CURRICULUM VITAE

2.1.2010
School of Computing
University of Eastern Finland
P.O. Box 111, FIN-80101
Finland
Roman Bednarik, PhD.
 August 2003
Education

2003 - 2007: Doctor of Philosophy, December 2007. Department of Computer Science and Statistics, University of Joensuu, Finland. Title of the thesis: Methods to analyze visual attention strategies: Applications in the studies of programming.  

2006: Licentiate of Philosophy, May 2006, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Joensuu, Finland. Title of the thesis: Towards an Eye-tracking Methodology for Studies of Programming

2001 - 2002: Master of Science in Computer Science, December 2002. Dept. of Computer Science, University of Joensuu, Finland: IMPIT programme
 
Work experience

September 2007 - : assistant professor (yliassistentti), University of Joensuu, Finland. Responsibilities: research, teaching, international master's programmes coordination (IMPIT, CBU, CIMET).

2006: visiting lecturer (HCI, usability), Kabarak University, Kenya. 1.5 months

2005: visiting researcher, prof. Peter Brusilovsky's laboratory, School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA. 1 month.

July 2005 - August 2007: ESCE graduate school researcher, University of Joensuu, Finland, Dept. of Computer Science

2002 - June 2005: researcher - University of Joensuu, Finland, Dept. of Computer Science
 
Teaching experience

User-Centered Design, lecturer (2009)
Usability Engineering, lecturer (2006, 2008).
2002-2005 - teaching assistant in courses:
Design and Analysis of Algorithms, Mental and Other Representations, Artificial Intelligence, Object-oriented programming with Java, Theoretical foundations of computer science, Programming languages
 
Supervised Theses
Maria Kinnunen: Debugging strategies of novice and expert programmers using Jeliot 3: a qualitative analysis of verbal and gaze protocol. MSc. thesis, 2007.
Tersia Gowases: Eye-Tracking as an interaction device in games. MSc thesis, 2007, co-supervision with Markku Tukiainen.
Alfiya Akhmetova: Eye-tracking navigation in digital TV. MSc. thesis, 2007, co-supervision with Markku Tukiainen.
Ibrohim Kholmatov: Design and implementation of mobile OCR and dictionary application. MSc. thesis, 2009.
Hassan Shujau: Practices and guidelines of user interface design for seniors. MSc thesis, 2009.
Eliza Poudyal: Analysis of problem-solving strategies using verbal-data. MSc thesis.
Shahram Eivazi: Inferring problem-solving strategies from eye-movement data. MSc thesis
Andrey Shipilov: Remote collaborative gaze-tracking, MSc thesis
Filip Sedlak: Eye-movement biometrics, MSc thesis (with Tomi Kinnunen)
Anssi Mustonen: Algoritmien visualisointi ja sen kaytto ohjelmoinnin alkeisopetuksessa, BSc thesis, 2009

 
Professional Activities
PhD thesis reviewer: Ing. Tomas Kincl: Website user satisfaction: asymmetric effect of perceived website quality. 2008.

MSc. thesis reviewer (~10 MSc theses, 2006 - 2009)

"Eye-tracking in studies of psychology of programming", Tobii eye-tracking seminar Finland, Hanken Swedish School of Economics, Helsinki: Keynote (June, 2006)

Reviewer for: ACM SIGCHI, Behavior Research Methods, BSC HCI, Eye Tracking Research & Applications, PPIG, iNEER, iCEER, Interacting with Computers, ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education, ICALT, PPIG - editor (2007,2008).
PPIG newsletter editor
Season of Usability 2008, 2009 - usability mentor.
 
Awards, Funding, Grants
Academy of Finland, grant #135590, 34.000e, "Eye-tracking to Study, Model, and Support Expertise and Engagement in Collaboration", 2010-2011.
Doctoral Dissertation Graduation Award, University of Joensuu, 2008.
Premier Award for Excellence in Engineering Education, finalist candidate, 2007, with N. Myller, A. Moreno
Faculty of Science, University of Joensuu, 2003, 2004
Emil Aaltosen Säätiö, 2005
PROLEARN Travel Grant, 2005
TES - Tekniikan edistämissäätiö, 2006
PPIG, 2006
 
Research activities
Eye-Movement Tracking Applications and Methodology
Usability and HCI
Design and Evaluation of Educational Environments, Computer Science Education
PROLEARN Associate member
 
Academic & Professional Interests
Human - Computer Interaction, Eye Tracking
Usability - co-founder of United Users Ltd. unitedusers.fi
Educational Technology, CSEd
International Development - board member in i4DPeople OY
Computer & Assisted Vision
The Finnish Society for Computer Science - board member
 
 
Other Areas of Interest
Music, Sport, Reading, Cooking, Photography, Thinking
North-Carelian Africa society RY: founding member, board member
 
Publications

    Journals and Book Chapters

  1. Bednarik, R., Gowases, T., Tukiainen, M.: Gaze interaction enhances problem solving: Effects of dwell-time based, gaze-augmented, and mouse interaction on problem-solving strategies and user experience. Journal of Eye Movement Research, 3(1)3, 1-10, 2009. Available online: http://www.jemr.org/online/3/1/3

  2. Myller, N., Bednarik, R., Ben-Ari, M., Sutinen, E.: Extending the Engagement Taxonomy: Software Visualization and Collaborative Learning. ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 9(1), article 7, 2009.

  3. Randolph, J. J., & Bednarik, R.: Publication bias in the computer science education literature. Journal of Universal Computer Science, 14(4), 2008, pp. 575-589.

  4. Randolph, J. J., Rogers, P. C., Kakkonen, T., Myller, N., & Bednarik, R.: Emerging technologies for educational evaluation. In M. Ortiz & C. Rubio (Eds.) Educational Evaluation: 21st Century Issues and Challenges. Hauppauge, NY: Nova, 2009, pp. 417-442.

  5. Randolph, J.J., Julnes, G., Bednarik, R., & Sutinen, E.: A comparison of the methodological quality of articles in computer science education journals and conference proceedings. Computer Science Education, 17(4), 2007, pp. 263-274.

  6. Bednarik, R., Randolph, J.: Studying Cognitive Processes in Computer Program Comprehension. In Hammoud, R. I. (Ed): Passive Eye Monitoring: Algorithms, Applications and Experiments, Springer, ISBN 9783540754114, pp. 373-386, 2008.

  7. Bednarik, R., Moreno, A., Myller, N.: Program Visualization for Programming Education - Case of Jeliot 3. ACM NZ Bulletin, 2(2), ISSN 1176-9998, 2006. Avalailable online from http://is-alt.massey.ac.nz/acmnz/bulletin/vol2/issue2/

  8. Bednarik, R., Moreno, A., Myller, N.: Different Utilizations of an Open-Source Program Visualization Tool, Jeliot 3. Informatics in Education 5(2), 2006, pp. 195-206.

  9. Bednarik, R., Tukiainen, M.: Validating the Restricted Focus Viewer: A Study Using Eye-Movement Tracking. Behavior Research Methods, 39(2), 2007, pp. 274-282.

  10. Bednarik, R., Myller, N., Sutinen, E., Tukiainen, M.: Analyzing Individual Differences in Program Comprehension. Technology, Instruction, Cognition and Learning (TICL), 3 (3-4), special issue on modeling and simulation, 2006, pp. 205-232.

    Books and Edited Proceedings
  11. Buckley, J., Rooksby, J., Bednarik, R.: Proceedings of the 20th Annual Workshop of the Psychology of Programming Interest Group (PPIG08). Lancaster, UK, 2008. Lancaster University, ISBN 978-1-86220-215-3.

  12. Sajaniemi, J., Tukiainen, M., Bednarik, R., Nevalainen, S.: Proceedings of the 19th Annual Workshop of the Psychology of Programming Interest Group (PPIG07). Joensuu, Finland, July, 2007. International Proceedings Series 7, University of Joensuu, Department of Computer Science and Statistics.

    International Conferences with Referee Procedure
  13. Pietinen, S., Bednarik, R., Tukiainen, M.: Shared Visual Attention in Collaborative Programming: A Descriptive Analysis. To appear in the proceedings of Cooperative and Human Aspects of Software Engineering, CHASE'10.

  14. Kinnunen, T., Sedlak, F., Bednarik, R.: Towards Task-Independent Person Authentication Using Eye Movement Signals. To appear in the Proceedings of ACM ETRA 2010.

  15. Pietinen, S., Bednarik, R., Tukiainen, M.: An Exploration of Shared Visual Attention in Collaborative Programming In Proceedings of the 21th Annual Workshop of the Psychology of Programming Interest Group (PPIG'09), Limerick, Ireland, pp. 134-135.

  16. Duveskog, M., Bednarik, R., Sutinen, R., Kemppainen, K.: Designing a Story-Based Platform for HIV/AIDS Counseling with Tanzanian Children. In Proceedings of the 8th ACM International Conference on Interaction Design and Children, pp. 27-35, 2009.

  17. Gowases, T., Bednarik, R., Tukiainen, M.: Gaze vs. Mouse in Games: The Effects on User Experience. In Proceedings of The 16th International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2008, pp. 773 - 777.

  18. Nuutinen, J., Bednarik, R., Sutinen, E.: A Layered Approach to the Development Process of Social Mindtools. In Proceedings of ED-Media 2008, pp. 2109-2118.

  19. Bednarik, R., Tukiainen, M.: Temporal Eye-Tracking Data: Evolution of Debugging Strategies with Multiple Representations. In Proceedings of the 2008 Symposium on Eye Tracking Research & Applications (Savannah, Georgia, March 26 - 28, 2008). ETRA '08. ACM, New York, NY, pp. 99-102.

  20. Pietinen, S., Bednarik, R., Glotova, T., Tenhunen, V., Tukiainen M.: A Method to Study Visual Attention Aspects of Collaboration: Eye-Tracking Pair Programmers Simultaneously. In Proceedings of the 2008 Symposium on Eye Tracking Research & Applications (Savannah, Georgia, March 26 - 28, 2008). ETRA '08. ACM, New York, NY, pp. 39-42.

  21. Moreno, A., Sutinen, E., Bednarik, R. and Myller, N. (2007): Conflictive animations as engaging learning tools. In Proc. Seventh Baltic Sea Conference on Computing Education Research (Koli Calling 2007), Koli National Park, Finland. CRPIT, 88. Lister, R. and Simon, Eds., ACS. pp. 203-206.

  22. Bednarik, R., Tukiainen, M.: Analysing and Interpreting Quantitative Eye-Tracking Data in Studies of Programming: Phases of Debugging with Multiple Representations. In Proceedings of the 19th Annual Workshop of the Psychology of Programming Interest Group (PPIG'07), Joensuu, Finland, July 2-6, 2007, pp. 158-172.

  23. Myller, N., Bednarik, R., Moreno, A.: Integrating Dynamic Program Visualization into BlueJ: the Jeliot 3 extension. In proceedings of IEEE ICALT 2007, IEEE Computer Society, 2007, pp. 505-506.

  24. Moreno, A., Bednarik, R., Yudelson, M.: How to Adapt the Visualization of Programs? UM'2007 workshop 2, 11th International Conference on User Modeling: Personalisation in e-learning environments at individual and group level, PING'07. Corfu, Greece, June 25-29, 2007, pp. 65-70.

  25. Bednarik, R., Kamppuri, M., Tedre, M., Vesisenaho, M.: Alternative to Technology-Driven Development: An Approach Based on Authentic Needs. Presented at the Workshop on User Centred Design and International Development to be held on 28th April 2007, CHI2007.

  26. Kamppuri, M., Bednarik, R., Tukiainen, M.: The Expanding Focus of Design: Case Culture. In proceedings of NordiCHI 2006, The Fourth Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction. Oslo, Norway, 2006, ACM Press, pp. 405-408.

  27. Bednarik, R., Myller, N., Sutinen, E., Tukiainen, M.: Program Visualisation: Comparing Eye-tracking Patterns with Comprehension Summaries and Performance. In proceedings of the 18th Annual Workshop of the Psychology of Programming Interest Group (PPIG'06), Brighton, UK, September 7-8, 2006, pp. 68-82.

  28. Myller, N., Bednarik, R.: Methodologies for Studies of Program Visualization. In proceedings of Methods, Materials and Tools for Programming Education (MMT2006), Tampere, Finland, May 4-5, 2006, pp. 37-42.

  29. Bednarik, R., Tukiainen, M.: An Eye-tracking Methodology for Characterizing Program Comprehension. In Proceedings the 2006 Symposium on Eye Tracking Research and Applications, ETRA 2006, March 27-29, San Diego, CA, USA, ACM Press, pp. 125 - 132.

  30. Randolph, J. J., Bednarik, R. and Myller, N.: A Methodological Review of the Articles Published in the Proceedings of Koli Calling 2001-2004. In Proceedings of Koli Calling 2005: 5th Annual Finnish / Baltic Sea Conference on Computer Science Education. November 17 - November 20, 2005, pp. 103-109.

  31. Moreno, A., Myller, N. and Bednarik, R.: Jeliot 3, an Extensible Tool for Program Visualization. In Proceedings of Koli Calling 2005: 5th Annual Finnish / Baltic Sea Conference on Computer Science Education. November 17 - November 20, 2005, pp. 183-184.

  32. Bednarik, R., Joy, M., Moreno, A., Myller, N., Sun, S., Sutinen, E.: Multi-Agent Educational System for Program Visualization. In proceedings of the International Conference on Intelligent Agents, Web Technology and Internet Commerce (IAWTIC'2005), 28 - 30 November 2005, Vienna, Austria, IEEE Computer Society, pp. 283 - 288.

  33. Bednarik, R., Myller, N., Sutinen, E., Tukiainen, M.: Applying Eye-Movement Tracking to Program Visualization. In proceedings of 2005 IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing (VL/HCC'05), Dallas, Texas, USA, September 21-24, 2005, IEEE Computer Society, pp. 302-304.

  34. Bednarik, R.: Potentials of Eye-Movement Tracking in Adaptive Systems. In the Proceedings of the Fourth Workshop on the Evaluation of Adaptive Systems, held in conjunction with the 10th International Conference on User Modeling (UM'05), Edinburgh, UK, July 24th to 30th, 2005, pp. 1-8.

  35. Bednarik, R., Myller, N., Sutinen, E., Tukiainen, M.: Effects of Experience on Gaze Behaviour during Program Animation. In proceedings of the 17th Annual Psychology of Programming Interest Group Workshop (PPIG'05), Brighton, UK, June 28 - July 1, 2005, pp. 49-61.

  36. Randolph, J. J., Bednarik, R., Silander, P., Gonzalez, J., Myller, N., and Sutinen, E.: A Critical Analysis of the Research Methodologies Reported in the Full Papers of the Proceedings of ICALT 2004. In proceedings of the 5th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT 2005), Kaohsiung, Taiwan, July 5-8, 2005, IEEE Computer Society, pp. 10-14.

  37. Bednarik, R., Moreno, A., Myller, N., Sutinen, E.: Smart Program Visualization Technologies: Planning a Next Step. In proceedings of the 5th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT 2005), Kaohsiung, Taiwan, July 5-8, 2005, IEEE Computer Society, pp. 717-721.

  38. Bednarik, R., Kinnunen, T., Mihaila, A., Fränti, P.: Eye-Movements as a Biometric. In Proceedings of the 14th Scandinavian Conference on Image Analysis, SCIA 2005, Joensuu, Finland, June 19-22, 2005. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 3540, Springer, 2005, pp. 780-789.

  39. Bednarik, R., Tukiainen, M.: Effects of Display Blurring on the Behavior of Novices and Experts during Program Debugging. In CHI '05 extended abstracts on Human factors in computing systems, CHI 2005, Portland, Oregon, USA, April 2-7, 2005, ACM Press, pp. 1204-1207.

  40. Bednarik, R., Tukiainen, M.: Visual Attention Tracking During Program Debugging. In Proceedings of NordiCHI 2004, The Third Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, October 23-27, 2004, Tampere, Finland, ACM Press, pp. 331-334.

  41. Bednarik, R. & Tukiainen, M.: Visual Attention and Representation Switching in Java Program Debugging: A Study Using Eye Movement Tracking. In Proceedings of 16th Annual Psychology of Programming Interest Group Workshop (PPIG'04), Institute of Technology Carlow, Ireland, April 5-7, 2004, pp. 159-169.

  42. Bednarik, R., Fränti, P.: Survival of Students with Different Learning Preferences. The 4th Annual Finnish / Baltic Sea Conference on Computer Science Education, Koli, Finland, October 1-3, 2004, pp. 121-125.

  43. Bednarik, R., Gerdt, P., Miraftabi, R., Tukiainen, M.: Development of the TUP Model - Evaluating Educational Software. In Proceedings of the 4th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT 2004), Joensuu, Finland, August 30 - September 1, 2004, IEEE Computer Society, pp. 699-701.

  44. Bednarik, R.: Problem-Based Learning in Teaching Theoretical Computer Science. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Education and Research Conference iCEER 2004, Olomouc, Czech Republic, June 27-30, 2004, pp. 801-807, CD-ROM.

    National Conferences with Referee Procedure
  45. Bednarik, R., Marjomaa E., La Russa, G.: Logical Variability in Tutors and Evaluators. In Proceedings of the ITK'04 Workshop on Educational Technology Research, April 20-22, Hämeenlinna, Finland, 2005. pp. 48-49.

    Tutorials and Technical Reports
  46. Kamppuri, M., Bednarik, R. and Juntunen, A.: Haasteena käytettävyys: Kotihoitoa tukevat etäpalvelut-hankkeen käytettävyystutkimus. [in Finnish, Usability as a challenge. Usability study of eHealth Services Supporting Home Care - project]. Kajaani University of Applied Sciences reports B, Raportteja ja selvityksiä 11, 2008, ss. 39, ISBN 978-952-9853-6, ISSN 1458-915X.

  47. Bednarik, R., Jansen, A.: Eye-tracking and its applications in studies of programming. In Proceedings of the 19th Annual Workshop of the Psychology of Programming Interest Group (PPIG'07), Joensuu, Finland, July 2-6, 2007, pp. 255.


    Monographs
  48. Bednarik, R.: Methods to analyze visual attention strategies: Applications in the studies of programming. PhD thesis, Department of Computer Science and Statistics, University of Joensuu, 2007. Available for download from: ftp://cs.joensuu.fi/pub/Dissertations/bednarik.pdf

  49. Bednarik, R.: Towards an Eye-tracking Methodology for Studies of Programming. PhLic thesis, Department of Computer Science, University of Joensuu, 2006.