Kata Szita
Hi, I’m an assistant professor of Multimedia at the School of Communications and a researcher at the Insight Research Ireland Centre for Data Analytics, a nationwide research centre. I completed my PhD in Sweden in 2019, and I’ve worked at universities in Finland, China, Canada, and Ireland. I’ve been living in Dublin since 2021. I have a background in media, social psychology, cognitive science, and computer science, and I’ve been working with how emerging media, like virtual and mixed reality, affect human-to-computer and human-to-human interactions. This includes how users communicate with computer systems, how these systems can be designed and tested for the smoothest possible user experiences, and how users communicate with each other through digital platforms.
Based on my background, I teach modules related to extended reality technologies, human-computer interaction, user experience testing, research methods, and academic writing. I also coordinate modules related to developing final-year multimedia projects, which, in previous years, included video games, multimedia exhibitions, interactive films, and many more. I’m excited to see how new technologies shape these creative projects, and I look forward to working with you.