Our group conducts high quality research and publishes in top-tier international conferences and journals in the fields of computer science, design, engineering, human-computer interaction, human-robot interaction, and information technology.
CONFERENCE PAPERS AND JOURNAL ARTICLES
2025
[CHI] Peek into the `White-Box': A Field Study on Bystander Engagement with Urban Robot Uncertainty
Yu, X., Hoggenmüller, M., Tran, T. T. M., Wang, Y., Zhang, Q., & Tomitsch, M. (2025, May). Peek into the `White-Box': A Field Study on Bystander Engagement with Urban Robot Uncertainty. In Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 1-15).
2024
Tran, T. T. M., & Parker, C. (2024). Advancing VR simulators for autonomous vehicle–pedestrian interactions: A focus on multi-entity scenarios. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 107, 775-790.
[IMWUT] Evaluating Autonomous Vehicle External Communication Using a Multi-Pedestrian VR Simulator
Tran, T. T. M., Parker, C., Yu, X., Dey, D., Martens, M., Bazilinskyy, P., & Tomitsch, M. (2024). Evaluating Autonomous Vehicle External Communication Using a Multi-Pedestrian VR Simulator. Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies, 8(3), 1-26.
[AutoUI WIP] Mapping Pedestrian-to-Driver Gestures: Implications for Autonomous Vehicle Bidirectional Interaction
Tran, T. T. M., Yu, X., Wang, Y., Parker, C., & Tomitsch, M. (2024, September). Mapping Pedestrian-to-Driver Gestures: Implications for Autonomous Vehicle Bidirectional Interaction. In Adjunct Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications (pp. 1-7).
Zhang, H., Wang, Y., & Tran, T. T. M. (2024, September). External Speech Interface: Effects of Gendered and Aged Voices on Pedestrians' Acceptance of Autonomous Vehicles in Shared Spaces. In Adjunct Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications (pp. 190-196).
[AutoUI WIP] Physiological Measurements in Automated Vehicle-Pedestrian Research: Review and Future Opportunities
Wang, Y., Tran, T. T. M., & Tomitsch, M. (2024, September). Physiological Measurements in Automated Vehicle-Pedestrian Research: Review and Future Opportunities. In Adjunct Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications (pp. 172-177).
[CHI] From Agent Autonomy to Casual Collaboration: A Design Investigation on Help-Seeking Urban Robots
Yu, X., Hoggenmüller, M., & Tomitsch, M. (2024, May). From Agent Autonomy to Casual Collaboration: A Design Investigation on Help-Seeking Urban Robots. In Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 1-14).
Tran, T. T. M., Parker, C., Hoggenmüller, M., Wang, Y., & Tomitsch, M. (2024, May). Exploring the Impact of Interconnected External Interfaces in Autonomous Vehicles on Pedestrian Safety and Experience. In Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 1-17).
Dong, H., Tran, T. T. M., Verstegen, R., Cazacu, S., Gao, R., Hoggenmüller, M., ... & Martens, M. (2024, May). Exploring Holistic HMI Design for Automated Vehicles: Insights from a Participatory Workshop to Bridge In-Vehicle and External Communication. In Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 1-9).
Wang, Y., Hoggenmüller, M., Zhang, G., Tran, T. T. M., & Tomitsch, M. (2024, May). Immersive In-Situ Prototyping: Influence of Real-World Context on Evaluating Future Pedestrian Interfaces in Virtual Reality. In Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 1-8).
Yu, X., Tran, T. T. M., Wang, Y., Mah, K., Cao, Y., Johansen, S. S., ... & Hoggenmüller, M. (2024, May). Out of place robot in the wild: Envisioning urban robot contextual adaptability challenges through a design probe. In Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 1-7).
2023
Tran, T. T. M., Parker, C., Hoggenmüller, M., Hespanhol, L., & Tomitsch, M. (2023). Simulating Wearable Urban Augmented Reality Experiences in VR: Lessons Learnt from Designing Two Future Urban Interfaces. Multimodal Technologies and Interaction, 7(2), 21.
[AutoUI] Scoping out the scalability issues of autonomous vehicle-pedestrian interaction
Tran, T. T. M., Parker, C., & Tomitsch, M. (2023, September). Scoping out the scalability issues of autonomous vehicle-pedestrian interaction. In Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications (pp. 167-177).
Dongas, R., Grace, K., Gillespie, S., Hoggenmueller, M., Tomitsch, M., & Worrall, S. (2023). Virtual Urban Field Studies: Evaluating Urban Interaction Design Using Context-Based Interface Prototypes. Multimodal Technologies and Interaction, 7(8), 82.
2022
[AutoUI] Pedestrian-Vehicle Interaction in Shared Space: Insights for Autonomous Vehicles
Wang, Y., Hespanhol, L., Worrall, S., & Tomitsch, M. (2022, September). Pedestrian-Vehicle Interaction in Shared Space: Insights for Autonomous Vehicles. In Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications (pp. 330-339).
Tran, T. T. M., Parker, C., Wang, Y., & Tomitsch, M. (2022). Designing wearable augmented reality concepts to support scalability in autonomous vehicle-pedestrian interaction. Frontiers in Computer Science, 4, 866516.
[Frontiers] Designing Interactions With Shared AVs in Complex Urban Mobility Scenarios
Hoggenmueller, M., Tomitsch, M., & Worrall, S. (2022). Designing Interactions With Shared AVs in Complex Urban Mobility Scenarios. Frontiers in Computer Science, 4, 866258.
2021
Hoggenmüller, M., Tomitsch, M., Hespanhol, L., Tran, T. T. M., Worrall, S., & Nebot, E. (2021, May). Context-based interface prototyping: Understanding the effect of prototype representation on user feedback. In Proceedings of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 1-14).
[IEEE HMS] A review of virtual reality studies on autonomous vehicle–pedestrian interaction
Tran, T. T. M., Parker, C., & Tomitsch, M. (2021). A review of virtual reality studies on autonomous vehicle–pedestrian interaction. IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems, 51(6), 641-652.
Wang, Y., Hespanhol, L., & Tomitsch, M. (2021). How Can Autonomous Vehicles Convey Emotions to Pedestrians? A Review of Emotionally Expressive Non-Humanoid Robots. Multimodal Technologies and Interaction, 5(12), 84.
Hoggenmüller, M., Lee, W. Y., Hespanhol, L., Jung, M., & Tomitsch, M. (2021, June). Eliciting new perspectives in RtD studies through annotated portfolios: A case study of robotic artefacts. In Proceedings of the 2021 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference (pp. 1875-1886).
2020
Hoggenmueller, M., Tomitsch, M., Parker, C., Nguyen, T. T., Zhou, D., Worrall, S., & Nebot, E. (2020, December). A tangible multi-display toolkit to support the collaborative design exploration of AV-pedestrian interfaces. In Proceedings of the 32nd Australian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (pp. 25-35).
2019
[AutoUI] Designing for Projection-based Communication between Autonomous Vehicles and Pedestrians
Nguyen, T. T., Holländer, K., Hoggenmueller, M., Parker, C., & Tomitsch, M. (2019, September). Designing for projection-based communication between autonomous vehicles and pedestrians. In Proceedings of the 11th international conference on automotive user interfaces and interactive vehicular applications (pp. 284-294).
BOOK CHAPTERS
Tomitsch, M., & Hoggenmueller, M. (2021). Designing Human–Machine Interactions in the Automated City: Methodologies, Considerations, Principles. Automating Cities: Design, Construction, Operation and Future Impact, 25-49.
WORKSHOPS
2024
Yu, X., Wang, Y., Tran, T. T. M., Zhao, Y., Berrio Perez, J. S., Hoggenmüller, M., ... & Worrall, S. (2023, December). Robots in the Wild: Contextually-Adaptive Human-Robot Interactions in Urban Public Environments. In Proceedings of the 35th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference (pp. 701-705).
2023
Yu, X., Wang, Y., Tran, T. T. M., Zhao, Y., Berrio Perez, J. S., Hoggenmüller, M., ... & Worrall, S. (2023, December). Robots in the Wild: Contextually-Adaptive Human-Robot Interactions in Urban Public Environments. In Proceedings of the 35th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference (pp. 701-705).
2022
Conducting HRI Research ‘In the Wild’: Reflections Based on Two Urban Robot Studies (Workshop)
Marius Hoggenmueller, Presented at the virtual workshop “Re-Configuring Human-Robot Interaction” (HRI ’22).
2021
Designing Interactions with Autonomous Physical Systems (Workshop Position Paper)
Hoggenmueller, M., Tran, T. T. M., Hespanhol, L., & Tomitsch, M. (2024). Designing Interactions with Autonomous Physical Systems. arXiv preprint arXiv:2406.11146.
Robots in the Wild: Contextually-Adaptive Human-Robot Interactions in Urban Public Environments (Workshop Position Paper)
Yu, X., Wang, Y., Tran, T. T. M., Zhao, Y., Berrio Perez, J. S., Hoggenmüller, M., ... & Worrall, S. (2023, December). Robots in the Wild: Contextually-Adaptive Human-Robot Interactions in Urban Public Environments. In Proceedings of the 35th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference (pp. 701-705).
Holistic HMI Design for Automated Vehicles: Bridging In-Vehicle and External Communication (Workshop Position Paper)
Dong, H., Tran, T. T. M., Bazilinskyy, P., Hoggenmüller, M., Dey, D., Cazacu, S., ... & Gao, R. (2023, September). Holistic HMI Design for Automated Vehicles: Bridging In-Vehicle and External Communication. In Adjunct Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications (pp. 237-240).