Program Committee

PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS

Maurice Mulvenna
University of Ulster
United Kingdom
https://www.ulster.ac.uk/staff/md-mulvenna

Brief Bio
Maurice Mulvenna BSc. (Hons), PgCert, MPhil, PhD, FHEA is Professor of Computer Science at Ulster University. Maurice’s research areas include artificial intelligence; data analytics; mental health and wellbeing data analysis; and assistive technologies. He has served on 250 program committees and chaired several conferences, including the 32nd British Human-Computer Interaction conference in 2018, 31st European Cognitive Ergonomics Conference in 2019, and the International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health in 2021-2024. Maurice has published over 460 internationally peer-reviewed publications including books, journal papers, conference and workshop papers and book chapters. He is principal investigator or investigator on more than 130 regional, national and international research projects. He also serves as an invited expert reviewer for national and international research funding organisations. ... More >>

Martina Ziefle
RWTH-Aachen University
Germany

Brief Bio
Martina Ziefle is professor for Communication Science at RWTH Aachen University and head of the eHealth Research group at the Human Technology Centre at RWTH Aachen University. Martina Ziefle studied psychology at the universities of Göttingen and Würzburg, Germany, where she finished her studies with honors. From the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, she received her Ph.D. in psychology summa cum laude. After her habilitation at RWTH, in which she examined reading processes in electronic media, Martina Ziefle took up positions as assistant professor at the University of Münster and, subsequently, at the RWTH Aachen. The research of Prof. Ziefle addresses the human factor in different technology types and using contexts. Technology acceptance decisively depends on the extent to which user diversity is considered and implemented in technological design. A special research focus is directed to the design of medical technologies. Here, the identification of users’ specific needs as well as affective barriers towards new technologies is essential in this sensitive field. In addition to teaching and directing research in HumTec, Prof. Ziefle leads various projects funded by industrial and public authorities, dealing with the interaction and communication of humans with technology. ... More >>

PROGRAM COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Mehdi Adda, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Canada
Sandra Baldassarri, University of Zaragoza, Spain
Karsten Berns, Robotics Research Lab, Germany
Laurent Billonnet, Xlim Institute - University of Limoges, France
Philipp Brauner, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Jane Bringolf, Centre for Universal Design Australia Ltd, Australia
Renato Bulcão-Neto, Federal University of Goiás, Brazil
Yao J. Chang, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan, Republic of China
Mario Ciampi, National Research Council of Italy, Italy
Georg Duftschmid, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
Stefano Federici, University of Perugia, Italy
Paula Forbes, University of Abertay, United Kingdom
David L. Fuschi, BRIDGING Consulting Ltd., United Kingdom
Javier Gomez, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain
Jaakko Hakulinen, Tampere University, Finland
Roberto Hornero, University of Valladolid, Spain
Eila Järvenpää, Aalto University, Finland
Annica Kristoffersson, Mälardalen University, Sweden
Antonio Lanatà, University of Florence, Italy
Mikel Larrea, Universidad del País Vasco, Spain
Heikki Lyytinen, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
Maurice Mars, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Elvis Mazzoni, University of Bologna, Italy
Kathleen F. McCoy, University of Delaware, United States
René Meier, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland
Raul Montoliu, Universidad Jaume I, Spain
Amit A. Nanavati, IBM Research, India
Dympna O'Sullivan, TU Dublin, Ireland
Marko Perisa, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences, Croatia
Marco Porta, Università degli Studi di Pavia, Italy
Ulrich Reimer, Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland
Andreas Schrader, Universität zu Lübeck, Germany
Sami F. Shaban, United Arab Emirates University, United Arab Emirates
Jitae Shin, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea, Republic of
Oh-Soon Shin, Soongsil University, Korea, Republic of
Josep Silva, Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Spain
Telmo Silva, University of Aveiro, Portugal
Åsa Smedberg, Stockholm University, Sweden
Susanna Spinsante, Università Politecnica Delle Marche, Italy
Taro Sugihara, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
Asta Thoroddsen, University Of Iceland, Iceland
Bert-Jan van Beijnum, University of Twente, Netherlands
Andrea Vitaletti, Sapienza, University of Rome, Italy
Meng E. Wong, Education National Institute of Singapore, Singapore
George Xylomenos, Department of Informatics, Athens University of Economics and Business, Athens, Greece
Xiaomu Zhou, Northeastern University, United States
Evi Zouganeli, OsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway

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