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Dr.-Ing. Robin Nolte

Dr.-Ing. Robin Nolte © Robin Nolte Digital Media Lab MZH, Room6440 Bibliothekstr. 5 D-28359 Bremen nolte@uni-bremen.de Tel: +49 (0)421 218-64416 Google Scholar Profile ORCID Research Interests Metacognition, Introspection, and Meta-Reasoning Cognitive Architectures and AI for Robotics Knowledge Representation and Reasoning Ontologies and Description Logics Non-monotonic and Hybrid Reasoning Possible thesis topics: I currently offer final theses only exceptionally. Curriculum Vitae Robin Nolte joined the Digital Media Lab as a PhD student and research assistant in 2022. Robin’s primary research interest lies in metacognitive abilities: An AI system should not only produce a result but also be able to record information about how that result was arrived at, which assumptions played a role in the process, and where an error may have occurred. To this end, as part of the Collaborative Research Center 1320 EASE—Everyday Activity Science and Engineering —he combines approaches from knowledge representation and automated reasoning with cognitive architectures and robotics. Among other things, he develops formal models of metacognitive experiences that can be used to describe the internal processes of robotic systems. In addition, he investigates logical methods for handling incomplete knowledge, standard assumptions, and exceptions. In the long term, he aims to contribute to AI systems that can autonomously correct themselves and whose decisions are more transparent. Before joining the Digital Media Lab, he worked in the Theory of Artificial Intelligence research group at the University of Bremen, at the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) , and as a machine learning engineer at J UST ADD AI . Projects and publications Projects: EASE Publikationen: Google Scholar & ORCID Awards Computer Science Faculty Award 2021 for an outstanding final thesis University of Bremen, June 2022 For my master’s thesis “Analysis of Module Extraction Algorithms for their Applicability to Atomic Decomposition of an Ontology". Awarded one year retrospectively due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Bremen's Best” Federal State of Bremen, June 2013 Honored as one of the best high school graduates in the 2013 class of the Federal State of Bremen by the Senator for Education and Science.

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Dr.-Ing. Iddo Wald

Dr.-Ing. Iddo Wald © Iddo Wald Digital Media Lab MZH, Room 6080 Bibliothekstr. 5 D-28359 Bremen wald protect me ?! uni-bremen protect me ?! .de Tel: +49 (0)421 218-64427 Google Scholar ORCiD Personal Website Research Interests NeuroHCI Neuroscience Sensory substitution Muti-modal interactions Haptics, Shape-changing interfaces Social robotics Human-robot Interaction Possible thesis and student projects: Please do reach out if you are interested in any of my research fields (and you are also a hard-working, independent, and self-driven :)) I am also looking specifically for students to work on the following projects (advantage for experience or interest in VR development, EEG, Biosignals) * The brain basis of Pseudohaptic illusions * Thermal to auditory sensory substitution * Enhancing embodiment through physiology Curriculum Vitae Iddo Wald is a research fellow at the Digital Media Lab. He is a multidisciplinary researcher, designer and engineer. In the past he worked as an Electrical Engineer for Intel, completed his MA/MSc in Innovation Design Engineering from the Royal College of Art and Imperial College London and co-founded an IoT/wearables medical device startup. He later joined Reichman University’s communications school faculty, where he built and led the design and technology development team at the Media Innovation Lab (milab). Following five years in the research management team, he took part in building and leading the first year of the university's MA in HCI program as Head of Design & Technology Studies. Before joining the Digital Media Lab, Iddo acted as Chief Design & Technology Officer and co-headed a NeuroHCI research group at Reichman University's Institute for Brain, Cognition & Technology. At the institute he was responsible for the Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) aspects of the research work, design and technology development, and oversaw research projects through all stages from conceptualization through design and development to behavioral and neuroimaging experiments. Projects and publications Projects: EASE ABS Publications: Google Scholar ORCiD

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Dr.-Ing. Bastian Dänekas

Dr.-Ing. Bastian Dänekas © Bastian Dänekas Digital Media Lab MZH, Room 6360 Bibliothekstr. 5 D-28359 Bremen Tel: +49 421 218-64425 ResearchGate Research Interests Sports Informatics Support for Strength Athletes Health Applications Possible theses topics: I am happy to supervise theses in the field of sports and health. If you're interested, just send me an email with a brief description of your idea. If you'd like to work with the BigThree100 dataset, I'd love to help! Curriculum Vitae Bastian Dänekas is a research assistant in the Digital Media Research Group. From November 2020 to September 2026, he worked on his doctoral dissertation, which focused on supporting hypertrophy training in amateur and semiprofessional settings through the combination of AI methods and sensor technology. His dissertation is titled “Recording and Accounting for Individuality in Resistance Training Movement Data.” The BigThree100 dataset was created as part of his doctoral research. It contains movement data from 101 athletes performing squats, bench presses, and deadlifts, recorded using the IMU sensors in smartwatches. Based on this data, he investigated the controlled measurement of movement variability, the individuality of movement signatures, and automatic repetition counting. Bastian Dänekas is now a postdoc at the University of Bremen and supervises both doctoral candidates and undergraduate and graduate students in Department 3. Together with Dr. Tim Laue, he teaches the courses “Sports Informatics” for the bachelor’s program and “Applied Computer Science in Sports” for the master’s program. He also teaches Human-Technology Interaction and has already supervised three master’s projects, some of which have led to doctoral students. Projects and publications Projects: KI-SIGS - AP 390 (Exercise training) Scalable Pervasive Health Environments - SPP 2199: Scalable Interaction Paradigms for Pervasive Computing Environments Publications: ResearchGate

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Shiyao Zhang (Izzie)

Shiyao Zhang (Izzie) © Shiyao Zhang Digital Media Lab MZH, Room 6030 Bibliothekstr. 5 D-28359 Bremen shiyao@uni-bremen.de Tel: +49 (0)421 218-64461 Google Scholar ORCID Research Gate Research Interests Biosignal processing and artifact recognition Multimodal biosignal integration Affective computing Human-robot interaction Human-computer interaction Real-time systems for biosignal processing Biosignal-based human activity recognition Possible theses topics: Recognition of human actions based on biosignals and development of real-time systems Detection of artifacts in biosigna To contact me, e-mail me with the following information: Your name Your university e-mail (if not used in the e-mail) Degree program Current grade point average Topics of interest Curriculum Vitae Shiyao Zhang (Izzie) has been working as a research fellow in the Digital Media Lab since June 2025. She completed her Bachelor's and Master's degree in Computer Science at the University of Bremen. During her studies, she worked as a student assistant and participated in several research projects in the field of biosignal analysis. Currently, Izzie is involved in the ABS project, which aims to investigate the attribution of Theory of Mind (ToM) in robots by externalizing their internal states to improve human-robot interaction. Projects and publications Projects: ABS Publications: Google Scholar ORCID Research Gate

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Lennard Scheurer

Lennard Scheurer © Lennard Scheurer Digital Media Lab MZH, Room 6060 Bibliothekstr. 5 D-28359 Bremen scheurer protect me ?! uni-bremen protect me ?! .de Tel: +49 (0)421 218-63597 Research Interests Data quality Machine learning Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) Synthesized data Possible theses topics: If you interested in my research areas and possibly already have an idea for a thesis, you are welcome to get in touch with me. Write a short text with your motivation, idea, hardware, software and other considerations that could further narrow down the topic. I will then give you feedback on whether and how to proceed further. Curriculum Vitae Lennard Scheurer is a doctoral student at the Digital Media Lab since February 2025. He studied computer science at the University of Bremen, completing his Bachelor's and Master's degrees. He is currently working on the SynData project. Projects and publications Projects: SynData

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Dr.-Ing. Mehrdad Bahrini

Dr.-Ing. Mehrdad Bahrini © Mehrdad Bahrini Digital Media Lab MZH, Room 6320 Bibliothekstr. 5 D-28359 Bremen mbahrini protect me ?! uni-bremen protect me ?! .de Tel: +49 (0)421 218-64404 Google Scholar Research Interests Usable Security & Privacy Smart Home Security Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) Curriculum Vitae Dr.-Ing. Mehrdad Bahrini is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Digital Media Lab at the Center for Computing Technologies (TZI) at the University of Bremen . His research focuses on Usable Security and Privacy. He explores how security and privacy can be made understandable, accessible, and usable in everyday life, and examines how human behavior influences digital decision-making. In his work, he applies human–computer interaction methods to make complex security topics easier to understand. The goal of his research is to develop technologies that are secure, intuitive, and human-centered, enabling users to make informed decisions and consciously protect their data. Projects and publications Projects: hyBitExtension : Study Resilient and Secure Design of ICT Infrastructures in Hydrogen Hubs ( BMBF ) UsableSec@Home : Experiential data protection and IT security in Smarthome applications ( BMBF ) Publications: Google Scholar

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Research Research topics Natural User Interaction AR/VR For immersive experiences, augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) require intuitive and natural user interfaces (NUIs) that allow users to express their intentions and actions as directly as possible. The focus is on innovative interaction concepts and techniques based on Direct Manpulation in 3D and gestures, Full Body and Embodied Interaction as well as Free Hand Interaction. Since VR takes users from reality into a virtual world, new methodological challenges and questions arise in the evaluation of NUIs. Semantic Data This research area investigates the application of semantic technologies for innovative digital media and user interfaces. For the realization of intelligent digital media systems of the next generation, it is necessary to better understand and represent user intentions, digital content, and the interaction in these systems by machine. Games User Research Games User Reseach (GUR) refers to a research field that deals with the interaction between interactive experiences and users. The research focuses on the effects of games on cognitive processes and player behavior. In the context of GUR, we investigate which motivational factors occur during the use of games and how these can be used, for example in the design of serious games, to ensure long-term motivation. Furthermore, this research strand is concerned with identifying factors and data that can explain or predict player behavior. In the context of the overarching research area of Entertainment Computing (EC), members of the Digital Media Lab are conducting research on topics such as Player Modeling/Adaptation, Serious Games, and Games for Health. Human Computer Interaction (HCI) The increasing infiltration of our everyday life with applications and services based on computer technology also requires the design of corresponding interfaces between humans and machines. Understanding human characteristics and behaviors, as well as the situations in which humans interact with computers, enables the development of new and advanced interaction paradigms. Usable Security & Privacy The Digital Media Lab's research focuses on the topic of "usable security". Current research approaches in the field of human-technology interaction (HCI) are applied to information security issues. Users are therefore enabled to better understand security concepts in order to act more confidently in an increasingly digitalized world. In particular, we use various HCI methods such as serious games, gamification and virtual/augmented reality to make information security more tangible and at the same time more understandable for people. Typical application areas of our methods for Usable Security are mobile devices, smarthome applications and also the Internet in general. Our research in this area is funded by the Klaus Tschira Foundation as well as the BMBF. Third-Party funded Projects Ongoing projects Chatbot to Organize Student Issues(2025-) ABS(2025-2025) COM AI (2025-2028) DataNord (2023-2026) Graduate School Empowering Digital Media (KTS, 2017-2025) hyBit (BMBF, 2022-2025) MUHAI (EU FET-Open 2020-2025) SFB EASE (DFG; 2017-2021, 2021-2025) Project AI-Path Finished projects Scalable Pervasive Health Environments (DFG, 2020-2024) hyTracks (BMBF, 2020-2024) UsableSec@Home (BMBF, 2020-2023) KI-SIGS: KI-Space für intelligente Gesundheitssysteme (BMWK, 2020-2023) Smart OT (BMBF, 2019-2021) first.stage (EU, 2016-2019) AI in Citizens' Service (Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, 2019-2020) AimData (DFG, 2016-2020) MAL (BMBF, 2016-2019) Adaptify (BMBF, 2015-2018) konstruktiv (BMBF, 2014-2018) Creative Unit (DFG, 2014-2017) FIT IN MINT (2015-2016) Mobile Folksonomien InfoSys (DFG, 2012-2015) Graduiertenkolleg (KST, 2007-2014) Spiel Dich fit (WFB, 2011-2013) Maps Bremen (GeoInformation Bremen, 2011-2013) Jugend präsentiert (KTS, 2011-2012) Dissertationen Recording and Accounting for Individuality in Resistance Training Movement Data Bastian Dänekas (2026) find out more: Recording and Accounting for Individuality in Resistance Training Movement Data more Sensory Substitution in Human-Computer Interaction: Bridging Computer Science, Design, and Cognitive Neuroscience Iddo Yehoshua Wald (2026) find out more: Sensory Substitution in Human-Computer Interaction: Bridging Computer Science, Design, and Cognitive Neuroscience more More than a buzz: advancing haptic feedback in virtual reality and mixed reality Carolin Stellmacher (2026) find out more: More than a buzz: advancing haptic feedback in virtual reality and mixed reality more Human Factors in Access Control: Analysis and Design Denis Obrezkov (2025) find out more: Human Factors in Access Control: Analysis and Design more Skill Acquisition and Player Performance in Video Games and Esports Ioannis Bikas(2025) find out more: Skill Acquisition and Player Performance in Video Games and Esports more Expanding speech interaction for domestic activities Nima Zargham (2024) find out more: Expanding speech interaction for domestic activities more Designing for Diverse Needs: Technology-supported Well-being and Empowerment of Children and their Care Ecosystem Evropi Stefanidi (2024) find out more: Designing for Diverse Needs: Technology-supported Well-being and Empowerment of Children and their Care Ecosystem more Making Space for Self-Care: Designing Virtual Reality Applications to Empower Everyday Well-Being Nadine Wagener(2024) find out more: Making Space for Self-Care: Designing Virtual Reality Applications to Empower Everyday Well-Being more Mitigating dark patterns through responsible design - ethical design considerations for user-centred technologies Thomas Mildner(2024) find out more: Mitigating dark patterns through responsible design - ethical design considerations for user-centred technologies more Unraveling the fidelity of virtual reality interactions: effects of realism in object manipulation and embodiment Michael Bonfert(2024) find out more: Unraveling the fidelity of virtual reality interactions: effects of realism in object manipulation and embodiment more Empowering novices through playful self-expression - the role of creativity and video games in the context of virtual reality exposure therapy Georg Volkmar (2024) find out more: Empowering novices through playful self-expression - the role of creativity and video games in the context of virtual reality exposure therapy more The M-SG framework: A framework for Multiplayer Cooperative Serious Game development Supara Grudpan (2023) find out more: The M-SG framework: A framework for Multiplayer Cooperative Serious Game development more Computational construction grammar based on formal ontologies Vanessa Micelli-Schmidt (2023) find out more: Computational construction grammar based on formal ontologies more Understanding Natural Haptic Interaction: Investigating Haptic Feedback in Professional Virtual Reality Applications Thomas Muender (2022) find out more: Understanding Natural Haptic Interaction: Investigating Haptic Feedback in Professional Virtual Reality Applications more Empowering Surgeons - A Multimodal Interaction Approach to Improve Computer-Assisted Surgical Planning and Interventions Anke V. Reinschluessel (2022) find out more: Empowering Surgeons - A Multimodal Interaction Approach to Improve Computer-Assisted Surgical Planning and Interventions more Analysis of the Embodied Cognition Process on People for Acquiring Music Skills through Games-based Learning Katya Alvarez Molina (2021) find out more: Analysis of the Embodied Cognition Process on People for Acquiring Music Skills through Games-based Learning more Model based research data management Susanne Putze (2021) find out more: Model based research data management more Engaging interaction: designing for immersive and sustained user experiences Dmitry Alexandrovsky (2021) find out more: Engaging interaction: designing for immersive and sustained user experiences more Deep player behavior modeling Johannes Pfau (2021) find out more: Deep player behavior modeling more Natural and Playful Interaction for 3D Digital Content Creation Thomas Fröhlich (2020) find out more: Natural and Playful Interaction for 3D Digital Content Creation more Virtual Movement from Natural Language Text Himangshu Sarma (2019) find out more: Virtual Movement from Natural Language Text more Semantic Interaction in Web-based Retrieval Systems: Adopting Semantic Web Technologies and Social Networking Paradigms for Interacting with Semi-structured Web Data Hidir Aras (2019) find out more: Semantic Interaction in Web-based Retrieval Systems: Adopting Semantic Web Technologies and Social Networking Paradigms for Interacting with Semi-structured Web Data more Verwendung von Hover Detection zur Verbesserung der Texteingabe auf Smartphones Frederic Pollmann (2016) find out more: Verwendung von Hover Detection zur Verbesserung der Texteingabe auf Smartphones more A Materials Perspective on Human-Computer Interaction Tanja Döring (2016) find out more: A Materials Perspective on Human-Computer Interaction more Human-Computer Interaction with Adaptable & Adaptive Motion-based Games for Health Jan Smeddinck find out more: Human-Computer Interaction with Adaptable & Adaptive Motion-based Games for Health more User-Centered Image Annotation and its Applications Nina Wenig (2016) find out more: User-Centered Image Annotation and its Applications more Approaches for Dynamic Interaction: Interaction Techniques for the Selection and Manipulation of Dynamic Objects Roland Schröder-Kroll (2016) find out more: Approaches for Dynamic Interaction: Interaction Techniques for the Selection and Manipulation of Dynamic Objects more Human Computation and Human Subject Tasks in Social Network Playful Applications Aneta Takhtamysheva (2015) find out more: Human Computation and Human Subject Tasks in Social Network Playful Applications more Navigation in the Real World and in Virtual Worlds Dirk Wenig (2015) find out more: Navigation in the Real World and in Virtual Worlds more Multi-Touch Interaktion für Computeranimation Benjamin Walther-Franks (2014) find out more: Multi-Touch Interaktion für Computeranimation more An Explorative Approach to Interaction Design in Mixed-Reality Performances Gesa Friedrichs-Büttner (2014) find out more: An Explorative Approach to Interaction Design in Mixed-Reality Performances more Homo Ludens in the Loop Markus Krause (2014) find out more: Homo Ludens in the Loop more 3D-Modellierung mit interaktiven Oberflächen Marc Herrlich (2013) find out more: 3D-Modellierung mit interaktiven Oberflächen more Visuelles Erkennen von Objekten mit Ausprägungsvarianzen Jens Teichert (2011) find out more: Visuelles Erkennen von Objekten mit Ausprägungsvarianzen more Taktile Symbole für Notifikationen in hochmobilen Szenarien Sebastian Feige (2010) find out more: Taktile Symbole für Notifikationen in hochmobilen Szenarien more Incremental ontology extension Berenike Litz (2010) find out more: Incremental ontology extension more Contextual Computing for Natural Language Processing Robert Porzel (2010) find out more: Contextual Computing for Natural Language Processing more

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Laura Spillner

Laura Spillner © Laura Spillner Digital Media Lab MZH, Room 6440 Bibliothekstr. 5 D-28359 Bremen laura.spillner protect me ?! uni-bremen protect me ?! .de Tel: +49 (0)421 218-64415 Curriculum Vitae Laura Spillner is a doctoral researcher at the Digital Media Lab. She studied media science and digital media and then completed a master's degree in computer science at the University of Bremen, with a focus on artificial intelligence, cognition and robotics. Her master's thesis focused on natural language processing and conversational agents. Laura is working in the European Project "MUHAI: Meaning and understanding in Human-centered artificial intelligence". In this project and in her PhD thesis she is researching natural language understanding, and the development of explainable algorithms AI and hybrid AI in the field of language processing. Research Interests/Possible Thesis Projects Research Interests and Thesis Topics: Natural language understanding: e.g. instruction parsing, topic modelling, understanding different points of view and political narratives in social media texts Visualization for NLU: e.g. interactive topic networks or narrative graphs, visualizing meaning in word embeddings Human-AI-Interaction: e.g. explaining AI predictions or agent behaviour, teaching intelligent agents new knowledge, natural language interaction Conversational agents: e.g. conversational user interfaces, linguistic and paralinguistic features and their impact on user interactions

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Dr.-Ing. Nina Wenig (Runge)

Dr.-Ing. Nina Wenig (Runge) © Der Kapitän Nina Wenig Digital Media Lab MZH, Room 6430 Bibliothekstr. 5 D-28359 Bremen nwenig protect me ?! uni-bremen protect me ?! .de Tel: +49 (0)421 218-64422 Google Scholar Profile Research Areas Chatbots AI Image Tagging HCI Mobile Media Creative AI Possible theses topics: Chat Bots Generative Creativity Human-Computer Interaction combined with Artificial Intelligence Curriculum Vitae Nina Wenig is a research assistant in the Digital Media Lab. She is working on projects about Artificial Intelligence in new User Interfaces. She wrote her dissertation about automatic and manual Image Annotation. Currently, the main focus of her research is on chatbots and natural language processing. Projects and publications Projects: IDA Bot Coordination Graduate College Empowering Digital Media (KTS) EASE Adaptify FIT in MINT (Further education for women) Panovis Publications: Google Scholar

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