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Ebba Þóra Hvannberg - Professor
–
School of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Ebba Þóra Hvannberg
She/Her
Íslenska
Professor
Computer Science
Location
Gróska / Gr-314
Phone
525 - 4702
8979196
Email
ebba [at] hi.is
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Faculty of Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science
Website
https://www.hi.is/staff/ebba
Curriculum Vitae
Ebba Þóra Hvannberg - Curriculum Vitae
Consultation hours
Please send me an e-mail or call me.
ORCID site
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8041-5542
Research portal – Ebba Þóra Hvannberg
 
 
 
Courses 2024 - 2025
HBV201G - Graphical User Interface Programming
TÖL502M - Human Computer Interaction
HBV101G - Introduction to Software Engineering
Collaboration
,
University of Stuttgart
,
EOSC-Nordic
,
,
NeIC
,
Education
1988
,
Ph.D.
,
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
,
Computer Science
1984
,
M.Sc.
,
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
,
Computer Science
1981
,
B.Sc
,
University of Iceland
,
Computer Science
Professional Experience
2006 -
,
Professor,
University of Iceland
2007 -
2008,
Dean of faculty of engineering,
University of Iceland
1999 -
2006,
Associate professor,
University of Iceland
1997 -
1999,
Assistant Professor,
Computer Science department University of Iceland
1995 -
1997,
Research Associate,
Systems Engineering Laboratory
1991 -
1995,
Research associate,
Science Institute
1988 -
1990,
Research associate,
Rensselaer Design Research Center Troy New York
1983 -
1985,
Teaching assistant,
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy New York
1981 -
1982,
Programmer and consultant,
University of Iceland computing center
Published works
2024
VRoot: An XR-Based Application for Manual Root System Architecture Reconstruction
Hands-On Plant Root System Reconstruction in Virtual Reality
A scalable pipeline to create synthetic datasets from functional–structural plant models for deep learning
in silico Plants
2019
Consolidation of Usability Problems With Novice Evaluators Re-Examined in Individual vs. Collaborative Settings
Interacting with Computers
2018
Argumentation Models for Usability Problem Analysis in Individual and Collaborative Settings
International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction
Registration, access and use of personal knowledge in organizations
International Journal of Information Management
2017
Transferability of voice communication in games to virtual teams training for crisis management
International Journal of Sociotechnology and Knowledge Development
Novice evaluators' behavior when consolidating usability problems individually or collaboratively
Proceedings of the ACM SIGCHI Symposium on Engineering Interactive Computing Systems, EICS 2017
2015
The usefulness of method-resources for evaluating a collaborative training simulator
Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Identifying and explicating knowledge on method transfer: a sectoral system of innovation approach
Universal Access in the Information Society
2014
Assessing the reliability, validity and acceptance of a classification scheme of usability problems (CUP)
Journal of Systems and Software
Impact of code refactoring using object-oriented methodology on a scientific computing application
Proceedings - 2014 14th IEEE International Working Conference on Source Code Analysis and Manipulation, SCAM 2014
2013
Communication interface for virtual training of crisis management
ISCRAM 2013 Conference Proceedings - 10th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management
Feedback fidelities in three different types of crisis management training environments
International Journal of Sociotechnology and Knowledge Development
Feedback in a training simulator for crisis management compared to feedback in a real-life exercise
IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology
Made for Sharing: HCI Stories of Transfer, Triumph and Tragedy
Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings
Haptic cues as a utility to perceive and recognise geometry
Universal Access in the Information Society
2012
Comparing task practicing and prototype fidelities when applying scenario acting to elicit requirements
Requirements Engineering
Designing soundscapes of virtual environments for crisis management training
Proceedings of the Designing Interactive Systems Conference, DIS '12
Exploitation of heuristics for virtual environments
NordiCHI 2012: Making Sense Through Design - Proceedings of the 7th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction
Interplay between user experience evaluation and system development: State of the art
CEUR Workshop Proceedings
2011
Practical cloud evaluation from a Nordic escience user perspective
VTDC'11 - Proceedings of the 5th International Workshop on Virtualization Technologies in Distributed Computing
Consolidating requirements analysis models for a crisis management training simulator
8th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management: From Early-Warning Systems to Preparedness and Training, ISCRAM 2011
Crisis management training: Techniques for eliciting and describing requirements and early designs across different incident types
Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
A theory of skills of software, interaction and graphics designers: Contrasting aspects emerging from empirical studies
Proceedings of the DESIRE'11 Conference on Creativity and Innovation in Design
2010
NordiCHI 2010: Extending Boundaries - Proceedings of the 6th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction: Preface
NordiCHI 2010: Extending Boundaries - Proceedings of the 6th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics: Preface
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
Accessibility of audio and tactile interfaces for young blind people performing everyday tasks
Universal Access in the Information Society
2009
Sharing usability problem sets within and between groups
Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
From inventivity in Limerick to creativity in Aveiro: Lessons learnt
IFIP International Federation for Information Processing
Use of abstraction during user interface development: A position paper
CEUR Workshop Proceedings
The Nordic Common Data Element repository for describing cancer data
International Journal of Metadata, Semantics and Ontologies
Using a log analyser to assist research into haptic technology
Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
2008
Consolidating usability problems with novice evaluators
ACM International Conference Proceeding Series
Problems of consolidating usability problems
CEUR Workshop Proceedings
The feasibility of constructing a Predictive Outcome Model for breast cancer using the tools of data mining
Expert Systems with Applications
2007
Heuristic evaluation: Comparing ways of finding and reporting usability problems
Interacting with Computers
Social software for life-long learning
Educational Technology and Society
2006
Quality models of online learning community systems: Exploration, evaluation and exploitation
User-Centered Design of Online Learning Communities
COST294-MAUSE: A pan European usability research community
Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings
Social software for professional learning: Examples and research issues
Proceedings - Sixth International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2006
Experience research
True Visions: The Emergence of Ambient Intelligence
Using language technology to increase efficiency and safety in atc communication
Journal of Aerospace Computing, Information and Communication
Classification of Usability Problems (CUP) scheme: Augmentation and exploitation
ACM International Conference Proceeding Series
2005
Towards the maturation of IT usability evaluation (MAUSE)
Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
MAUSE-COST294: A community of interest and practice
ACM International Conference Proceeding Series
From user inquiries to specification
Encyclopedia of Human Computer Interaction
2004
Integration of air traffic control user interfaces
AIAA/IEEE Digital Avionics Systems Conference - Proceedings
Analysis of combinatorial user effect in international usability tests
Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings
Analysis of strategies for improving and estimating the effectiveness of heuristic evaluation
ACM International Conference Proceeding Series
2003
Language technology in air traffic control
AIAA/IEEE Digital Avionics Systems Conference - Proceedings
2002
Complementarity and convergence of heuristic evaluation and usability test: A case study of UNIVERSAl brokerage platform
ACM International Conference Proceeding Series
2000
The benefits of networking
Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
1997
Multimedia service provisioning in the Munich trial of the AMUSE project
Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
1990
The evolution of ROSE: An engineering object-oriented database system
1989
An Object-Based Parallel Programming Assistant
ACM SIGPLAN Notices
1985
FORMAL SPECIFICATION OF SYNTAX DIRECTED EDITOR.
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