Human factors in hybrid living environments (Neuroscience, Technology and Society)Department of General Psychology (DPG)Using realtime emotion recognition to assess the effect of environmental features on customer’s perception of food.Courses attended:- Human-Computer Interaction- Scenarios of Internet of Things- Python for non-computer scientist- Tools and applications of Machine Learning- Principles of computational creativity- Data representation and task modeling in Natural Language Processing- Text mining- Human and machine vision- Foundations of cognitive neuroscience- Methodological foundations in experimental studies with humans

Evaluation of User Experience and cognitive ergonomics aspects in Virtual Reality, and in Human Computer Interaction in general. Design and implementation of experimental paradigms, data collection and analysis. Critical discussion of results, in the form of a scientific paper.

Development of VR and AR (Hololens 2) applications for research purpose, using Unity and other sotwares for 3D modeling and audio/video editing. Systematic analysis of the literature on the use of Augmented Reality in marketing, with a focus on purchase behavior and User Experience. Design and implementation of experimental paradigms for interface evaluation, data collection and analysis.

Development and programming of a virtual environment for an interactive VR experience (Oculus).

Systematic analysis of the literature on the use of virtual reality (360° video) in cinema, with particular reference to the factors that contribute to sense of presence, immersiveness, engagement, motion sickness, and more generally to the User Experience. Acquisition of skills for the creation and editing of 360° videos using the softwares Premiere Pro and After Effects.

Mental health center. Observation of group therapy, participation in team meetings, during which clinical cases were discussed.