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Larry Leifer is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States and has contributed extensively to interdisciplinary research spanning engineering, psychology, and computer science. Their work integrates design education, cognitive psychology, and human-computer interaction to explore how creativity and technology intersect in learning and practice.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Engineering
  • Psychology
  • Computer Science

Subfields in which Larry Leifer has published frequently are:

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Social Psychology

Leifer's primary research topics focus on:

  • Design Education and Practice
  • Creativity in Education and Neuroscience
  • Innovative Human-Technology Interaction
  • Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
  • Biomedical and Engineering Education
  • Persona Design and Applications
  • Engineering Education and Pedagogy

The scientist has coauthored multiple papers with several frequent collaborators including Jan Auernhammer, Wei Liu, Lawrence Domingo, and Christoph Meinel.

Significant recent papers by Larry Leifer include:

  • Design science and neuroscience: A systematic review of the emergent field of Design Neurocognition, 2022, Design Studies
  • Transdisciplinary Teaching and Learning in UX Design: A Program Review and AR Case Studies, 2021, Applied Sciences
  • Synchrony within Triads using Virtual Reality, 2021, Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction
  • Situated emotion and its constructive role in collaborative design: A mixed-method study of experienced designers, 2021, Design Studies
  • Empathy Design Thinking: cultivating creative minds in primary education, 2024, Frontiers in Education

Leifer has published frequently in venues such as:

  • Proceedings of the Design Society
  • Design Studies
  • Applied Sciences
  • Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction
  • Frontiers in Education

They are also credited with multiple book publications through Springer International Publishing. These include editions of "Design Thinking Research" published in 2021 and 2022.

Best Publications

  • Engineering Design Thinking, Teaching, and Learning

    Clive L. Dym;Alice M. Agogino;Ozgur Eris;Daniel D. Frey

  • Engineering design thinking, teaching, and learning

    C.L. Dynn;A.M. Agogino;O. Eris;D.D. Frey

  • Why did my car just do that? Explaining semi-autonomous driving actions to improve driver understanding, trust, and performance

    Jeamin Koo;Jungsuk Kwac;Wendy Ju;Martin Steinert

  • Design Thinking: Understand - Improve - Apply

    Hasso Plattner;Christoph Meinel;Larry Leifer

  • SHARE: A METHODOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT FOR COLLABORATIVE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

    George Toye;Mark R. Cutkosky;Larry J. Leifer;J. Marty Tenenbaum

  • Dancing with ambiguity: Causality behavior, design thinking, and triple-loop-learning

    Larry J. Leifer;Martin Steinert

  • The Design of Implicit Interactions: Making Interactive Systems Less Obnoxious

    Wendy Ju;Larry Leifer

  • A framework for understanding the workspace activity of design teams

    John C. Tang;Larry J. Leifer

  • Design Thinking Research

    Christoph Meinel;Larry Leifer

  • Method of communication using sized icons, text, and audio

    Richard D. Steele;Robert F. Gonsalves;Larry J. Leifer

  • Using Wikis and Weblogs to Support Reflective Learning in an Introductory Engineering Design Course

    Helen L. Chen;David Cannon;Jonathan Gabrio;Larry Leifer

  • Empirical Studies of Designer Thinking: Past, Present, and Future

    Mahmoud Dinar;Jami J. Shah;Jonathan Cagan;Larry Leifer

  • Applications of Damped Least-Squares Methods to Resolved-Rate and Resolved-Acceleration Control of Manipulators

    C. W. Wampler;L. J. Leifer

  • Clinical evaluation of a desktop robotic assistant.

    Hammel J;Hall K;Lees D;Leifer L

  • Enabling Engineering Student Success: The Final Report for the Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education. CAEE-TR-10-02.

    Cynthia J. Atman;Sheri D. Sheppard;Jennifer Turns;Robin S. Adams

  • SHARE: a methodology and environment for collaborative production development

    G. Toye;M.R. Cutkosky;L.J. Leifer;J.M. Tenenbaum

  • Is the Contingent Negative Variation Contingent on a Motor Response

    Emanuel Donchin;Lauren K. Gerbrandt;Larry John Leifer;Ledyard Tucker

  • The electronic design notebook: Performing medium and processing medium

    Fred Lakin;John Wambaugh;Larry J. Leifer;Dave Cannon

  • Experimental results using force-feedback cueing in robot-assisted stroke therapy

    M.J. Johnson;H.F.M. Van der Loos;C.G. Burgar;P. Shor

  • Stanford’s ME310 Course as an Evolution of Engineering Design

    T. Carleton;L. Leifer

  • An Observational Methodology for Studying Group Design Activity

    John C. Tang;Larry J. Leifer

Frequent Co-Authors

Christoph Meinel
Christoph Meinel Hasso Plattner Institute
Wendy Ju
Wendy Ju Cornell University
Jan Marco Leimeister
Jan Marco Leimeister University of Kassel
Mark R. Cutkosky
Mark R. Cutkosky Stanford University
Yoram Reich
Yoram Reich Tel Aviv University
Robert Winter
Robert Winter University of St. Gallen
Alice M. Agogino
Alice M. Agogino University of California, Berkeley
Lutz M. Kolbe
Lutz M. Kolbe University of Göttingen
Dimitris Karagiannis
Dimitris Karagiannis University of Vienna
Hubert Österle
Hubert Österle University of St. Gallen

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