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Overview

Kasper Hornbæk is affiliated with the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. Their research spans multiple areas within computer science, neuroscience, and psychology, with a particular emphasis on human-computer interaction and cognitive neuroscience.

Their recent scholarly publications include:

  • SMELL SPACE, 2020, ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction
  • Frustration: Still a Common User Experience, 2023, ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction
  • A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Effectiveness of Body Ownership Illusions in Virtual Reality, 2023, ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction
  • DIRA: A model of the user interface, 2024, International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
  • The sense of agency in emerging technologies for human-computer integration: A review, 2022, Frontiers in Neuroscience

Frequent co-authors working alongside Kasper Hornbæk include:

  • Joanna Bergström
  • Tor-Salve Dalsgaard
  • Hasti Seifi
  • Andreea Muresan
  • Marianna Obrist

The main fields of study in their body of work cover:

  • Computer Science
  • Neuroscience
  • Psychology

Within these broad areas, their subfield specializations comprise:

  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Social Psychology
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition

Kasper Hornbæk's research topics frequently focus on:

  • Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
  • Tactile and Sensory Interactions
  • Interactive and Immersive Displays
  • Innovative Human-Technology Interaction
  • Teleoperation and Haptic Systems
  • Multisensory perception and integration
  • Color perception and design

They have published extensively in several academic venues, notably:

  • International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
  • ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction
  • CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Best Publications

  • Current practice in measuring usability: Challenges to usability studies and research

    Kasper Hornbæk

  • Measuring usability: are effectiveness, efficiency, and satisfaction really correlated?

    Erik Frøkjær;Morten Hertzum;Kasper Hornbæk

  • Old wine in new bottles or novel challenges: a critical analysis of empirical studies of user experience

    Javier A. Bargas-Avila;Kasper Hornbæk

  • Opportunities and Challenges for Data Physicalization

    Yvonne Jansen;Pierre Dragicevic;Petra Isenberg;Jason Alexander

  • Shape-changing interfaces: a review of the design space and open research questions

    Majken K. Rasmussen;Esben W. Pedersen;Marianne G. Petersen;Kasper Hornbæk

  • Is beautiful really usable? Toward understanding the relation between usability, aesthetics, and affect in HCI

    Alexandre N. Tuch;Sandra P. Roth;Kasper HornbæK;Klaus Opwis

  • Meta-analysis of correlations among usability measures

    Kasper Hornbæk;Effie Lai-Chong Law

  • Navigation patterns and usability of zoomable user interfaces with and without an overview

    Kasper Hornbæk;Benjamin B. Bederson;Catherine Plaisant

  • What do usability evaluators do in practice?: an explorative study of think-aloud testing

    Mie Nørgaard;Kasper Hornbæk

  • Technology Acceptance and User Experience: A Review of the Experiential Component in HCI

    Kasper Hornbæk;Morten Hertzum

  • HCI Research as Problem-Solving

    Antti Oulasvirta;Kasper Hornbæk

  • Grand Challenges in Shape-Changing Interface Research

    Jason Alexander;Anne Roudaut;Jürgen Steimle;Kasper Hornbæk

  • What Is Interaction

    Kasper Hornbæk;Antti Oulasvirta

  • Reading of electronic documents: the usability of linear, fisheye, and overview+detail interfaces

    Kasper Hornbæk;Erik Frøkjær

  • Cultural cognition in usability evaluation

    Torkil Clemmensen;Morten Hertzum;Kasper Hornbæk;Qingxin Shi

  • Vulture: a mid-air word-gesture keyboard

    Anders Markussen;Mikkel Rønne Jakobsen;Kasper Hornbæk

  • Exploring Interactions with Physically Dynamic Bar Charts

    Faisal Taher;John Hardy;Abhijit Karnik;Christian Weichel

  • Comparing usability problems and redesign proposals as input to practical systems development

    Kasper Hornbæk;Erik Frøkjær

  • Opportunities for odor: experiences with smell and implications for technology

    Marianna Obrist;Alexandre N. Tuch;Kasper Hornbaek

  • Analyzing users' narratives to understand experience with interactive products

    Alexandre N. Tuch;Rune Trusell;Kasper Hornbæk

  • Dogmas in the assessment of usability evaluation methods

    Kasper Hornbæk

  • Reading patterns and usability in visualizations of electronic documents

    Kasper Hornbæk;Erik Frøkjær

  • Navigation Patterns and Usability of Zoomable User Interfaces with and without an Overview

    Kasper Hornbæk

Frequent Co-Authors

Morten Hertzum
Morten Hertzum Roskilde University
Sebastian Boring
Sebastian Boring Aalborg University
Jason Alexander
Jason Alexander University of Bath
Sriram Subramanian
Sriram Subramanian University College London
Azam Khan
Azam Khan Trax.co
Jürgen Steimle
Jürgen Steimle Saarland University
Marianna Obrist
Marianna Obrist University College London
Mikael B. Skov
Mikael B. Skov Aalborg University
Pierre Dragicevic
Pierre Dragicevic French Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation - INRIA
John Hardy
John Hardy University College London

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