Andrii Matviienko

I am an Assistant Professor (tenure track) in Computer Science specialized in Human-Computer Interaction at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden. I work at the Department of Media Technology and Interaction Design (MID) which is part of the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Previously, I worked as a postdoctoral researcher in the Telecooperation Lab at the Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany. I received my Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Oldenburg while working at the Media Informatics and Multimedia Systems group with Susanne Boll. During my Ph.D. time, I visited the Multimodal Interaction Group at the University of Glasgow (UK), where I worked with Stephen Brewster on assistance systems for cycling children in cities with missing cycling infrastructure.

My research focuses on assisting technology in urban environments. I design, construct, and evaluate multimodal and mixed reality interfaces for vulnerable road users. In particular, I investigate how to make evaluation environments for micro-mobility safe and realistic and what future micro-mobility, e.g., self-driving bicycles, can look like. Additionally, I focus on how adult and child cyclists interact with assistance systems designed for collision prevention, navigation, and traffic behavior recommendations. Previously, I investigated ambient light displays for car navigation, tangible awareness systems for work colleagues, and educational systems for children.

Topics for Bachelor/Master theses

1. Assistance Systems for Micromoblity​

Motivation

• Would you like to make micromoblity safer, more fun, and accessible?​
• The design space provides an extension of the bike and helmet with multimodal or AR cues to increase safety without adding cognitive load and distraction. 
• Evaluations will be conducted with bicycling/e-Scooter/tandem riding for children/adults in a VR environment or traffic practice area.

Goals

• Integration of multimodal or AR displays in the helmet/bicycle​
• Development of interaction concepts while cycling​
• Evaluation of the developed prototypes with children/adults

Requirements

• Integration of multimodal or AR displays in the helmet/bicycle
• Development of interaction concepts while cycling
• Evaluation of the developed prototypes with children/adults

2. Exploring Self-driving Micromoblity ​

Motivation

• Have you ever imagined how you would interact as a cyclist with a self-driving bike?​
• The design space offers many opportunities to explore the question. How much control do you need?
• Is it possible to do secondary activities besides riding, such as reading? How much reality do we need to ride the bike in VR?

Goals

• Integration of multimodal or AR displays in the helmet/bicycle
• Development of interaction concepts while riding a bicycle​
• New evaluation methods to test the developed prototypes

Requirements

• Interest and enthusiasm in innovative user interfaces​
• Good programming skills​
• Fun with tinkering with electronics and as well as development in VR/AR

If you are interested, feel free to contact me at andriim[at]kth[dot]se.