M Sc Luca Panico

Research interests:

• Human-computer interaction and user experience in immersive and technology-enhanced environments
• Mental workload and cognitive load in computer-assisted surgical practice and VR-based surgical training
• Presence, immersion, and individual differences in VR experiences, focusing on presence measurement and the investigation of user characteristics affecting proficiency in VR use
• Multimodal and mixed-methods approaches combining quantitative and qualitative methods, and subjective, physiological (e.g., eye tracking), behavioral and performance-based measures