aug 2022 - Jan 2024 · Lead: Stevenson Won, A.
BS in Software Engineering, 2018 - 2022
Advisors: M. Dorneich, S. Gilbert
Undergraduate Research Assistant · Sep 2020 - May 2022 · Lead: Dorneich, M.
Refereed Conference Papers and Journals
Fieffer, S., Matsumuro, M., Newendorp, A., Sharma, S., Segal, J., Lovig, L., Abadi, G., Deal, A., Sabouni, H., Ranjbar, M., Lauharatanahirun, N., Dorneich, M., Stevenson Won, A., Gilbert, S. MazeWorld: A Multiplayer 3D Research Testbed for Human Teaming, AI Agent Integration, and Multiple XR Disciplines. HCII, 2025.
Segal, J., Hu, W., Fuoss, P., Ritter, F., Shrager, J. A multi-scale cognitive interaction model of instrument operations at the Linac Coherent Light Source. Rev. Sci. Instrum., 2025.
Jung, C., Collins, J., Gonzalez Penuela, R., Segal, J., Stevenson Won, A., Azenkot, S. Accessible Nonverbal Cues to Support Conversations in VR for Blind and Low Vision People. ASSETS, 2024.
Francis, R., Segal, J., Farah, Y., Rozell, J., Dorneich, M., Gilbert, S. MazeWorld: A Game-Based Environment Developed to Assess Teaming Behaviors. HFES, 2022.
Finseth, T., Dorneich, M., Keren, N., Franke, W., Vardeman, S., Segal, J., Deick, A., Cavanah, E., Thompson, K. The effectiveness of adaptive training for stress inoculation in a simulated astronaut task. HFES, 2021.
Extended Abstracts and Workshops
Segal, J., Rodriguez, S., Raghavan, A., Baez, H., Jung, C., Collins, J., Azenkot, S., Stevenson Won, A. SocialCueSwitch: Towards Customizable Accessibility by Representing Social Cues in Multiple Senses. CHI EA, 2024.
Yoo, Y.*, Segal, J.*, Hayes, A., Stevenson Won, A. Just Look at Them! Encouraging Self-Reflection on Teacher Gaze Behavior through Data Visualizations in Virtual Reality. CHI EA, 2024.
* Authors contributed to this work equally
Shaveet, E., Segal, J., Mitchell, H., Choudhury, T. Towards Gaze Tracking on Short Form Videos for Body Image Disturbance-Driven Condition Detection and Self-Monitoring. CHI Workshop, 2025.
Posters
Fieffer, S., Matsumuro, M., Newendorp, A., Sharma, S., Segal, J., Lovig, L., Abadi, G., Deal, A., Sabouni, H., Ranjbar, M., Lauharatanahirun, N., Dorneich, M., Stevenson Won, A., Gilbert, S. MazeWorld: A Multiplayer 3D Research Testbed for Human Teaming, AI Agent Integration, and Multiple XR Disciplines. IEEE VR, 2025.
Segal, J., Pugh, C., Nicoly, J., Ortega, F., Taylor, A. Enhancing Emergency Room Response through Hands-Free Augmented Reality Assistance. Immersive Media in Medicine Symposium, 2024.
Segal, J., Pugh, C., Nicoly, J., Ortega, F., Taylor, A. AR application design for Healthcare Teams. XR Access, 2024.
Segal, J., Rodriguez, S., Raghavan, A., Baez, H., Jung, C., Stevenson Won, A. Guide to Distributing Tools for VR Accessibility Accommodations. XR Access, 2023.
Segal, J., Jang, Y., Kim, H., Yao Wang, C., Jung, M., Fussell, S., Stevenson Won, A. Improving collaboration in remote teams through tools to promote mutual understanding of nonverbal behavior. XR Retreat, 2022.
Jang, Y., Kim, H., Segal, J., Yao Wang, C., Hayes, A., Fussell, S., Stevenson Won, A. A Training Tool to Help Teachers Recognize and Reduce Bias in Their Classroom Behaviors and Increase Interpersonal Competence. XR Retreat, 2022.
Segal, J., Hu, W., Fuoss, P., Shrager, J. Multi-Scale Cognitive Simulation can Enhance the Efficiency of LCLS Experimental Operations. LCLS, 2022.
Segal, J., Rozell, J., Francis, R., Farah, Y., Dorneich, M., Gilbert, S. MazeWorld: A Game-Based Environment Developed to Assess Teaming Behaviors. ISU URS, 2022.
Rozell, J., Cavanah, E., Segal, J., Dorneich, M., Gilbert, S. Human-Agent Teams and MazeWorld. ISU URS, 2021.
Pre-prints
Taylor, A., Tanjim, T., Cao, H., Nicoly, J., Segal, J., St. George, J., Kim, S., Ching, K., Ortega, F., Lee, H. Co-Designing Augmented Reality Tools for High-Stakes Clinical Teamwork. arXiv, 2025.
Invited Talks & Guest Lectures
XR Live Scanning, Life History Lab, 2024.
Teaching
Teaching Assistant, Spring 2025 at Cornell Tech · Instructor: Taylor, A.
INFO 5340/ CS 5650Virtual and Augmented Reality
Teaching Assistant, Fall 2024 at Cornell Tech · Instructor: Haraldsson, H.
INFO 4505/5505Computing and Global Development
Teaching Assistant, Spring 2024 at Cornell University · Instructor: Vashistha, A.
Mentorship & Advising
Sunishka Sil (Master Student). AR Development 2025 - Present.
Sirui Wang (Master Student). AR Development 2025 - Present.
Weicong Hong (Master Student). ER In Lab Study 2025 - Present.
Michael Twersky (Master Student). ER In Lab Study 2025 - Present.
Ludovic Morin (Master Student). GenFlows Procedure Generation 2025 - Present.
Professional Service
Reviewer
IT Chair: XR Access 2024
Student Volunteer
Organizing Committee: Information Science Research Retreat 2023
K-12 Volunteering
Student Leader: IS PhD Visit Days (Cornell Tech) 2024
Volunteer Mentor: WiCC HS Programming Workshop 2025
AirLab Ambassador: Queens Tech Fair 2025
Judge: State Science and Technology Fair of Iowa 2022
Leadership
Outreach Chair, Future Civilizations Conference, Apr 2026. Communicated with professors to build engaging panels for each talk.
Research Track Chair, Augmented World Expo, Jan - Dec 2026. Created the research track at AWE consisting of a poster session, networking events, and talks.
Co-Strategic Officer, PhD's at Cornell Tech (PACT), United States, Mar 2025 - May 2026. Maintained website and calendar for PhD student coordination.
Treasurer, Information Science Graduate Student Association, United States, Aug 2022 - May 2024. Managed departmental budgets for research/social events.
Student Engagement Co-chair, Iowa State Engineers' Week, United States, Aug 2021 - May 2022. Organized 5 events for 500+ students.
Chair Member, Iowa State Software Engineering Student Council, United States, Aug 2021 - May 2022. Ran town halls bridging students and faculty.
Co-Founder & President, Hackathon Club, United States, Sep 2019 - Jan 2020. Organized 7 hackathon trips; led 70+ members.
Industry
Research Intern · May 2022 - Aug 2022 · Lead: Hu, W.
SE Intern, Corteva Agriscience, IA, May - Aug 2019. Built lab management systems in Angular and .NET
Code
Fokos. A clean timer app for iOS. Features countdowns, haptics, and optional calendar logging.Released
Organizations
Certifications
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