Dr MAX WILSON's Outputs (65)

Work Hard, Play Harder: Intense Games Enable Recovery from High Mental Workload Tasks (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zhao, L., Knierim, M. T., Wilson, M. L., Dickinson, P., & Maior, H. A. (2025, April). Work Hard, Play Harder: Intense Games Enable Recovery from High Mental Workload Tasks. Presented at CHI '25: CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Yokohama, Japan

Playing games has been shown to be an effective method of post- work recovery. Previous research has shown that gameplay with high cognitive involvement is effective for recovery. This finding conflicts with models of mental workload (MWL), which sug... Read More about Work Hard, Play Harder: Intense Games Enable Recovery from High Mental Workload Tasks.

Performance metrics outperform physiological indicators in robotic teleoperation workload assessment (2024)
Journal Article
Odoh, G., Landowska, A., Crowe, E. M., Benali, K., Cobb, S., Wilson, M. L., Maior, H. A., & Kucukyilmaz, A. (2024). Performance metrics outperform physiological indicators in robotic teleoperation workload assessment. Scientific Reports, 14(1), Article 30984. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-82112-4

Robotics holds the potential to streamline the execution of repetitive and dangerous tasks, which are difficult or impossible for a human operator. However, in complex scenarios, such as nuclear waste management or disaster response, full automation... Read More about Performance metrics outperform physiological indicators in robotic teleoperation workload assessment.

Broadening the mind: How emerging neurotechnology is reshaping HCI and interactive system design (2024)
Journal Article
Schneegass, C., Wilson, M. L., Shaban, J., Niess, J., Chiossi, F., Mitrevska, T., & Wozniak, P. W. (in press). Broadening the mind: How emerging neurotechnology is reshaping HCI and interactive system design. i-com, 23(2), 165-177. https://doi.org/10.1515/icom-2024-0007

People are increasingly eager to know more about themselves through technology. To date, technology has primarily provided information on our physiology. Yet, with advances in wearable technology and artificial intelligence, the current advent of con... Read More about Broadening the mind: How emerging neurotechnology is reshaping HCI and interactive system design.

The CHI'24 Workshop on the Future of Cognitive Personal Informatics (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wilson, M. L., Shaban, J., Maior, H. A., Schneegass, C., & L Cox, A. (2024, May). The CHI'24 Workshop on the Future of Cognitive Personal Informatics. Presented at CHI’24 Workshop on the Future of Cognitive Personal Informatics, Honolulu HI USA

While Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) has contributed to demonstrating that physiological measures can be used to detect cognitive changes, engineering and machine learning will bring these to application in consumer wearable technology. For HCI, ma... Read More about The CHI'24 Workshop on the Future of Cognitive Personal Informatics.

Exploring the Impact of Verbal-Imagery Cognitive Style on Web Search Behaviour and Mental Workload (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tang, H., Benerradi, J., Maior, H. A., Pike, M., Landowska, A., & Wilson, M. L. (2024, March). Exploring the Impact of Verbal-Imagery Cognitive Style on Web Search Behaviour and Mental Workload. Presented at CHIIR '24: Proceedings of the 2024 ACM SIGIR Conference on Human Information Interaction and Retrieval, Sheffield, UK

Cognitive style has been shown to influence users’ interaction with search interfaces. However, as a fundamental dimension of cognitive styles, the relationship between the Verbal-Imagery (VI) cognitive style dimension and search behaviour has not be... Read More about Exploring the Impact of Verbal-Imagery Cognitive Style on Web Search Behaviour and Mental Workload.

Adaptative computerized cognitive training decreases mental workload during working memory precision task - A preliminary fNIRS study (2024)
Journal Article
Landowska, A., Wilson, M. L., Craven, M. P., & Harrington, K. (2024). Adaptative computerized cognitive training decreases mental workload during working memory precision task - A preliminary fNIRS study. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 184, Article 103206. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhcs.2023.103206

With the growing concern for the health of ageing populations, much research continues to look at the impact of cognitive training, particularly in relation to cognitive decline. We sought to use novel techniques, including augmented reality and port... Read More about Adaptative computerized cognitive training decreases mental workload during working memory precision task - A preliminary fNIRS study.

Designing Apps to Track Mental Workload (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wilson, M., Shaban, J., Ma, X., Shalliker, M., Midha, S., & Sharples, S. (2023, September). Designing Apps to Track Mental Workload. Paper presented at The Future of Cognitive Personal Informatics, Athens, Greece and online

Brain-related wearables are now freely available on the market, and with even wrist-worn devices making estimates about cognitive activity, understanding Cognitive Personal Informatics (CogPI) has become a pressing issue. In this paper, we present a... Read More about Designing Apps to Track Mental Workload.

When High Mental Workload is Good and Low Mental Workload is Bad (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Shaban, J., Roy, M., Stephens-Marsh, M., Wilson, M. L., & Sharples, S. (2023, September). When High Mental Workload is Good and Low Mental Workload is Bad. Paper presented at The Future of Cognitive Personal Informatics, Athens, Greece and online

Brain-related wearables are now freely available on the market, and with even wrist-worn devices making estimates about cognitive activity, understanding cognitive personal informatics has become a pressing issue. Mental Workload is an emotionally ag... Read More about When High Mental Workload is Good and Low Mental Workload is Bad.

The Future of Cognitive Personal Informatics (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Schneegass, C., Wilson, M. L., Maior, H. A., Chiossi, F., Cox, A. L., & Wiese, J. (2023, September). The Future of Cognitive Personal Informatics. Presented at Proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Mobile Human-Computer Interaction, Athens, Greece

While Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) has contributed to demonstrating that physiological measures can be used to detect cognitive changes, engineering and machine learning will bring these to application in consumer wearable technology. For HCI, ma... Read More about The Future of Cognitive Personal Informatics.

Designing for Reflection on our Daily Mental Workload (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Shaban, J., Wilson, M. L., & Sharples, S. (2023, April). Designing for Reflection on our Daily Mental Workload. Presented at CHI Workshop 2023: Integrating Individual and Social Contexts into Self-Reflection Technologies, Hamburg, Germany

This paper presents a research plan, at the outset of new doctoral research, designing for reflection on cognitive personal informatics and self-tracking of Mental Workload. The research will build upon the Mental Workload cycle, considering how peop... Read More about Designing for Reflection on our Daily Mental Workload.

CHI2023 Course on How to Peer Review for CHI (and Beyond) (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wilson, M. L. (2023, April). CHI2023 Course on How to Peer Review for CHI (and Beyond). Presented at Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings, Hamburg, Germany

A key challenge for people that are new to reviewing is pitching the review at the right level, and getting the tone and structure of a review right. This course aims to help participants understand a) the different expectations of different venues a... Read More about CHI2023 Course on How to Peer Review for CHI (and Beyond).

Benchmarking framework for machine learning classification from fNIRS data (2023)
Journal Article
Benerradi, J., Clos, J., Landowska, A., Valstar, M. F., & Wilson, M. L. (2023). Benchmarking framework for machine learning classification from fNIRS data. Frontiers in Neuroergonomics, 4, Article 994969. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnrgo.2023.994969

Background: While efforts to establish best practices with functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) signal processing have been published, there are still no community standards for applying machine learning to fNIRS data. Moreover, the lack of... Read More about Benchmarking framework for machine learning classification from fNIRS data.

The future of manufacturing: Utopia or dystopia? (2022)
Journal Article
Marinescu, A., Argyle, E. M., Duvnjak, J., Wilson, M. L., Lawson, G., Sharples, S., Hubbard, E., & Justham, L. (2023). The future of manufacturing: Utopia or dystopia?. Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing and Service Industries, 33(2), 184-200. https://doi.org/10.1002/hfm.20976

Digital manufacturing technologies (DMTs) have the potential to transform industry productivity, but their introduction into the workplace is often a complex process, requiring not only technical expertise but also an awareness of ethical and societa... Read More about The future of manufacturing: Utopia or dystopia?.

Perceptions of Cognitive Training Games and Assessment Technologies for Dementia: Acceptability Study with Patient and Public Involvement Workshops (2022)
Journal Article
Harrington, K., Craven, M. P., Wilson, M. L., & Landowska, A. (2022). Perceptions of Cognitive Training Games and Assessment Technologies for Dementia: Acceptability Study with Patient and Public Involvement Workshops. JMIR Serious Games, 10(2), Article e32489. https://doi.org/10.2196/32489

Background: Cognitive training and assessment technologies offer the promise of dementia risk reduction and a more timely diagnosis of dementia, respectively. Cognitive training games may help reduce the lifetime risk of dementia by helping to build... Read More about Perceptions of Cognitive Training Games and Assessment Technologies for Dementia: Acceptability Study with Patient and Public Involvement Workshops.

Ethical Concerns and Perceptions of Consumer Neurotechnology from Lived Experiences of Mental Workload Tracking (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Midha, S., Wilson, M. L., & Sharples, S. (2022, June). Ethical Concerns and Perceptions of Consumer Neurotechnology from Lived Experiences of Mental Workload Tracking. Presented at FAccT '22: 2022 ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency, Seoul Republic of Korea

With rapid growth in the development of consumer neurotechnology, it is imperative to consider the ethical implications that this might have in order to minimise consumer harm. Whilst ethical and legal guidelines for commercialisation have previously... Read More about Ethical Concerns and Perceptions of Consumer Neurotechnology from Lived Experiences of Mental Workload Tracking.

P-Lite: A study of parallel coordinate plot literacy (2022)
Journal Article
Firat, E. E., Denisova, A., Wilson, M. L., & Laramee, R. S. (2022). P-Lite: A study of parallel coordinate plot literacy. Visual Informatics, 6(3), 81-99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.visinf.2022.05.002

Visualization literacy, the ability to interpret and comprehend visual designs, is recognized as an essential skill by the visualization community. We identify and investigate barriers to comprehending parallel coordinates plots (PCPs), one of the ad... Read More about P-Lite: A study of parallel coordinate plot literacy.

Lived Experiences of Mental Workload in Everyday Life (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Midha, S., Wilson, M. L., & Sharples, S. (2022, April). Lived Experiences of Mental Workload in Everyday Life. Presented at CHI '22: CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, New Orleans LA USA

We can now buy consumer brain-computer interface devices to help us meditate and focus, but what are we aiming to achieve? Mental workload (MWL) is an established concept, and as a form of personal data could be useful for making positive life change... Read More about Lived Experiences of Mental Workload in Everyday Life.

How to: Peer Review for CHI (and Beyond) (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wilson, M., & Nacke, L. (2022, April). How to: Peer Review for CHI (and Beyond). Presented at CHI2022; Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, New Orleans, LA

A key challenge for new reviewers is getting the tone and structure of a review right. A skilful reviewer will provide enough information in their review to help editors or Associate Chairs decide about including a paper in a journal or proceedings.... Read More about How to: Peer Review for CHI (and Beyond).

The Impact of Motion Scaling and Haptic Guidance on Operators’ Workload and Performance in Teleoperation (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Parsa, S., Maior, H. A., Thumwood, A. R. E., Wilson, M. L., Hanheide, M., & Esfahani, A. G. (2022, April). The Impact of Motion Scaling and Haptic Guidance on Operators’ Workload and Performance in Teleoperation. Presented at CHI '22: CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, New Orleans LA USA

The use of human operator managed robotics, especially for safety critical work, includes a shift from physically demanding to mentally challenging work, and new techniques for Human-Robot Interaction are being developed to make teleoperation easier... Read More about The Impact of Motion Scaling and Haptic Guidance on Operators’ Workload and Performance in Teleoperation.

Workplace 4.0: Exploring the Implications of Technology Adoption in Digital Manufacturing on a Sustainable Workforce (2022)
Journal Article
Leesakul, N., Oostveen, A.-M., Eimontaite, I., Wilson, M. L., & Hyde, R. (2022). Workplace 4.0: Exploring the Implications of Technology Adoption in Digital Manufacturing on a Sustainable Workforce. Sustainability, 14(6), Article 3311. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14063311

As part of the Industry 4.0 movement, the introduction of digital manufacturing technologies (DMTs) poses various concerns, particularly the impact of technology adoption on the workforce. In consideration of adoption challenges and implications, var... Read More about Workplace 4.0: Exploring the Implications of Technology Adoption in Digital Manufacturing on a Sustainable Workforce.