Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering
Lok Lab
Led by Benjamin Lok · CISE
What we study
The Lok Lab studies virtual humans and virtual patients. Recent work analyzes how lip-sync quality changes how alive a virtual human seems; the PI's papers use AI-generated virtual patients to train clinicians and health students.
What working here is like
- Computational
- No organisms (data only)
- Coding required
- Project
- 1
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Project Analysis of Pseudo-Lip-Synchronization on Perceived Animacy of Realistic Virtual Humans
The lab studies how well virtual humans look alive when their mouth movements match the voice. The student analyzed data from three studies comparing real and fake lip‑sync and will suggest ways to keep virtual humans looking natural.
From the Spring 2025 UF Undergraduate Research Symposium · abstract book, p. 524
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Recent papers, explained
- Additional file 1 of Integrating virtual patient-based learning into temporomandibular disorder education improves educational and behavioral outcomes
2026 · Figshare
- Perspective-taking training with AI-generated virtual patients for primary care clinicians to enhance care for black patients with chronic pain: a pilot feasibility and acceptability study
2026 · Pilot and Feasibility Studies
Tests if AI-generated videos help doctors better understand Black patients' pain.
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- Integrating virtual patient-based learning into temporomandibular disorder education improves educational and behavioral outcomes
2026 · BMC Medical Education
Uses virtual patients to teach dental students about jaw disorders.
- An Interactive Virtual Nephrologist to Engage Patients With Advanced CKD About Transplantation
2026 · American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Develops a virtual doctor to help kidney patients learn about transplants.
- Effects of virtual patient race and opioid misuse on physicians’ opioid stewardship strategies and nonopioid treatments for pain.
2025 · Health Psychology
Shows how doctors treat pain differently based on patient race and opioid use.
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How to reach out
Benjamin Lok hasn't set up this page yet. Their UF Scholars profile lists their publications.