Prof. Dr. Adrian Schwaninger

    Activities at FHNW

    Lecturing and Research

    Lecturing in Degree Courses

    • Lecture General Psychology 1
    • Literature colloquium socio-technical systems
    • Supervision of student projects, BSc, MSc, and PhD theses
    • Analysis, evaluation and design of human-machine systems
    • Computer-based performance evaluation and certification
    • Computer-based training and e-learning
    • Personnel selection using computer-based tests
    • Technology acceptance and evaluation

    These topics are addressed in research and development projects related to aviation security

    Several service and consultancy projects related to the above mentioned areas of applied research.

    Profile

    since May 2009
    Head of Institute Humans in Complex Systems

    since Jan 2008
    Professor at FHNW

    Lecturing at the University of Zurich (1999–2015), FHNW (since 2008), ETH Zürich (1999–2008), and at Zurich University of the Arts (2009–2012)

    Scientific research activities at the University of Zurich (1999–2008) and at the Max-Planck-Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany (2001–2008)

    Studies of psychology, neurophysiology, neuropsychology and informatics at the University of Zurich, Lizentiat (MSc) in Psychology 1998, Doktorat (PhD) 2003

    • Aviation Security
    • Cognitive psychology
    • Ergonomics and human factors
    • Human-machine interaction
    • Quantitative methods
  • Institute

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    FHNW School of Applied Psychology

    FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland
    School of Applied Psychology

    Riggenbachstrasse 16

    CH - 4600 Olten