Publications

Abstract Multimodal interfaces increasingly incorporate social cues, such as self-disclosure, to enhance user engagement. However, how modality and disclosure depth shape users’ emotional and cognitive responses remains unclear. This exploratory study examines self-disclosure presented through text and voice across four conditions varying in modality and disclosure level. Physiological responses were measured as indicators of emotional […]

Abstract: Virtual reality motion sickness (VRMS) seriously affects user comfort and Quality of Experience (QoE) in immersive video systems, making objective and continuous assessment essential. Existing questionnaire-based methods are subjective and discontinuous, while physiological-signal-based approaches often rely on unimodal sensing or shallow fusion. To address these limitations, this paper proposes a multimodal physiological representation and […]

Abstract: Power grids are currently facing novel and incumbent cybersecurity challenges posed by advanced persistent threats (APTs). They are perpetrated by advanced, often state-sponsored adversaries targeting transmission and distribution system operators. APTs and emerging well-resourced cyberattacks on control centers, digital substations, renewables, and storage technologies can cause distributed contingencies across the power system leading to […]

ABSTRACTViewing natural scenes has been shown to produce fewer but longer eye fixations than viewing urban scenes, apattern often interpreted within Attention Restoration Theory (ART) as reflecting effortless attention and softfascination. However, the perceptual mechanisms underlying these differences remain unclear. This studyexamined whether gaze behavior can be explained by objective and subjective measures of visual […]

This exploratory laboratory study examines whether different content types of digital product presentation are associated with differences in subjective evaluation and global visual processing. Using a repeated-measures design, 30 participants viewed 12 commercial stimuli representing four products presented as a web-based product page, a branded social media post, or an influencer-generated social media post. Subjective […]

Abstract Background: The ongoing nursing shortage, COVID-19 pandemic, and advances in healthcare technology have accelerated the adoption of Virtual Nursing Care Models (VNCM) in inpatient settings. Although virtual nurses improve staffing efficiency, there is limited evidence on how patients interact and communicate during virtual and bedside nurse discharge education. Objective: This study examined differences in […]

Despite recent technological progress in the development of autonomous vehicles (AVs), their societal acceptability remains a subject of debate as recent research findings point to psychological roadblocks. Concerns arise not only for physical safety but also for potential psychological risks resulting from human interaction with AVs. Psychological concepts such as trust, and perceived safety are […]

Abstract Advances in digital technology have facilitated the integration of biophilic design principles into retail interiors, presenting new opportunities to enhance consumer experiences. This study examines the impact of multisensory biophilic stimuli, specifically visual and auditory elements, on consumers’ visual attention and emotional responses in virtual shopping environments. Using a VR-based eye-tracking system, we analyzed […]

Abstract: Safe intent recognition for assistive robots remains challenging when integrating neural, muscular, and gaze signals, particularly under sensor degradation or failure. We propose TriSaFe-Trans, a lightweight tri-modal transformer that fuses electroencephalography (EEG), electromyography (EMG), and eye-tracking (ET) data via modality-specific temporal convolutional networks (TCNs) and bidirectional gated recurrent units (BiGRUs), combined with reliability-gated cross-modal […]

BACKGROUND: Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is characterized by severe emotional vulnerability, including heightened sensitivity, exaggerated reactivity, and delayed recovery from emotional arousal. Altered interoceptive-affective processing may contribute to these features. Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) provides a non-invasive method for modulating vagal-afferent pathways involved in interoception and emotion regulation. This study examined whether active […]