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Email

vassilis.kostakos@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Professor of Human Computer Interaction
School of Computing and Information Systems
Education
PhD
University of Bath
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
University of Bath
ORCID

0000-0003-2804-6038

Prof Vassilis Kostakos

Professor of Human Computer Interaction
School of Computing and Information Systems

319 Scholarly works
16 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    NarrativeSense: Predicting Affective States in University Students through Smartphone Sensing and Contextual Narratives
    DOI: 10.1145/3788688
  • 2025

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Emotions as Complex Systems: Non-Linear Approaches to Real-World Emotions
  • 2024

    Journal article

    A toolkit for localisation queries
    DOI: 10.1016/j.pmcj.2024.101946
  • 2023

    Thesis / Dissertation

    A Toolkit for Semantic Localisation Analysis
  • 2021

    Research Grant

    AUSMURI Cohesive and Robust Human-Bot Cybersecurity Teams
  • 2020

    Journal article

    Measuring mobility and room occupancy in clinical settings: System development and implementation
    DOI: 10.2196/19874
  • 2019

    Research Grant

    Cre in Interactive Digital Technology to Transform Australia’s Chronic Disease Outcomes
Vassilis Kostakos

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2018
Honorary Researcher, Northern Health Hospital
2014
SIGCHI Best Talk Award
2013
USAID: Winner of Tech Challenge for Atrocity Prevention
2013
Marie Curie Fellowship (MCF)

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Conference Proceedings

    Illuminating Memory: Using Ambient Light to Enrich Generative Representations of Daily Life
    DOI: 10.1145/3772363.3798359
  • 2026

    Conference Proceedings

    Narratives and Perspectives: How AI Summaries Steer Users' Opinions and Engagement on Social Media
    DOI: 10.1145/3772318.3790945
  • 2026

    Conference Proceedings

    Oops, I Did It Again (But I Know It): Robot Failure Consistency and Awareness in Human-Robot Collaboration
    DOI: 10.1145/3772318.3790336
  • 2026

    Conference Proceedings

    Timing Matters: Designing Effective Corrections for Short-Form Video Misinformation
    DOI: 10.1145/3772318.3790560
  • 2026

    Journal article

    A benchmark of expert-level academic questions to assess AI capabilities
    DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-09962-4
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Safeguarding Crowdsourcing Surveys from ChatGPT through Prompt Injection
    DOI: 10.1145/3757503
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Toward Ubiquitous Operating Systems: Lessons from the Field
    DOI: 10.1145/3729528
  • 2025

    Conference Proceedings

    Exploring Design Parameters for RSVP Reading of Mobile Notifications
    DOI: 10.1145/3726986.3727002

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