John Paulin Hansen is a Bevica professor in the
Technology and Innovation Management group at DTU. He got his PhD
in 1992 from Institute of Psychology at The University of Aarhus.
For eight years John worked at as part of the Systems
Analysis Department, at Risø National Laboratory and
for 15 years was associated professor at the IT University of
Copenhagen, heading education programmes and research
groups.
His research areas are human factors and human
computer interaction with a special focus on innovation, e-health
and usability of new technology. Much of the research and
development work has focused on the use of eye-tracking
technology for disabled people, initiating the EU Network of
excellence “Communication by Gaze Interaction”
(COGAIN), with approximately 100 researchers participating. Three
of his former PhD students formed a start-up company, The Eye
Tribe, in 2011. Together with this company John is currently
working on innovative gaze tracking products in collaboration with
LEGO and Serious Games Interactive, among others.
The Bevica Foundation will support Johns
professorship for 5 years, during which he will establish a
research initiative “GazeIT” aiming to improve the
quality of life for people with severe motor challenges by use of
gaze and voice interaction for communication, mobility and smart
home technologies.