MA, PhD
Lecturer
- About
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- Email Address
- a.ciocarlan@abdn.ac.uk
- Office Address
- School/Department
- School of Natural and Computing Sciences
Qualifications
- (PhD) Doctor of Philosophy in Computing Science2020 - University of Aberdeen
- (MA) Master of Arts in Computing2016 - University of Aberdeen
External Memberships
SICSA Education Champion (https://www.sicsa.ac.uk/education/education-champions)
Prizes and Awards
Pluim Teaching Award (2021) in recognition of distinguished teaching, following appraisal by the Educational Advisory Board at Utrecht University
Certificate of outstanding contribution in reviewing (2018) in recognition of contributions made to the quality of the International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
- Research
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Research Areas
Accepting PhDs
I am currently accepting PhDs in Computing Science.
Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your research ideas further.
Computing Science
Accepting PhDsSupervision
Current student research projects
MSc
Sjoerd André de la Porte (February 2022 - Present, Human-Computer Interaction MSc, Utrecht University)
Research: Gamfication and leaderboard effect on learner motivation
Min Mino Chen (November 2021 - Present, Games and Media Technology MSc, Utrecht University)
Research: Increasing prosocial behaviours in multiplayer video games using persuasive technologies
Laura Cibulskyte (February 2022 - Present, Applied Cognitive Psychology Msc, Utrecht University)
Research: Trust in Gamified Persuasive Technology
Completed student research projects
MSc
Manouk Weavers (November 2021 - July 2022, Human-Computer Interaction MSc, Utrecht University)
Research: Supporting the well-being of early adolescents: a user-centred approach for designing and developing a digital educational tool
Jesse Hoekman (November 2021 - June 2022, Human-Computer Interaction MSc, Utrecht University)
Research: The influence of digital nudge-based interventions on problematic smartphone use, screentime, mental health, and sleep quality
Pepijn Thijssens (April 2021 - June 2022, Games and Media Technology MSc, Utrecht University)
Research: Towards Game-Based Personality Assessment
Evelien van Workum (November 2021 - June 2022, Human-Computer Interaction MSc, Utrecht University)
Research: Effectiveness of Kindness Intervention Studies: Integrating a Kindness Persuasive Technology into a Regular University Course
BSc
Michael Hilhorst (March 2022 - July 2022, Information Science, Utrecht University)
Research: The effect of gamification on increasing productivity in image annotation tasks
Dalin Bagiran (November 2021 - May 2022, Information Science, Utrecht University)
Research: Subliminal persuasion for reducing sugar consumption
Sander van Nifterik (November 2021 - April 2022, Information Science, Utrecht University)
Research: Investigating the effect of user characteristics on susceptibility to commitment to practice learning musical instruments
Renske Bootsma (September 2021 - February 2022, Information Science, Utrecht University)
Research: Gamified Persuasive Intervention: Changing the Behaviour, Attitude, and Knowledge of Primary School Children Towards Drinking Water
Yannick van Oord (September 2021 - February 2022, Information Science, Utrecht University)
Research: Persuasive Technologies in E-Commerce: The Use of Persuasive Strategies for Online Shopping
Samir van Rijn (September 2021 - February 2022, Information Science, Utrecht University)
Research: Using Virtual Learning Environments and Virtual Reality to improve cognitive abilities
Nizar Haroun (May 2021 - July 2021, Information Science, Utrecht University)
Research: Investigating trust in E-commerce
- Teaching
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- Publications
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Workshop on Persuasive AI
Contributions to Journals: Conference ArticlesPersuasive technology design for children: Changing behaviours, improving knowledge, and encouraging positive attitudes towards drinking water
Contributions to Journals: Conference ArticlesKindness Makes You Happy and Happiness Makes You Healthy: Actual Persuasiveness and Personalisation of Persuasive Messages in a Behaviour Change Intervention for Wellbeing
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-30933-5_13
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Be Kind: Adaptive Persuasive Technology for Wellbeing
University of Aberdeen. 195 pages.Other Contributions: Other ContributionsActual persuasiveness: Impact of personality, age, and gender on message type susceptibility
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-17287-9_23
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/13960/1/Persuasive_Technology_2019_Submission_57_A._Ciocarlan_J._Masthoff_N._Oren.pdf
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- [ONLINE] https://abdn.pure.elsevier.com/en/en/researchoutput/actual-persuasiveness(171d1667-a165-4d63-aaa4-e9db60795509).html
Kindness is contagious: Study into exploring engagement and adapting persuasive games for wellbeing
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3209219.3209233
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Kindness is contagious: Demonstration of a persuasive intervention for wellbeing
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3213586.3225226
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Kindness is contagious: Exploring engagement in a gamified persuasive intervention for wellbeing
CEUR Workshop Proceedings, vol. 2055Contributions to Journals: ArticlesInvestigating the impact of personality & cognitive efficiency on the selection of exercises for learners
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3079628.3079674
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Qualitative study into adapting persuasive games for mental wellbeing to personality, stressors, and attitudes
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3099023.3099111
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