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Operator Profile
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Levern Currie
DoD SMART FellowCognitive EngineerFounder & CEO

Industrial & systems engineer specializing in cognitive engineering, human-robot interaction, and accessible intelligent systems. I build research-backed products at the intersection of defense, robotics, and real-world commerce.

LOC Wright-Patterson AFB, OHWEB thatrobogeek.lifeSTATUS SMART Fellow · Active
12+
Research labs
10 yrs
In the lab
$1M+
Grants & awards
PhD
Candidate · ISE
Active Missions

Current roles

Where I'm operating right now — defense research at AFRL and the company I'm building.

DRV
Founder & CEO
Drivingo Inc
Building multimodal ordering and POS infrastructure for restaurants and physical commerce — accessibility-first interfaces for drive-thru, kiosk, and counter service across voice, touch, gesture, and sign-language-aware input.
ACTIVE2021 — NOW
AFRL
Researcher
711th Human Performance Wing · AFRL
Cognitive-engineering research on analyst performance, and visual display systems for the F-22 and drone deployment / navigation programs.
ACTIVE2022 — NOW
Project Blueprints

Selected work

From fighter-jet cockpits to drive-thru accessibility. Each card renders a live wireframe schematic — hover to orbit the model.

PRJ-0012021 →
FIG.001↻ AUTO-ORBITSTARTUP
STARTUP · ACCESSIBILITY · COMMERCE

Drivingo

Drivingo Inc

Multimodal ordering and POS infrastructure for restaurants and physical commerce, built around voice, touch, gesture, and accessibility-first service experiences.

ROLEFounder & CEO
FOCUSMultimodal ordering + POS
MODESVoice · touch · gesture
STATUSActive · real-world deployment
POS infrastructuremultimodal orderingaccessibilityrestaurantsreal-world deployment
PRJ-0022022 →
FIG.002↻ AUTO-ORBITCOGNITIVE ENGINEERING
COGNITIVE ENGINEERING · PHD RESEARCH

Multimodal Auditory Situation Awareness

Human IMPAC-T Lab · Virginia Tech

Research on air- and bone-conducted auditory displays for supporting auditory situational awareness in complex operational environments.

ROLEPhD researcher
FOCUSAC / BC auditory displays
METHODExperimental design
STATUSOngoing dissertation work
auditory displaysAC/BC audiohuman factorssituational awarenessexperimental design
PRJ-0032022 →
FIG.003↻ AUTO-ORBITDEFENSE
DEFENSE · HMI

Project Fox

711th HPW · AFRL

Visual display and human-machine interface research focused on operator performance, cockpit information presentation, and cognitive load in high-demand environments.

ROLEResearcher
FOCUSCockpit visual displays
MEASUREOperator cognitive load
STATUSHuman Performance Wing program
HMIoperator performancevisual displayscognitive loaddefense systems
PRJ-0042022 →
FIG.004↻ AUTO-ORBITAUTONOMY
AUTONOMY · COALITION SYSTEMS

BAT Savvy

711th HPW · AFRL · UK RAF

Autonomy and navigation research involving multi-agent coordination, operator trust, and deployment logic for drone and coalition environments.

ROLEResearcher
FOCUSAutonomous navigation
TOPICMulti-agent + operator trust
PARTNERUK Royal Air Force
autonomymulti-agent coordinationnavigationoperator trustUAV systems
PRJ-0052017 — 19
FIG.005↻ AUTO-ORBITROBOTICS
ROBOTICS · HRI

Maki

DASL · George Mason

Autonomous in-home humanoid robot built for human-robot interaction research, including embodied interaction and domestic robotic behaviour.

ROLEBuilder / researcher
FOCUSIn-home HRI
FUNDING$20,000 commission
OUTCOMESeveral units built
humanoid roboticsin-home HRIembodied systemsautonomous behaviour
PRJ-0062018 — 20
FIG.006↻ AUTO-ORBITBCI
BCI · ROBOTICS · ASSISTIVE HRI

Euphros

Social Robotics Lab · George Mason

A built brain-computer-interface robot exploring embodied interaction, adaptive autonomy, and assistive control for human-centered robotic systems.

ROLEDesigner / builder / researcher
FOCUSAssistive BCI control
INTERFACEEEG / Emotiv BCI
OUTCOMEWorking BCI robot built
BCI roboticsassistive autonomyhuman-robot interactionembodied interfacescognitive accessibility
Research Topology

A decade in the lab

Twelve labs across Virginia Tech, George Mason & the Krasnow Institute — from tardigrade memory to non-invasive neuromodulation.

Human IMPAC-T Lab2022 — NOW
Virginia Tech
Multimodal auditory displays for achievable situational awareness.
Therapeutic Ultrasound & Non-Invasive Therapies2022
Virginia Tech
Neuromodulation via non-invasive ultrasound; ultrasonic treatment of neurological & psychological conditions.
Advanced Manufacturing & Biosensing Lab2021 — 22
Virginia Tech
Conformal sensing across rigid bodies; 3D-printed structural tissue models.
Mind Music Machine Lab2020 — 21
Virginia Tech
Robot musical theater (SEAD/ICAT), emotive gesture studies, Covid-19 respirator, $5M AV proposal.
Social Robotics Lab2018 — 20
George Mason
Brain-computer & robot interfaces via Emotiv; Cozmo mirror-neuron study; Furhat & NAO; companion-cap comfort system.
Helton Lab (PI W. “Deak” Helton)2019 — 20
George Mason
Humanoid virtual AI agent on the HTC VIVE for human-agent interaction studies.
MRES Lab2019
George Mason
Integrated PIR sensor network for a hygiene study.
PBNJ Lab2018
Krasnow Institute
Long-term memory & fear-conditioning retention in tardigrades after revival.
Drones & Autonomous Systems Lab (DASL)2017 — 19
George Mason
Built Maki, an autonomous in-home interaction robot ($20k commission).
Bioinformatics Lab2017 — 18
George Mason
How silent DNA mutations affect secondary & tertiary protein structure.
Krasnow Institute2017
George Mason
Behavioral testing — onset of Alzheimer’s in transgenic mice & rats.
Neural Engineering Lab2016
George Mason
Calibrated autonomous spoon-feeding arm for tremor; rat-neuron-controlled robot for BCI study.