(English) Positive Developments but Challenges Still Ahead: A Survey Study on UX Professionals’ Work Practices

The Authors

• Yavuz Inal
  

  Dr. Inal received a PhD degree from Middle East Technical University, Turkey. He is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Information Science and Media Studies, University of Bergen, Norway. His research interests include human-computer interaction, interaction design, usability evaluation, user experience, digital accessibility, game studies, and health informatics.

• Torkil Clemmensen
  

  A full professor at the Department of Digitalization, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark, Clemmensen’s research focuses on cultural-psychological perspectives on usability, user experience, and digitalization of work.

• Dorina Rajanen
  

  Dr. Rajanen is a post-doctoral researcher at University of Oulu, Finland, with a PhD in Information Systems. Her research work spans a range of topics, including HCI practice, usability, information visualization, business intelligence and forecasting, data mining, climate change communication, safety culture, and applying psychophysiology to HCI and media research.

• Netta Iivari
  

  Dr. Iivari is a Professor in Information Systems and research unit leader of INTERACT Research Unit at the University of Oulu. She has a background in Cultural Anthropology as well as in Information Systems and Human-Computer Interaction. Her long-lasting research interest concerns understanding and strengthening people's participation in shaping and making their digital futures. Her research has addressed commercial and open source software development contexts as well as empowerment of children through design and making. Her research is strongly influenced by interpretive and critical research traditions.

• Kerem Rızvanoğlu
  

  Dr. Rızvanoğlu currently works as a full professor at the faculty of Communication in Galatasaray University. Rızvanoğlu is the founding partner of Xedzone, which provides UX research, design, education, and strategic consultancy projects. Rızvanoğlu is also the founding director of UXPA Turkey and is still a member of the board.

• Ashok Sivaji
  

  Mr. Sivaji (M.Sc. IT) is a Senior Staff Engineer at MIMOS Technology. He has 20 years of experience in software and usability testing. He has successfully set up an accredited ISO/IEC 17025 software testing and usability lab in Malaysia, published research work in 50 publications, and has over 10 patents.