Human-Technology-Interaction

Professor Staab
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of Social Sciences

Sociology of Future of Labour

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Prof. Staab's research combines topics of labor, social structure analysis, sociology of technology and political economy in a contemporary analytical perspective. Currently, Prof. Staab is particularly involved with questions of the political shaping of digital capitalism, the connection between digitalization and sustainability, as well as the role of critical infrastructures for the future viability of modern societies. The professor pursues a theory-oriented, present-diagnostic sociology in the context of social change, conflict, and inequality, which always seeks dialogue with the public.

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  • consulting,
  • drafting of studies and
  • policy papers as well as presentations

 

on important current topics in the areas of society, politics and economics, in particular digitalization and sustainability as well as work. The focus is on future developments of society as well as political and economic options for action.

  • Organizing and conducting several conferences with a large political foundation
  • Writing a policy study for a large labor union
  • Advising members of parliament, ministries as well as the European Commission
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Prof- Miyazaki
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of Musicology and Media Studies

Media Science, Digital Media and Computation

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Prof. Miyazaki, is a critical humanities scholar working on the theory, critique, and history of digital media, digitization, and computation as productive practice. He uses numerous social-critical, philosophical and technology-related theories of the last century (historical materialism, critical theory, poststructuralism, science and technology studies, media theory, media archaeology, postcolonialism, design studies). Currently, Prof. Miyazaki is working on the theory and history of alternative, non-profit, sustainable production practices that could be realized through other types of digitization. The focus is not only on social change, but also on technical-media change, which has no future without critical knowledge of technology.

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Consulting through studies, lectures and talks on current topics in the field of information technologies, algorithms, society, culture and politics with a focus on digitalization, sustainability and criticism. The focus is on the deployment of alternative lifestyles and forms of life in the future, as well as socio-political opportunities to take action.

  • Establishment of the Critical Media Lab at the Institute Experimental Design and Media Cultures at the School of Art and Design FHNW (Claudia Mareis).
  • Associated Investigator in the Cluster of Excellence "Matters of Activity".
  • Publication: "Counter-Dancing Digitality. On Commoning and Computation".
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Prof. Zender
Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Department of Computer Science

Didactics of Computer Science | Computer Science and Society

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Professor Zender and his team at the Chair of "Didactics of Computer Science | Informatics and Society" work on a wide range of topics related to educational technologies, the teaching methodology  of computer science and socio-technical systems. He focuses on the use of immersive technologies such as virtual and augmented reality in teaching and learning settings. His activities concentrate on the design and development of such VR and AR systems. In his projects, Professor Zender always collaborates with a wide network of interdisciplinary partners from the fields of computer science, media didactics, media pedagogy and various other.

In addition, Professor Zender is the deputy speaker of the specialist group on educational technologies of the German Informatics Society (GI) and initiator of the GI working group on VR/AR-Learning.

 

Scientific Services
  • Consulting on the use of educational technologies in concrete teaching and learning settings
  • Conception and development of learning-effective applications with virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR)
  • Conducting lectures and training courses on the topic of "Teaching and Learning with VR/AR"
  • Cooperation with companies and research institutions from vocational education and training: conception and development of teaching/learning systems, realisation of transfer events
  • Cooperation with training institutions from the automotive industry in particular: development of VR simulations for training purposes
  • Cooperation with companies from the IT sector (e.g. providers of learning systems): design and development of teaching/learning systems
  • Cooperation with scientific institutions (universities, private research institutions, etc.): implementation of research projects, scientific events and transfer activities as well as community work

 

Teaching and Learning with Virtual and Augmented Reality

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Profilbild Professor Akbik
Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Department of Computer Science

Chair of Machine Learning

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Prof. Dr. Alan Akbik conducts research in the field of machine learning (ML) and natural language processing (NLP). His goal is to enable machines to capture, understand, and use natural language like a human.

To this end, he has developed one of the world's leading deep learning frameworks for NLP, which is already being used in over 1,000 research and industrial projects.

http://humboldt.gmbh/forschungskooperation

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Consulting in:

  • Deep Learning
  • Natural Language Processing (NLP)
  • Machine Learning (ML)
  • 3 Patents at IBM Research
  • Zalando Outstanding Achievement Award
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Profilbild Greifeneder
Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Department of Library and Information Science

Information Behaviour

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The research of Prof. Greifeneder and her team at the Chair of Information Behavior focuses on user research. She is particularly concerned with people’s search and user behavior when dealing with information or metadata both while using a traditional library as well as in fields such as digital libraries or research data. Key aspects of her work include the use of online survey methods and natural habitat research as well as securing the validity of data in a laboratory setting and in natural environments. Additionally, users’ private information sharing behavior and context research are central issues in Prof. Greifeneder’s research.

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Prof. Greifeneder and her team employ qualitative and quantitative research methods of information science with a focus on user research. This includes survey design and implementation, both online and in the form of natural habitat research, interviews, case studies, experiments, scientific observation, focus groups and eyetracking. The Chair of Information Behavior boasts a modern research laboratory, the iLab:

  • The iLab consists of two functionally differentiated rooms, connected with a door made of spyglass, that contain mobile desks (height can be adjusted electronically), swivel chairs, mobile partition walls, magnetic glass boards and a facilitator’s toolbox
  • Technical equipment: beamer, cameras, microphones, mobile sound recorders, tablets, notebooks, smart watches and eye-trackers
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Profilbild Schlingloff
Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Department of Computer Science

Software Engineering

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Our daily life more and more depends on computational systems embedded in common appliances. Just think of advanced driver assistance systems in cars, medical devices, or indsutrial supervisory control and data acquisition systems. Since such systems also realise safety-critical tasks, it is all the more important to provide effective and efficient quality assurance for them. The specification, verification and testing theory group researches methods for model-based development and model checking, logical verification, and automated testing of safety-critical software. Prog. Schlingloff is chief scientist of the system quality center at Fraunhofer FOKUS, Berlin, and chairman of the boards of GFaI e.V. and ZeSys e.V.

  • Major German company for communication and sensors: Student semester project for the design and implementation of a system for distributed control of indoor air quality.
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Profilbild Pinkwart
Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Department of Computer Science

Computer Science Education / Computer Science and Society

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Prof. Pinkwart’s research group investigates a range of topics including adaptive educational technologies, computer supported collaborative learning, computer science education methods (especially in the fields of programming and modeling), social media and cooperative systems, and socio-technical systems. In addition, they develop multimodal human-computer interaction methods using interactive surfaces, mobile devices and 3D technologies. Prof. Pinkwart is a well-known member of numerous national and international committees and projects in basic and applied research. His team can offer specialised expertise in computer-assisted education and training, especially in the field of mobile and ubiquitous learning and teaching scenarios, computer-based group learning methods, and adaptive mechanisms in e-learning. In this context, Prof. Pinkwart and his team realise numerous research projects and co-operate with several educational institutions and companies. Concerning socio-technical systems, Prof. Pinkwart’s team conducts research on issues of design, implementation and evaluation of group-oriented software applications (e.g. online communities).

Scientific Services
  • interactive table (multi-touch)
  • electronic boards
  • tablets (20x)
  • co-operation with IT companies: consulting for didactical concepts applied to online courses in the fields of media production and e-learning
  • co-operation with e-learning companies: formation of study groups in large online courses
  • co-operation with automotive supplier: designing human-machine interfaces for production machines 
  • co-operation with automotive manufacturer: multimodal control concepts for car infotainment systems
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Profilbild List-Kratochvil
Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Department of Physics

Experimental Physics

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Infineon Technologies Austria AG, Durst Phototechnik Digital Technology GmbH, Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik Aktiengesellschaft, ISOVOLTAIC AG, Sappi Europe

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Prof. List-Kratochvil and his research group are working on electronic and optoelectronic hybrid components (based on hybrid material systems and organic or hybrid semiconductors), additive resource-efficient deposition techniques (inkjet printing) and in-situ nanostructuring and synthesis methods. By developing and combining novel electro-active materials with appropriate structuring and processing methods applications in the field of sensor technology, photovoltaics and optoelectronics are developed. Based on a wealth of experience, the AG Hybrid Devices can participate in national research projects, within the framework of European funding projects and programs or in direct contract research on the level from from basic research to joint product development.

Scientific Services
  • Infrastructure for the fabrication and characterization of thin film hybrid semiconductor devices (LEDs, Hybrid PV, Hybrid transistors, sensor devices)
  • Inkjet printing method for structured additive deposition of electronic and photonic functional materials
  • Electrical, optical and spectroscopic methods for the characterization of electronic and photonic functional materials
  • Infineon Technologies Austria AG - Villach, Austria: joint development of inkjet based processes in semiconductor manufacturing and RFID-antenna technologies
  • Durst Phototechnik Digital Technology GmbH - Lienz, Austria: joint development of inkjet based processes for printing on glass, consulting on the construction and ramp-up of a central corporate R&D-facility, training of employees
  • Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik Aktiengesellschaft – Leoben, Austria: joint development of inkjet based processes for printing components on printed circuit boards
  • ISOVOLTAIC AG – Lebring, Austria: joint development of hybrid PV Technologies
  • Sappi Europe, Austria: joint development of coating technologies and electronic functionalities in and on paper
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Profilbild Hafner
Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Department of Computer Science

Adaptive Systems

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Professor Hafner‘s research in Adaptive Systems is concerned with extracting principles of intelligence from biological systems and transferring them to artificial systems. We focus on the transfer of cognitive skills to autonomous robots. The challenge not only lies in building intelligent autonomous robots, but also in gaining insights into biological systems through robot experiments. Our main research themes are sensorimotor learning, internal models for prediction, attentional processes, and spatial cognition. The methodological approaches cover evolutionary algorithms, neural learning, and information theory. We use various types of mobile robots as research platforms, e.g. humanoid, mobile, flying and underwater robots, as well as software simulations. Professor Hafner is IEEE Senior Member and Principal Investigator in several projects funded by the EU.

http://humboldt.gmbh/forschungskooperation

  • Local company for automation and robotics: Student semester project for the development of a collaborative fleet management system for autonomous transport robots.
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Profilbild Eisert
Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Department of Computer Science

Visual Computing

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The chair of Visual Computing develops new methods for the analysis and synthesis of image and video data. This includes algorithms for estimating shape, material, motion and deformation from monocular and multi-view camera systems. Both in national and international collaborations, those algorithms are exploited in applications like multimedia, VR/AR, industry, medicine, and security.

Scientific Services
  • Various cameras
  • Multispectral sensors, 3D sensors
  • Lighting and calibration systems
  • Development of new methods for automatic inspection and damage classification of sewer networks with a water supply company
  • Development of augmented reality systems for automobile production processes with a car manufacturer
  • Analysis of multispectral imaging for tissue classification in collaboration with medical technology manufacturer
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Profilbild Schmidt
Faculty of Life Sciences
Albrecht Daniel Thaer-Institute of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences

Department of Crop and Animal Sciences, Biosystems Engineering

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G.F. Schreinzer Positronik, Steinbeis GmbH & Co. KG, Steinbeis GmbH & Co. KG, Pronova Analysentechnik GmbH & Co. KG, newtec Umwelt­technik GmbH

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Biosystems engineering works at the interface between engineering and biological production processes. Prof. Schmidt and his team develop engineering solutions for a sustainable agricultural production of crops and other environmental friendly technologies. Prof. Schmidt’s research thus leads to innovative plant farming methods in greenhouses, outdoors and other intensive crop farming systems. Alternative energy supply systems (low energy greenhouses) and closed material cycles for intensive crop farming (water hygiene, sensor systems and algorithms for fully automated nutrient solution supply in closed cycles) are Prof. Schmidt’s research area. His main activity herein is the development of sensors for gas analyses, climate measurement technology and that of software supporting decision making in automation systems. Moreover, the team also provides energetic assessments in complete production systems and parts thereof as well as process analyses.

Scientific Services
  • Experimental greenhouses with energy and material flow analytics, CO2 enrichment, artificial lights and fog systems
  • Plant monitors for continuous measurement of photosynthesis, transpiration, tissue temperature, stomatal conductance, climate measurement, gas analyses (Co2, ethylene), soil moisture sensors
  • Freely programmable automation system for climate and process control in greenhouses
  • G.F. Schreinzer Positronik, Steinbeis GmbH & Co. KG: Development of an automation system for greenhouses based on measurement details of plants (Phytocontrol)
  • Steinbeis GmbH & Co. KG: National collaborative research project „The Low Energy Greenhouse“ („Zukunftsinitiative Niederigenergiegewächshaus“, ZINEG)
  • Pronova Analysentechnik GmbH & Co. KG: Development of ionselective sensors for continuous recording of ion proportion in circulating nutrient solution systems; Development of measuring device to analyse phytometric reactions in plants
  • newtec Umwelt­technik GmbH: Development of re-circulating irrigation system with reduced phytosanitary risk in greenhouses
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