Associate Professor
Doug Mahar

This person does not currently hold a position at QUT.
Biography
Research interestsExperimental and correlational paradigms.
Perceptual/Cognitive:
- Tactile pattern perception
- Masking and information integration
- Cognitive correlates of intelligence
- Sensory codes.
Human-computer Interaction:
- Behavioural biometric security systems
- Computer anxiety.
Personal details
Keywords
Cognition (memory, attention, pattern recognition, etc.), Computer anxiety, Computer security, Human-computer interaction, Perception (hearing, vision, touch, etc.), Personality tests - faking of
Discipline
Cognitive Science, Design Practice and Management
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- PhD (University of Tasmania)
Selected publications
- Blackler A, Popovic V, Mahar D, (2007) Developing and Testing a Methodology for Designing for Intuitive Interaction, Proceedings of the International Association for Societies of Design Research 2007: Emerging Trends in Design Research, pp. 1-24.
- Blackler A, Popovic V, Mahar D, (2007) Empirical Investigations into Intuitive Interaction: A Summary, MMI-Interaktiv, 13 (2007), pp. 4-24.
- Blackler A, Popovic V, Mahar D, (2006) Applying Intuitive Interaction: Toward Intuitive Interaction Design Methodology, Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering Design Theme Conference 2006, pp. 8-25.
- Blackler A, Popovic V, Mahar D, (2006) Towards a Design Methodology for Applying Intuitive Interaction, WonderGround: Proceedings of the 2006 Design Research Society International Conference, pp. 1-17.
- Thyer N, Mahar D, (2006) Discrimination of Nonlinear Frequency Glides, Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 119 (5), pp. 2929-2936.
- Mahar D, Coburn B, Griffin N, Hemeter F, Potappel C, Turton M, Mulgrew K, (2006) Stereotyping as a Response Strategy when Faking Personality Questionnaires, Personality and Individual Differences, 40 (7), pp. 1375-1386.
- Mahar D, (2005) The Psychophysics of Tactile Amplitude Summation: A test of the n Nonlinear Model, Nonlinear Dynamics, Psychology, and Life Sciences, 9 (3), pp. 281-296.
- Blackler A, Popovic V, Mahar D, (2005) Intuitive Interaction with Complex Artefacts, Futureground: Volume 2: Proceedings, pp. 1-14.
- Blackler A, Popovic V, Mahar D, (2005) Intuitive Interaction Applied to Interface Design, New Design Paradigms: Proceedings of International Design Congress (IDC) 2005, pp. 1-10.
- Blackler A, Popovic V, Mahar D, (2004) Intuitive Interaction with Complex Artefacts, Presented at: Furtureground, pp. 31.
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