Organizers

Dr. Susanne Schmidt works as a postdoc researcher in the Human-Computer Interaction group at the University of Hamburg, Germany. Her current research focuses on multimodal human-agent interaction, with a particular emphasis on incorporating human behavioral patterns into IVAs. The latter includes the simulation of human imperfection of IVAs, verbal and nonverbal mimicry as well as awareness of the agent towards its physical and virtual environment.

Sebastian Rings is a research associate of the Human-Computer Interaction group at the University of Hamburg, Germany. He finished his master’s degree in Computer Science at the university in 2018 and has since been working in the BMBF projects Exgavine and VITALabs as a project coordinator. His research is focused on incorporating users and stakeholders in development processes as well as improving 3D computer graphics by employing AI supported algorithms.

Prof. Dr. Frank Steinicke is a professor for Human-Computer Interaction at the University of Hamburg, Germany. His research is driven by understanding the human perceptual, cognitive and motor abilities and limitations in order to reform the interaction as well as the experience in computer-mediated realities. Frank Steinicke regularly serves as panelist and speaker at major events in the area of virtual reality and human-computer interaction, and is on the IPC of various national and international conferences. He serves as the program chair for IEEE VR 2017/2018. Furthermore, he is a member of the steering committee of the ACM SUI Symposium and the GI SIG VR/AR, and currently editor of the IEEE Computer Graphics & Applications Department on Spatial Interfaces.

Our behavior and experience at work are significantly shaped by the social context. At the same time, each individual employee influences others through his or her own behavior. From this perspective, Prof. Dr. Nale Lehmann-Willenbrock explores how dynamic team processes and interactions between managers and employees unfold and develop over time. A particular focus is on meetings as a central interaction setting in organizations, as well as on video- and software-supported quantitative interaction analysis and pattern recognition.