Eva Gößwein is a PhD student at the Chair of General Psychology: Cognition at the University of Duisburg-Essen. She has degrees in Applied Cognition and Media Science (M.Sc.), Learning Psychology (B.A.), and Political Sciences (B.A). After four years of working as an IT consultant, she now focuses on the human part in human–machine interaction, bringing together my hands-on experience and formal education. Her current research interest is in how and why humans adapt (or do not adapt) to a new technology and which factors contribute to a successful adaptation of cutting-edge technologies. She is a member of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, European Chapter.