Aske Mottelson

Aske Mottelson is an Associate Professor in Human-Centered Data Science at the IT University of Copenhagen, where he also serves as Co-Head of Programme for the MSc in Digital Design and Interactive Technologies. Previously, he held roles as Assistant Professor (2021–2024), Postdoc at the University of Copenhagen’s Department of Psychology (2019–2021), and Visiting Scholar at MIT Media Lab (2017). He earned his PhD (Computer Science, 2019) and MSc (Computer Science, 2015) from the University of Copenhagen.

His research focuses on understanding user behavior in human-computer interaction, leveraging experimental psychology, data science, and virtual reality (VR). Key interests include body ownership illusions, text entry methods, and VR applications in education and public health. He advocates for open science and reproducibility, contributing to methodologies for improving empirical research in computer science.

Research trends in his articles span VR efficacy in health communication, meta-analyses of body ownership studies, and methodological rigor in HCI experiments. Notable projects include the DEEPFAKE initiative on deepfake impacts and the DMM project promoting science dissemination to children.

• Scientific Awards:
  • Honorable Mention DIS '23
  • Honorable Mention CHI '21
  • Honorable Mention UbiComp '16
  • Honorable Mention CHI'25

He leads the Pioneer Centre for Artificial Intelligence (CoI) and has organized major HCI conferences (e.g., CHI 2024). His work bridges technical innovation with societal impact, including press engagements on deepfakes and AI ethics.