Hi, I'm Dinara Talypova.
HCI researcher in AI systems for productivity & focus.
PhD candidate @ IT:U Austria.
Dinara Talypova is a PhD researcher in the Intelligent User Interfaces group at IT:U Austria. She is also a visiting researcher at TU Delft's AI Futures Lab. She holds a Master’s degree in Cognitive Science from the University of Vienna, with a focus on Technology Experience and Computer-Mediated Communication.Dinara has gained hands-on research experience through internships at several HCI-oriented labs, including the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU), and the Complexity Science Hub Vienna (CSH). She also collaborated and completed international research visits with TU Delft, ETH Zurich, and the Slovak Academy of Science.Dinara’s work addresses a practical challenge of modern digital life: how people can stay focused, intentional, and in control in environments that constantly compete for their attention. More specifically, her goal is to design AI systems that support human productivity without undermining autonomy. She shows how small design choices in everyday systems can meaningfully affect focus, workload, and users’ sense of control.
• How people work and switch tasks within and across technologies, and how fragmented attention shapes modern workflows
• How users perceive and accept different forms of AI support for focus, productivity, and attention management
• How to balance AI assistance and human autonomy, ensuring that productivity tools empower users rather than take over decision-makingFeel free to reach out to her if you’re interested in the psychology of interruptions, attention spans, or how AI can help us navigate the challenges of information overload.
Are Six Minutes of Focus Enough? An Exploratory Study of Multitasking Patterns at Work. (Talypova, D., Visuri A., Shahu A., Wang A., Wintersberger P.), CHIWORK'25. https://doi.org/10.1145/3729176.3729198
Enhancing Performance or Hijacking Attention? A Workshop on the Use of AI in Workplace Environments. (Shahu A., Wintersberger P., Talypova, D., Vitali A., Kobiella C., Dingler T.), CHIWORK '25. https://dl.acm.org/doi/full/10.1145/3707640.3729211
Can't LLMs Do That? Supporting Third-Party Audits under the DSA. (Sekwenz M.-T., Gsenger R., Stocker V., Görnemann E., Talypova, D., Parkin S., Greminger L., Smaragdakis G.), CHIWORK '25. https://dl.acm.org/doi/full/10.1145/3707640.3731929
Evaluating Effect of Different Multitasking Conditions in AI-Supported Attention Management Systems. (Lingler A., Talypova, D., Wintersberger P.), HHAI '25. https://doi.org/10.3233/faia250655
Prolonged Usage of AI Assistant for Improving Multitasking Performance. (Talypova, D., Lingler A., Wintersberger P.), HAI '24. https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3687272.3690898
Supporting Task Switching with Reinforcement Learning. (Lingler A., Talypova, D., Wintersberger P.), CHI '24.
Honorable Mention Award https://doi.org/10.1145/3613904.3642063User-Centered Investigation of Features for Attention Management Systems in Online Vignette Study. (Talypova, D., Lingler A., Wintersberger P.), MUM '23. https://doi.org/10.1145/3626705.3627766
AITentive: A Toolkit to Develop RL-based Attention Management Systems. (Lingler A., Talypova, D., Wintersberger P.), UIST Adjunct '24. https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3672539.3686314
Sample Size Trends in Experimental Psychology from 2003 to 2022. (Lukács, G., Huber, N., Talypova, D., Miccoli, M. R.), Pre-print, 2023. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/rebqd
Workshop on Interruptions and Attention Management. (Lingler A., Talypova, D., Draxler F., Schneegass C., Dingler T., Wintersberger P.), MUM '23. https://doi.org/10.1145/3626705.3626706
Explainability Challenges in Continuous Invisible AI for Self-Augmentation. (Talypova, D., Wintersberger P.), MUM '23. https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-3712/paper6.pdf
Enhancing Empathic Interaction by Auxiliary Emotional Cues in Computer-mediated Communication. (Talypova, D.), MEi:CogSci '20. MEiCogSci'20
Twitter Activity Analysis of Users Diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder. (Talypova, D.), MEi:CogSci '19.
Invited Talk at Design for Human Autonomy Conference: Who’s in Charge Here? Exploring Human Autonomy in AI-Assisted Focused Work (June 2025)
AI Futures Lab Talk at TU Delft: Autonomy in the Loop: Explaining AI-support Acceptance through a Liberty-Based Framework (June & October 2025)
TU Wien Guest Lecture: Surveys that Speak: Designing Effective Questionnaires for HCI Evaluation (May 2025)
Session moderation at CHIWORK conference (June 2025)
Research work presentation at CHIWORK conference: Are Six Minutes of Focus Enough? Exploring Multitasking Patterns in Workplace Environments (June 2025)
Research work presentation at MUM conference: User-Centered Investigation of Features for Attention Management Systems in an Online Vignette Study (December 2023)
Internet Economics university course at WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business): bachelor level, SS'21, FW'21-22, SS'22, FW'22-23, SS'23 (2021-2023)
Finalist Talk at Falling Walls Austria: Breaking the Wall of Emotional Poverty (September 2020)
Series of talks & presentations as a brand representative and PR Manager back in Moscow (2014-2018)
Co-organiser: Enhancing Performance or Hijacking Attention? A Workshop on the Use of AI in Workplace Environments at CHIWORK'25
Co-organiser: MuM'23 Workshop on Interruptions and Attention Management
Co-organiser CHIWORK'26: Hybrid Co-Chair
Co-organiser CHIWORK'25: Technical Program Chair Assistant
Reviews for scientific conferences: MuM'23, ICSR 2024, Mensch und Computer 2024, AutoUI 2023, CHI’24, Expanded 2025, CHI‘25, MobileHCI‘25, CHIWORK'25, CHI’26, etc.
Sessions moderation CHIWORK'25
Honorable Mention Award for the scientific paper CHI'23
Finalist of Falling Walls Austria (September 2020)
FEMtech Grant for talented women in research & technology (July 2020)
Grant Awarded Visitor of IK 2020: Shaping Autonomous Intelligence (March 2020)
