Vivek Dhakal
Personal Information
- KeywordsHuman-Computer InteractionText InputKeyboard Typing BehaviorLarge-Scale User StudiesSoftware Engineering
- OrganizationMetso Outotec
- EducationAalto University
- Emailantti.oulasvirta@aalto.fi
Social Media & Links
Biography
Vivek Dhakal is a software engineer specializing in human-computer interaction and user research, currently working at Metso Outotec. He completed his studies at Aalto University and participated in several significant academic research projects. His primary research areas include analyzing keyboard typing behaviors, optimizing text input performance, and methodologies for large-scale user studies. In 2018, he published a paper as the first author on the observation of 136 million keyboard inputs, which received an honorable mention for best paper at the CHI conference. This study analyzed typing data from 168,000 volunteers, uncovering insights into typing patterns and typing speed, offering a deeper understanding of modern typing behaviors.
Work Experience
- Present·Metso Outotec·Software Engineer
- Previous | Trimble Inc. | Software Engineer
- Previous | Rollresearch International Oy | Software Engineer
- Previous | CA Technologies | Software Engineer
Education
- 2018 and earlier·Aalto University·Degree
- Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction specialization
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