Xianta Jiang

Dr. Xianta Jiang is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada. His research focuses on intelligent human-machine interaction, ubiquitous healthcare computing, and bio-signal processing. He leads the UCML (Ubiquitous Computing and Machine Learning) Lab, advancing technologies for human activity sensing, prosthetic control, and surgical training systems.

Research Interests:

• Intelligent Human-Machine Interfaces
• Medical Applications of Wearable Sensors
• Eye Tracking & Pupil Dynamics
• Biomedical Signal Processing
• Robotics & Grasp Recognition
• Deep Learning for Healthcare

Key Contributions:

• Developed novel bio-signal processing methods for prosthetic control
• Advanced eye-tracking techniques for surgical expertise assessment
• Pioneered multimodal sensor fusion approaches in robotics

Labs/Teams: Director of the UCML Lab, collaborating with industry partners in medical robotics and wearable tech. Active in surgical training simulation and rehabilitation engineering projects.