Dr. Alan Wales
Software Engineer & Research Scientist (APSS, UZH)


APSS Software & Services Ltd. & University of Zurich, Visual Cognition Research Group (VICOREG)
c/o CASRA / APSS
Thurgauerstr. 39
8050 Zurich
Switzerland
Phone: +41 (0)43 336 01 15

Main Research Interests

  • Aviation Security Systems
  • Sleep & Fatigue Management
  • User Design and Interfaces
  • Learning Management Systems

Further Information

Publications

Articles

Wales, A.W.J., Halbherr, T., & Schwaninger, A. (2009). Using speed measures to predict performance in x-ray luggage screening tasks. Proceedings of the IEEE International Carnahan Conference on Security Technology, Zurich, October 5-8, 2009.

Anderson, C., Wales, A.W.J., & Horne, J.A. (2009). PVT lapses differ according to eyes open, closed, or looking away. Sleep, 33(2), 197-204. [PDF]

Wales, A.W.J., Anderson, C., Jones, K.L., Schwaninger, A., Horne, J.A. (2009). Evaluating the two-component inspection model in a simplified luggage search task. Behavior Research Methods, 41(3), 937-943. [PDF]

Schwaninger, A., & Wales, A.W.J. (2009). One year later: how screener performance improves in x-ray luggage search with computer-based training. Proceedings of the Ergonomics Society Annual Conference 2009, 381-389. [PDF]