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21.01.2026

International support for ComAI project

We welcome Hüveyda Başyurtlu as an intern in our lab. Since the beginning of January, we have been welcoming bachelor's student Hüveyda Başyurtlu as an intern in our working group. She comes from Istanbul, Turkey, from Dokuz Eylül University and is spending three months with us, funded by ERASMUS+.…

Anmelde QR code für die Global Game Jam 2026

07.01.2026

Registration for Global Game Jam 2026 is now open!

The Global Game Jam will take place again this year on January 30, 2026. Over the course of 48 hours, participants will work in small groups to develop a game—with pizza, snacks, and drinks provided, of course. If you are interested, come to Level 0 of the MZH on Friday, January 30, at 4 p.m. and…

Thomas Eßmeyer and Rainer Malaka at the award ceremony of the Bremer Studienpreis

01.12.2025

Bremer Studien-Preis for Thomas Essmeyer and Interview in the Washington Post

We would like to congratulate our colleague Thomas Eßmeyer on receiving the “Thematischen Preis” of the Bremer Studienpreis 2025 for his dissertation “Mitigating Dark Patterns Through Responsible Design – Ethical Design Considerations for User-Centred Technologies.” The work examines how responsible…

18.11.2025

We welcome our new colleague Gen Yue (Gwen)

In October, Gwen started as a PHD student with us at the Digital Media Lab (University of Bremen).

Gwen comes from Shanghai, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts in Game Design at the Shanghai Institute of Visual Arts. Before pursuing his doctorate, he completed a Master of Science in Serious Games…

11.11.2025

Rainer Malaka received IFIP Fellow Award

By the end of October, Rainer Malaka received the IFIP Fellow Award. The title of IFIP Fellow is the most prestigious IFIP’s technical distinction, which is conferred by the IFIP General Assembly on a current or past member of an body (e.g. WG, TC, GA, Domain Committee, IP3) in recognition of…

Carolin Stellmacher at the Computer Science Center at UCL London

17.10.2025

Carolin Stellmacher stayed for 3 months at the UCL Interaction Centre in London

In summer 2025, our PhD student Carolin Stellmacher spent 3 fruitful months at the UCL Interaction Centre (UCLIC) in London, collaborating with Prof. Yvonne Rogers and Dr Mark Colley. Their joint work led to a full paper submission to CHI 2026. Carolin also presented her research projects as part of…

16.10.2025

Welcome to our New Scholarship Holder Leandra Thiele

Since September 2025 Leandra Thiele conducts her doctoral research at the Digital Media Lab as a doctoral fellow funded by the Klaus Tschira Foundation.

She completed her Bachelor’s degree in English-Speaking Cultures and Linguistics and her Master’s degree in English-Speaking Cultures with a…

Mehrdad during his presentation at Esorics

15.10.2025

Mehrdad Bahrini gave a talk at Esorics in Toulouse

End of September, our colleague Mehrdad Bahrini gave a talk about "Transparency and Consent Challenges in mHealth Apps: An Interdisciplinary Study of Privacy Policies, Data Sharing, and Dark Patterns." (Mehrdad Bahrini, Alexander Herbst, Merle Freye, Matthias Kohn, Karsten-Sohr and Rainer Malaka) at…

01.10.2025

Michael Bonfert hosting the Opening Ceremony at the Heidelberg Laureate Forum 2025

Rainer Malaka and Michael Bonfert, one of our former employees, were once again represented at this year's Heidelberg Laureate Forum.

Mehrdad Bahrini and Karsten Sohr at the "Campustage 2025"

09.09.2025

Cybersecurity – Presentation at the Campustage 2025 by Datenschutz Nord

At the Campustage 2025 by Datenschutz Nord from DSN-Group, our colleagues Mehrdad Bahrini and Karsten Sohr demonstrated in their presentation that data protection and information security should not only be viewed from a technical perspective, but that the human factor in handling them must…