• Assistant Professor at the University of Poitiers

Publications HAL

  • Nicolas Louveton, Rod Mccall, Thomas Engel. Designing Touchscreen Menu Interfaces for In-Vehicle Infotainment Systems: the Effect of Depth and Breadth Trade-off and Task Types on Visual-Manual Distraction. 2024. ⟨hal-04550163⟩
  • Sébastien Faye, Nicolas Louveton, Sasan Jafarnejad, Roman Kryvchenko, Thomas Engel. An Open Dataset for Human Activity Analysis using Smart Devices. 2017. ⟨hal-01586802⟩
  • José Manuel Castillo, Nicolas Louveton, Parenthoen Marc. Formation immersive dans la gestion des crises d'origine cyber : Le cas du projet RESISTECC. IHM'24 - 35e Conférence Internationale Francophone sur l'Interaction Humain-Machine, AFIHM; Sorbonne Université, Mar 2024, Paris, France. ⟨hal-04487300⟩
  • Marine Desvergnes, Nicolas Louveton, Cécile Scotto Di Cesare, Kathleen Belhassein, Margot Vulliez, et al.. Développement d'un scénario de maintenance industriel, écologique et reproductible pour l'évaluation ergonomique des interfaces humain-machine et de la charge mentale. ERGO'IA 2023 - "L’avenir de l’humain dans les systèmes sociotechniques du futur", Oct 2023, Biarritz, France. ⟨hal-04405063⟩
  • Clarisse Lawson-Guidigbe, Nicolas Louveton, Kahina Amokrane, Benoit Le Blanc, Jean-Marc André. Impact of visual embodiment on trust for a self-driving car virtual agent: a survey study and design recommendations. HCI INTERNATIONAL 2020 - 22nd International conference on Human-Computer interection, Jul 2020, Copenhagen, Denmark. ⟨hal-02516719⟩
  • Roderick Mccall, Fintan Mcgee, Alexander Meschtscherjakov, Nicolas Louveton, Thomas Engel. Towards A Taxonomy of Autonomous Vehicle Handover Situations. the 8th International Conference, Oct 2016, Ann Arbor, United States. pp.193-200, ⟨10.1145/3003715.3005456⟩. ⟨hal-02306616⟩
  • Sandra Trösterer, Magdalena Weingartner, Alexander G. Mirnig, Alexander Meschtscherjakov, Rod Mccall, et al.. You Never Forget How to Drive. the 8th International Conference, Oct 2016, Ann Arbor, United States. pp.209-216, ⟨10.1145/3003715.3005462⟩. ⟨hal-02306628⟩
  • Isabelle Pecci, Benoît Martin, Imed Kacem, Imed Maamria, Sébastien Faye, et al.. Not a tile out of place: Toward creating context-dependent user interfaces on smartglasses. 2016 9th International Conference on Human System Interactions (HSI), Jul 2016, Portsmouth, United Kingdom. ⟨10.1109/HSI.2016.7529680⟩. ⟨hal-01785927⟩
  • Gabriela Gheorghe, Nicolas Louveton, Benoît Martin, Benjamin Viraize, Louis Mougin, et al.. Heat is in the eye of the beholder: Towards better authenticating on smartglasses. 2016 9th International Conference on Human System Interactions (HSI), Jul 2016, Portsmouth, United Kingdom. ⟨10.1109/HSI.2016.7529679⟩. ⟨hal-01785919⟩
  • Sébastien Faye, Nicolas Louveton, Gabriela Gheorghe, Thomas Engel. Toward a characterization of human activities using smart devices: A micro/macro approach. IEEE INFOCOM 2016 - IEEE Conference on Computer Communications Workshops (INFOCOM WKSHPS), Apr 2016, San Francisco, United States. pp.676-681, ⟨10.1109/INFCOMW.2016.7562162⟩. ⟨hal-02306426⟩
  • Alexander Meschtscherjakov, Rod Mccall, Nicolas Louveton, Thomas Engel, Manfred Tscheligi, et al.. MaDSAV: maintaining driving skills in semi-autonomous vehicles. Adjunct the 7th International Conference, Sep 2015, Nottingham, United Kingdom. pp.136-139, ⟨10.1145/2809730.2809732⟩. ⟨hal-02306617⟩
  • Roderick Mccall, Benoît Martin, Andrei Popleteev, Nicolas Louveton, Thomas Engel. Text entry on smart glasses. 2015 8th International Conference on Human System Interactions (HSI), Jun 2015, Warsaw, Poland. ⟨10.1109/HSI.2015.7170665⟩. ⟨hal-01785898⟩
  • Anita Vogl, Nicolas Louveton, Rod Mccall, Mark Billinghurst, Michael Haller. Understanding the everyday use of head-worn computers. 2015 8th International Conference on Human System Interactions (HSI), Jun 2015, Warsaw, Poland. pp.213-219, ⟨10.1109/HSI.2015.7170668⟩. ⟨hal-02306619⟩
  • Andrei Popleteev, Nicolas Louveton, Rod Mccall. Colorizer. the 2015 workshop, May 2015, Florence, Italy. pp.7-8, ⟨10.1145/2753509.2753516⟩. ⟨hal-02306425⟩
  • Nicolas Louveton, Rod Mccall, Tigran Avanesov, Vincent Koenig, Thomas Engel. Assessing in-vehicle information systems application in the car. the 5th International Conference, Oct 2013, Eindhoven, Netherlands. pp.266-269, ⟨10.1145/2516540.2516576⟩. ⟨hal-02306624⟩
  • Barthélémy Durette, Nicolas Louveton, David Alleysson, Jeanny Hérault. Visuo-auditory sensory substitution for mobility assistance: testing TheVIBE. Workshop on Computer Vision Applications for the Visually Impaired, James Coughlan and Roberto Manduchi, Oct 2008, Marseille, France. ⟨inria-00325414⟩
  • Deslande Liboutchi Peppe, Nicolas Louveton, Jean-François Rouet. Lire un document en situation multitâche : effet de l’interruption et l’alerte préalable sur le rythme de lecture et la compréhension. 62e congrès de la Société Française de Psychologie, Oct 2023, Nîmes, France. ⟨hal-04269176⟩
  • Laura Kérouel, Nicolas Louveton. Does full-page view when reading comics improve understanding? Studying the effect of panels' visibility and reader's expertise on reading time and understanding of two comic books excerpts: Studying the effect of panels’ visibility and reader’s expertise on reading time and understanding of two comic books excerpts. The 33rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Text and Discourse, Jun 2023, Oslo, Norway. . ⟨hal-04120559⟩
  • Clarisse Lawson-Guidigbe, Kahina Amokrane-Ferka, Nicolas Louveton, Benoit Leblanc, Virgil Rousseaux, et al.. Anthropomorphic Design and Self-Reported Behavioral Trust: The Case of a Virtual Assistant in a Highly Automated Car. Machines, 2023, 11 (12), pp.1087. ⟨10.3390/machines11121087⟩. ⟨hal-04343209⟩
  • Clarisse Lawson-Guidigbe, Nicolas Louveton, Kahina Amokrane-Ferka, Benoît Le Blanc, Jean-Marc André. Embodying a Virtual Agent in a Self-Driving Car. International Journal of Mobile Human Computer Interaction, 2023, 15 (1), pp.1-18. ⟨10.4018/ijmhci.330542⟩. ⟨hal-04222601⟩
  • Rod Mccall, Fintan Mcgee, Alexander G. Mirnig, Alexander Meschtscherjakov, Nicolas Louveton, et al.. A taxonomy of autonomous vehicle handover situations. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 2019, 124, pp.507-522. ⟨10.1016/j.tra.2018.05.005⟩. ⟨hal-02304616⟩
  • Nicolas Louveton, Korok Sengupta, Rod Mccall, Raphael Frank, Thomas Engel. Testing a Commercial BCI Device for In-Vehicle Interfaces Evaluation : A Simulator and Real-WorldDrivingStudy. International journal of mobile computing and multimedia communications, 2017, 8 (2), pp.1-13. ⟨10.4018/IJMCMC.2017040101⟩. ⟨hal-02304654⟩
  • Nicolas Louveton, R. Mccall, V. Koenig, T. Avanesov, T. Engel. Driving while using a smartphone-based mobility application: Evaluating the impact of three multi-choice user interfaces on visual-manual distraction. Applied Ergonomics, 2016, 54, pp.196-204. ⟨10.1016/j.apergo.2015.11.012⟩. ⟨hal-02306423⟩
  • Sébastien Faye, Nicolas Louveton, Gabriela Gheorghe, Thomas Engel. A Two-Level Approach to Characterizing Human Activities from Wearable Sensor Data. Journal of Wireless Mobile Networks, Ubiquitous Computing, and Dependable Applications, 2016, 7 (3), pp.1-21. ⟨10.22667/JOWUA.2016.09.31.001⟩. ⟨hal-02306640⟩
  • Nicolas Louveton, Reinoud J. Bootsma, Perrine Guerin, Catherine Berthelon, Gilles Montagne. Intersection crossing considered as intercepting a moving traffic gap: effects of task and environmental constraints. Acta Psychologica, 2012, 141, pp287-294. ⟨10.1016/j.actpsy.2012.08.003⟩. ⟨hal-00851261⟩
  • Nicolas Louveton, Gilles Montagne, Catherine Berthelon, Reinoud J. Bootsma. Intercepting a moving traffic gap while avoiding collision with lead and trail vehicles: Gap-related and boundary-related influences on drivers' speed regulations during approach to an intersection. Human Movement Science, 2012, 31, pp1500-1516. ⟨10.1016/j.humov.2012.07.010⟩. ⟨hal-00851258⟩
  • Mohamed Meskali, Sylvie Hirt, Isabelle Aillerie, G Gineyt, Nicolas Louveton, et al.. Effect of moderated doses of alcohol on behavior of drivers confronted to simulated scenarios of accident. Advances in Transportation Studies, 2011, 25, p91-96. ⟨hal-00851145⟩
  • Barthélémy Durette, Nicolas Louveton, David Alleysson, Jeanny Hérault. Simulation of the retina in a sensory substitution device. Journal of Vision, 2010, 10 (7), pp.1058-1058. ⟨10.1167/10.7.1058⟩. ⟨hal-02306632⟩
  • Nicolas Louveton, Barthélémy Durette, David Alleysson, Jeanny Hérault. Ergonomie cognitive des dispositifs de substitution sensorielle, proposition d'une méthode pour évaluer leur utilisabilité pour l'aide à la mobilité des personnes aveugles. In Cognito - Cahiers Romans de Sciences Cognitives, 2009, pp.1. ⟨hal-00404109⟩
  • Nicolas Louveton. Le contrôle de l'interception d'un créneau en mouvement : Le cas de la traversée d'intersection. Psychologie. Aix-Marseille Université, 2012. Français. ⟨NNT : ⟩. ⟨tel-00795589⟩

Research team

Research topic

  • Visual information search, attentional processes when interacting with user-interfaces and digital media
  • Mental workload, multitasking performance, human-system collaboration

Keywords: usability, ergonomics, visual attention, eye-tracking, virtual and augmented reality

Examples of projects:

  • Shared situational awareness in the management of cyber crises (RESISTECC project led by IRIAF)
  • Mental workload and virtual reality in an industrial scenario (INTEROPS project led by CeRCA)
  • Trust and visual representation of the AI of a self-driving car (CMI project led by IRT SystemX)

Main teaching areas

My teaching focusses on the following topics:

  • Interfaces usability and fundamentals of ergonomics
  • Visual Perception and Digital Media
  • UX Research Methodology and User-Centered Design
  • Attention Economy

National and international collaborations

  1. Institute of Information Science, Tohoku University, Japan
  2. IMS Bordeaux Laboratory, ENSC, University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux INP
  3. Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Luxembourg

Thesis supervision

  • Marine Desvergnes (thesis in progress, shared supervision Ludovic le Bigot)
  • Deslande Liboutchi Pepe (thesis in progress, shared supervision Jean-François Rouet)

Defended theses:

Clarisse Lawson-Guidigbe (shared supervision with Jean-Marc André and Benoît le Blanc)

Key Responsibilities

Selected publications

Lawson-Guidigbe, C., Louveton, N., Amokrane-Ferka, K., Le Blanc, B., & André, J. (2023). Embodying a Virtual Agent in a Self-Driving Car: A Survey-Based Study on User Perceptions of Trust, Likeability, and Anthropomorphism. International Journal of Mobile Human Computer Interaction (IJMHCI), 15(1), 1-18. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJMHCI.330542

Louveton, N., Sengupta, K., McCall, R., Frank, R., & Engel, T. (2017). Testing a Commercial BCI Device for In-Vehicle Interfaces Evaluation: A Simulator and Real-World Driving Study. International Journal of Mobile Computing and Multimedia Communications (IJMCMC)8(2), 1-13.

Faye, S., Louveton, N., Gheorghe, G., & Engel, T. (2016). A two-level approach to characterizing human activities from wearable sensor data. Journal of Wireless Mobile Networks, Ubiquitous Computing, and Dependable Applications7(3), 1-21.

Louveton, N., McCall, R., Koenig, V., Avanesov, T., & Engel, T. (2016). Driving while using a smartphone-based mobility application: Evaluating the impact of three multi-choice user interfaces on visual-manual distraction. Applied ergonomics, 54, 196-204.

Vogl, A., Louveton, N., McCall, R., Billinghurst, M., & Haller, M. (2015, June). Understanding the everyday use of head-worn computers. In 2015 8th International Conference on Human System Interaction (HSI) (pp. 213-219). IEEE.

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