Schedule
(Time Zone CT/Central (USA) Time)
Location: Zoom (Link will be emailed)
Asynchronous chat: Discord doctoral symposium channel
The doctoral symposium is a closed invite-only event. This is so students feel free to discuss their ideas with senior researchers.
TIME
08:00 - 08:30
Welcome Note - Doctoral Symposium Co-Chairs (30 minutes)
08:30 - 08:45
3-minute Introductions
In 1 to 2 slides introduce yourself, educational background, collaborations, and why your work is important. (These introductions do not need to be recorded.)
In 1 to 2 slides introduce yourself, educational background, collaborations, and why your work is important. (These introductions do not need to be recorded.)
08:45 - 09:00
Short break
09:00 - 10:00
Doctoral Symposium Keynote 1: ▼Stefan van der Stigchel (45 min talk + 15 mins for questions)
Visuospatial Working Memory as a Fundamental Component of the Eye Movement System
Stefan van der Stigchel
Abstract. Humans make frequent movements of the eyes (saccades) to explore the visual environment. I will argue that visuo-spatial working memory (VSWM) is a fundamental component of the eye movement system. Memory representations in VSWM are functionally integrated at all stages of orienting, from selection of the target, to maintenance of visual features across the saccade, to processes supporting the experience of perceptual continuity after the saccade, to the correction of gaze when the eyes fail to land on the intended object. VSWM is finely tuned to meet the challenges of active vision.
Bio. Stefan van der Stigchel is professor of Cognitive Psychology at Utrecht University. He heads the AttentionLab research group that examines how attention and visual awareness work together to create our perception of the world. Stefan is a member of De Jonge Akademie, a platform of young scientists within the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences and author of the popular science books 'How attention works' and 'Concentration'. His books are published internationally by MIT Press.
10:00 - 10:15
Break
10:15 - 11:55
(15 min live talks + 10 mins for Q&A) ▼Talks should also be prerecorded. See email correspondence on where to upload.
• Eye Tracking Calibration on Mobile Devices
(Yaxiong Lei Lei, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, United Kingdom)
• The influence of clutter on search-based learning, long-term memory, and memory-guided attention in real-world scenes: an eye movement research protocol
(Christos Gkoumas Silversky, Andria Shimi, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus)
• Climate change overlooked. The role of attitudes and mood regulation in visual attention to global warming
(Anna Mazurowska, SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Warsaw, Poland)
• Gaze and Heart Rate Synchronization in Computer-Mediated Collaboration
(Katarzyna Wisiecka, SWPS University of Social Science and Humanities, Warsaw, Poland)
(Yaxiong Lei Lei, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, United Kingdom)
• The influence of clutter on search-based learning, long-term memory, and memory-guided attention in real-world scenes: an eye movement research protocol
(Christos Gkoumas Silversky, Andria Shimi, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus)
• Climate change overlooked. The role of attitudes and mood regulation in visual attention to global warming
(Anna Mazurowska, SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Warsaw, Poland)
• Gaze and Heart Rate Synchronization in Computer-Mediated Collaboration
(Katarzyna Wisiecka, SWPS University of Social Science and Humanities, Warsaw, Poland)
11:55 - 12:05
Break
12:05 - 13:05
Mentor Panel (1 hour) ▼
Mike Hout (New Mexico State University, USA)
Andrew Duchowski (Clemson University, USA)
Jill Folk (Kent State University, USA)
Enkelejda Kasneci (Universität Tübingen, Germany)
Paivi Majaranta (Tampere University, Finland)
Norman Peitek (Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany)
Izabela Krejtz (SWPS, Poland)
Stefan van der Stigchel (Utrecht University, The Netherlands)
Andrew Duchowski (Clemson University, USA)
Jill Folk (Kent State University, USA)
Enkelejda Kasneci (Universität Tübingen, Germany)
Paivi Majaranta (Tampere University, Finland)
Norman Peitek (Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany)
Izabela Krejtz (SWPS, Poland)
Stefan van der Stigchel (Utrecht University, The Netherlands)
13:05 - 13:15
Break
13:15 - 14:15
Doctoral Symposium Keynote 2: ▼Janet Siegmund and Norman Peitek (45 min talk + 15 mins for questions)
How do programmers think? How do novices become proficient programmers?
Janet Siegmund and Norman Peitek
Abstract. How do programmers think? How do novices become proficient programmers? How can we observe them on their path? Can we help them to overcome obstacles? With programming becoming a 4th literacy, these and similar questions are of rising importance. This talk presents approaches on how such questions can be answered in a reliable and valid way. Furthermore, it highlights the status of empirical research in software engineering, and how eyetracking and neuroimaging techniques can shed more light on the cognitive processes of programming.
Bio. Janet Siegmund is professor for Software Engineering at the Chemnitz University of Technology. Prior to that, she led the junior research group PICCARD, funded by the Centre Digitisation.Bavaria. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Magdeburg in 2012 and she holds two master's degrees, one in Computer Science and one in Psychology. In her research, she focuses on the human factor in software engineering, for example, when writing source code. Janet Siegmund is the co-author of more than 30 peer-reviewed journal, conference, and workshop publications. She regularly serves as program-committee member for conferences and workshops. From 2014 to 2017, she was in the steering committee of the International Conference on Program Comprehension.
Norman Peitek received the master's degree in business information systems from the University of Magdeburg in 2014. His research at the Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology focuses on studying programmer expertise and program comprehension with neuroimaging and eye tracking. He is working toward the PhD degree at the Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany.
Norman Peitek received the master's degree in business information systems from the University of Magdeburg in 2014. His research at the Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology focuses on studying programmer expertise and program comprehension with neuroimaging and eye tracking. He is working toward the PhD degree at the Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany.
14:15 - 15:15
Social hour on zoom and/or discord