Doctor of Engineering (Dr.-Ing.)

2016 - 2023

 

summa cum laude

Technische Universität Dresden, Saxony, Germany
Advisor & first assessor: Prof. Raimund Dachselt
Second assessor: Prof. Albrecht Schmidt

PhD thesis: Blending the Material and Digital World for Hybrid Interfaces
The thesis rethinks how novel hybrid user interfaces can provide useful digital functionality while maintaining their material properties and familiar patterns of use in the real world. For a systematic investigation, the thesis builds on a design-oriented, exploratory, and iterative development process using digital fabrication methods and novel materials. As a main contribution, four specific research projects are presented that apply and discuss different visual and interactive augmentation principles.

Further details are available on the dissertation project page.

Diploma in Media Computer Science (Dipl.-Medieninf.)

2016

Technische Universität Dresden, Saxony, Germany

Diploma Thesis: Using Mobile Devices as Lenses for Graph Exploration and Manipulation
The upcoming digitalisation and emergence of complex data structures are increasingly in need of visualisation and interaction concepts, which offer users a suitable explorative as well as manipulative access to a high-density information space. This thesis addresses the problem with a systematic investigation of novel interaction concepts in complex graph systems and combines mobile devices with a high-resolution wall-sized display, which shows the overview of the scene.

See resulting research project GraSp.

Innovation Prize for Outstanding PhD Thesis

The Industrieclub Sachsen e.V. and the Technische Universität Dresden award the annual innovation prize in recognition of outstanding scientific achievements.

My PhD thesis Blending the Material and Digital World for Hybrid Interfaces received this award.

Honorable Mention Award

The ACM (Association of Computing Machinery) CHI conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems is the premier international conference on human-computer interaction and annually recognizes the top 5% of research papers with an honorable mention.

Rapid Iron-On User Interfaces received this award at CHI 2020.

Best Demonstration Audience Award

The ACM ISS conference on Interactive Surfaces and Spaces annually awards the best presented demonstration, voted on by the conference attendees of international researchers, experts and practitioners.

IllumiPaper received this award at ISS 2017.

Special Recognitions for Outstanding Reviews

The ACM conferences recognize outstanding peer reviewers. For this purpose, researchers who have made a significant contribution to peer review and have been beyond the ordinary in their actions are honored.

Special Recognitions at CHI'21, CHI'22 and DIS'22.

Most creative – Most innovative Award

The startup service of Dresden's universities and research institutions dresden|exists anually awards the most creative and innovative project at the faculty of computer science based on a commission of experts.

Elasticcon won this award in a selection process of 30 projects.

Juror - FIRST^® LEGO^® League

To spark young generation's passion for science, robotics and technology, I support the FIRST^® LEGO^® League Challenge as a jury member in the research category.
For further details see https://www.first-lego-league.org.

Associate Group Leader

2024

Connected Robotics Lab, Barkhausen Institut

• Lab and project management
• Development of demonstrators for science communication and research projects to present and discuss the latest research results
• Scientific analysis regarding information transfer and engagement

Postdoctoral Researcher

2023

Chair of Multimedia Technology, Technische Universität Dresden

• Work on research proposals, acquisition of third-party funds
• Scientific work on ongoing research projects
• Conception, organization and execution of new teaching formats

Research Associate
Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)

2016 - 2022

Chair of Multimedia Technology, Technische Universität Dresden

Scientific Activities

• Publications (30+) of scientific papers at leading ACM and IEEE conferences and journals (peer-reviewed).
• Reviewing (30+) international scientific articles

Teaching: Supervised Courses & Exercises (selection)

Foundations of Physical Computing • Advanced User Interfaces • Interactive Multimedia Technologies • User Interface Engineering • Visualization and Interaction Techniques • Interactive Visual Computing

Supervised qualification works and theses (overall 15+)

• Diploma Theses, Master's Theses
• Bachelor's Theses
• Student Project Theses

For additional details, visit my website at the Chair of Multimedia Technology.

Research Stay at the Cluster of Excellence MMCI

2018 - 2019

Human-Computer Interaction Lab, Saarbrücken, Saarland University

Working on a research project about a novel fabrication approach for empowering designers and makers to enhance fabrics with interactive functionalities.

See our joint research project Rapid Iron-On User Interfaces.

UI & UX Research Associate for fastvpn
Network Infrastructure for Industry 4.0

2016 - 2018

Chair of Multimedia Technology, Technische Universität Dresden

The main goal was the creation of suitable and intuitive network solutions that meet both high performance requirements in real time and increased security requirements.

• To increase usability, modern methods of human-machine interaction and interactive information visualization has been investigated, evaluated, and implemented
• These aspects of hardware, software, algorithms, as well as usage concepts resulted in a comprehensive demonstration platform

For further information, see fast project website.

Interface Designer & UX Consultant
for Interactive Exhibitions

2011 - 2014

Dresden State Art Collections, Saxony, Germany

Special Exhibition: Will Grohmann - Im Netzwerk der Moderne
Concept, Content Creation, UI/UX Design and Implementation
for interactive media stations to support the physical exhibits within the special exhibition "Will Grohmann - In the Network of Modernism". In particular, the art-historically important "Allgemeine Deutsche Kunstausstellung" has been digitally reconstructed that allows visitors to move virtually through the exhibition. The project included...

• an extensive interdisciplinary investigation (content & concept),
• the planning of software & hardware to deploy in a public museum,
• and the design and development of a large and interactive 3D exhibition that provides multiple points of interest and supports playful exploration by the user.

For further information, see Will Grohmann project.

Special Exhibition: Peinture à l‘essence - Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
UI/UX Design and Implementation
of a gestural multitouch interface for high-resolution images (gigapixel viewer) and information overlays for the special exhibition "Peinture à l’essence" - Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. In detail, the interface ...

• supports multitouch input for an easy panning and zooming,
• visualizes different restoration states,
• provides additional information layers and points of interest.

For further information, see Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec project.