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
Recognition
Awarded to the engineering student who has achieved through creative effort outstanding work of scholarship or invention
Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026
2nd Place
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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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