Ioannis Pavlidis

Eckhard-Pfeiffer Professor, University of Houston

[Ioannis Pavlidis @ipavlidis]

When a few people win a lot, many assume nefarious forces are at work.

Our npj Complexity paper asks: what competition produced that inequality?

Across grants, sport, and WWII aces, we show when skew is winner-take-all—and when it’s tough-but-fair.

https://t.co/yU88Nq0cXk

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We analyzed ~170 hours of naturalistic recordings of academics at work — typing, reading, thinking — using computer-vision models to detect every spontaneous face-touch.

These “micro-gestures” tell us when the mind is under load, even before self-reported stress does.

[Ioannis Pavlidis @ipavlidis]

Ever notice how often you touch your face while working? Turns out, these gestures aren't random - they're stress signals.

Our new study (#ACII2025) shows spontaneous facial self-touches rise with mental load in real-world knowledge work.

Data & code: https://t.co/EpyGw5ZlgE

[American Scientist @AmSciMag]

Solving vexing research problems may require convergence of multiple sciences.

Now live on our website, our July-August 2022 special issue explores advances that have emerged from the application of such "convergence science" to public health concerns.
https://t.co/wC7jNP8kHY

[Ioannis Pavlidis @ipavlidis]

Our new article on the evolution of #science #convergence just appeared @AmSciMag. A must read for every #researcher, #policymaker, and #citizen who strives to understand the deeper forces at work behind the #science ecosystem.
https://t.co/iO8jYJB30Z

[Ioannis Pavlidis @ipavlidis]

𝐈𝐄𝐄𝐄 𝐓𝐀𝐅𝐅𝐂 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐔𝐧𝐨𝐛𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬

@ipavlidis (me), @danmcduff, and @TChaspari will serve as the special issue editors. Find the CFP at https://t.co/PjtO9sTkve.

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@HSScomms Check out our magna opus on #Convergence #Science published today @HSScomms . You will question everything you have known about #Convergence #Science after reading through our analysis.

[Ioannis Pavlidis @ipavlidis]

@HSScomms Check out our magna opus on #Convergence #Science published today @HSScomms . You will question everything you have known about #Convergence #Science after reading through our analysis.

[Ioannis Pavlidis @ipavlidis]

`The rise of affectivism' https://t.co/bwESkbcjRz @NatureHumBehav is a definitive account of the rise of affectivism from obscurity to prominence in #psychology, #neurosciences, #computer sciences, and many other fields. A must read for all scientists.

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ᴀᴄᴄᴇʟᴀʀᴏᴜꜱᴀʟ － ᴀ ꜱᴛʀᴇꜱꜱᴏʀ ʜɪᴅᴅᴇɴ ɪɴ ᴘʟᴀɪɴ ꜱɪɢʜᴛ
Nearly half the people exhibit 50% stronger arousal responses in commonplace #acceleration events. Events as simple as starting after a red light! Read https://t.co/U990Hc2eam

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Is it ethical and even legal for #Airlines to keep flying while #SocialDistancing measures are in effect till the end of April? Not even an inch separates you from the passenger next to you?

[Frontiers - Research Metrics and Analytics @FrontResMetrics]

New Research: Scholar Plot: Design and Evaluation of an Information Interface for Faculty Research Performance: The ability to objectively assess academic performance is critical to rewarding academic merit, charting academic policy, and… https://t.co/IKOSluEUiB #ResearchMetrics

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Our paper on Scholar Plot appeared @FrontResMetrics. Scholar Plot is a novel tool for visualizing #academic careers based on open #data. You can access it at https://t.co/JhvxISnD74

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Check out my latest article: Scholar Plot – Visualization of Research Careers Based on Open Data https://t.co/B3xiTSZPfx via @LinkedIn

[UH Media Relations @UH_News]

To multitask or not multitask? @ipavlidis @uh_cpl gives an overview of his most recent research to @thrive https://t.co/htHYq9hRtM

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We have just published a paper @ScientificData. It is the description & validation of a gargantuan dataset about work and stress patterns of knowledge workers. @NSF funded this project - it is meant to act as a hub for #affectivecomputing research.
https://t.co/xZ3MmVwnU9

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Check out my latest article: Data reconstruction of workers’ stress, distractions, and productivity in the knowledge economy https://t.co/LHZG8Zcsf3 via @LinkedIn

[Ioannis Pavlidis @ipavlidis]

Check out my latest article: Prophetic Papers of Mobile Fitness Apps & Gadgets https://t.co/vmAH5dJB5x via @LinkedIn

[Ioannis Pavlidis @ipavlidis]

A good paper always needs to be accompanied by a good hike. Here's a photo from my hike in the Scottish Highlands after the CHI'19 conference in Glasgow. In the background is LochNess, but no sighting of the monster :-(

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@LinkedInEditors:
@uh_cpl published a new paper @IEEEITS - the flagship journal of @itssieee. The paper describes a machine learning (ML) method that forecasts in real-time the crash risk associated with #DistractedDriving and #AggressiveDriving.

More: https://t.co/iHwsEJtZ5V