Dr. Nikol Figalová

• Experimental Psychology
  • Semantics of Gaze in Social Interaction
  • Social Cognition
  • Psychophysiology and Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Neuroergonomics & Human Factors
  • Human–Computer Interaction
• Research Methodology & Data Science
  • Experimental Design
  • Quantitative and Mixed-Methods approaches
  • Psychometrics
• Interdisciplinary Research
• Human-Centred Design

2024

Figalová, N. (2024). From driver to supervisor: Cognitive implications of increasing vehicle automation (Doctoral dissertation, Ulm University). https://doi.org/10.18725/OPARU-53154

Figalová, N., Bieg, H.-J., Reiser, J. E., Liu, Y.-C., Baumann, M., Chuang, L. L., & Pollatos, O. (2024). From driver to supervisor: Comparing cognitive load and EEG-based attentional resource allocation across automation levels. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 182, 103169.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhcs.2023.103169

2023

Figalová, N., Pichen, J., Chandrayan, V., Pollatos, O., Chuang, L. L., & Baumann, M. (2023). Manipulating drivers’ mental workload: Neuroergonomic evaluation of the speed regulation n-back task using NASA-TLX and auditory P3a. In Adjunct proceedings of the 15th International conference on automotive user interfaces and interactive vehicular applications (pp. 145–149). Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/3581961.3609887

Figalová, N., Bieg, H.-J., Schulz, M., Pichen, J., Baumann, M., Chuang, L. L., & Pollatos, O. (2023). Fatigue and mental underload further pronounced in L3 conditionally automated driving: Results from an EEG experiment on a test track. In Companion proceedings of the 28th International conference on intelligent user interfaces (pp. 64–67). Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/3581754.3584133

Liu, Y.-C., Figalová, N., Baumann, M., & Bengler, K. (2023). Human-machine interface evaluation using EEG in driving simulator. In 2023 IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IV) (pp. 1–6). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/IV55152.2023.10186567

Liu, Y.-C., Figalová, N., Pichen, J., Hock, P., Baumann, M., & Bengler, K. (2023). Workload assessment of human-machine interface: A simulator study with psychophysiological measures. In Human systems engineering and design (IHSED 2023): Future trends and applications (Vol. 112, pp. 546–555). AHFE Open Access. https://doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1004172

Pichen, J., Figalová, N., & Baumann, M. (2023). Can’t take my eyes off you: Increasing task involvement in cooperative driving with natural habituated interfaces. In 2023 IEEE 26th International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC) (pp. 1765-1772). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/ITSC57777.2023.10422661

Pichen, J., Figalová, N., & Baumann, M. (2023). Safe decision or collision? Using natural habituated interfaces to increase traffic safety. In 2023 IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IV) (pp. 1–8). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/IV55152.2023.10186568

2022

Figalová, N., Chuang, L. L., Pichen, J., Baumann, M., & Pollatos, O. (2022). Ambient light conveying reliability improves drivers’ takeover performance without increasing mental workload. Multimodal Technologies and Interaction, 6(9), Article 73. https://doi.org/10.3390/mti6090073

Figalová, N., Pichen, J., Chuang, L. L., Baumann, M., & Pollatos, O. (2022). System immersion of a driving simulator affects the oscillatory brain activity. In Neuroergonomics and cognitive engineering (Vol. 42, pp. 113–121). AHFE Open Access. https://doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1001825

Liu, Y.-C., Figalová, N., & Bengler, K. (2022). Transparency assessment on level 2 automated vehicle HMIs. Information, 13(10), Article 489. https://doi.org/10.3390/info13100489

Pichen, J., Figalová, N., & Baumann, M. (2022). Should I stay or should I go? Using a cooperative sneak peek interface in highly automated vehicles. In Human factors and systems interaction (Vol. 52, pp. 262–269). AHFE Open Access. https://doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1002164

2021

Figalová, N., & Charvát, M. (2021). The perceived stress scale: Reliability and validity study in the Czech Republic. Československá Psychologie, 65(1), 46–59. https://doi.org/10.51561/cspsych.65.1.46

Figalová, N., Silva, J., & Charvát, M. (2021). Psychometric properties of the perceived stress scale in an adult psychiatric inpatient sample [Preprint]. ResearchGate. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/351553914_Psychometric_Properties_of_the_Perceived_Stress_Scale_in_an_Adult_Psychiatric_Inpatient_Sample