Sandra Trösterer is a Research Fellow at the Center for Human-Computer Interaction (University of Salzburg). She holds a Master’s Degree in Psychology from the Karl Franzens University Graz. In her work, Sandra focuses on investigating user interfaces, requirements, behavior, and experiences in dedicated research fields of the automotive domain (automated driving, in-car collaboration, driver distraction). She has expertise in quantitative and qualitative methods and in eye tracking, in particular. In her PhD thesis, she investigates the use of gaze as means to foster driver and front-seat passenger collaboration. Sandra has been involved in several industrial and international research projects.

Previous research positions:

• 2007 – 2012: Research Assistant at the Chair of Human-Machine Systems, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany
• 2005 – 2007: Research Assistant in the research group “User Modeling in Dynamic Human-Machine Systems”, Center of Human-Machine Systems, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany