Biography

Prof. José J. Cañas

Department of Experimental Psychology

University of Granada, Spain

Full Professor


Research Interests:

Cognitive Ergonomics, Mental Representation, Cognitive Flexibility, Interface Design, 

Risk behaviour, Mental Workload, Hypertext, Air Traffic Control, Safety.


Email: delagado@ugr.es


Qualifications

Graduate in Psychology, University of Granada, Spain.

PhD in Experimental Psychology, University of South Florida, USA


Publications (Selected)

Journal Papers

  1. Muñoz-de-Escalona, E., Cañas, J. J., & Noriega, P. (2020). Inconsistencies between mental fatigue measures under compensatory control theories. Psicológica Journal, 41(2), 103-126.
  2. Ferreira, P., Cañas, J. J.. 2019. Assessing operational impacts of automation using functional resonance analysis method. Cognition, Technology and Work. pp. 1-18.
  3. Marchitto, M., Benedetto, S., Baccino, T., Cañas, J.J.. 2016. Air traffic control: Ocular metrics reflect cognitive complexity. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics. 54, pp. 120-130.
  4. Canas-Bajo, J., Leikas, J., Jokinen, J., Cañas, J. J., & Saariluoma, P. (2016). How older and younger people see technology in the Northern and Southern Europe: Closing a generational gap. Gerontechnology, 14(2), 110-117.
  5. Di Stasi, L., McCamy, M. B., Pannash, S., Renner, R., Catena, A., Cañas, J. J., Velichkovsky, B. M, Martinez-Conde, S. (2014). Effects of driving time on microsaccadic dynamics. Experimental Brain Research. 233, pp. 599-605.
  6. Di Stasi, L. L., Catena, A,, Cañas, J. J., Macknik, S.L., Martinez-Conde, S. (2013). Saccadic velocity as an arousal index in naturalistic tasks. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 37, pp. 978-975.
  7. Di Stasi, L. L., Marchitto, M., Cañas, J. J. (2013). Saccadic peak velocity as an alternative index of attentional state: A short review. European review of applied psychology. 63, pp. 335-343.
  8. Marchitto, M., Di Stasi, L. L., Cañas, J. J. (2012). Ocular movements under taskload manipulations: influence of geometry on saccades in ATC simulated tasks. Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing & Service Industries. 22, pp. 407-419.
  9. Madrid, R.I., and Cañas, J.J. (2011). Using latent semantic analysis to enhance the comprehensibility of hypertext systems. International Journal of Continuing Engineering Education and Life-Long Learning (IJCEELL), 21, 343-354
  10. Di Stasi, L.L, Contreras, D., Cándido, A., Cañas, J.J., and Catena, A. (2011). Behavioral and eye-movement measures to track improvements in driving skills of vulnerable road users: First-time motorcycle riders. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 14, 26-35.
  11. Di Stasi, L., Contreras, D., Cañas, J.J. , Cándido A. , Maldonado, A..and Catena, A. (2010). The consequences of unexpected emotional sounds on driving behaviour in risky situations. Safety Science, 48, 1463-1468.
  12. Di Stasi, L., Marchitto, M., Antolí, A., Baccino, T., and Cañas, J.J. (2010). Approximation of on-line mental workload index in ATC simulated multitasks. Journal of Air Transport Management, 16, 330-333.
  13. Di Stasi, L., Renner, R., Staehr, P., Helmert, J.R., Velichkovsky, B.M., Cañas, J.J., Catena, A., and Pannasch, S. (2010). Saccadic peak velocity is sensitive to variations in mental workload in complex environments. Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine, 81, 413-417.
  14. Fajardo, I . Parra, E., Canas, J.J. (2010). Do Sign Language Videos Improve Web Navigation For Deaf Signers? Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 15, 242-262
  15. Madrid, I.R., . Canas, J.J. (2009) The Effect of Reading Strategies and Prior Knowledge on Cognitive Load and Learning with Hypertext . The Ergonomics Open Journal, 2, 124-132.
  16. Canas, J., van Oostendorp, H. (2009). Cognition and the Web: Information Processing, Comprehension and Learning. The Ergonomics Open Journal, 2, 47-48.
  17. Salmerón, L, Baccino, T, Cañas, J.J., Madrid, R.I, Fajardo, I. (2009). Do graphical overviews facilitate or hinder comprehension in hypertext? Computer & Education, 53, 1308-1319.
  18. Leandro Luigi Di Stasi , L.L., Álvarez-Valbuena, V., Cañas, J.J., Maldonado, A. Catena, A. Antoli, A., and Candido, A. (2009). Risk behaviour and mental workload: multimodal assessment techniques applied to motorbike riding simulation. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 12, 361-30
  19. Fajardo, I., Cañas, J.J., and Salmerón, L., Abascal, J. (2009). Information structure and practice as facilitators of deaf users’ navigation in textual websites. Behavioral and Information Technology, 28, 87-97
  20. Cañas, J.J. (2008) Cognitive ergonomics in interface development evaluation. Journal of Universal Computing Science, 14, 2630-2649.
  21. Cañas, J.J., Fajardo, I., and Salmerón, L. (2007).: Cognitive Flexibility. Internacional Enciclopedia of Ergonomics and Human Factors, 2nd Edition
  22. Salmerón, L., Kintsch, W., and Cañas, J.J. (2006). Coherence or interest as basis for improving hypertext comprenhension. Information design journal. 14, 45-55
  23. Fajardo, I, Cañas, JJ, Salmerón, L. and Abascal, J. (2006). Improving deaf users’ accessibility in hypertext information retrieval: Are graphical interfaces useful for them? Behaviour and Information Technology. 25, 455-467.
  24. León, J.A, Olmos, R., Escudero, I.,Cañas, J.J., and Salmerón. L. (2006). Assessing Short Summaries With Human Judgments Procedure and Latent Semantic Analysis in narrative and expository texts. Behavioral Research Methods and Instrumentation, 38, 616-627
  25. Cañas. J.J. (2006) Technology for specials needs. Human technology, 2, 4-7
  26. Salmerón, L., Kintsch, W., and Cañas, J.J. (2006). Coherence or interest as basis for improving hypertext comprehension. Information design journal, 14, 45-55.
  27. Salmerón, L. Kintsch, W., and Cañas, J.J. (2006). Reading strategies and prior knowledge in learning from hypertext. Memory and Cognition, 34, 1157-1171.
  28. Ojel-Jaramillo, J.M., and Cañas, J.J. (2006). Enhancing the Usability of Telecare Devices. Human technology, 2, 103-118.
  29. Fajardo, I, Cañas, JJ, Salmerón, L. and Abascal, J. (2006). Improving deaf users’ accessibility in hypertext information retrieval: Are graphical interfaces useful for them? Behaviour and Information Technology, 25, 455-467.
  30. Antolí, A., Cañas, J.J., Fajardo, I. and Salmerón, L. (2005). Cognitive flexibility of the strategies in dynamic complex problem solving tasks. Effects of different types of training. Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science. 6, 95-108.
  31. Fajardo, I., Abascal, J., and Cañas, J.J. (2004). The Role of Working Memory and Long Term Memory in Deaf Users’ Hypertext Navigation:Review of Guidelines for Web Accessibility. 3196, 320-325.
  32. Cañas, J.J., Salmerón, L., Antolí, A., Chisalita, C., and Escudero, J.T. (2003). Construction of mental models through knowledge elicitation tasks. Cognitive Technology. 8, 45-53.
  33. Cañas, J.J.; Quesada, J.F.; Antolí, A. and Fajardo, I. (2003) Cognitive flexibility and adaptability to environmental changes in dynamic complex problem solving tasks. Ergonomics, 46, 482-501.
  34. Waern, Y., and Cañas, J.J. (2003). Microworld task environments for conducting research on Command and Control: Editorial. Cognition, Technology and Work, 5, 181-182.
  35. Navarro, R. and Cañas, J.J. (2001). Are visual programming languages better? The role of imagery in program comprehension. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies.
  36. Cañas, J.J., Antolí, A., Quesada, J.F. (2001). The role of working memory on measuring mental models of physical systems. Psicologica, 22, 25-42.


Recent Books and Books Chapters

  1. de Frutos, P. L., Rodríguez, R. R., Zhang, D. Z., Zheng, S., Cañas, J. J., & Muñoz-de-Escalona, E. (2019). COMETA: An Air Traffic Controller’s Mental Workload Model for Calculating and Predicting Demand and Capacity Balancing. In International Symposium on Human Mental Workload: Models and Applications (pp. 85-104). Springer, Cham.
  2. Muñoz-de-Escalona, E., Cañas, J. J., & van Nes, J. (2019). Task Demand Transition Rates of Change Effects on Mental Workload Measures Divergence. In International Symposium on Human Mental Workload: Models and Applications (pp. 48-65). Springer, Cham.
  3. Cañas, J. J., Ferreira, P., de Frutos, P. L., Puntero, E., López, E., Gómez-Comendador, F., ... & Mirkovic, B. (2018). Mental workload in the explanation of automation effects on ATC performance. In International Symposium on Human Mental Workload: Models and Applications (pp. 202-221). Springer, Cham.
  4. Muñoz-de-Escalona, E., & Cañas, J. J. (2018). Latency differences between mental workload measures in detecting workload changes. In International Symposium on Human Mental Workload: Models and Applications (pp. 131-146). Springer, Cham.
  5. Cañas, J. J. (2017). Fatigue and Theories of Resources: The Energetic Metaphor of the Mind Functioning Might Be Reconsidered. In Advances in Neuroergonomics and Cognitive Engineering (pp. 269-277). Springer, Cham.
  6. Saariluoma-, Pertti; Cañas-Delgado, Jose Juan; Leikas-, Jaana. 2016. Designing for Life: A Human Perspective on Technology Development. Palgrave MacMillan.
  7. Di Stasi, LL., Marchitto, M., Antoli, A., Rodríguez, E., and Caña, J.J. (2010). Subjective Questionnaires to Saccadic Peak Velocity: A Neuroergonomics Index for Online Assessment of Mental Workload. In Tadeusz Marek, Waldemar Karwowski, and Valerie Rice (Eds.), Advances in Understanding Human Performance: Neuroergonomics, Human Factors Design, and Special Populations. Taylor and Francis.
  8. Cañas, J.J. (2009). The Future of Interaction Research: Interaction is the result of Top-Down and Bottom-Up Processes. In Pertti Saariluoma,and Hannakaisa Isomäki, (Eds.). Future Interaction Design II. London: Springer-Verlag
  9. Baccino, T., Salmerón, L., et Cañas, J.J. (2008). La lectura des hypertextes. In A. Chevalier, et A. Tricot (Eds.). Ergonomie des documents électroniques. Le Travail Humain, France
  10. Madrid, R.I., and Cañas, J.J. (2007). How reading strategies affect the comprehension of texts in hypertext systems. In D. Alamargot, P. Terrier, and J.M. Cellier (Eds) Wwritten documents in the workplace. Elsevier: Oxford, UK
  11. Granollers, T., Lorés, J. i Cañas, J.J. (2005). Interficíes Multimedia. Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (Catalunya Open University).
  12. Cañas, J.J. (2004). Personas y Máquinas. Madrid: Editorial Pirámide.
  13. Cañas, J.J, Salmerón, L., and Fajardo, I. (2004). Toward the analysis of the interaction in the joint cognitive system. In Antti Pirhonen, Hannakaisa Isomäki, Chris Roast and Pertti Saariluoma (Eds.). Future Interaction Design. London: Springer-Verlag
  14. Salmerón, L., Cañas, J.J., Fajardo, I, y Gea, M. (2003). Effects of perceptual and semantic grouping on the acquisition of hypertext conceptual models. In Don Harris, Vincent Duffy, Michael Smith y Constntine stephanidis (eds.).  Human-Centred Computing. Cognitive, social and Ergonomic Aspects. Creta:LEA
  15. Cañas, J.J. y Waern, Y. (2001). Ergonomía Cognitiva. Madrid: Editorial Médica Panamericana. ISBN: 7903-597-8
  16. Cañas, J.J., Salmerón, L. y Gámez, P. (2001). El factor humano en la interacción persona-ordenador. En Jesús Lorés (Ed.) Curso Introducción a la Interacción Persona-Ordenador. Lleida: AIPO. ISBN 84-607-2255-4


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