Velian Pandeliev

Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream (CLTA)
Faculty of Information, University of Toronto

Projects

User Research Lab, Ubisoft Toronto
Observation, thinkaloud, heuristic review.

Understanding player experiences

UX research, HP Labs
Semi-structured interviews, thematic analysis, emergent coding.

How designers work

UX research, VMware Inc.
Service design, interviews, experience mapping.

Pain and trust in decision support

Research, University of Toronto
Supervised students in redesigning an anchored discussion board system.

Annotation for academic reading

Master's thesis, University of Toronto
Design, implementation and validation with senior users.

Mental fitness for seniors

Honours thesis, Carleton University
Evaluating the effects of visual and auditory distractions on driving.

Driver attention and distraction

About me

My name is Velian /ˈvɛliən/ and I have an M.Sc. in Human-Computer Interaction from the University of Toronto.

I am a UX design professional, a trained qualitative researcher, and a seasoned lecturer in UXD, HCI, and computer science.

I believe that solving real-world problems requires context-aware, rich insights into users' underlying goals and motivations.

I can deliver these insights and turn them into products, services, and interfaces through research, ideation, prototyping, and evaluation.

Résumé

Teaching

I have been teaching core UX design and research courses in a professional Master's program for the past two years.

User Experience Design

I taught and TA'd several HCI, programming, and computer science courses.

Computer Science and HCI

I developed various enrichment workshops in math, history, and drama to students in grades 3-8.

K-12

Teaching CV
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Miscellaneous

UX design project
Research, ideation, rapid prototyping.

RPG adventure database

I helped design a listening and talking e-book for the visually impaired.

Reading re-experienced

I led a finalist in the Disney Research Learning Challenge (SIGGRAPH 2010).

Co-ordinary Heroes

I published two short works of interactive fiction in a Bulgarian serial.

Gamebooks

I adapted and directed Stanislaw Lem's Star Diaries for the stage in Edinburgh.

Stanisław Lem's Star Diaries

For several years I ran a tourism and history blog about Bulgaria.