Jimin Zheng

Affiliation– NASA Ames Research Center

Division– Human Systems Integration Division (TH)

Email– jimin.zheng@nasa.gov

Phone– 650-604-5831

Mail Stop– 262-4

Professional Bio

Jimin joined the Human Computer Interaction (HCI) Group as a user experience designer and researcher in 2015. Within the group, he is the design lead for Playbook, a planning and execution tool developed for human and robotic space exploration missions. He has supported Playbook’s deployment and use on several NASA missions, including human missions (NEEMO, HERA, BASALT, CHAPEA, ISS) and robotic exploration missions (Mars 2020 Perseverence, CLPS). Jimin also works across other NASA projects, applying his knowledge in human-computer interaction principles and human-centered design.

Education

• 2012, B.A., Cognitive Psychology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA
• 2012, B.A., Business Administration, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA
• 2015, Master of Human-Computer Interaction, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

Awards/Honors

• NASA Spaceflight Awareness Award, Playbook for Crew Autonomous Scheduling Test (CAST), 2017
• NASA Ames Honor Award, BASALT Research Program, 2020
• NASA Group Achievement Award, Mars 2020 Activity Plan and Sequence Software Team, 2022
• GDS APSS Award, GDS APSS Simple Planner Development, 2024
• NASA Silver Group Achievement Award, CHAPEA, 2024

Publications

• Shelat, Shivang, Jessica J. Marquez, Jimin Zheng, and John A. Karasinski. (2024, Feb 28). “Collaborative System Usability in Spaceflight Analog Environments through Remote Observations.” Applied Sciences 14, no. 5: 2005.
• Karasinski, John A., Jimin Zheng, Melodie Yashar, and Jessica J. Marquez. (2022). “Integrating Mission Timelines and Procedures to Enhance Situational Awareness in Human Spaceflight Operations.” 
• Marquez, Jessica J., Matthew J. Miller, Tamar Cohen, Ivonne Deliz, David S. Lees, Jimin Zheng, Yeon J. Lee, et al. (2019, Mar). “Future Needs for Science-Driven Geospatial and Temporal Extravehicular Activity Planning and Execution.” Astrobiology 19, no. 3: 440–6.
• Kanefsky, Bob, Jimin Zheng, Ivonne Deliz, Jessica J. Marquez, and Steven Hillenius. (2018). “Playbook Data Analysis Tool: Collecting Interaction Data from Extremely Remote Users.” Advances in Usability and User Experience, 607:303–13. Cham: Springer International Publishing.

Conference Proceedings

• Marquez, Jessica J., Shivang Shelat, Jimin Zheng, and John A. Karasinski. (2023). “Inferring Collaboration Strategies and Usability from Remote Observations in a Spaceflight Analog Environment,” 14th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE), San Francisco, CA.
• Zheng, Jimin, Shivang M. Shelat, and Jessica J. Marquez. (2023). “Facilitating Crew-Computer Collaboration During Mixed-Initiative Space Mission Planning,” SpaceCHI 3.0. Boston, MA.
• Marquez, Jessica J., John A. Karasinski, and Jimin Zheng. (2021). “How the Internet of ‘Space’ Things Will Disrupt and Transform Astronaut Work-Life,” ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.
• Marquez, Jessica J., Steven Hillenius, Ivonne Deliz, Jimin Zheng, Bob Kanefsky, and Jack Gale. (2019). “Enabling Communication between Astronauts and Ground Teams for Space Exploration Missions,” IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, MT.
• Hillenius, S.R., Marquez, J.J., Korth, D., Rosenbaum, M., Deliz, I., Kanefsky, B., Zheng, J. (2018). “Evaluation of Crew-Centric Onboard Mission Operations Planning and Execution Tool,” NASA Human Research Program Investigators Workshop. Galveston, TX.
• Marquez, Jessica J., Steven Hillenius, Bob Kanefsky, Jimin Zheng, Ivonne Deliz, and Marcum Reagan. (2017). “Increasing Crew Autonomy for Long Duration Exploration Missions: Self-Scheduling,” IEEE Aerospace Conference. Big Sky, MT.
• Hillenius, S. R., J. Marquez, I. Deliz, B. Kanefsky, D. Korth, M. Healy, S. Gibson, and J. Zheng. (2016). “Designing and Building a Crew-Centric Mobile Scheduling and Planning Tool for Exploring Crew Autonomy Concepts Onboard the International Space Station,” International Space Station R&D Conference, San Diego, CA.