Sean O'Connor
Researcher & builder. HRI at BU, motorsports software at Riverhead.
Currently building
Native mobile companion for Riverhead Raceway — race-day results, live standings, and event info for fans and competitors on the track.
Fork-once CMS engine for powering multiple client sites. Block-based page editor, runtime theming, role-based auth, and a full admin interface — all on SQLite with zero ops.
Featured work
A web-based Wizard-of-Oz platform for accessible, reproducible HRI research. Pilot study showed higher design fidelity and usability than Choregraphe across all six sessions.
Collaborative and Reproducible HRI Research Through a Web-Based Wizard-of-Oz Platform. 34th IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication.
Official website and CMS for Riverhead Raceway, NY. Real-time race data, event management, standings, and a full admin interface with 97+ granular permissions.
Professional invoicing: client management, PDF generation, email delivery, timesheet view, and CSV import. Built with tRPC and Drizzle ORM on Next.js 16.
Education
Expected May 2027 · Boston, MA
May 2026 · Lewisburg, PA
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HRIStudio, Riverhead Raceway, machine learning, embedded systems, and more.
View projectsPeer-reviewed work in human-robot interaction research.
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