Publications

Open Science Policy

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2026

• Interpreting Architectural Drawings: The Role of Gaze and Gestures in Cognitive Offloading
  Park, Y., Krukar, J., Brösamle, M., Gero, J., & Hölscher, C.
  Applied Cognitive Psychology, 40(1), e70127.
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2025

• Ecological validity of architectural cognition: a framework
  Krukar, J., & Schultz, C.
  Architectural Science Review, 68(5), 355–362.
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• Probing mental representations of space through sketch mapping: a scoping review
  Simonet, M., Vater, C., Abati, C., Zhong, S., Mavros, P., Schwering, A., Raubal, M., Hölscher, C., & Krukar, J.
  Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 10(1).
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• Sketch2Terrain: AI-Driven Real-Time Terrain Sketch Mapping in Augmented Reality
  Xiao, T., Chen, Y., Zhong, S., Kiefer, P., Krukar, J., Kim, K.G., Hurni, L., Schwering, A., & Raubal, M.
  CHI '25, Yokohama, Japan. ACM Press.
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2024

• A STIMULATING MUSEUM SPACE: 'Glancing away' and engaging working memory in-between exhibits
  Krukar, J.
  In Museum Configurations (Peponis, ed.), Routledge.
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• HabiTech: Inhabiting Buildings, Data & Technology
  Krukar, J., Dalton, R., Hölscher, C., Dalton, N.S., Veddeler, C., & Wiberg, M.
  CHI EA '24. ACM Press.
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• An algorithmic approach to detect generalization in sketch maps from sketch map alignment
  Manivannan, C., Krukar, J., & Schwering, A.
  PLOS ONE, 19.
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• VResin: Externalizing spatial memory into 3D sketch maps
  Xiao, T., Kim, K.G., Krukar, J., Subramaniyan, R., Kiefer, P., Schwering, A., & Raubal, M.
  International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 190.
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2023

• Route effects in city-based survey knowledge estimates
  Krukar, J., Navas Medrano, S., & Schwering, A.
  Cognitive Processing, 24(2), 213–231.
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• Task-dependent sketch maps
  Krukar, J., van Eek, A., & Schwering, A.
  Spatial Cognition and Computation, 23(4).
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• Schematizing car routes with their surrounding street network
  Galvão, M.L., Krukar, J., & Schwering, A.
  Cartography and Geographic Information Science, 50(1), 20–43.
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• An Exploratory Study of Models of Mobile Map User Experience
  Somaskantharajan, S., Degbelo, A., & Krukar, J.
  KN — Journal of Cartography and Geographic Information, 73, 127–146.
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2022

• Spatial generalization in sketch maps: A systematic classification
  Manivannan, C., Krukar, J., & Schwering, A.
  Journal of Environmental Psychology, 83.
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• 3D Sketch Maps: Concept, Potential Benefits, and Challenges
  Kim, K.G., Krukar, J., Mavros, P., Zhao, J., Kiefer, P., Schwering, A., Hölscher, C., & Raubal, M.
  COSIT 2022 (LIPIcs 240, paper 14).
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• Are Psychological Variables Relevant to Evaluating Geoinformatics Applications? The Case of Landmarks
  Krukar, J., & Schwering, A.
  COSIT 2022 (LIPIcs 240, paper 10). Vision paper.
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• Generalized, Inaccurate, Incomplete: How to Comprehensively Analyze Sketch Maps Beyond Their Metric Correctness
  Schwering, A., Krukar, J., Manivannan, C., Chipofya, M., & Jan, S.
  COSIT 2022 (LIPIcs 240, paper 8).
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2021

• The effect of navigation method and visual display on distance perception in a large-scale virtual building
  Li, H., Mavros, P., Krukar, J., & Hölscher, C.
  Cognitive Processing, 22(2), 239–259.
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• Evaluating schematic route maps in wayfinding tasks for in-car navigation
  Galvão, M., Krukar, J., & Schwering, A.
  Cartography and Geographic Information Science, 48(5), 449–469.
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2020

• Embodied 3D isovists: A method to model the visual perception of space
  Krukar, J., Manivannan, C., Bhatt, M., & Schultz, C.
  Environment and Planning B, 48(8), 2307–2325.
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• How the Visitors' Cognitive Engagement Is Driven (but Not Dictated) by the Visibility and Co-visibility of Art Exhibits
  Krukar, J., & Dalton, R.C.
  Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 350.
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• The effect of orientation instructions on the recall and reuse of route and survey elements in wayfinding descriptions
  Krukar, J., Anacta, V.J., & Schwering, A.
  Journal of Environmental Psychology, 68, 101407.
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• Route schematization with landmarks
  Galvão, M., Krukar, J., Nöllenburg, M., & Schwering, A.
  Journal of Spatial Information Science, 21, 99–136.
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• Towards capturing focal/ambient attention during dynamic wayfinding
  Krukar, J., Mavros, P., & Hölscher, C.
  ETRA '20 Adjunct. ACM Press.
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• HabiTech: Inhabiting buildings, data & technology
  Dalton, R., Dalton, N., Hölscher, C., Veddeler, C., Krukar, J., & Wiberg, M.
  CHI EA '20. ACM.
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2019

• Spatial Learning with Orientation Maps: The Influence of Different Environmental Features on Spatial Knowledge Acquisition
  Löwen, H., Krukar, J., & Schwering, A.
  ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 8(3).
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• Functional Scales in Assisted Wayfinding
  Löwen, H., Krukar, J., & Schwering, A.
  COSIT 2019 (LIPIcs 142).
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• The Impact of Indoor/Outdoor Context on Smartphone Interaction During Walking
  Krukar, J., & van Eek, A.
  22nd AGILE Conference on Geo-information Science, Limassol.
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• Route Schematization With Polygonal Landmarks
  Galvão, M., Krukar, J., Nöllenburg, M., & Schwering, A.
  2nd Schematic Mapping Workshop Proceedings.
  abstract
• Wayfinding Through Orientation: Schematizing Landmark, Route and Survey Information in a Single Map
  Schwering, A., Galvão, M., Löwen, H., Krukar, J., & Schick, W.
  2nd Schematic Mapping Workshop, Vienna.
  abstract

2018

• Risk perception during urban cycling: An assessment of crowdsourced and authoritative data
  von Stülpnagel, R., & Krukar, J.
  Accident Analysis and Prevention, 121, 109–117.
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• Visualizing Location Uncertainty on Mobile Devices: Cross-Cultural Differences in Perceptions and Preferences
  Ranasinghe, C., Krukar, J., & Kray, C.
  Proceedings of the ACM on IMWUT, 2(2), 30.
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• Distinguishing Sketch Map Types: A Flexible Feature-Based Classification
  Krukar, J., Münzer, S., Lörch, L., Anacta, V.J., Fuest, S., & Schwering, A.
  Spatial Cognition XI, LNCS, Springer.
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• Architectural cognition and behavior
  Dalton, R.C., Krukar, J., & Hölscher, C.
  In Handbook of Behavioral and Cognitive Geography, Edward Elgar.
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• Schematizing regional landmarks for route maps
  Galvão, M., Krukar, J., & Schwering, A.
  GD 2018, Springer.
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• Towards automatically generating maps for wayfinding and orientation
  Löwen, H., Krukar, J., & Schwering, A.
  21st AGILE Conference, Lund.
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• How should Orientation Maps look like?
  Löwen, H., Krukar, J., & Schwering, A.
  21st AGILE Conference, Lund (preprint).
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• A Tool for Large-Scale Spatial Behavior Analysis in Indoor Environments
  Schwering, A., Mukhametov, S., & Krukar, J.
  Spatial Cognition 2018, Tübingen.
  abstract
• Evaluating Sketch Maps Qualitatively: A new Software-Supported Method
  Schwering, A., Jan, S., Krukar, J., & Chipofya, M.
  Spatial Cognition 2018, Tübingen.
  abstract

2017

• Wayfinding Through Orientation
  Schwering, A., Krukar, J., Li, R., Anacta, V.J., & Fuest, S.
  Spatial Cognition and Computation, 17(4), 273–303.
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• Indoor Wayfinding: Interview with Christoph Hölscher and Ruth Conroy Dalton
  Krukar, J., Hölscher, C., & Conroy Dalton, R.
  Künstliche Intelligenz, 31, 185–191.
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• Landmark-Based Navigation in Cognitive Systems
  Krukar, J., Schwering, A., & Anacta, V.J.
  Künstliche Intelligenz, 31, 121–124.
  doi · abstract
• Investigating representations of places with unclear spatial extent in sketch maps
  Anacta, V.J., Humayun, M.I., Schwering, A., & Krukar, J.
  AGILE 2017, LNGC, Springer.
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• Perspectives in externalizations of mental spatial representations
  Löwen, H., Schwering, A., Krukar, J., & Winter, S.
  AGILE 2017, LNGC, Springer.
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• Increasing the density of local landmarks in wayfinding instructions for the visually impaired
  Padmanaban, R., & Krukar, J.
  Progress in Location-Based Services 2016, Springer.
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• Rethinking Wayfinding Support Systems—Introduction
  Krukar, J., Schwering, A., Löwen, H., De Lima Galvão, M., & Anacta, V.J.
  COSIT 2017 workshops, Springer.
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• Towards embodied 3D isovists: Incorporating cognitively-motivated semantics of 'space' and the architectural environment in 3D visibility analysis
  Krukar, J., Schultz, C., & Bhatt, M.
  11th International Space Syntax Symposium, Lisbon.
  abstract
• Cognitively Sustainable Built Environments
  Krukar, J.
  AAG, Boston.
  abstract
• Modeling Situated Spatial Cognition
  Krukar, J.
  Bayesian Modeling for Cognitive Science, Amsterdam.
  abstract

2016

• Applying HCI Methods and Concepts to Architectural Design
  Krukar, J., Dalton, R.C., & Hölscher, C.
  In Architecture and Interaction, Springer.
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• Comparing two methods to overcome interaction blindness on public displays
  Du, G., Lohoff, L., Krukar, J., & Mukhametov, S.
  PerDis '16. ACM Press.
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• What is Orientation?
  Krukar, J., & Schwering, A.
  KogWis 2016, Bremen.
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• Visualizing salient features in spatial descriptions
  Anacta, V.J.A., Krukar, J., Humayun, M.I., & Schwering, A.
  European Workshop on Imagery and Cognition (EWIC), Paris.
  abstract

2015

• The Influence of an Art Gallery's Spatial Layout on Human Attention to and Memory of Art Exhibits
  Krukar, J.
  PhD dissertation, University of Northumbria at Newcastle, UK.
  abstract
• Adjusting for Cognitive and Spatial Biases of VGI: The Case of Perceived Risks in Urban Cycling
  Krukar, J., & von Stülpnagel, R.
  In Human mobility, cognition and GISc, Univ. Copenhagen.
  abstract

2014

• Walk, look, remember: The influence of the gallery's spatial layout on human memory for an art exhibition
  Krukar, J.
  Behavioral Sciences, 4(3), 181–201.
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2013

• Walk, look, remember: Art galleries as spaces facilitating memory
  Krukar, J., & Dalton, R.C.
  9th International Space Syntax Symposium, Seoul.
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Scientific talks

• From spatial cognition to evidence-based architecture: Bridging psychology, computation, and design
  Krukar, J.
  ETH Behavioral Studies Colloquium, ETH Zurich, 18 Mar 2025.
• Advancing the ecological validity of architectural cognition
  Krukar, J.
  Global Seminar, Future Cities Lab Singapore and ETH Zurich, 6 May 2024.
• Rethinking wayfinding support systems: Wayfinding through orientation
  Krukar, J.
  Seminar, Center of Cognitive Science, 19 Jul 2018.
• Rethinking Research: Experimental Approaches and Methods in the Art Museum
  Krukar, J.
  Rethinking Senses, Tate Gallery, London, 8 Jun 2015.
• Walk, Look, Remember — The Influence of Spatial Layout on Human Attention and Memory of Art Exhibits
  Krukar, J.
  Seminar, Center for Cognitive Science, Universität Freiburg, 22 May 2015.