Dr. Kaveh Bazargan HarandiUser Experience and Usability Specialist Postdoctoral Research Scientist in Human Computer Interaction Ph.D. in Human Computer Interaction - Ing. math. dipl. EPFL ICLE Lab - Centre Universitaire d'Informatique - University of GenevaOffice N.430, ICLE-CUI-UniGE, Site de Battelle Bat. A, 7 route de Drize, CH-1227 Carouge, Switzerland phone: +41 22 379 01 64 Home | Education | Experience | Research | Teaching-Learning | Publications | Printable CV |
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23/04/2012 - 27/04/2012: Professional Usability Training, Nielsen Norman Group (NN/g), Amsterdam, The Netherlands Area of focus: Mobile User Experience, Interaction Design, Prototyping, User Testing, Application Usability |
05/03/2012 - 09/03/2012: Professional Usability Training, DialogDesign ved Rolf Molich / Bristol Usability Group, Bristol, UK Area of focus: Prototyping, Measuring Usability, Advanced User Testing |
06/2011 - Present: Postdoc in Human Computer Interaction, University of Geneva (UniGE), Switzerland Postdoc project title: Designing and Evaluating 3D Knowledge Visualization Techniques for Urban Planning Area of focus: Design and evaluation of 3D knowledge visualization techniques Methods: Expert-based evaluation, usability testing, Common Industry Format (CIF) Funding source: Swiss State Secretariat for Education and Research (SER) and EU-COST-Action TU0801 entitled: Semantic enrichment of 3D city models for sustainable urban development |
26/01/2009 - 30/01/2009: Professional Usability Training, Winter school of the 3ème Cycle Romand in Computer Science, Anzere, Valais, Switzerland Area of focus: Usability Engineering, Accessibility, Usability in Multi-Device Ubiquitous Computing, Usability Evaluation Methods |
04/2007 - 03/2011: Ph.D. in Information Systems, University of Geneva (UniGE), Switzerland Doctoral thesis title: Abstract Information Visualization in Interactive 3D Virtual Environments: Conceptualization and Usability Evaluation. Area of focus: Design and evaluation of 3D abstract information visualization techniques Methods: Expert-based evaluation, usability testing, Common Industry Format (CIF) Funding source: Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) and EU-COST-Action TUD C21 entitled: Towntology – Urban Ontologies for an Improved Communication in Urban Civil Engineering Projects |
03/2007 - 09/2007 : Postgraduate certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation, UniGE & VentureLab, Switzerland Area of focus: Learn to realize your business idea and start your own company Courses: Product Development and Industrialization, business plan & strategy, marketing, communications & public relations, human resource management, managing a start-up |
10/2003 - 05/2004 : Master of Advanced Studies (DEA) in the Management and Technology of Information Systems, UniGE & Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland DEA title: Ontology-based Information Systems and Interaction for Digital Museums. Area of focus: Ontology-based information systems, digital libraries, archives and museums Methods: Semantic Web technologies, ontology-based indexation and retrieval, Web 2.0 |
10/1997 - 04/2002: Master of Science in Applied Mathematics (ing. math dipl. EPF), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland [Diplôme d’Ingénieur Mathématicien EPFL] Master thesis title: Simulation Modelling and Optimization for Recovery Room Scheduling. Area of focus: Operations research, simulation, optimization, statistical analysis Methods: Simulation-based, decision making tools and techniques for improving performance |
10/1995 - 07/1997: Scientific Baccalauréat, Lycée de la Versoie, Thonon-les-Bains, France [Diplôme du Baccalauréat Général (série S avec mention) received in July 1997] |