Dr. Valeria López Torres specializes in human-AI interaction, experience design, and UX/UI. Her research incorporates interdisciplinary perspectives to address how design and technology shape lived experiences; and how humans think, work, and collaborate with technology. Her work includes research on long-term AI companionship, and designing visual explanations to support trust calibration and decision-making in interactions with explainable AI systems (XAI). more

2023 article

Before and after lockdown: a longitudinal study of long-term human-AI relationships

Torres, V. L. (2023, January 1). AHFE International.

By: V. Torres*

topics (OpenAlex): AI in Service Interactions; Digital Mental Health Interventions; Mental Health via Writing
Source: ORCID
Added: September 29, 2025

Employment

Updated: August 29th, 2024 14:20

2024 - present

North Carolina State University Raleigh, US
Assistant Professor Graphic & Industrial Design

Education

Updated: March 26th, 2025 18:21

2019 - 2024

University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
PhD Design

2013 - 2015

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
Master of Arts Graphic Design

Funding History

Funding history based on the linked ORCID record. Updated: March 26th, 2025 19:10

grant January 1 - December 1, 2025
Designing XAI to Calibrate Trust: An Exploratory Study on the Potential of Tailored Explanations Based on User Domain & Level of Experience
Laboratory for Analytic Sciences, North Carolina State University

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