HCI WHS Group - Human Computer Interaction Group in Gelsenkirchen

Our Vision

Shaping technology to fit humans’ needs is central to our motivation in understanding, designing and creating new ways for Human-Computer Interaction. We are especially interested in future collaborative work environments and finding new ways for technology to seamlessly blend with existing work practices. This specifically includes Human-Robot Collaboration scenarios, where we aim to design novel concepts for interaction and cooperation between humans and semi-autonomous robots.

- Team -

Who we are

We introduce ourselves

Martha Janka

Martha is a research assistant and master student of business informatics at the
Westphalian University of Applied Sciences.

Jens Gerken

Professor

Martha Janka

Martha is a research assistant and master student of business informatics at the
Westphalian University of Applied Sciences.

Stephanie Arévalo

Ph.D. Student

Martha Janka

Martha is a research assistant and master student of business informatics at the
Westphalian University of Applied Sciences.

Max Pascher

Ph.D. Student

Martha Janka

Martha is a research assistant and master student of business informatics at the
Westphalian University of Applied Sciences.

Marvin Becker

Research Assistant

Martha Janka

Martha is a research assistant and master student of business informatics at the
Westphalian University of Applied Sciences.

Florian Borsum

Research Assistant

Martha Janka

Martha is a research assistant and master student of business informatics at the
Westphalian University of Applied Sciences.

Juan Olaya

Research Assistant

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Martha Janka

Martha is a research assistant and master student of business informatics at the
Westphalian University of Applied Sciences.

Christian Böttger

Research Assistent

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Martha Janka

Martha is a research assistant and master student of business informatics at the
Westphalian University of Applied Sciences.

Alexander Jussen

Research Assistant

Martha Janka

Martha is a research assistant and master student of business informatics at the
Westphalian University of Applied Sciences.

Asma Rafi

Research Assistant

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Martha Janka

Martha is a research assistant and master student of business informatics at the
Westphalian University of Applied Sciences.

Kirill Kronhardt

Master Research Student

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Martha Janka

Martha is a research assistant and master student of business informatics at the
Westphalian University of Applied Sciences.

Armel Wonga

Research Assistant

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Martha Janka

Martha is a research assistant and master student of business informatics at the
Westphalian University of Applied Sciences.

Til Franzen

Master Research Student

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What we teach

We offer a variety of Bachelor and Master courses to select from and deepen your interest in the field of Human-Computer Interaction.

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Various lectures and courses

If you are studying at the Westfälische Hochschule, we offer a variety of Bachelor and Master courses to select from and deepen your interest in the field of Human-Computer Interaction. All of our courses have a strong practical part which allows students to apply the new knowledge right away.

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Software projects

Both, Bachelor and Master students can take part in a larger software project, where they work together with fellow students for two semesters on a real world project. The goal is not just to develop a software, but to learn and experience project management, understanding users and customer needs and basing all further development work on an innovative idea and a convincing concept. Finished projects are featured below.

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Final papers and theses

We always have topics for final theses, both Bachelor and Master, available - just come and ask. Or in case you have your own idea, you are also invited to talk it through with us. Most of our topics are inspired by our research projects - so please, take a look at these.

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Usability & Interaction Lab

Our lab is our social focal point and allows you to easily get in touch with us. The lab is widely used for teaching and research purposes. It provides the tools to collaboratively work together and the technology to create novel interaction designs. We also use it to run user studies and experiments for our research projects.

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What we research

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Our research projects

Our research projects cover various problem spaces and technologies in the context of Human-Computer Interaction. Currently, we have three larger areas of research with funded projects. One is concerned with the interaction design for Human-Robot Interaction in the context of people with severe physical disabilities. We try to empower people, e.g. with tetraplegia, by being able to collaborate with robotic devices both in the work spaces and at home. The second area of research is concerned with supporting co-located collaborative work spaces through the means of technology. Our challenge is to seamlessly blend technology into existing work practices and thereby preserving the advantages from the analog world. The third area of research investigates Augmented-/Virtual-Reality approaches in combination with Ubiquitous Computing to support sports and rehabilitation activities.

Some of our sponsors

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What we research

Get a brief overview of the ongoing projects

Our research projects

Our research projects cover various problem spaces and technologies in the context of Human-Computer Interaction. Currently, we have two larger areas of research with funded projects. One is concerned with the interaction design for Human-Robot Interaction in the context of people with severe physical disabilities. We try to empower people, e.g. with tetraplegia, by being able to collaborate with robotic devices both in the work spaces and at home. The second area of research is concerned with supporting co-located collaborative work spaces through the means of technology. Our challenge is to seamlessly blend technology into existing work practices and thereby preserving the advantages from the analog world.

Some of our sponsors