User:Andrew Kun

Andrew L. Kun is a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of New Hampshire.

Biography
Andrew L. Kun received his Ph.D. in Engineering (Electrical Engineering option), from the University of New Hampshire in 1997. For his dissertation Dr. Kun implemented a new control algorithm for a two-legged walking robot. After receiving his doctorate Dr. Kun spent two years working as development engineer at Falmouth Scientific, Inc., an oceanographic instrumentation manufacturer. Dr. Kun is currently associate professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UNH. He is the principal investigator of Project54, a multi-million dollar effort to integrate mobile computing equipment and wireless networking into law enforcement operations.

Dr. Kun’s research interest is in assessing and managing cognitive load in human-computer interactions, especially for situations when the user is also engaged in an additional manual-visual task (such as driving). In driving simulator-based studies Dr. Kun has explored the performance, physiological and subjective measures of cognitive load of interacting with in-vehicle user interfaces. His current focus is twofold: he is exploring the use of pupil diameter as a physiological measure of cognitive load, as well as using behaviors displayed in human-human interaction as inspiration for creating advanced human-computer interfaces.

Dr. Kun’s educational activities are focused on computer engineering and on conducting scientific research. In the field of computer engineering he has taught courses on ubiquitous computing, digital signal processing, neural networks, and digital systems. He has also been active in training students to conduct scientific research, mentoring students both in the lab and in the classroom. Since joining UNH ECE in 1999 he has mentored over 20 graduate students, as well as tens of undergraduate students. In 2009 he also initiated the department’s first course that systematically introduces graduate students to scientific research.

Selected bibliography

 * Andrew L. Kun, Alexander Shyrokov, and Peter A. Heeman, “Interactions between Human-Human Multi-Threaded Dialogues and Driving,” PUC Online First, to appear in PUC, 2013
 * Andrew L. Kun, Oskar Palinko, Ivan Razumenic, “Exploring the Effects of Size and Luminance of Visual Targets on the Pupillary Light Reflex,” AutomotiveUI 2012
 * Zeljko Medenica, Andrew L. Kun, Tim Paek, Oskar Palinko, “Augmented Reality vs. Street Views: A Driving Simulator Study Comparing Two Emerging Navigation Aids,” MobileHCI 2011
 * Fan Yang, Peter A. Heeman, Andrew L. Kun, “An Investigation of Interruptions and Resumptions in Multi-Tasking Dialogues,” Computational Linguistics, 37, 1
 * Oskar Palinko, Andrew L. Kun, Alexander Shyrokov, Peter Heeman, “Estimating Cognitive Load Using Remote Eye Tracking in a Driving Simulator,” ETRA 2010