Yuwei Wang
- Email: vrpt3341@leeds.ac.uk
- Supervisors: Dr Yee Mun Lee, Professor Gustav Markkula
Profile
I am a PhD student in the Human Factors and Safety Group at the Institute for Transport Studies, funded by an EPSRC Doctoral Training Partnership. Under the supervision of Dr. Yee Mun Lee and Professor Gustav Markkula, my research focuses on exploring and improving pedestrian interactions with autonomous vehicles.
With a background in psychology, I am passionate about applying psychological theories to technology development. I recieved my master's degree in Engineering Psychology and bachelor's degree in Applied Psychology from Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, where I studied how multimodal signals in Advanced Driver Assistance Systems could help prevent accidents.
Research interests
- Traffic Psychology
- Vulnerable road user interactions with autonomous vehicles
- HCI design and evaluation
Qualifications
- MSc, Engineering Psychology, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University
- BSc, Applied Psychology, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University