Hana Vrzáková
Postdoctoral Researcher
Postdoctoral Researcher, Docent in Medical Photonics and Collaborative Interaction
School of Computing, Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology
[email protected] | +358 50 326 7676
My research ambition is to understand and enhance human cognition, performance, and development. To achieve that I specialize in methods for multimodal modeling and nonlinear dynamic systems. The domains of interest include human-computer interaction, social interaction, collaborative learning, and surgical expertise. I have been conducting empirical research since 2010 and have a holistic experience with computer-supported collaborative work (CSCW) and human-computer interaction (HCI) research. The application domains of my research span (collaborative) problem solving, computer-supported collaborative learning, source-code reading, subtitles reading, and high-precision motor control, i.e., microsurgery or indoor climbing.
Research groups
Research Groups
- Interactive Technologies, School of Computing, University of Eastern Finland
- Microsurgery Training Center, Kuopio University Hospital
- Visiting researcher at Center for Frontier Medical Engineering, Chiba University, Japan – Haneishi Lab
- Visiting researcher at School of Modeling, Simulation, and Training, University of Central Florida
Projects
- MicroDuet: Interpersonal Synchrony in Dual Microsurgical Performance in the Operating Room (Academy of Finland, 2021-2024)
- MicroSpectre: Hyperspectral Characteristics of Tumorous and Vital Tissues for Intraoperative Hyperspectral Navigation (Saastamoinen Foundation)
- Indoor Climbing: Eye-hand coordination, dynamics, and decision making
Research Areas
- Understanding human performance, professionalism, and expertise
- Interpersonal synchrony and coordination
- Pervasive sensing, multimodal modeling, data science
- Human computer interaction (HCI), Computer-supported Collaborative Work (CSCW)
Grants and Awards
- 2021 – Academy of Finland, Postdoctoral Research grant
- 2020 – Mobility Research Grant to Japan, Saastamoinen Foundation
- 2020 – Best Paper Award, ACM Learning Analytics and Knowledge (LAK’20)
- 2020 – European Cor Baayen Award (Top Six Honorary Mention Award)
- 2012 – Best Paper – Honorable Mention, ACM Symposium on Eye-tracking Research and Applications
Publications
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Estimating Cognitive Workload Using Task-Related Pupillary Responses in Simulated Drilling in Cochlear Implantation
Vrzakova, Hana; Tapiala, Jesse; Iso-Mustajarvi, Matti; Timonen, Tomi; Dietz, Aarno. 2024. Laryngoscope. 134: 5087-5095 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Towards Automatic Object Detection and Activity Recognition in Indoor Climbing
Vrzáková, Hana; Koskinen, Jani; Andberg, Sami; Lee, Ahreum; Amon, Mary Jean. 2024. Sensors. 24: A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Hyperspectral Imaging (HSI) in Brain Tumor Surgery – Evidence of Machine Learning-Based Performance
Puustinen, Sami; Vrzáková, Hana; Hyttinen, Joni; Rauramaa, Tuomas; Fält, Pauli; Hauta-Kasari, Markku; Bednarik, Roman; Koivisto, Timo; Rantala, Susanna; von und zu Fraunberg, Mikael; Jääskeläinen, Juha E; Elomaa, Antti-Pekka. 2023. World neurosurgery. 175: e614-e635 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Hyperspectral placenta dataset: Hyperspectral image acquisition, annotations, and processing of biological tissues in microsurgical training
Puustinen, Sami; Hyttinen, Joni; Elomaa, Antti-Pekka; Vrzáková, Hana. 2023. Data in brief. 50: A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Impact of virtual reality training on mastoidectomy performance: a prospective randomised study
Tapiala, Jesse; Iso-Mustajärvi, Matti; Timonen, Tomi; Vrzáková, Hana; Dietz, Aarno. 2023. European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology. 2024; 281: 701-710 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Understanding Collective Human Behavior in Social Media Networks Via the Dynamical Hypothesis: Applications to Radicalization and Conspiratorial Beliefs
Necaise, Aaron; Han, Jingjing; Vrzakova, Hana; Amon, Mary Jean. 2023. Topics in cognitive science. [First published: 18 October 2023]: 1-19 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Capturing Sequences of Learners' Self-Regulatory Interactions With Instructional Material During Game-Based Learning Using Auto-Recurrence Quantification Analysis
Dever, Daryn A; Amon, Mary Jean; Vrzáková, Hana; Wiedbusch, Megan D; Cloude, Elizabeth B; Azevedo, Roger. 2022. Frontiers in psychology. 13: . 813677 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Detection improvement of gliomas in hyperspectral imaging of protoporphyrin IX fluorescence – in vitro comparison of visual identification and machine thresholds
Lehtonen, Samu JR; Vrzakova, Hana; Paterno, Jussi J; Puustinen, Sami; Bednarik, Roman; Hauta-Kasari, Markku; Haneishi, Hideaki; Immonen, Arto; Jääskeläinen, Juha E; Kämäräinen, Olli-Pekka; Elomaa, Antti-Pekka. 2022. Cancer treatment and research communications. 32: A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
ETRA '22: 2022 Symposium on Eye Tracking Research and Applications Proceending
Shic, Frederick; Kasneci, Enkelejda; Khamis, Mohamed; Gellersen, Hans; Krejtz, Krzysztof; Weiskopf, Daniel; Blascheck, Tanja; Bradshaw, Jessica; Vrzakova, Hana; Binaee, Kamran; Burch, Michael; Kiefer, Peter; Bednarik, Roman; Mardanbegi, Diako; Clarke, Christopher; Kothari, Rakshit; Rajanna, Vijay; Jayarathna, Sampath; Villanueva, Arantxa; Atyabi, Adham; Eivazi, Shahram . 2022. . . ACM D6 Edited professional book -
Eye-Tracking Indicators of Workload in Surgery: A Systematic Review
Tolvanen, Otto; Elomaa, Antti-Pekka; Itkonen, Matti; Vrzakova, Hana; Bednarik, Roman; Huotarinen, Antti. 2022. Journal of investigative surgery. 35: 1340-1349 A2 Review article, Literature review, Systematic review