Sepehr is a PhD student in Informatics at the University of Illinois. His research takes an interdisciplinary approach to serious games, extended reality, and digital heritage. At UIUC, Sepehr explores how data science and immersive technologies can make public engagement more accessible and impactful. He serves as Associate Producer and XR Lead at the stu/dio, where he leads XR initiatives and contributes to project development and the integration of UX standards into production workflows.