Nilo Sarraf is interested in how humans interact with everything! She is a student of emotional motivation, information retrieval, and sensory cognition. After receiving her Masters of Science in Human Factors, her long-term passion in affective information retrieval led her to pursue her PhD degree in the Gateway PhD program.

While pursuing her graduate studies, currently, Nilo has worked as a User Experience Project Manager and Researcher. She maintains a blog at: nilosarraf.com

Dissertation Title: Mapping the Neural Activities and Affective Dimensions of the ISP Model: Correlates in the Search Exploration, Formulation, and Collection Stages

San José University Supervisor: Dr. Virginia Tucker

Queensland Supervisors: Dr. Ian Stoodley, Dr. Christine Bruce, and Dr. Sylvia Edwards

Education:

• Ph.D. Queensland University of Technology
• Masters of Science in Human Factors
• BA in Cognitive Psychology and Statistics

Current or Most Recent Position:

• User Experience Project Manager and Researcher at SAP Labs in Palo Alto, CA