Annika Dix

Dr. Annika Dix is a research associate at the Chair of Automobile Engineering, TU Dresden, where since August 2023 she has been establishing the new research group for Automotive Human Factors. She previously held research positions at TU Dresden and the interdisciplinary Centre for Tactile Internet with Human-in-the-Loop (CeTI). Her expertise spans cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and human–machine interaction.

Education & Training

• Diplom-Psychologin (equivalent to MSc Psychology), Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, specializing in Cognitive and Neuropsychology
• Doctorate (Dr. rer. nat.), 2015, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin & Berlin School of Mind and Brain, dissertation: “Count on the Brain: Using EEG Oscillations and Eye Movements to Disentangle Intelligent Problem-Solving in Math”

Research Interests

Dr. Dix investigates how human cognition—especially problem solving and decision making—interacts with complex technological environments. Her core themes include:

• Automotive Human Factors: driver behavior, autonomous vehicle acceptance, and technical supervision roles.
• Human-Machine Interaction: effects of feedback latency, multisensory augmentation, and interface design on motor skill learning.
• Cognitive & Neural Mechanisms: utilizing EEG, fNIRS, pupillometry, and drift-diffusion modeling to understand mathematical cognition, incentive motivation, and aging.

Scientific Contributions & Trends

Across 20 peer-reviewed works (2012-2025), Dr. Dix has progressively widened her focus from fundamental mathematical cognition toward applied challenges in cyber-physical and autonomous systems. Recent outputs emphasize ethical and social dimensions of robotics (robots giving moral advice, acceptance of robo-advisors) and the impact of system latency on fine motor performance in augmented reality and tactile internet environments.

Teaching & Mentoring

She currently coordinates teaching and study-program development for the Chair of Automobile Engineering. Earlier instructional activities at TU Dresden and Humboldt-Universität covered Cognitive Psychology, Embodied Cognition, Embodied AI, and teacher-training courses on child development.

Labs & Teams

Dr. Dix leads the nascent Automotive Human Factors research group at TU Dresden and actively collaborates with CeTI’s interdisciplinary consortium, integrating psychologists, engineers, and computer scientists to design human-centered tactile internet technologies.