Work
Deep science, tangible benefits.
10+ years
translating scientific research into products and systems
100+
human factors studies with thousands of participants
Millions
of people using products shaped by this research
ISO & ANSI
keyboard standards informed by research findings
Book
Navigating Uncertainty: Simple Scientific Insights for Everyday Life
“An epistemic and insightful treasure.”
Buy on Amazon →White Papers
Making Sense of Uncertainty: Designing Experiences for Adaptive Inference
A design-led framework for translating active inference and the free energy principle into practical tools—using a four-quadrant model spanning mind, body, and environment to help people engage adaptively with uncertainty.
Download PDF ↓Toward a More Legible Humanity: Communication, Inference, and the Design of Human Coordination Systems
Reframes communication as a mechanism for aligning internal models between people, arguing that better communication makes shared systems more robust and less prone to breakdown.
Download PDF ↓Tools
A lightweight reflection tool. People answer a small set of questions about how they prefer to communicate, decide, give feedback, and handle disagreement. Profiles can be compared side-by-side to surface the differences at a level of detail people can actually talk about.
Try it →Academic Publications
Inferring the unseen: From the moving Earth to the predictive brain
Active Inference (textbook), S. Namjoshi
Biomechanical risk factors associated with distal upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders in endoscopists performing colonoscopy
Mind the gap: The effect of keyboard key gap and pitch on typing speed, accuracy, and usability, part 3
A user-developed 3-D hand gesture set for human–computer interaction
The effect of keyboard key spacing on typing speed, error, usability, and biomechanics, part 2: Vertical spacing
The effect of keyboard key spacing on typing speed, error, usability, and biomechanics: Part 1
Holding a tablet computer with one hand: Effect of tablet design features on biomechanics and subjective usability among users with small hands
FocalSpace: Multimodal activity tracking, synthetic blur and adaptive presentation for video conferencing
Gender comparisons of mechanical aptitude, prior experiences, and engineering attitudes for mechanical engineering students
Additional Academic Advisory & Service
Dean's Advisory Board, School of Engineering
Instructor, Introduction to Innovation
Academic Advisor, Human Factors
Teaching Assistant, Product Development
Selected Product Work
Microsoft Surface Keyboards
Microsoft Studio
Google Watch
Valve Index
In the Press
“The Surface Book's keyboard spacing is pretty ideal, and I wish other laptop makers would pay as much attention to getting the keys just right.”
“The keyboard and trackpad are excellent.”
“Microsoft's new Type Cover is simply a revelation: It finally brings a killer keyboard to the Surface lineup.”
“Provided an all-around improvement in ergonomics and usability.”
SELECTED TALKS
Volcano Summit
AI Ergonomics and Human Flourishing
Building Trust in the AI Era
Podcast with Karl Friston
Navigating Uncertainty Book Release
Navigating Uncertainty Book Proposal
Applying Active Inference to Intentional Goal Achievement
Design Lecture
Android All-Hands Presentation
Human Factors Lecture
Tangible Media Group
Education & Credentials
Postdoctoral Researcher, Tangible Media Group
Ph.D., Human Factors and Ergonomics
M.S., Mechanical Engineering
NSF Research Grant
B.S., Mechanical Engineering
Integral Coach® Certification