Hello, world!
I'm Kayhan Latifzadeh, but you can simply call me Kayhan [kʲejhɒːn] 🔈. I was born and raised in Rasht, Iran, where I studied Computer Engineering at the University of Guilan. I then pursued a Master's degree in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics at SRTTU, Tehran, Iran. Currently, I am a PhD Candidate in Computer Science at the Computational Interaction (COIN) group at the University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg. My research focuses on decoding physiological signals in various contexts of Human-Computer Interaction. So far, I have been using electroencephalogram (EEG) signals and eye-tracking in my research.
I have been a visiting researcher at the Information eXperience (IX) Lab at the University of Texas at Austin in Austin, Texas, USA and at the Humans Interacting with Computers (HICUP) Lab at the University of Primorska in Koper, Slovenia.
Publication
- Syrine Haddad, Kayhan Latifzadeh, Saravanakumar Duraisamy, Jean Vanderdonckt, Olfa Daassi, Safya Belghith, Luis A Leiva. (2024). Good GUIs, Bad GUIs: Affective Evaluation of Graphical User Interfaces. In 32nd ACM Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization (UMAP'24). DOI
- Kayhan Latifzadeh, Nima Gozalpour, V Javier Traver, Tuukka Ruotsalo, Aleksandra Kawala-Sterniuk, Luis A Leiva. (2024). Efficient Decoding of Affective States from Video-elicited EEG Signals: An Empirical Investigation. ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing, Communications and Applications. ACM New York, NY. DOI
- Kayhan Latifzadeh, Luis A Leiva. (2022). Gustav: Cross-device Cross-computer Synchronization of Sensory Signals. In Adjunct Proceedings of the 35th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology. 1--3. DOI
- Reza Sarailoo, Kayhan Latifzadeh, S Hamid Amiri, Alireza Bosaghzadeh, Reza Ebrahimpour. (2022). Assessment of instantaneous cognitive load imposed by educational multimedia using electroencephalography signals. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 16, 744737. Frontiers. DOI
Academic Service
- Student Volunteers Co-Chair, 2024 ACM conference on Conversational User Interfaces (CUI '24), Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, 8 to 10 July 2024
- Student Volunteer, The 8th Summer School on Computational Interaction (CIX'24), Belval, Luxembourg, 3 to 7 June 2024
- Student Volunteer, 2023 ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '23), Hamburg, Germany, 23 to 28 April 2023
Teaching
- Web Development 1 - Teaching Assistant Teaching as the lecturer of practical sessions (JavaScript basics), grading exams
Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine (FSTM), University of Luxembourg
Belval, Luxembourg, 2022-2024
Alumni
- Hugo Barthelemy, BSc student and research assistant, University of Luxembourg, 2023-2024
- Saad Shakeel, BSc student, University of Luxembourg, 2024
- Giorgos Kotsias, BSc student, University of Luxembourg, 2024
- Joao Bernardo Sousa Faria, BSc student, University of Luxembourg, 2024
- Karyna Ouahrani, BSc student, University of Luxembourg, 2023
Personal
In my spare time, I enjoy reading books, with a particular interest in novels, psychology, and cognitive neuroscience. Feel free to check out my Goodreads page, though I do not update it regularly. I also play video games, primarily on PlayStation, as I love its exclusive titles. And, I enjoy walking a lot. Oh, and one more thing—if I have the time during the weekend, I love cooking, mainly Persian cuisine.