Completed Theses

2024

Benedikt Breitschopf
The Impact of Sham Audio Biofeedback on Heart Rate and Heart Rate Variability.
Gutachter*innen/examiners: Jun.-Prof. Dr. Jan Ehlers, Prof. Dr. Volker Rodehorst

Leslie Nielsen
Development of usability heuristics for non-immersive virtual environments within educational desktop applications. 
Gutachter*innen/examiners: Prof. Dr. Ing. Eva Hornecker / Prof. Dr. Heinrich Söbke (Faculty of Civil Engineering BUW / Hochschule Weserbergland) 

Yara Youssef
Designing the SmartHome Handbook: Understanding User Perspectives on Collaboration and Documentation in Shared Smart Homes.
Gutachter*innen/examiners: Prof. Dr. Ing. Eva Hornecker / Dr. Frank Beruscha (Robert Bosch GmbH, Renningen, Corporate Research)

Sreyoshi Dutta
A Qualitative Investigation of the Relationship between Use of Instagram and Emotional Well-being of Indian Youth 
Gutachter*innen/examiners: Prof. Dr. Ing. Eva Hornecker / Prof. Jan Ehlers

2023

Krishna Priya Choudoor 
Interface for Spatial 3D Replay to Guide Exploration in Virtual Museums
Gutachter*innen/examiners: Prof. Dr. Bernd Fröhlich /Prof. Dr. Ing. Eva Hornecker  

Josephin Kröger 
A serious software security card game for product owners and managers
Gutachter*innen/examiners: Prof. Dr. Stefan Lucks / Dr. Stefan Dziwok (Fraunhofer IEM, Paderborn)

Ibrahim Mammadov
Exploring Requirements for a phenological data collection application through contextual enquiry.
Gutachter*innen/examiners: Prof. Dr. Ing. Eva Hornecker / Prof. Dr. Brigitta König-Ries (FSU Jena)  

Irene López García
Supporting Interaction with a Conversational Agent in Virtual Knowledge Spaces
Gutachter*innen/examiners: Prof. Dr. Bernd Fröhlich /Prof. Dr. Ing. Eva Hornecker 

Mira Thieme
The role of physicality in the comparison of user engagement with physical and AR data representations 
Gutachter*innen/examiners: Prof. Dr. Ing. Eva Hornecker / Dr. Dominic Potts (Univ. of Bath) 

Annika-Marlen Richter
The Development & Evaluation of a Scheduling Tool in a UX-driven Process
Gutachter*innen/examiners: Prof. Jan Ehlers / Prof. Dr. Ing. Eva Hornecker 

Laura Simon
Tattoo-based biofeedback interace as supportive therapy method for tension headache and migraine patients
Gutachter*innen/examiners: Prof. Dr. Ing. Eva Hornecker / Jun.-Prof. Dr. Jan Ehlers

Anas Alnayef
Designing a Tangible User Interface for Home Office Environments
Gutachter*innen/examiners: Prof. Dr. Ing. Eva Hornecker / Prof. Florian Echtler (Univ. of Aalborg)

Paul Anton Rainer
Influence of Movement Pattern and Stimulus Speed on Smooth Pursuit Eye Movements
Gutachter*innen/examiners: Jun.-Prof. Dr. Jan Ehlers / Prof. Dr. Ing. Eva Hornecker

Hasina Arab
Factor for the Design of Technology for Measuring Breastfeeding Milk Flow
Gutachter*innen/examiners: Prof. Dr. Ing. Eva Hornecker / Jun.-Prof. Dr. Jan Ehlers

Lina Klass
Gaze-controlled Websites Using Webcam Eye Tracking
Gutachter*innen/examiners: Jun.-Prof. Dr. Jan Ehlers / Dr. Tim Gollub

Beril Coskun
Giving Voice Through the Narratives: Understanding the Multifaceted Views of Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors Using Story Completion Method
Gutachter*innen/examiners: Prof. Dr. Ing. Eva Hornecker / Jun.-Prof. Dr. Jan Ehlers

Magarita Osipova
Smart Cities for Women's Safety: An Exploration of Problems and Solutions through Co-Design in Different Cities Worldwide
Gutachter*innen/examiners: Prof. Dr. Ing. Eva Hornecker / Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. hc. Corinna Bath (Universität Augsburg)

2022

Albert Langensiepen
Switching between privat and public data display of a wearable for emotion visualisation
Gutachter/examiners: Prof. Dr. Ing. Eva Hornecker / Jun.-Prof. Dr. Jan Ehlers

Julien Breunig
Mapping different modalities to data sets
Gutachter/examiners: Prof. Dr. Ing. Eva Hornecker / Dr. Magdalena Wolska

Anjali Kunder
The impact of 3D Virtual Technology on interior design choices of young adults 
Gutachter/examiners: Prof. Dr. Ing. Eva Hornecker / Jun.-Prof. Dr. Jan Ehlers

Javeria Rasheed
Usability and Command Line Interfaces - Filling the gap
Gutachter/examiners: Prof. Dr. Ing. Eva Hornecker / Jun.-Prof. Dr. Jan Ehlers

Tahmina Arab
Developing a Mobile Technology that Facilitates International Students Settling in Weimar
Gutachter/examiners: Prof. Dr. Ing. Eva Hornecker / Jun.-Prof. Dr. Jan Ehlers

Tony Jan Zöppig
Spatial Awareness for Augmented Reality Users in Asymmetrical Collaborative Extended Realities
Gutachter/examiners: Prof. Dr. Bernd Fröhlich / Prof. Dr. Ing. Eva Hornecker 

Yonlawan Yotinsoponkul
Influence of Touch and Auditory on Memorability of Data Physicalization
Gutachter/examiners: Prof. Dr. Ing. Eva Hornecker / Jun.-Prof. Dr. Jan Ehlers

Ankith Kodanda
Magic Teleporting Carpet: A light weight metaphor for enabling dynamic group navigation in multi-user VR
Gutachter/examiners: Prof. Dr. Bernd Fröhlich / Jun.-Prof. Dr. Jan Ehlers

Nita Kinanti
PulseSHOT: A Biofeedback VideoGame to Remain Calm in Stressful Scenarios
Gutachter/examiners: Jun.-Prof. Dr. Jan Ehlers / Prof. Dr. Charles Wüthrich

Maximilian Andreas Kullmann
Introducing Roboticising User Interfaces (RUIs) - Utilising mehanics' inherent psychophysical feedback as means for cooperation with semi-automated systems 
Gutachter/examiners: Prof. Dr. Ing. Eva Hornecker / Jun.-Prof. Dr. Jan Ehlers

Youngmo Oh
Human-Artifacts Interaction (HAI): What factors influence remembering of retrospective memories cued by artifacts in the homes of people living alone
Gutachter/examiners: Prof. Dr. Ing .Eva Hornecker / Prof. Elise van den Hoven (University of Technology Sydney)

Thi Thien Nhi Dam
Applying User-centered Design to Identify Design Implications for Blockschain-powered Digital Ownership Solutions in Visual Art
Gutachter/examiners: Prof. Dr. Ing. Eva Hornecker / Prof. Dr. Alexander Piazza (Hochschule Ansbach)

Ahmad Alikaj
User Experience in Virtual Environments
Gutachter/examiners: Prof. Dr. Ing. Eva Hornecker / Vertr.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Sven Schneider (Fac. of Architecture)

Mohammed Qumail
Voice - A Travelers companion App with Design Focused on User Centered Design, Data Privacy and Material Design
Gutachter/examiners: Prof. Dr. Ing. Eva Hornecker / Prof. Florian Echtler (Aalborg University)

Revathy Nair
Break up or Patch up: Finding the factors influencing a sustainable user relationship with smartphones through Designs probes
Gutachter/examiners: Prof. Dr. Ing. Eva Hornecker / Jun.-Prof. Dr. Jan Ehlers

Abhay Syal
Exploring care, culture & technology: How is care practised through technology in Asian international students in Germany?
Gutachter/examiners: Prof. Dr. Ing. Eva Hornecker / Jun.-Prof. Dr. Jan Ehlers

Aalok Shashidhar Gokhale
Mid-Air Jumping through Immersive Virtual Environments
Gutachter/examiners: Prof. Dr. Bernd Fröhlich / Jun.-Prof. Dr. Jan Ehlers

Florian Tobias Schmeidl
Immersive Authoring for Augmented Reality Head-Up Display Concept Development
Gutachter/examiners: Prof. Dr. Bernd Fröhlich / Jun.-Prof. Dr. Jan Ehlers

Mohd Saif Khan
Learning to Tag Environmental Sounds in Nightlong Audio
Gutachter/examiners: Prof. Dr. Benno Stein / Jun.-Prof. Dr. Jan Ehlers

Arika Dodani
Bird Box
Mapping Data in Different Output Modalities and Measuring Data Interpretation and User Experience
Gutachter/examiners: Prof. Dr. Ing. Eva Hornecker / Dr. Trevor Hogan, CIT Cork (Irland)

2021

Oliver Singler
Goethe can touch you: Quantifying the Experience of Poetry Recitals by Physiological Means
Gutachter/examiners: Jun.-Prof. Dr. Jan Ehlers / Dr. Magdalena Wolska

Ramsha Saad Thaniana
Jumping for Guided Navigation in Immersive Virtual Environments
Gutachter/examiners: Prof. Dr. Bernd Fröhlich / Jun.-Prof. Dr. Jan Ehlers

Sophie Grimme
Design and evaluation of a zoomorphic mobile cleaning unit for dementia care homes  
Gutachter/examiners: Prof. Dr. Ing. Eva Hornecker / Dr. Emanuela Marchetti (University of Southern Denmark)

Fauziah  Permatasari
Rob-E: A Field Study of Young Adults Inhabitation With A Social Robot
Gutachter/examiners: Prof. Jan Ehlers / Prof. Dr. Nicola Döring (TU Ilmenau)

Yazan Joseph Banna
Employing Technology in Enhancing Pro-Environmental Behaviour and Creating Methods for Environmental Protection: A focus on the role of individuals at home
Gutachter/examiners: Prof. Jan Ehlers /  Prof. Dr. Ing. Eva Hornecker / 

Carlos Ricardo Pozo Vintimilla
Eye tracking analysis for evaluating visual attention in a digital environment-implementation showroom
Gutachter/examiners: Jun.-Prof. Dr. Jan Ehlers / Prof. Dr. Sven Schneider

Nguyen, Thi Yen
Exploring Head and Eye Movements as an Integrated Concept for HCI
Gutachter/examiners: Prof. Jan Ehlers /  Prof. Dr. Ing. Eva Hornecker / 

Jyotsna Gorle
Hash-based signature schemes for device authentication in smart home networks
Gutachter/examiners: Prof. Dr. Stefan Lucks / Prof. Dr. Florian Echtler (Aalborg University)

Georgi Sharadze
Spatial Challenges in Video Games with Impossible Geometry
Gutachter/examiners: Jun.-Prof. Dr. Jan Ehlers / Prof. Dr. Charles Wüthrich

Ruxin Zhang
Effects of Sham Biofeedback on Cognitive Arousal and Decision Making
Gutachter/examiners: Prof. Jan Ehlers /  Prof. Dr. Ing. Eva Hornecker / 

Larisa Sorokina
User Study of the Suicide Prevention Application
Gutachter/examiners: Prof. Dr. Ing. Eva Hornecker / PD Dr. Gerd Wagner (Universitätsklinikum Jena)

Luis Alberto Alvarez Zendejas
Design Principles for Diabetes Family-management Systems in Middle-income Countries
Gutachter/examiners: Prof. Dr. Ing. Eva Hornecker / Dr. Marilyn Lennon (University of Strathclade, Glasgow) 

2020

Sang Minh Nguyen
Visualization of Temporal Patterns in Cluster Monitoring
Gutachter/examiners: Prof. Dr. Bernd Fröhlich / Dr. Michael Völske

Darpan Vats
Study of digital Data Exchange Interaction Design for Facility Management 
Gutachter/examiners: Vertr.-Prof. Dr. Florian Echtler / Jun.-Prof. Dr. Jan Ehlers

Dang Thi Hoang Yen
A practical approach for thumb-to-index interaction as input for ubiquitous screen
Gutachter/examiners: Jun.-Prof. Dr. Jan Ehlers / Prof. Dr. Ing. Eva Hornecker

He Ren  
A Study of Differences in Understanding and Memorization between Physicalization and Virtualization.
Gutachter/examiners:  Prof. Eva Hornecker / Jun.Prof. Jan Ehlers

Christopher Heiden
Development of an Augmented Accessory for Nightlife
Gutachter/examiners: Jun.-Prof. Dr. Jan Ehlers / Prof. Dr.-Ing. Johann Habakuk Israel (HTW Berlin)

Hiyeon Kim
A Visual Analysis Tool for Geolocation Inference Methods
Gutachter/examiners: Prof. Dr. Bernd Fröhlich / Prof. Dr. Benno Stein

Fan Fan
Mining Arguments from Experts
Gutachter/examiners: Prof. Dr. Benno Stein / PD Dr. Andreas Jakoby

Erich Flock
Train & Touch. A mobile application that uses real time face tracking to move the content on the screen
Gutachter/examiners: Vertr.-Prof. Dr. Florian Echtler / Jun.-Prof. Dr. Jan Ehlers

Gareth Rendle
The Temporal TSDF-SVO: Exploiting temporal coherence in 4D dataset visualisation
Gutachter/examiners: Prof. Dr. Bernd Fröhlich / Prof. Dr.-Ing. Volker Rodehorst

Liselot Ramirez
Mixed Reality Interface Prototype for Smart Home Systems 
Gutachter/examiners: Prof. Dr. Ing. Eva Hornecker / Prof. Christian Koch, Intelligent Technical Design, Fac. of Civil Engineering) 

2019

Anton Brams
Reinventing and evaluating an efficient Text Input Device
Gutachter/examiners: Jun.-Prof. Dr. Florian Echtler / Prof. Dr. Ing. Eva Hornecker

Erika Garcés Fernández
Towards Visualization of Relationships Between Highly Branching Hierarchies
Gutachter: Prof. Dr. Bernd Fröhlich / Prof. Dr. Martin Potthast (Uni Leipzig)

Aziz Niyazov 
Design and Evaluation of Non-Rectangular User Interfaces
Gutachter: Prof. Dr. Ing. Eva Hornecker / Dr. Marcos Serrano (University of Toulouse)

Annika Theresa Meinecke 
Applied Pupillometry – Inducing Pupil Size Changes in Noisy Environments
Gutachter: Vertr.-Prof. Dr. Jan Ehlers / Prof. Dr. Ing. Eva Hornecker

Clara Pauline Bimberg
Joint Navigation of Spatially Distributed Partners in Immersive Virtual Environments
- mit Auszeichnung -
Gutachter: Prof. Dr. Bernd Fröhlich / Vertr.-Prof. Dr. Jan Ehlers

Lynn Hoff 
Exploring Mechanisms of Action in Biofeedback Applications
Gutachter: Vertr.-Prof. Dr. Jan Ehlers / Prof. Dr. Ing. Eva Hornecker

Anton Frolov 
Spatio-Temporal Integration for Real-Time High-Fidelity Reconstruction of 3D Video Avatars
Gutachter: Prof. Dr. Bernd Fröhlich / Prof. Dr.-Ing. Volker Rodehorst

2018 

Asif Iqbal
Privacy Aspect of Human Behaviour on the Internet
Gutachter: PD Dr. Andreas Jakoby / Vertr.-Prof. Dr. Jan Ehlers

Hauke Sandhaus
An Ambient Display for Feedforward Information in Autonomous Vehicles
Gutachter/examiners: Prof. Dr. Eva Hornecker / Vertr.-Prof. Dr. Jan Ehlers

Gabriela Molina
Touch Interaction with Scatterplot Matrix Visualizations on a Tiled-Wall Display
Gutachter/examiners: Prof. Dr. Bernd Fröhlich / Jun.-Prof. Dr. Florian Echtler

Fernando Cardenas
Facilitating face-to-face interactions in a social meeting with an App
Gutachter/examiners: Prof. Dr. Ing. Eva Hornecker / Jun.-Prof. Dr. Florian Echtler

Johannes Hartmann
Binary List Search on Small Screens
Gutachter/examiners: Jun.-Prof. Dr. Florian Echtler / Prof. Dr. Ing. Eva Hornecker

2017

Andreas Berst
Shaketrack - Comparing sensor locations for acceleration based handshake matching
Examiners: Junior-Prof. Dr. Florian Echtler / Prof. Dr. Eva Hornecker

Mark Eisenberg
Designing an Interface for Connecting a Web of Things
Examiners: Prof. Dr. Eva Hornecker / Junior-Prof. Dr. Florian Echtler

Preetha Moorthy
Textile Interfaces for Kids: A touch and feel book
Examiners: Prof. Dr. Eva Hornecker / Prof. Andreas Mühlenberend 

Pavel Karpashevich
Digitization of human body abstraction in theatrical and dance performances
Examiners: Prof. Dr. Eva Hornecker / Prof. Wolfgang Sattler

2016

Hasibullah Sahibzada
Comparison of interactive and non-interactive Advertisement in Public Display
Examiners: Prof. Dr. Eva Hornecker / Junior-Prof. Dr. Florian Echtler