Robert Pastel

Contact

pastel@mtu.edu
906-487-1639
Rekhi Hall 204

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Associate Professor, Computer Science
Affiliated Associate Professor, Psychology and Human Factors
Faculty Advisor, Humane Interface Design Enterprise

MS, Computer Science, Michigan Technological University, 2001
PhD, Physics, University of New Mexico, 1994
MS, Engineering Science, University of Tennessee, 1980
BS, Mathematics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute (and State University), 1977

Links of Interest

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Area of Expertise

Mobile App Design and Usability
Software Development and Processes
Computer Science Education

Recent Publications

Pastel, R. and Ward, P. (2011) "Modeling the Orientation of Graphical Objects on Computer Displays Using Indented Mouse Wheels", Proceedings of Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES 2011), accepted.
Gao, C., Pastel, R. and Tan, J. (2010) "Yet Another User Input Method: Accelerometer Assisted Single Key Input", in Proceedings of World Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation (WCICA 2010), 3949-3954.
Pastel, R, (2010) "Positioning Graphical Objects on Computer Screens: a Three-Phase Model", Human Factors, vol. 53, No. 1, pp. 23-37.
Pastel, R, (2009) "Investigating the Difficulty of One Degree of Freedom Positioning: Associating Movement Phases with Regions", Proceedings of Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES 2009), pp. 965-969.
Pastel, R. (2009) "Modeling the Difficulty for Centering Rectangles in One and Two Dimensions", Proceedings of Human Computer Interaction International (HCII’09), 879-888, Human-Computer Interaction. Novel Interaction Methods and Techniques, 13th International Conference, HCI International 2009, San Diego, CA, USA, July 19-24, 2009, Proceedings, Part II Book Series Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS), Publisher Springer Berlin / Heidelberg.
Brown, C., Pastel, R. (2009) "Combining Distinct Graduate and Undergraduate HCI Courses: An Experiential and Interactive Approach", Proceedings of Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (ACM SIGCSE’09), 392-396, Chattanooga, TN, USA, Mar. 4-7, 2009.
Pastel, R. (2008) "The Difficulty of Centering Circular Discs", Proceedings of Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES 2008), Computer Systems Technical Group, New York, NY, September 22-26.