Phubbing—ie excluding and ignoring others through smartphone use—is a pervasive
phenomenon. Yet, a comprehensive understanding of its consequences is still lacking. This …

The concept of phubbing (generally defined as a practice of ignoring co-present others by
focusing on one's mobile device) is now widely used in studies aiming to understand the …

This paper presents an interaction study with a mixed-cultural Intelligent Virtual Agent (IVA)
that investigates the impact of perceived ingroup similarity on the empathy of human …

This paper presents an exploratory study investigating the impact of non-native accented
speech on the perception of Intelligent Virtual Agents (IVAs). In an online study, native …

This paper presents an interaction study that investigates whether participants adapt their
verbal and non-verbal behaviour towards an IVA that shows non-native speech patterns in a …

Racial bias, implicit or explicit, is still a widespread phenomenon in our modern society,
negatively affecting the way we interact with foreigners. These biases can also lead to the …

Phubbing (ie ignoring someone while using a phone) may occur at work, having an impact
on the phubbee, the phubber and the organization at large. We used a mixed method …

There is a growing concern that smartphone usage in front of family or friends can be
bothersome and even deteriorate relationships. In my thesis, I design solutions to improve …