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Human Factors Scientist | Systems Engineering PhD @ UVA

Profile Summary

Mohamad El Iskandarani is a human factors engineer, cognitive scientist, and user interface designer. His research focuses on computational modeling of human cognition and its application to user-centered systems design. He received his bachelor’s degree in Computer and Communications Engineering from the American University of Beirut (AUB) in 2021, followed by a master’s degree and a PhD in Systems and Information Engineering from the University of Virginia (UVA) in 2023 and 2025, respectively. Following his doctoral training, he conducted research in visual perception at Dolby Laboratories. During his time at UVA, he authored over a dozen publications in leading human factors and human–computer interaction venues, including ACM CHI, Human Factors, the International Journal of Human–Computer Studies, IEEE TVCG, and Springer Nature Virtual Reality. His work has been recognized with multiple honors, including paper awards, an endowed engineering fellowship, and research symposium distinctions.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Software Engineering
• ☆ Information Engineering
• ☆ Systems Engineering
• ☆ Cognitive Science
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Services

• Writing

Writing Technical Writing

Work Experience

Graduate Research Assistant

University of Virginia

August 2021 - Present

Sight Research Intern

Dolby Laboratories

September 2025 - December 2025

Graduate Researcher

University of Virginia

August 2021 - August 2025

Data Science Intern

Darden School of Business

May 2022 - August 2022

Research Assistant

American University of Beirut

August 2020 - August 2021

Research Intern

University of Virginia

May 2020 - August 2020

Education

University of Virginia

- Present

Systems and Information Engineering

University of Virginia

August 2023 - August 2025

Systems and Information Engineering

University of Virginia

August 2021 - March 2023

Computer and Communications Engineering

American University of Beirut

August 2017 - May 2021

Certifications

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Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Mohamad El Iskandarani, Matthew Bolton, Sara Lu Riggs (2026). Multitasking Tug-of-War: Exploring the Impact of Task Modality, Task Load Level, and Task Load Type on Dual-Task Interference in Virtual Reality . Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.

Mohamad El Iskandarani, Peiyu Zhang, Sara Riggs (2026). The Effect of Layout on Visual Search in Augmented Reality Multi-Window Displays . IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics.

Mohamad El Iskandarani, Matthew Bolton, Sara Lu Riggs (2025). Examining dual-task interference effects of visual and auditory perceptual load in virtual reality . International Journal of Human-Computer Studies.

Mohamad El Iskandarani, Christopher D. Wickens, Matthew L. Bolton, Sara Lu Riggs (2025). A Computational Multiple Resource Theory Approach to Modeling Dual-Task Interference in VR: The Roles of Resource Demand, Resource Conflict, Visual Angle Separation, and Task Priority . Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting.

Mohamad El Iskandarani, Jawad Alami, Sara Lu Riggs (2025). The Effect of Workload and Task Priority on Multitasking Performance and Reliance on Level 1 Explainable AI (XAI) Use . Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.

Mohamad El Iskandarani, Jad A. Atweh, Sara L. Riggs (2024). Real-Time Gaze Sharing Techniques and Their Influence on Performance and Shared Situational Awareness of Teammates in UAV C2 Operations . Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting.

Mohamad El Iskandarani, Jad A. Atweh, Sara Lu Riggs (2024). Time Pressure Detection in a Visual Search Task Using Eye Tracking Metrics: A Virtual Reality Study . Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting.

Mohamad El Iskandarani, Logan Clark, Sara Riggs (2024). Reaching interactions in virtual reality: the effect of movement direction, hand dominance, and hemispace on the kinematic properties of inward and outward reaches . Virtual Reality.

Mohamad El Iskandarani, Jad A. Atweh, Shannon P. D. McGarry, Sara L. Riggs, Nadine Marie Moacdieh (2023). Does It MultiMatch? What Scanpath Comparison Tells us About Task Performance in Teams . Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making.

Mohamad El Iskandarani, Sara Lu Riggs (2023). The Effect of Time Pressure on Visual Search Eye Tracking Metrics in Virtual Reality . Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting.

DISSERTATION THESIS

Mohamad El Iskandarani (2025). Multitasking Tug-of-War: Examining How Task Load and Type Shape Dual-Task Interference Across Vision, Audition, and Touch in VR .

CONFERENCE PAPER

Mohamad El Iskandarani, Logan D Clark, Sara L Riggs (2023). The Effect of Movement Direction, Hand Dominance, and Hemispace on Reaching Movement Kinematics in Virtual Reality .

Mohamad El Iskandarani, Imad Al Assir, Hadi Rayan Al Sandid, Mazen A. R. Saghir(2021). Arrow: A RISC-V Vector Accelerator for Machine Learning Inference . arXiv