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User-centered design is essential for scientific GUIs, in which complex workflows and time pressure often challenge usability. Understanding the types of users and responding to their needs leads to increased productivity, higher user satisfaction, and supports building a broader user community.
This presentation will share results from the user interviews made for the Helmholtz-funded ROCK-IT project in Germany, that develops all necessary tools for the automation and remote access of in-situ and operando catalysis synchrotron experiments. The interviews were mainly conducted at the P65 beamline of Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY; to get insights of user behavior, pain points, and priorities, while creating a platform to discuss GUI optimization based on users’ needs.
