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Stine Johansen

I am a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in The Australian Cobotics Centre, Queensland University of Technology. I conduct research in designing visualisations of and interactions with complex cyber-physical systems.

About me

I have conducted research in HCI since 2017 at Aalborg University, first as a Research Assistant, next as a Ph.D. Fellow and Assistant Professor, and currently as Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Queensland University of Technology. I am currently on leave from the position as Assistant Professor to pursue research in the Australian Cobotics Centre at Queensland University of Technology as Postdoctoral Research Fellow.

With my experience as Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Human-Robot Interaction, a Ph.D. in Computer Science, a M.Sc. in Interactive Digital Media, and a B.Sc. in Medialogy, my background spans across the technical and creative areas of Human-Computer Interaction. I have built up technical, methodological, and theoretical knowledge in understanding, designing, and developing digitally supported experiences.

The Australian Cobotics Centre is an interdisciplinary research centre that aims to investigate and develop collaborative robotic systems for industrial applications. In my research, I collaborate with two global companies, Cook Medical and Stryker. In these collaborations, my focus lies on designing and developing intention visualisation techniques and prototyping tools through a participatory approach.

Research

My academic profile spans the areas of human-computer interaction, interaction design, human-robot interaction, and sound interaction. Investigating these, I am proficient in ethnographic methodology, prototype experimentation, and design workshops.

Below, please find some of my recent publications and a small selection of my research.

  • Recent publications

    2024

    Kollerup, N. K., Johansen, S. S., Tolsgaard, M. G., Friis, M. L., Skov, M. B., van Berkel, N. (accepted, 2024). Clinical Needs and Preferences for AI-based Explanations in Clinical Simulation Training. Behaviour & Information Technology, 1-25. Taylor & Francis.
    Johansen, S. S., Brophy, C., Rittenbruch, M., Donovan, J. (accepted, 2024). Characterising CSCW research on Human-Robot Collaboration. In Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction (CSCW). ACM.
    Johansen, S. S., Browning, Y., Brumpton, A., Donovan, J., Rittenbruch, M. (accepted, 2024). Robotic Blended Sonification. The 29th International Symposium on Electronic Art.

    2023

    Johansen, S. S., Donovan, J., Rittenbruch, M. (2023). Illustrating Robot Movements. In Proceedings of the 2023 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI). ACM/IEEE.
    Please see my Google Scholar profile for full list.

Robotic blended sonification

Drawing on methodologies from design, human-robot interaction, and creative practice, the resulting 'Robotic Blended Sonification' is a concept which transforms the consequential robot sounds into a creative material that can be explored artistically and within application-based studies.

Shape-changing visualisation of sound

I have investigated the use of shape-change for interaction with sound zones. A core challenge to designing interaction with sound zone systems is to support users’ understanding of the unique spatial properties of sound zones. Shape-changing interfaces present new opportunities for addressing this.

Read more here.

Design ethnography for sound zones

Sound zone technology is being developed to provide users with the ability to modify their personal soundscape. I conducted a a design ethnographical study of sounds in homes and potentials for utilising sound zone technology to modify soundscapes.

Read more here.

How to contact me

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