Email: rafal.michalski@pwr.edu.pl

Unit: Faculty of Management (N) » Department of Management Systems and Organizational Development

Office hours

Tuesday 3pm-5pm

ul. Smoluchowskiego 25
50-372 Wrocław
building B1, room 415a
phone +48 71 320 4212

Research fields

• Human-Computer Interaction (HCI): usability of software and websites, interface design (studies involving eye tracking and face reading)
• Marketing: e-Business, graphic information conveyance, digital signage (studies involving eye tracking and face reading)
• Ergonomics: digital human modeling (anthropometry), workload Assessment,
• Facility layout optimization: in production and logistics management, interface and ergonomic design

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Recent papers

• Ulutas, B. H., Özkan, N. F., & Michalski, R. (2019). Application of hidden Markov models to eye tracking data analysis of visual quality inspection operations. Central European Journal of Operations Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10100-019-00628-x
• Michalski R. (2018). Information presentation compatibility in a simple digital control panel design: eye-tracking study. International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics. https://doi.org/10.1080/10803548.2017.1317469 
• Grobelny J., Michalski R. (2017). A novel version of simulated annealing based on linguistic patterns for solving facility layout problems. Knowledge-Based Systems, 124, 55-69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knosys.2017.03.001 
• Grobelny J., Michalski R. (2015). The role of background color, interletter spacing, and font size on preferences in the digital presentation of a product. Computers in Human Behavior, 43, 85-100. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2014.10.036 
• Michalski R. (2014). The influence of color grouping on users’ visual search behavior and preferences. Displays, 35(4), 176-195. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.displa.2014.05.007 
• Michalski R., Grobelny J. (2014). Designing emergency-medical-service helicopter interiors using virtual manikins. IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, 34(2), 16–23. https://doi.org/10.1109/MCG.2014.26 
• Grobelny J., Michalski R. (2011). Various approaches to a human preference analysis in a digital signage display design. Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing & Service Industries, 21(6), 529-542. https://doi.org/10.1002/hfm.20295 
• Michalski R. (2011). Examining users’ preferences towards vertical graphical toolbars in simple search and point tasks. Computers in Human Behavior, 27(6), 2308-2321. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2011.07.010 
• Michalski R., Grobelny J. (2008). The role of colour preattentive processing in human-computer interaction task efficiency: a preliminary study, International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics. 38(3–4), 321–332. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ergon.2007.11.002 
• Michalski R., Grobelny J., Karwowski W. (2006). The effects of graphical interface design characteristics on human-computer interaction task efficiency. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 36(11), 959–977. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ergon.2006.06.013 

Papers in DONA database