Pallabi Bhowmick

Pallabi Bhowmick is a Research Fellow at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, affiliated with the College of Applied Health Sciences. She contributes to the CREATE VR and HRI projects at the Human Factors and Aging Laboratory (HFA), focusing on leveraging virtual reality and robotics to enhance cognitive, social, and independent living opportunities for older adults.

• Bachelor’s Degree: Computer Science and Engineering, West Bengal University of Technology, India (2012)
• Master’s Degree: Informatics, Technical University of Munich, Germany (2018)
• Doctor of Philosophy: Health Informatics, Indiana University Bloomington, USA (2024)

Her research integrates virtual reality and robotics to improve aging-related technologies, emphasizing usability, efficacy, and acceptance among older populations.

Laboratory: Human Factors and Aging Laboratory (HFA), Khan Annex, Room 3011, 1206 S. 4th St., Champaign, IL 61820