Human Computer Interaction Research

Human Computer Interaction Research

Team

Direction

Julia Reichwein coordinates the organization, administration and communication of the ACI and manages the OGFLab for start-up support at the Offenburg University.

Julia Reichwein
Project Coordinator
ACI Team - Andrea Müller

Prof. Dr. Andrea Müller is professor for Direct Marketing and E-Commerce at the University of Applied Sciences Offenburg and realizes research and development projects focusing on user experience and virtual reality for more than 25 years.

Prof. Dr. Andrea Müller
Deputy Institute Director

Prof. Korn is Director of the ACI and Full Professor for HCI at Offenburg University. He and his team aim to enrich applications with gameful design and context-awareness, including emotion-awareness.

Prof. Dr. Oliver Korn
Institute Director

Prof. Roederer is Professor of Business Psychology at Offenburg University. The psychologist has broad professional experience in corporate HR management, consulting and business coaching.

Prof. Dr. Julia Roederer
Deputy Institute Director

Prof Dr Görlich is building up the Augmented & Virtual Reality focus at Offenburg University of Applied Sciences. As part of his professorship, he heads the Bachelor's degree programme ‘Virtual Worlds & Game Technologies’

Prof. Dr. Daniel Görlich
Deputy Institute Director

Academic Staff

Annika Schulz is doing her PhD in Human-Computer Interaction at Robert-Bosch GmbH in cooperation with the ACI and the Bauhaus-University Weimar. Her research deals with interaction via surfaces with networked systems in the smart home and automotive sector.

Annika Sabrina Schulz
PhD Candidate

Wolf-H. Blochowitz is a start-up consultant for university members and contact person for start-up courses and funding.

Wolf H. Blochowitz
Research Associate

Benjamin Schnitzer joined the ACI team in December 2021. His research focuses on VR/AR/XR and immersive systems as well as serious games for vocational training.

Benjamin Schnitzer
PhD Candidate

Niclas Wölfte is studying Media and Communication in Offenburg. He has been supporting the KomIn2Assist project since February 2024.

Niclas Wölfle
Research Associate

Luca Bechtle is studying for a Master's degree in Media and Communication in Offenburg. He has been supporting the KomIn2Assist project sinc

Luca Bechtle
Research Associate

Sofia Hämmerle has been supporting the implementation of serious games in university teaching for the MAgiC project since June 2024.

Sofia Hämmerle
Research Associate

Olga Zabello has been project manager of the Game MAgiC project since June 2024.

Olga Zabello
Research Associate

Stefano Gampe has been working at the ACI since May 2024 and is researching the gamified digitalization of teaching and learning units.

Stefano Gampe
PhD Candidate

Tarik Tasci took part in the OGFLab himself. Today he is OGFLab Community Manager and start-up consultant at the HSO with a focus on media.

Tarik Tasci
Research Associate

Marcel Krübel studied Media & Communication and advises teams interested in founding a company with a focus on design, gamification & networking.

Marcel Krübel
Research Associate

As a trained computer scientist and experienced founder, Arndt Bieberstein advises OGFLab start-ups on software and hardware, scaling and company forms.

Arndt Bieberstein
Research Associate

Student Research Assistants

Alejandro is studying media and communication and supports the ACI in managing the social media channels.

Alejandro Gómez Cano

Alumni Academic Staff

Software Engineer Moritz Umfahrer joined the ACI in early 2018. Providing assistance across various projects, he also manages the ACI's software development & project management infrastructure.

Moritz Umfahrer
Research Associate

James Gay joined the ACI in 2018, bringing with him a wealth of knowledge and experience as a software engineer. Across various projects, he assists in developing gamified applications.

James Gay
Research Associate

Adrian Rees has been part of the ACI since it's very beginning, concerning himself with everything related to Design and Gamification, as well as maintaining the institute's website.

Adrian Rees
Research Associate

Michael Blatz was one of the first members of ACI. With a strong background in game development, game design and gamification, he is responsible for user interaction and user experience and supervises the gaming teams in the university's Open Game & FabLab.

Michael Blatz
Research Associate & Head of OGFLab
Photo of Jonas Grund

As an illustrator and creative thinker Jonas Grund enhances the projects of the ACI with his ideas, concepts and drawings. His goal is to ease the communication between science and the public.

Jonas Grund
Research Associate

As a cognitive scientist, Lea Buchweitz has deep knowledge about the psychological backgrounds of HCI. Due to her interdisciplinary studies, she can contribute in various fields, such as concepts, programming and scientific research.

Lea Buchweitz
Research Associate

Rogério Bordini is a PhD candidate in Human-Computer Interaction, specialist in 3D modelling, sound design and game design. His research is focused on virtual environments for mental health treatment and serious games.

Rogério Bordini
PhD Candidate

Rúben Gouveia is a PhD candidate in Human-Computer Interaction. His research has focused mainly on the design, development and evaluation of persuasive technologies for health and wellbeing.

Rúben Gouveia
PhD Candidate

Andrea Küntzler joined the team in 2018, focusing on the administrative and financial issues of the projects as well as overall organizational matters of the ACI.

Andrea Küntzler
Project Coordinator
andrea.kuentzler@hs-offenburg.de
Portrait of Arthur Theil Cabreira

Arthur Theil Cabreira holds a PhD in Human-Computer Interaction. His research has focused on designing and evaluating multimodal interactions and accessible interfaces for the aging population and users with a diverse range of sensorimotor abilities.

Arthur Theil Cabreira, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher
ACI Member - Annebeth Demaeght

Annebeth Demaeght is an academic assistant at the chair of Direct Marketing and E-Commerce. She lectures in the subject areas of media planning and user experience and is doing her PhD on the topic of voice-based emotion measurement.

Annebeth Demaeght
PhD Candidate
ACI Team - Christina Miclau

In the B+W faculty, Christina Miclau researches and lectures in the fields of emotional psychology, marketing and user experience. In her PhD, she is investigating the emotional impact of public educational institutions.

Christina Miclau
PhD Candidate

Benjamin Klerch works as technical assistant in the OGF Lab. He is in charge of the equipment and devices. He supports the start-up teams both technically and in terms of content.

Benjamin Klerch
Research Associate

Umut Vural joined the ACI team in June 2022. His research interests include cognitive psychology, embodied aspects of VR and robotics.

Umut Can Vural
Research Associate

Alumni Student Research Assistant

Franziska Schulz studies Media and Information Science at Offenburg University. She joined the team in 2018 and supports it in scientific research.

Franziska Schulz
Student Assistant

Lara Bornholdt studies Media Technology and Economics at Offenburg University. She became part of the team in 2019 and supports it in scientific research.

Lara-Sophie Bornholdt
Student Assistant

As a master student for Media & Communication Belinda Hagley helps to develop gamification concepts for lectures at Offenburg University.

Belinda Hagley
Student Assistant

As a former master student in Communication and Media Engineering Karan Nandkumar did his master thesis with the ACI. His specialty is in embedded software engineering and web development.

Karan Nandkumar
Student Assistant
Portrait of Hubert Njuacha

While studying a master in Communication and Media Engineering, Hubert Njuacha provides support in software development across several ACI projects.

Hubert Njuacha
Student Assistant

Lara Baumstark is a trained media designer and studies media technology and business at the Offenburg University. She has been taking care of the ACI design since 2022 and assists with scientific research.

Lara Baumstark
Student Assistant

Alina Ohnemus is studying media and information at the University of Applied Sciences in Offenburg and has already gained some work experience in the marketing field. She will support the ACI team in all areas from 2022.

Alina Ohnemus
Student Assistant

Marlene Bohleber is studying media and information in Offenburg and has been supporting the ACI in various tasks since 2023.

Marlene Bohleber
Student Assistant

Sven Wernert is an OGFLab start-up mentor, former OGFLab participant and founder of WePack.

Sven Wernert
Student Assistant