Department of Computer Science

Engineering Psychology

Understanding humans and technology
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There is an increasing need to find more comprehensive solutions to the complex problems of the world, to equalise the technology sector and to make the design of technological innovations more human-oriented. Engineering Psychology research area brings together behavioral scientists, engineers, and computer scientists to explore real world problems. The research area tackles questions how human behavior and perception shapes the use and impact of computing systems, services and engineering, and vice versa.

The research area is linked to the new BSc initiative at Aalto, the Engineering Psychology major. Applications for the new Finnish-language major began in spring 2022.

Assistant Professor Robin Welsch sitting on a sofa against a green backdrop

Psyched up for computer science

How can we align technology with the way we think about, feel, and understand the world? Robin Welsch is a psychologist-turned-computer scientist on a quest to find an answer.

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Unique program in Engineering Psychology is built on technology and understanding humans

Graduates from Engineering Psychology can work as experts in human artificial intelligence or as developers of electronic health services. Applications for the new Finnish-language major will begin in spring 2022.

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Kuvituskuva videopelien pelaajasta

Video games evoke emotions that even music and cinema fail to reach

A recent doctoral dissertation shows players appreciate evoked emotional experiences, even when some are far from positive

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'If you feel like an idiot every time you use a service, it isn’t very motivating'

Sari Kujala helped Kone improve its elevators and Fiskars make better axes. Now, she works as a deputy director in the DigiIN project that aims to ensure that digital services will not increase social exclusion.

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Latest publications

A Robot Jumping the Queue: Expectations About Politeness and Power During Conflicts in Everyday Human-Robot Encounters

Franziska Babel, Robin Welsch, Linda Miller, Philipp Hock, Sam Thellman, Tom Ziemke 2024 CHI '24: Proceedings of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

The AI Ghostwriter Effect: When Users Do Not Perceive Ownership of AI-Generated Text But Self-Declare as Authors

Fiona Draxler, Anna Werner, Florian Lehmann, Matthias Hoppe, Albrecht Schmidt, Daniel Buschek, Robin Welsch 2024 ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction

Investigating Labeler Bias in Face Annotation for Machine Learning

Luke Haliburton, Sinksar Ghebremedhin, Robin Welsch, Albrecht Schmidt, Sven Mayer 2024 HHAI 2024

A Pilot Study Comparing ChatGPT and Google Search in Supporting Visualization Insight Discovery

Chen He, Robin Welsch, Giulio Jacucci 2024 Joint Proceedings of the ACM IUI Workshops 2024, March 18-21, 2024, Greenville, South Carolina, USA

"AI enhances our performance, I have no doubt this one will do the same": The Placebo effect is robust to negative descriptions of AI

Agnes Kloft, Robin Welsch, Thomas Kosch, Steeven Villa 2024 CHI '24: Proceedings of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Navigating the Virtual Gaze: Social Anxiety's Role in VR Proxemics

Beatriz Mello, Robin Welsch, Marissa Verbokkem, Pascal Knierim, Martin Johannes Dechant 2024 CHI '24: Proceedings of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Adapting Visual Complexity Based on Electrodermal Activity Improves Working Memory Performance in Virtual Reality

Francesco Chiossi, Yagiz Turgut, Robin Welsch, Sven Mayer 2023 Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction

Feeling the Temperature of the Room : Unobtrusive Thermal Display of Engagement during Group Communication

Luke Haliburton, Svenja Yvonne Schött, Linda Hirsch, Robin Welsch, Albrecht Schmidt 2023 Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies

“I Feel My Abs”: Exploring Non-standing VR Locomotion

Reetu Kontio, Markus Laattala, Robin Welsch, Perttu Hämäläinen 2023 Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction

A Database for Kitchen Objects : Investigating Danger Perception in the Context of Human-Robot Interaction

Jan Leusmann, Carl Oechsner, Johanna Prinz, Robin Welsch, Sven Mayer 2023
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