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Bruce N. Walker is affiliated with the Georgia Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on fields within psychology, with an emphasis on social psychology, cognitive neuroscience, human-computer interaction, experimental and cognitive psychology, as well as safety, risk, reliability, and quality.

The scientist has contributed to several specific research topics including:

  • Human-Automation Interaction and Safety
  • Traffic and Road Safety
  • Tactile and Sensory Interactions
  • Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
  • Safety Warnings and Signage
  • Spatial Cognition and Navigation
  • Multisensory perception and integration

Bruce N. Walker has published multiple papers over recent years in a variety of academic venues. Notable publications include:

  • "Spotlights and Soundscapes" (2020) in ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing
  • "The human and non-human primate developmental GTEx projects" (2025) in Nature
  • "The importance of incorporating risk into human-automation trust" (2021) in Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science
  • "Interactive Workshops in a Pandemic: The Real Benefits of Virtual Spaces" (2021) in IEEE Pervasive Computing
  • "Incorporating Situation Awareness Cues in Virtual Reality for Users in Dynamic in-Vehicle Environments" (2022) in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics

Frequent venues where Bruce N. Walker has published include:

  • Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting
  • International Journal of Human Factors and Ergonomics
  • Nature
  • ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing
  • Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science

Their research collaborations involve several frequent coauthors, illustrating a breadth of cooperative work. Key coauthors with multiple joint publications include:

  • Rachel E. Stuck
  • Nadia Fereydooni
  • Brittany E. Holthausen
  • Sidney T. Scott-Sharoni
  • Keenan R. May

Best Publications

  • Sonific ation Report: Status of the Field and Research Agenda

    Gregory Kramer;Bruce Walker;Terri Bonebright;Perry Cook

  • USABILITY ASSESSMENT OF DRONE TECHNOLOGY AS SAFETY INSPECTION TOOLS

    Javier Irizarry;Masoud Gheisari;Bruce N. Walker

  • SWAN: System for Wearable Audio Navigation

    J. Wilson;B.N. Walker;J. Lindsay;C. Cambias

  • Effects of specific emotions on subjective judgment, driving performance, and perceived workload

    Myounghoon Jeon;Bruce N. Walker;Jung-Bin Yim

  • Mappings and metaphors in auditory displays: An experimental assessment

    Bruce N. Walker;Gregory Kramer

  • SPEARCONS: SPEECH-BASED EARCONS IMPROVE NAVIGATION PERFORMANCE IN AUDITORY MENUS

    Bruce N. Walker;Amanda Nance;Jeffrey Lindsay

  • InfoSPOT: A mobile Augmented Reality method for accessing building information through a situation awareness approach

    Javier Irizarry;Masoud Gheisari;Graceline Williams;Bruce N. Walker

  • Magnitude estimation of conceptual data dimensions for use in sonification.

    Bruce N. Walker

  • Learnabiltiy of Sound Cues for Environmental Features: Auditory Icons, Earcons, Spearcons, and Speech

    Tilman Dingler;Jeffrey Lindsay;Bruce N. Walker;Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

  • SONIFICATION SANDBOX: A GRAPHICAL TOOLKIT FOR AUDITORY GRAPHS

    Bruce N. Walker;Joshua T. Cothran

  • Auditory Displays for In-Vehicle Technologies:

    Michael A. Nees;Bruce N. Walker

  • Universal Design of Auditory Graphs: A Comparison of Sonification Mappings for Visually Impaired and Sighted Listeners

    B. N. Walker;L. M. Mauney

  • Spearcons (Speech-Based Earcons) Improve Navigation Performance in Advanced Auditory Menus

    Bruce N. Walker;Jeffrey Lindsay;Amanda Nance;Yoko Nakano

  • Situational Trust Scale for Automated Driving (STS-AD): Development and Initial Validation

    Brittany E. Holthausen;Philipp Wintersberger;Bruce N. Walker;Andreas Riener

  • UAS4SAFETY: The Potential of Unmanned Aerial Systems for Construction Safety Applications

    Masoud Gheisari;Javier Irizarry;Bruce N Walker

  • Navigation performance in a virtual environment with bonephones

    Bruce N. Walker;Jeffrey Lindsay

  • LEARNING RATES FOR AUDITORY MENUS ENHANCED WITH SPEARCONS VERSUS EARCONS

    Dianne K. Palladino;Bruce N. Walker

  • PSYCHOPHYSICAL SCALING OF SONIFICATION MAPPINGS: A COMPARISION OF VISUALLY IMPAIRED AND SIGHTED LISTENERS

    Bruce N. Walker;David M. Lane

  • Map-based priors for localization

    Sang Min Oh;S. Tariq;B.N. Walker;F. Dellaert

  • Auditory Interfaces and Sonification.

    Michael A. Nees;Bruce N. Walker

Frequent Co-Authors

David M. Lane
David M. Lane Rice University
Frank Dellaert
Frank Dellaert Georgia Institute of Technology
Blair MacIntyre
Blair MacIntyre Georgia Institute of Technology
Thad Starner
Thad Starner Georgia Institute of Technology
Larry F. Hodges
Larry F. Hodges Clemson University
Mary Czerwinski
Mary Czerwinski Microsoft (United States)
Doug A. Bowman
Doug A. Bowman Virginia Tech
Marianna Obrist
Marianna Obrist University College London

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