ANDREAVALERIOPORTFOLIO

Hi! I’m an HCI researcher focused on human factors, medical XR and eye tracking: how attention and cognitive load shape the way people work with complex systems, and how to design around them. I’m currently a PhD student at the University of Magdeburg, bringing this into the operating room. I’m also a Product Designer, working from UX/UI to product and growth thinking.

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HCI RESEARCHER

PRODUCT DESIGNER

━━ CURRENTLY

PhD Researcher

at the Chair of Virtual & Augmented Reality

@University of Magdeburg

━━ PREVIOUSLY

2025—2026
Product Designer
@ Bending Spoons
2024—2025
Data Research Assistant
@ German Aerospace Center (DLR)
2022
UX/UI Design Intern
@ UNOX

recent runs

SELECTEDPROJECTS

2026

01AI PRODUCT DESIGN

also: I write papers

PUBLICATIONS

AutoUI

The Role of Task Frequency and Complexity in Remote Assistance for Highly Automated Vehicles: Assessing Mental Load based on Eyetracking and Physiology

Walocha, F., Valerio, A., Nguyen, H. P., Ihme, K. • 2026

Mental workload predictions

Conference Paper

Der Eisenbahningenieur

Fahrgastinformationen am Bahnsteig: Ergebnisse einer VR-Studie

Petersen, M., Le, D. H., Valerio, A., Dotzauer, M., Wasić, C. • 2026

VR study

Magazine

MuC

Assessment and Prediction of Remote Operators' Mental Workload Through AoI Data in AV Scenarios

Valerio, A., Nguyen, H. P., Ihme, K., Walocha, F. • 2025

Eye-tracking mental workload correlates

Conference Poster

HCII

Understanding Effects and Physiological Correlates of Operator Workload Across Remote Assistance Scenarios for Automated Vehicles - Results from a User Study

Walocha, F., Valerio, A., Nguyen, P., Ihme, K. • 2025

Physiological mental workload correlates