Professor Dr. Patrick Nalepka

Biography

Patrick Nalepka's research investigates perceptual-motor social interactive processes that scaffold skill acquisition and decision-making in individuals and teams. His work also involves developing novel technologies and social artificial agents to expedite human skill learning and enhance performance while promoting social inclusion. Patrick utilizes multidimensional behavioral and physiological signals to monitor and develop computational models of human behavior and human-machine interaction. He employs networked, immersive virtual reality technologies to evaluate the effectiveness of artificial agents in social collaboration and acceptance. He completed his PhD in Psychology at the University of Cincinnati and is a member of the Center for Cognition, Action, and Perception. His research interests include Coordination Dynamics, Ecological Psychology, Perception-Action, Skill Acquisition, Team Cognition, Human-Machine Interaction, Complex Systems, and Virtual Reality. He is open to student supervision and actively teaches various psychology courses at Macquarie University.

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