Sonia Claudia da Costa Sousa
Associate Professor of Interaction Design
School of Digital Technologies
Introduction
Sónia Sousa is an Associate Professor of Interaction Design at Tallinn University. Her research expertise and educational background are in information technology and systems (Software Design and Human-Computer Interaction). Meanwhile, she completed two PhDs (2006 & 2023) and two postdoc projects (2010 & 2013), exploring the effects of trust in software design and evaluation from a Human-Computer interaction perspective. She heads the Join Online MSc in Interaction Design and the Trustworthy HCI research lab. She is a member of expert panels in Finland (AKA), European Commission, USA (AFOSR) & Swiss (SNSF). She is an active researcher in Human-Machine Trust, HCI design and evaluation methods in recently funded European and USA projects (H2020, CHIST-ERA and AFOSR).
Areas of research
Trust in technology
Interaction Design
technology Education
Human Computer Interaction