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Positions, education, awards, and service.
Contact Information
| Name | Lennart Nacke |
| Professional Title | Professor of Human-Computer Interaction (AI and Games), University Research Chair |
Experience
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2023 - Present Stratford, Ontario
Professor of Human-Computer Interaction (AI and Games), tenured
Stratford School of Interaction Design and Business, University of Waterloo
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2020 - 2025 Stratford, Ontario
Associate Director, Graduate Studies
Stratford School of Interaction Design and Business, University of Waterloo
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2018 - 2023 Stratford, Ontario
Associate Professor of Human-Computer Interaction (AI and Games)
Stratford School of Interaction Design and Business and Department of Communication Arts, University of Waterloo
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2017 - 2018 Stratford, Ontario
Associate Director, Graduate Studies
Stratford School of Interaction Design and Business, University of Waterloo
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2015 - 2018 Waterloo, Ontario
Associate Professor of Human-Computer Interaction (AI and Games), tenure-track
Department of Drama and Speech Communication, University of Waterloo
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2011 - 2015 Oshawa, Ontario
Assistant Professor of Human-Computer Interaction (AI and Games), tenure-track
Faculty of Business and Information Technology, University of Ontario Institute of Technology
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2010 - 2011 Saskatoon,
SaskatchewanPostdoctoral Research Associate
Department of Computer Science, University of Saskatchewan
Education
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2006 - 2010 Sweden
PhD
Blekinge Institute of Technology
Digital Game Development
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2000 - 2005 Germany
Diplom (Master's)
Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg
Computervisualistik
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2000 - 2004 Germany
Bakkalaureat (Bachelor's)
Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg
Computervisualistik
Awards
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2024 University Research Chair
University of Waterloo
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2024 Excellence in Reviewing Recognition (honourable mention), ACM CHI PLAY 2024, Tampere
ACM SIGCHI
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2021 Most Influential Scholar Award (top 10 most cited HCI researchers, 2011 to 2020)
AMiner AI 2000
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2021 Outstanding Performance Award
Stratford School of Interaction Design and Business and Department of Communication Arts
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2020 Recognition of Excellent Service for chairing CHI PLAY twice
ACM SIGCHI
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2021 
Best Paper Award 2020, International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, for "Development and Validation of the Player Experience Inventory" International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
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2018 Arts Excellence in Research Award
Faculty of Arts, University of Waterloo
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2018 Outstanding Performance Award
Department of Drama and Speech Communication, University of Waterloo
Best Paper Honourable Mention, ACM DIS 2026, for "Conceptualizing How to Design for AI Literacy through Game Artifacts"Selected Service
- Founding member and elected steering committee chair, ACM CHI PLAY (2014 to 2018); steering committee member and web director (2018 to 2022)
- General chair, CHI PLAY 2014 and CHI PLAY 2019 (Barcelona); technical program chair, CHI PLAY 2015
- Associate editor, International Journal of Human-Computer Studies (2015 to 2023)
- Full papers co-chair, IFIP INTERACT 2019
- Subcommittee chair (Games and Play), CHI 2017 and CHI 2018; communications chair, CHI 2018; associate chair, CHI 2013 to 2016
- Member, ACM SIGCHI Communications Committee (2015 to 2017) and SIGCHI Council of Steering Committee Chairs (2014 to 2018)
- Grant reviewer for NSERC, NSF, NWO, and the Singapore Ministry of Education