Lecturers

SHIFT – Institute for the Digital Society launched (October 2026)

Würzburg has a new think-and-do tank for digitalisation. The non-profit SHIFT – Institute for the Digital Society investigates how digital change affects everyday life: in cities and rural areas, in private life, in public administration and in the social sector. SHIFT goes beyond analysis. Together with citizens, local associations and public authorities, it develops prototypes, tests them on site and improves them. One example already being piloted is the Eckernkamp-Kompass, which maps needs assessments and citizen participation digitally and on an evidence basis. SHIFT is led by Prof. Dr. Michael Müßig, Prof. Dr. Markus Oermann and Prof. Dr. Nicholas Müller. The institute was officially presented on 19.10.2026 in Würzburg.

In an interview with the regional newspaper Main-Post (in German, 28 October 2026), Nicholas Müller explains why frustration with digital services is rarely caused by the technology itself, where digitalisation still falls short and what SHIFT aims to achieve for Würzburg.

Read the interview: www.mainpost.de/wuerzburg/stadtwuerzburg/wuerzburger-loesungen-gegen-den-digitalen-frust-medienpsychologe-nicholas-mueller-erklaert-wie-ein-neues-institut-hilft-115503108

More about SHIFT: shift-institut.de

NoMoreMines at AIRTEC (October 2026)

In many regions of the world, landmines continue to threaten lives decades after conflicts have ended and prevent people from using their land. With NoMoreMines, we are developing a drone system designed to autonomously survey suspected areas and detect mines from a safe distance. At the end of October, we attended AIRTEC in Augsburg, where we presented the system and held talks with partners from the aerospace industry. Following successful laboratory tests, the system is now entering trials under realistic conditions. The German patent application was published in June 2025 and has since been extended to an international application. Both procedures are still ongoing.

www.nomoremines.com

BikeBox: first danger spots in Würzburg’s cycling network identified (November 2026)

Cyclists in Würzburg used the BikeBox sensor units to measure passing distances, road surface conditions, vibrations and air quality. The data has now been analysed. In a new series, we present the most critical danger spots, starting with the tram-track trap at Röntgenring. Our aim is not to play different modes of transport off against each other. We want to provide a robust evidence base for solutions that work for everyone in the urban space.

www.instagram.com/p/DfE0uofCFdK/

The Heatmap is available here:

bikebox.webfactor.cloud/analysis/heatmap

Bachelor’s programme Digital Society: applications for winter semester 2027/28

How is digitalisation changing the way we live together, and how can we shape it responsibly? The Bachelor’s programme Digital Society combines computer science with perspectives from the social sciences. Applications for the winter semester 2027/28 are open from May until 15 July 2027.

More information: fiw.thws.de/studienangebot/bachelor-digitale-gesellschaft/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/dg.thws

Teaching

As programme director of the Bachelor’s programme Digital Society, I am responsible for the design and further development of the programme. It combines digitalisation, design and the social sciences and prepares students to become hybrid project managers who bridge the gap between technology and society. After all, digitalisation is not just an IT project but a socio-technical design challenge.

Courses

Introduction to Socioinformatics (Bachelor’s programme Digital Society, winter semester)

Students gain an overview of socioinformatics and the societal aspects of digitalisation processes. Key research projects are presented and discussed.

Learning objective: Students learn to place current debates on the digital society in context and to formulate their own contributions on an empirically sound basis.

Empirical Foundations (Bachelor’s programme Digital Society, summer semester)

Students learn empirical methods for preparing research questions and testing theories. They also discuss the ethical challenges involved in research projects.

Learning objective: Students apply their literature research skills and carry out their own research project, which they present as a scientific poster at the end of the semester.

Research Club (elective, Master’s programme Digital Business Systems, every semester, co-taught with Prof. Dr. Karsten Huffstadt)

In the Research Club, Master’s students pursue their own research questions, from the initial idea through study design and data collection to publication.

Learning objective: Students learn quantitative research methods in the winter semester and qualitative research methods in the summer semester, apply them in their own research project and present their findings as a scientific poster at the end of the semester.

Theses

I supervise Bachelor’s and Master’s theses in the following areas:

• Human-computer interaction and user experience, including eye tracking, fNIRS and other biophysiological measurement methods
• Augmented and virtual reality, digital twins and photogrammetry
• Drone and sensor systems for societal benefit
• Digitalisation of public services, AI ethics and digital participation

Doctoral supervision

I supervise doctoral candidates directly at THWS as a member of two doctoral centres with their own right to award doctorates:

Doctoral Centre LiWa – Changing Lifeworlds. Perspectives from the Social and Health Sciences (Deputy Spokesperson), with the research areas health and well-being, digital transformation and societal change

Doctoral Centre NISys – Sustainable and Intelligent Systems (Dr.-Ing.), a joint centre of THWS, TH Aschaffenburg and Coburg University of Applied Sciences, with the application areas energy and infrastructure systems, mobility, and production and materials

More: 
www.thws.de/forschung/wissenschaftlicher-nachwuchs/promotionszentrum-liwa/ 
www.thws.de/forschung/wissenschaftlicher-nachwuchs/promotionszentrum-nisys/

Research Focus

My research develops technical solutions with concrete societal benefit and evaluates them empirically. It combines applied computer science with media psychology and socio-technical system design. I see digitalisation not as a purely technical project but as a design challenge that puts people at its centre.

Human-Computer Interaction & Digital Resilience

How do digital work and learning environments affect people, and how can they be designed to support rather than overwhelm? We study interaction processes and cognitive states using objective measures such as eye tracking, fNIRS and the Facial Action Coding System, and derive human-centred, evidence-based design solutions. A current focus is the resilience of students in increasingly digital and hybrid study formats.

Autonomous Sensor Systems & Drone Technology

We develop sensor and photogrammetry solutions for real-world problems. NoMoreMines is a drone system designed to detect landmines autonomously and from a safe distance, with a patent application pending. Rooftop Scout uses a sub-250 g drone to survey roofs for solar installations. BikeBox uses a swarm of mobile sensor nodes to record passing distances and road conditions, making danger spots for cyclists empirically visible.

Extended Reality, Digital Twins & Public History

Immersive technologies open up new ways of engaging with history, culture and education. The AR application Zeitschichten (Time Layers) overlays historical photographs precisely at the place where they were taken, for example at Würzburg’s Stolpersteine (memorial stones for victims of National Socialism), making remembrance tangible in the urban space. Photogrammetric digital twins such as the Ritterkapelle in Haßfurt become virtual reality learning spaces.

AI Ethics, Education & Societal Transformation

How do intelligent systems change decision-making in institutions and everyday life? In the KAIMO project, we investigate whether algorithms can help public institutions act ethically in morally charged situations, such as assessing risks to child welfare. With the Eckernkamp-Kompass, AI-based agents modelled on real interviews represent the perspectives of different target groups, supporting citizen participation and needs assessments on an evidence basis. We also develop AI adoption indices for the education sector.

Institutes

IDIS – Institute for Design and Information Systems
IDIS was founded in September 2011 by the Faculty of Computer Science and Business Information Systems together with the Faculty of Design. As a research institution, it brings design and computer science together and investigates, among other things, how digital applications can be improved through early user testing and human-centred design.

More: fiw.thws.de/forschung/institute/institut-fuer-design-und-informationssysteme-idis/

SHIFT – Institute for the Digital Society
SHIFT is a non-profit think-and-do tank based in Würzburg. It investigates how digital change affects everyday life: in cities and rural areas, in private life, in public administration and in the social sector. Together with citizens, it develops prototypes and tests them on site. SHIFT is led by Prof. Dr. Michael Müßig, Prof. Dr. Markus Oermann and Prof. Dr. Nicholas Müller.

More: shift-institut.de

MYTHOS – Motivating You-Centric Tales for Higher Oral and Written Reading Literacy (December 2026 – November 2029)

More and more children leave primary school without being able to read confidently, and many lack the motivation to read in the first place. MYTHOS addresses exactly this: an AI-powered platform generates stories tailored to each child’s interests and gradually adapts vocabulary, sentence structure and difficulty to their individual reading level. Safety and child protection filters, didactic guardrails and a privacy-compliant design ensure age-appropriate, reliable content. In a long-term study with primary schools, we investigate whether personalised stories measurably improve reading skills and reading motivation.

NoMoreMines – autonomous landmine detection by drone (since 2019)

In many regions of the world, landmines continue to threaten lives decades after conflicts have ended and prevent people from using their land. NoMoreMines is a drone system designed to autonomously survey suspected areas and detect mines from a safe distance. Following successful laboratory tests, the system is now entering trials under realistic conditions. The German patent application was published in June 2025 and has been extended to an international application.

More: www.nomoremines.com

User Centered Design (since 2021)

Digital public services enable citizens to communicate with public administration regardless of time and place. To this end, the Institute for Design and Information Systems (IDIS) at THWS collaborates with the Bavarian municipal IT service provider AKDB (Anstalt für Kommunale Datenverarbeitung in Bayern) and the German Federal Ministry for Digital Transformation and Government Modernisation.

SeBeFa – Emotion Glove (since 2018)

Facial expressions are a key channel in every conversation, but they remain largely inaccessible to people with visual impairments or difficulties perceiving emotions. SeBeFa is developing a glove that recognises the facial expressions of a conversation partner in real time and conveys them discreetly through vibrations on the hand. Emotion recognition runs locally using artificial neural networks based on the Facial Action Coding System. The system is developed iteratively and tested with three target groups: people who lost their sight during their lifetime, people blind from birth, and people with impaired emotion processing. The laboratory prototype was selected by the Bavarian Ministry of Science and the Arts as one of two showcase projects for research at universities of applied sciences on the occasion of their 50th anniversary in Bavaria.

StethoSCOPE – auscultation training with augmented reality (since 2023)

Listening with a stethoscope is one of the basics of any physical examination, yet medical students are often taught it in only a short course. An ear for pathological findings develops only with extensive practice. StethoSCOPE closes this gap with an augmented reality application for HoloLens 2 and smartphones. Students locate auscultation points on a life-size virtual body and train their hearing with a growing database of real heart, lung, bowel and vascular sounds. The project grew out of a Master’s thesis whose paper received the Best Paper Award at ICDD 2021.

BikeBox – swarm sensing for cycling infrastructure (since 2021)

Close passes, poor road surfaces and dangerous spots are part of everyday life for many cyclists, yet reliable data is usually missing. Together with webfactor media GmbH, we developed a sensor box for bicycles that measures lateral distances, vibrations, air quality and GPS position. Combining many rides produces a map that provides empirical evidence of danger hotspots and gives municipalities a basis for targeted improvements to cycling infrastructure. The project was funded under the DATIpilot programme of the German Federal Ministry of Research (BMBF, now BMFTR) from August 2024 to January 2026, and we have continued it since.

Eckernkamp-Kompass (SHIFT, since 2026)

How can a local club digitalise its membership administration without overwhelming its volunteers? And how can public administration find out what citizens really need? In the Eckernkamp-Kompass, AI-based agents modelled on real interviews represent the perspectives of different target groups. Every statement can be traced back to the underlying interview. Together with stakeholders, we use these to develop options for action. The pilot project is currently being tested.

Zeitschichten (Time Layers) – remembrance in the urban space (seit 2024)

The AR application Zeitschichten overlays historical photographs precisely at the place where they were taken. At Würzburg’s Stolpersteine (memorial stones for victims of National Socialism), it aims to show what people saw when they left their homes for the last time. The technology has been developed. For implementation, we are seeking collaboration with local archives, schools and citizens who can contribute photographs from private collections.

Prototype: zeitschichten.idis.thws.de

MAVEL – Multisensory CAVE (since 2022)

MAVEL establishes a multisensory CAVE at THWS: a walk-in projection environment for immersive simulations that adds physiological stimuli to images and sound. This makes it possible to study perception, strain and behaviour in realistic virtual environments under controlled conditions. Funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) as a major research instrument; Prof. Dr. Nicholas Müller is co-applicant.

EXIST startup funding

• HandicAPP, 2021 - 2022, founded 2022 - HeadCube, headcube.de
• FutureImmersion, 2020
• PIAS Lernapp, 2018 - 2019 - founded 2020, www.pias-education.com
• VisVantage, 2017, founded 2018 - ViReso, vireso.de

Completed projects (selection)

• Rooftop Scout – precise drone surveying for solar installations, with Impeso IT Solutions GmbH, DATIpilot (BMBF), 2024–2026
• KAIMO – Can an algorithm calculate morally? Ethics and digital operationalisation in the field of child protection, 2020–2024
• Ritterkapelle Haßfurt – photogrammetric digital twin, VR learning space and escape game, Smart Green City Haßfurt, 2026
• LOHR-ONPLAN, app development with the town of Lohr a.Main, 2021
• Citizen participation Smart Green City Haßfurt (CONSUL), 2021
• Digital opening matinee for the Mainfranken Theater Würzburg, 2021
• Authoring software for MZK training of children, with JMU Würzburg and TU Chemnitz, 2021
• SoulSide app, 2021
• Tourist VR views for the city of Würzburg, 2020
• Motion capture in martial arts, 2026

Books, Chapters, Journals, Proceedings

Frohwieser, L., Herz, M., Götz, S., Müller, N. H., & Huffstadt, K. (2026). Mapping vibrotactile patterns to emotions: An experimental study on intuitive tactile communication. In ACHI 2026: The Nineteenth International Conference on Advances in Computer-Human Interactions (S. 10–16). IARIA.

Götz, S., Herz, M., Rüsseler, M., & Müller, N. H. (2026). A mixed-methods approach to extended reality in medical education: Evaluation of VR-applications and identifying user-centered needs for auscultation training. Journal of Systems and Software, 245, 113143. doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2026.113143

Götz, S., Herz, M., Rüsseler, M., & Müller, N. H. (2026). Extended reality in medical auscultation training: Potential, gaps, and perspectives. In Proceedings of the 12th World Congress on Electrical Engineering and Computer Systems and Sciences (EECSS 2026) (Beitrag MHCI 111). Avestia Publishing. doi.org/10.11159/mhci26.111

Herz, M., Huffstadt, K., Aubele, T., & Müller, N. H. (2026). Towards inclusive assistive technology: Applying human-centered design with blind and visually impaired users. In Proceedings of the EUSSET Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work. EUSSET. doi.org/10.48340/ecscw2026_ws01_03

Langner, N., Mill, S., Cabadaj, M., Müller, N., & März, N. (2026). Beyond thermal comfort: Expanding indoor climate assessment with the ComfortCube. In Proceedings of the 6th International Civil Engineering and Architecture Conference (CEAC 2026), 19.–23. März 2026, Hongkong.

Laskowitz, L., Huffstadt, K., & Müller, N. (2026). Enhancing immersion in virtual reality martial arts training: Toward realistic and practical applications. Virtual Worlds, 5(1), 11. doi.org/10.3390/virtualworlds5010011

Mill, S., Cabadaj, M., März, N., Müller, N., & Langner, N. (2026). How accurate is low-cost comfort monitoring? Validating the ComfortCube. E3S Web of Conferences, 716, 03003. doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202671603003

Mill, S., Müller, N., & Langner, N. (2026). Zur Notwendigkeit einer multidimensionalen Betrachtung von Behaglichkeit – Ein theoretischer Beitrag zur kritischen Reflexion und Erweiterung des PMV-Modells nach Fanger. KLUEDO, RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau. doi.org/10.26204/KLUEDO/13569

Schubart, L., Herz, M., Götz, S., Huffstadt, K., & Müller, N. H. (2026). Cortical activation patterns during visual and vibrotactile emotion stimulation: A comparative fNIRS study. In ACHI 2026: The Nineteenth International Conference on Advances in Computer-Human Interactions (S. 77–83). IARIA.

Tessitore, M., Arda, H., Müller, N., & Huffstadt, K. (2026). Is auditive communication with ChatGPT an effective means of building trust between people and machines: A quantitative study. In ACHI 2026: The Nineteenth International Conference on Advances in Computer-Human Interactions, Venedig. IARIA. doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20484111

Tessitore, M., Arda, H., Müller, N., & Huffstadt, K. (2026). Technical requirements for an AI-based digital study companion in higher education: A quantitative analysis. In Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Computer Supported Education (CSEDU 2026) (Bd. 2, S. 1230–1240). SciTePress. doi.org/10.5220/0014959500004021

Tessitore, M., Urban, M., Müller, N., Huffstadt, K., Arda, H., & Henkelmann, D. (2026). LINGUA: An AI-supported language assistance tool for academic reading – Design, development, and acceptance evaluation. In EDULEARN26 Proceedings (Beitrag 0581). IATED. doi.org/10.21125/edulearn.2026.0581

Glückert, I. K., Huffstadt, K., & Müller, N. (2025). Buy now pay later: Between flexibility and financial control – An analysis of psychological and social factors. In C. Stephanidis, M. Antona, S. Ntoa, & G. Salvendy (Hrsg.), HCI International 2025 Posters (CCIS, Bd. 2528, S. 304–314). Springer. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-94168-9_30

Hube, G., Müller, N. H., Möllmann, C., & Arda, H. (2025). Using 2D and 3D desktop based virtual avatar environments to weaken Zoom fatigue in tertiary education. In SOCIETY TRENDS 2025: International Conference on Technical Advances and Human Consequences (S. 1–8). IARIA.

Hube, G., Müller, N., Arda, H., & Möllmann, C. (2025). Using Zoom avatars to weaken Zoom fatigue in tertiary education. In eLmL 2025: The Seventeenth International Conference on Mobile, Hybrid, and On-line Learning (S. 13–19). IARIA. (Best Paper Award)

Arda, H., Henneberger, A., Huffstadt, K., & Müller, N. (2024). Evaluating digital avatars – A systematic approach to quantify the uncanny valley effect by using real life samples. International Journal on Advances in Systems and Measurements, 17(3&4), 146–155.

Burghardt, J., Lehmann, R., Reder, M., Koska, C., Kraus, M., & Müller, N. (2024). Kann Künstliche Intelligenz sozialarbeiterische Entscheidungsprozesse unterstützen? Ethik und digitale Operationalisierung im Feld der Kindeswohlgefährdung. unsere jugend, 76(7+8), 300–310. doi.org/10.2378/uj2024.art40d

Hube, G., & Müller, N. H. (2024). Comparison of 2D virtual learning environments with classic video conferencing systems and face-to-face classroom teaching for tertiary education. International Journal on Advances in Software, 17(3&4), 249–257.

Hube, G., & Müller, N. H. (2024). Further comparison of 2D virtual learning environments with classic video conferencing systems for tertiary education. In Proceedings of ACHI 2024, The Seventeenth International Conference on Advances in Computer-Human Interactions (S. 7–9). IARIA.

Laskowitz, L., & Müller, N. (2024). Training development in dance: Enhancing precision through motion capture and a virtual environment for injury prevention. In P. Zaphiris & A. Ioannou (Hrsg.), Learning and Collaboration Technologies. HCII 2024 (LNCS, Bd. 14724, S. 125–137). Springer. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-61691-4_9

Reder, M., Müller, N., & Lehmann, R. (2024). Über das Verhältnis von Ethik und Algorithmen: Ein Problemaufriss. In M. Reder & C. Koska (Hrsg.), Künstliche Intelligenz und ethische Verantwortung (S. 7–22). transcript (Edition Moderne Postmoderne). doi.org/10.14361/9783839469057-002

Götz, S., & Müller, N. (2023). AR in medical auscultation training. In Infrahealth 2023 – Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Infrastructures in Healthcare. EUSSET. doi.org/10.48340/ihc2023_pd019

Hube, G., Pfeffel, K., & Müller, N. H. (2023). Comparison of 2D virtual learning environments with classic video conferencing systems for tertiary education. In Proceedings of the 2023 IARIA Annual Congress on Frontiers in Science, Technology, Services, and Applications (S. 48–57). IARIA. (Best Paper Award)

Keller, L., & Müller, N. H. (2023). Double Pepper: Mediated human-robot interaction and its influence on human perception. In 2023 10th International Conference on Behavioural and Social Computing (BESC) (S. 1–7). IEEE. doi.org/10.1109/BESC59560.2023.10386823

Laskowitz, L., & Müller, N. H. (2023). Introduction and evaluation of an alternative training approach as indicator of performance improvement in martial arts with the help of kinematic motion analysis using motion capture. In Proceedings of ACHI 2023, The Sixteenth International Conference on Advances in Computer-Human Interactions (S. 152–158). IARIA.

Weiß, E.-M., Schüpfer, E., Müller, N., & Unz, D. (2023). A mixed reality approach for enhanced understanding and empathy: Simulating auditory and visual phenomena in schizophrenia. In Infrahealth 2023 – Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Infrastructures in Healthcare. EUSSET. doi.org/10.48340/ihc2023_pd030

Belentschikow, V., Pfeffel, K., & Müller, N. H. (2022). Making friends on Facebook: Common group membership as a central decision rule. Computers in Human Behavior, 126, 107040. doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2021.107040

Filippi, A., Kraus, M., Ulsamer, P., & Müller, N. (2022). Mirror neurons as a potential confounder in thought-based device control using brain computer interfaces with fNIRS. In C. Stephanidis, M. Antona, S. Ntoa, & G. Salvendy (Hrsg.), HCI International 2022 – Late Breaking Posters (CCIS, Bd. 1654, S. 30–38). Springer. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-19679-9_5

Hube, G., Pfeffel, K., & Müller, N. H. (2022). 2D virtual learning environments for tertiary education. International Journal on Advances in Systems and Measurements, 15(3&4), 81–92.

Müller, N. H., Schütz, A. E., & Fertig, T. (2022). Mensch und Technik in der angewandten Forschung. In K. Weber & S. Reinheimer (Hrsg.), Faktor Mensch (S. 1–18). Springer Vieweg (Edition HMD). doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-34524-2_1 (Zweitveröffentlichung von Müller, Schütz & Fertig, 2020)

Gawron, O., Keller, L., Huffstadt, K., & Müller, N. H. (2021). Effect of height in telepresence robots on the users’ spatial awareness. In P. Zaphiris & A. Ioannou (Hrsg.), Learning and Collaboration Technologies: Games and Virtual Environments for Learning. HCII 2021 (LNCS, Bd. 12785, S. 268–277). Springer. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-77943-6_17

Gutwald, R., Burghardt, J., Kraus, M., Reder, M., Lehmann, R., & Müller, N. (2021). Soziale Konflikte und Digitalisierung. Chancen und Risiken digitaler Technologien bei der Einschätzung von Kindeswohlgefährdungen. EthikJournal, 7(2), 1–20.

Keller, L., Gawron, O., Rahi, T., Ulsamer, P., & Müller, N. H. (2021). Driving success: Virtual team building through telepresence robots. In P. Zaphiris & A. Ioannou (Hrsg.), Learning and Collaboration Technologies: Games and Virtual Environments for Learning. HCII 2021 (LNCS, Bd. 12785, S. 278–291). Springer. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-77943-6_18

Winterstein, K., Keller, L., Huffstadt, K., & Müller, N. H. (2021). Acceptance of social and telepresence robot assistance in German households. In P. Zaphiris & A. Ioannou (Hrsg.), Learning and Collaboration Technologies: Games and Virtual Environments for Learning. HCII 2021 (LNCS, Bd. 12785, S. 326–339). Springer. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-77943-6_22

Fertig, T., Schütz, A. E., Weber, K., & Müller, N. H. (2020). Towards an information security awareness maturity model. In P. Zaphiris & A. Ioannou (Hrsg.), Learning and Collaboration Technologies. Human and Technology Ecosystems. HCII 2020 (LNCS, Bd. 12206, S. 587–599). Springer. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50506-6_40

Keller, L., Pfeffel, K., Huffstadt, K., & Müller, N. H. (2020). Telepresence robots and their impact on human-human interaction. In P. Zaphiris & A. Ioannou (Hrsg.), Learning and Collaboration Technologies. Human and Technology Ecosystems. HCII 2020 (LNCS, Bd. 12206, S. 448–463). Springer. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50506-6_31

Kushnir, A., & Müller, N. H. (2020). Development of a wearable vision substitution prototype and determination of a suitable sensory feedback method. International Journal on Advances in Life Sciences, 12(3&4), 70–80.

Kushnir, A., & Müller, N. H. (2020). Development of a wearable vision substitution prototype for blind and visually impaired that assists in everyday conversations. In Proceedings of ACHI 2020, The Thirteenth International Conference on Advances in Computer-Human Interactions (S. 153–156). IARIA. (Best Paper Award)

Kushnir, A., & Müller, N. H. (2020). Haptic feedback in everyday conversation situations. In C. Stephanidis & M. Antona (Hrsg.), HCI International 2020 – Posters (CCIS, Bd. 1224, S. 239–244). Springer. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50726-8_31

Müller, N. H., Schütz, A. E., & Fertig, T. (2020). Mensch und Technik in der angewandten Forschung. HMD Praxis der Wirtschaftsinformatik, 57(3), 372–384. doi.org/10.1365/s40702-020-00615-w

Müller-Wuttke, M., Schütz, A. E., Franz, F., & Müller, N. H. (2020). Proactive smart city interactions. In P. Zaphiris & A. Ioannou (Hrsg.), Learning and Collaboration Technologies. Human and Technology Ecosystems. HCII 2020 (LNCS, Bd. 12206, S. 615–624). Springer. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50506-6_42

Pfeffel, K., Elezi, M., Ulsamer, P., & Müller, N. H. (2020). Virtual reality as a stress reduction measure – Chilling out on the beach in my living room. In P. Zaphiris & A. Ioannou (Hrsg.), Learning and Collaboration Technologies. Human and Technology Ecosystems. HCII 2020 (LNCS, Bd. 12206, S. 176–189). Springer. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50506-6_13

Silbermann, P., Fertig, T., Schütz, A. E., & Müller, N. H. (2020). Utilizing context effects of banner ads for conversion rate optimization. In P. Zaphiris & A. Ioannou (Hrsg.), Learning and Collaboration Technologies. Human and Technology Ecosystems. HCII 2020 (LNCS, Bd. 12206, S. 641–649). Springer. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50506-6_44

Ulsamer, P., Fertig, T., Pfeffel, K., & Müller, N. H. (2020). Motor imagery to control mobile applications – An fNIRS study. In Proceedings of the 24th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS 2020) (Beitrag 56). AIS.

Ulsamer, P., Pfeffel, K., & Müller, N. H. (2020). Brain activation in virtual reality for attention guidance. In P. Zaphiris & A. Ioannou (Hrsg.), Learning and Collaboration Technologies. Human and Technology Ecosystems. HCII 2020 (LNCS, Bd. 12206, S. 190–200). Springer. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50506-6_14

Weber, K., Schütz, A. E., Fertig, T., & Müller, N. H. (2020). Exploiting the human factor: Social engineering attacks on cryptocurrency users. In P. Zaphiris & A. Ioannou (Hrsg.), Learning and Collaboration Technologies. Human and Technology Ecosystems. HCII 2020 (LNCS, Bd. 12206, S. 650–668). Springer. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50506-6_45

Fertig, T., Schütz, A. E., Weber, K., & Müller, N. H. (2019). Measuring the impact of e-learning platforms on information security awareness. In P. Zaphiris & A. Ioannou (Hrsg.), Learning and Collaboration Technologies. Designing Learning Experiences. HCII 2019 (LNCS, Bd. 11590, S. 26–37). Springer. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21814-0_3

Müller-Wuttke, M., & Müller, N. H. (2019). Cognitive load levels while learning with or without a pedagogical agent. In P. Zaphiris & A. Ioannou (Hrsg.), Learning and Collaboration Technologies. Designing Learning Experiences. HCII 2019 (LNCS, Bd. 11590, S. 266–276). Springer. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21814-0_20

Pfeffel, K., Ulsamer, P., & Müller, N. H. (2019). Where the user does look when reading phishing mails – An eye-tracking study. In P. Zaphiris & A. Ioannou (Hrsg.), Learning and Collaboration Technologies. Designing Learning Experiences. HCII 2019 (LNCS, Bd. 11590, S. 277–287). Springer. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21814-0_21

Rosenthal, P., Müller, N. H., & Bolte, F. (2019). Visual analytics of bibliographical data for strategic decision support of university leaders: A design study. In A. Kerren, C. Hurter, & J. Braz (Hrsg.), Proceedings of the 14th International Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications – Volume 3: IVAPP (S. 297–305). SciTePress.

Schütz, A. E., Fertig, T., Weber, K., & Müller, N. H. (2019). How e-learning can facilitate information security awareness. In P. Zaphiris & A. Ioannou (Hrsg.), Learning and Collaboration Technologies. Designing Learning Experiences. HCII 2019 (LNCS, Bd. 11590, S. 390–401). Springer. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21814-0_30

Ulsamer, P., Pfeffel, K., & Müller, N. H. (2019). Indoor navigation through storytelling in virtual reality. In P. Zaphiris & A. Ioannou (Hrsg.), Learning and Collaboration Technologies. Ubiquitous and Virtual Environments for Learning and Collaboration. HCII 2019 (LNCS, Bd. 11591, S. 230–239). Springer.

Buxbaum, J., Rosenthal, P., Valtin, G., & Müller, N. H. (2017). StayCentered: Nutzung von Sensorik zur Zustandserkennung und -prognose von Operateuren in der Flugverkehrskontrolle. Innovation im Fokus, 2/2017, 29 ff.

Eibl, M., Ohler, P., Valtin, G., & Müller, N. H. (2017). Ethische Herausforderungen in sozioinformatorischen Forschungsprojekten. In Mensch und Computer 2017 – Workshopband: Spielend einfach interagieren (S. 304–305). Gesellschaft für Informatik. doi.org/10.18420/muc2017-ws07-0423

Müller, N. H., Liebold, B., Pietschmann, D., Ohler, P., & Rosenthal, P. (2017). Hierarchy visualization designs and their impact on perception and problem solving strategies. In Proceedings of ACHI 2017, The Tenth International Conference on Advances in Computer-Human Interactions (S. 93–101). IARIA. (Best Paper Award)

Müller, N. H., Liebold, B., Pietschmann, D., Ohler, P., & Rosenthal, P. (2017). Visualizations for hierarchical data: Analyzing user behavior and performance with eye tracking. International Journal on Advances in Software, 10(3&4), 385–396.

Rosenthal, P., Pfeiffer, L., Müller, N. H., & Valtin, G. (2017). The long way to intuitive visual analysis of air traffic control data. In E. Bendoly & S. Clark (Hrsg.), Visual analytics for management: Translational science and applications in practice (S. 138–147). Routledge.

Truschzinski, M., Valtin, G., & Müller, N. H. (2017). Investigating the influence of emotion in air traffic controller tasks: Pretest evaluation. In D. Harris (Hrsg.), Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics: Performance, Emotion and Situation Awareness (LNAI, Bd. 10275, S. 220–231). Springer. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58472-0_18

Vahidi, A., & Müller, N. H. (2017). E-learning supported martial-arts-training. In P. Zaphiris & A. Ioannou (Hrsg.), Learning and Collaboration Technologies. Novel Learning Ecosystems (LNCS, Bd. 10295, S. 294–302). Springer. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58509-3_24

Wuttke, M., Völkel, S., Ohler, P., & Müller, N. H. (2017). Analytical steps for the validation of a natural user interface. In P. Zaphiris & A. Ioannou (Hrsg.), Learning and Collaboration Technologies. Novel Learning Ecosystems (LNCS, Bd. 10295, S. 55–63). Springer. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58509-3_6

Belentschikow, V., & Müller, N. H. (2016). Peer Groups und Freundschaften auf Facebook. Methodische Triangulation zur Identifizierung von Handlungs- und Meinungsbildungsprozessen im Netz. In Mediale Diskurse, Kampagnen, Öffentlichkeiten (Tagungsband Theorieforum 2013, S. 115–128). Springer VS. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-10526-6_7

Buxbaum, J., Müller, N. H., Ohler, P., Pfeiffer, L., Rosenthal, P., & Valtin, G. (2016). Emotion-sensitive automation of air traffic control – Adapting air traffic control automation to user emotions. Internationales Verkehrswesen / International Transportation, 68(1), 36–39.

Pfeiffer, L., Valtin, G., Müller, N. H., & Rosenthal, P. (2016). The mental organization of air traffic and its implications to an emotion sensitive assistance system. International Journal on Advances in Life Sciences, 8(1&2), 164–174.

Spitzhirn, M., Kronfeld, T., Müller, N. H., Truschzinski, M., Brunnett, G., Hamker, F., Dinkelbach, H. Ü., Ohler, P., Protzel, P., Rosenthal, P., & Bullinger-Hoffmann, A. C. (2016). The Smart Virtual Worker – Digitales Menschmodell für die Simulation industrieller Arbeitsvorgänge. KI-basierter Ansatz zur semiautomatischen Arbeitsprozessplanung unter Verwendung ergonomischer und emotionsbasierter Zielfunktionen. In A. C. Bullinger-Hoffmann & J. Mühlstedt (Hrsg.), Homo Sapiens Digitalis – Virtuelle Ergonomie und digitale Menschmodelle (S. 385–397). Springer Vieweg. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-50459-8_24

Wuttke, M., Heidt, M., Rosenthal, P., Ohler, P., & Müller, N. H. (2016). Proactive functions of a pedagogical agent – Steps for implementing a social catalyst function. In P. Zaphiris & A. Ioannou (Hrsg.), Learning and Collaboration Technologies. HCII 2016 (LNCS, Bd. 9753, S. 573–580). Springer.

Müller, N. H., & Truschzinski, M. (2015). Analytical steps for the calibration of an emotional framework: Pre-test and evaluation procedures. In Human-Computer Interaction: Design and Evaluation. HCII 2015 (LNCS, Bd. 9169, S. 512–519). Springer. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20901-2_48

Müller, N. H., Pfeiffer, L., Ohler, P., & Rosenthal, P. (2015). On the reproducibility of VisRuption: A tool for intuitive and efficient visualization of airline disruption data. In W. Aigner, P. Rosenthal, & C. Scheidegger (Hrsg.), EuroVis Workshop on Reproducibility, Verification, and Validation in Visualization (EuroRV³) (S. 19–21). Eurographics Association. doi.org/10.2312/eurorv3.20151145

Pfeiffer, L., Müller, N. H., & Rosenthal, P. (2015). A survey of visual and interactive methods for air traffic control data. In Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Information Visualisation (IV 2015) (S. 574–577). IEEE.

Pfeiffer, L., Müller, N. H., Valtin, G., Truschzinski, M., Protzel, P., Ohler, P., & Rosenthal, P. (2015). Emotionsmodell für zukünftige Mensch-Technik-Schnittstellen zur Unterstützung von Centerlotsen. In M. Grandt & S. Schmerwitz (Hrsg.), Kooperation und kooperative Systeme in der Fahrzeug- und Prozessführung (DGLR-Bericht 2015-01, S. 219–232). Deutsche Gesellschaft für Luft- und Raumfahrt.

Pfeiffer, L., Valtin, G., Müller, N. H., & Rosenthal, P. (2015). Aircraft in your head: How air traffic controllers mentally organize air traffic. In P. Lorenz & C. Bourret (Hrsg.), Proceedings of HUSO 2015, The International Conference on Human and Social Analytics (S. 19–24). IARIA. (Best Paper Award)

Wuttke, M., Belentschikow, V., & Müller, N. H. (2015). Storytelling as a means to transfer knowledge via narration – A scenario for a narrating pedagogical agent. i-com, 14(2), 155–160. doi.org/10.1515/icom-2015-0034

Müller, N. H., & Truschzinski, M. (2014). An emotional framework for a smart virtual worker. In Human-Computer Interaction. Advanced Interaction Modalities and Techniques. HCII 2014 (LNCS, Bd. 8511, S. 675–686). Springer.

Müller, N. H., Truschzinski, M., Fink, V., Schuster, J., Dinkelbach, H. Ü., Heft, W., Kronfeld, T., Rau, C., & Spitzhirn, M. (2014). The Smart Virtual Worker – Digitale Menschmodelle für die Simulation industrieller Arbeitsvorgänge. Technische Sicherheit, 7–8/2014, 32–35.

Truschzinski, M., & Müller, N. H. (2014). An emotional model for social robots: Late-breaking report. In Proceedings of the 2014 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI ’14) (S. 304–305). ACM. doi.org/10.1145/2559636.2559837

Truschzinski, M., Dinkelbach, H. Ü., Müller, N. H., Ohler, P., Hamker, F., & Protzel, P. (2014). Deducing human emotions by robots: Computing basic non-verbal expressions of performed actions during a work task. In 2014 IEEE International Symposium on Intelligent Control (ISIC) (S. 1342–1347). IEEE. doi.org/10.1109/ISIC.2014.6967618

Müller, N. H. (2013). Menschen lesen und interpretieren. In P. Staniek, Profiling: Ein Blick genügt und ich weiß, wer du bist. Echomedia.

Müller, N. H., Liebold, B., Pietschmann, D., Ohler, P., & Rosenthal, P. (2013). Gaze into hierarchy: A practice-oriented eye tracking study. In P. Rosenthal, R. S. Laramee, M. Kirby, & G. L. Kindlmann (Hrsg.), EuroVis Workshop on Reproducibility, Verification, and Validation in Visualization (EuroRV³) (S. 9–10). Eurographics Association. doi.org/10.2312/PE.EuroRVVV.EuroRVVV13.009-010

Müller, N. H., Liebold, B., Pietschmann, D., Rosenthal, P., & Ohler, P. (2013). Gaze path analysis of differences in task related perception of data visualizations. In F. Schwab, A. Carolus, M. Brill, & C. Henninghausen (Hrsg.), Proceedings of the 8th Conference of the Media Psychology Division of the German Psychological Society. Würzburg.

Rosenthal, P., Pfeiffer, L., Müller, N. H., & Ohler, P. (2013). VisRuption: Intuitive and efficient visualization of temporal airline disruption data. Computer Graphics Forum, 32(3pt1), 81–90. doi.org/10.1111/cgf.12095

Müller, N. (2011). Tempus Fugit: Temporale Indikationen und ihre Auswirkungen auf das Suspense-Empfinden bei seriellen narrativen Formaten. SVH Verlag. (Zugleich Dissertation, Technische Universität Chemnitz, 2010)

Bannert, M., Jahn, V., & Müller, N. (2009). Change Management in der Hochschullehre zur nachhaltigen Integration von E-Learning. Abschlussbericht. In Arbeitskreis E-Learning der Landesrektorenkonferenz Sachsen (Hrsg.), Synopse der Abschlussberichte E-Learning 2007/2008 (S. 169–203). TUDpress.

Bannert, M., Jahn, V., & Müller, N. (2009). E-Learning an der Technischen Universität Chemnitz: Bestandsaufnahme derzeitiger Einsatzformen. In H. Fischer & J. Schwendel (Hrsg.), E-Learning an sächsischen Hochschulen (S. 83–94). TUDpress.

Müller, N., & Hähnel, J. (2004). PR-Arbeit für Filme. In R. Geier & A. Kretzer (Hrsg.), Information und Entertainment. Verlag Dr. Kovač.

Conference papers and Posters

Filippi A., Kraus M., Ulsamer P., Müller N. H. (2022): Mirror neurons as a potential confounder in thought-based device control using Brain Computer Interfaces with fNIRS. Poster auf der HCII 2022.

Kushnir A., Müller N.H. (2020) Haptic Feedback in Everyday Conversation Situations. In: Stephanidis C., Antona M. (eds) HCI International 2020 - Posters. HCII 2020. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1224. Springer, Cham. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50726-8_31

Müller, N. H., Liebold, B., Pietschmann, D., Ohler, P. & Rosenthal, P. (2017). Hierarchy Visualization Designs and their Impact on Perception and Problem Solving Strategies. ACHI 2017.

Koban, K. & Müller, N. H. (2016). Narrative certainty and deduction of murderers in crime TV shows. ECREA 2016

Müller, N. H. (2016). Experience of Suspense in Cliffhanger-Situations. ICA 2016

Müller, N. H. & Belentschikow, V. (2016). Empirical design for methodically triangulated Research in social media. HCI 2016

Pfeiffer, L., Müller, N. H., Valtin, G., Truschzinski, M. & Rosenthal, P. (2015). Emotionsmodell für zukünftige Mensch-Technik-Schnittstellen zur Unterstützung von Centerlotsen. DGLR 11/2015

Müller, N. H., Pfeiffer, L., Ohler, P. & Rosenthal, P. (2015). On the Reproducability of VisRuption: A Tool for Intuitive and Efficient Visualization of Airline Disruption Data. EuroVis 2015 – EuroRV3.

Müller, N. H. & Belentschikow, V. (2014). Building Online Relationships on Facebook –Influence of Mutual Group Participation. ECREA 2014, Lisboa.

Müller, N. H. & Pietschmann, D. (2014). Who is the foe – Doctor Who and the NSA-GCHQ parallels . Int. Symposium on the Politics and Law of Doctor Who, London 2014.

Truschzinski, M., Dinkelbach, H.-U., Müller, N. H., Protzel, P., Hamker, F. & Ohler, P. (2014). Deducing human emotions by robots: Computing basic non-verbal expressions of performed actions during a work task. ICIS 2014, Auckland.

Müller, N. H. & Truschzinski, M. (2014). An Emotional Framework for a Smart Virtual Worker: Human Computer Interaction International 2014, Heraklion.

Belentschikow, V. & Müller, N. H. (2014). Online Observations and Virtual Ethnography – Ethical Issues of a Qualitative Experiment regarding Facebook: General Online Research, Köln 2014.

Müller, N. H., Liebold, B., Pietschmann, D., Ohler, P. & Rosenthal, P. (2013). Gaze Path Analysis of Differences in Task Related Perception of Data Visualization: 8th Conference of the Media Psychology Division (German Psychological Society), Würzburg 2013.

Belentschikow, V. & Müller, N. H. (2013). Sicherheit geht vor (?) – Das Überbrücken von Cues bei der Akzeptanz von Onlinebeziehungen: Herbsttagung 2013 der Sektionen "Soziologische Netzwerkforschung" & "Medien- und Kommunikationssoziologie" der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie, Trier 2013.

Belentschikow, V. & Müller, N. H. (2013). Methodische Triangulation zur Identifikation von Handlungs- und Meinungsbildungsprozessen im Netz - Peer Groups und Freundschaften auf Facebook. Vortrag: 5. ZSM Nachwuchsforscherinnentagung / 6. Theorieforum des Zentrum für Sozialweltforschung und Methodenentwicklung 13.07.2013. Magdeburg.

Truschzinski, M. & Müller, N. H. (2013). “The Emotion Model of the Smart Virtual Worker”, presented at the International Summer School on Social Human-Robot Interaction, Cambridge (U.K.), August 26 th – 30th.

Müller, N. H. (2012). Cognitive Visual Interpretation - An Outside Look. Vortrag: EuroVis/EuroRVVV 2012. Wien.

Müller, N. H. & Jahn, V. (2008). Didaktische Aspekte des E-Learning (Change-eL)

3. Meilenstein-Workshop des SMWK geförderten Projekts, TU Chemnitz.

Müller, N. H. & Jahn, V. (2008). Change Management in der Hochschule zur nachhaltigen Integration von

E-Learning (Change-eL) 1. Meilenstein-Workshop für die vom SMWK geförderten Projekte, Sächsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek, Dresden.

Bannert, M., Müller, N. H. & Jahn, V. (2007). Strategische Entwicklung des E-Learning und Erschließung von weiteren Nutzerkreisen für das netzgestützte Lehren und Lernen

Informationsveranstaltung E-Learning Initiative TU Chemnitz.

Müller, N. & Hähnel, J. (2005). PR und Film am Beispiel "The Blair Witch Project" 1. Studentische Medientage, Technische Universität Chemnitz.

Invited Talks

Müller, N. H. (2026). NoMoreMines. Jopp Automotive GmbH. 09/2026

Müller, N. H. (2026). BikeBox. Radverkehrsbeirat Stadt Würzburg. 07/2026

Müller, N. H. (2026). NoMoreMines. SKF GmbH. 07/2026

Müller, N. H. (2026). BikeBox. Mobilitätsforum JMU. 07/2026

Oermann, M. & Müller, N. H. (2026). B.Sc. Studiengang Digitale Gesellschaft. Universitätsklinikum Würzburg. 06/2026

Götz, S., Herz, M. & Müller, N. H. (2026). Sensorbasteln. Science4All/ScienceFem. 06/2026

Müller, N. H. (2026). BikeBox. OpenBikeSensor. 06/2026

Müller, N. H. (2026). BikeBox. 42 Heilbronn. 06/2026

Müller, N. H. (2026). NoMoreMines. R&D Verteidigungsministerium. 06/2026

Müller, N. H. (2026). NoMoreMines. Quantum Systems. 05/2026

Müller, N. H. (2026). Zwischen Denkmalschutz und digitalem Zwilling - Die Haßfurter Ritterkapelle in virtueller Realität. Deutscher Katholikentag Würzburg. 05/2026

Müller, N. H. (2026). NoMoreMines. Sonderstab Ukraine der Bundeswehr. 05/2026

Müller, N. H. (2026). Die Digitale Gesellschaft. Fair4Gemeinwohl Bertelsmann Stiftung. 04/2026

Müller, N. H. (2026). NoMoreMines. European Defence Supply. 04/2026

Müller, N. H. (2026). BikeBox. Nachhaltigkeitsstammtisch Würzburg. 04/2026

Müller, N. H. (2026). BikeBox. Zukunftswoche Würzburg. 04/2026

Müller, N. H. (2026). BikeBox. VCD Würzburg. 04/2026

Müller, N. H., Götz, S. & Schüpfer, E. (2026). Sozioinformatik im Gesundheitswesen. Pflegeschule Universitätsklinikum, 03/2026

Müller, N. H. (2026). NoMoreMines. Defence Council. 03/2026

Müller, N. H. (2026). NoMoreMines. Tauber Kampfmittelräumung. 02/2026

Müller, N. H. (2026). AR-Stolpersteine. Würzburger Stolperstein e.V. 02/2026

Müller, N. H. (2026). NoMoreMines. TGZ Würzburg. 01/2026

Müller, N. H. (2026). BikeBox. Stadt Würzburg. 01/2026

Müller, N. H. (2026). NoMoreMines. Bayern Innovativ SVI-Hub. 01/2026

Müller, N. H. (2026). Aktuelle Forschungsprojekte am IDIS. Cadera Design. 01/2026

Müller, N. H. (2026). NoMoreMines. Sunplate X. 01/2026

Müller, N. H. (2026). AR-Stolpersteine. Johanna-Stahl-Zentrum. 01/2026

Müller, N. H. (2025). Der Rooftop-Scout. CAE Würzburg. 12/2025

Müller, N. H. (2025). BIDTL – Bin ich Teil der Lösung. WVV Würzburg. 12/2025

Müller, N. H. (2025). NoMoreMines. Defence Mainfranken. 11/2025

Müller, N. H. (2025). NoMoreMines. Vogel Communications Group. 11/2025

Müller, N. H. (2025). NoMoreMines. F.S. Fehrer Automotive GmbH. 08/2025

Müller, N. H. (2025). Empirische Wissenschaften. FG „Was brauchts?“. 07/2025

Müller, N. H. (2025). NoMoreMines. CyberinnovationHub der Bundeswehr. 07/2025

Müller, N. H. (2025). Forschungsprojekte am IDIS. IFAS-Kolloquium. 06/2025

Müller, N. H. (2025). Aktuelle Projekte am IDIS. Science4All/Science4Fem. 06/2025

Müller, N. H. (2025). NoMoreMines. Universität der Bundeswehr. 05/2025

Müller, N. H. (2025). Social-Media- und KI-Nutzung. LMU-Experteninterview. 04/2025

Müller, N. H. (2025). NoMoreMines. Diehl Defence. 04/2025

Müller, N. H. (2025). Digitale Lehre. Bayerischer Tag der guten Lehre. 03/2025

Müller, N. H., Götz, S. & Schüpfer, E. (2025). Sozioinformatik im Gesundheitswesen B. Pflegeschule Universitätsklinikum, 03/2025

Müller, N. H. (2025). Promotionsprojekte am IDIS. Promotionsretreat NiSys. 03/2025

Müller, N. H. (2025). Empirische Projekte am IDIS. Game Engineering Retreat. 02/2025

Müller, N. H., Götz, S. & Schüpfer, E. (2025). Sozioinformatik im Gesundheitswesen A. Pflegeschule Universitätsklinikum, 02/2025

Glaser, J. & Müller, N. H. (2025). 4000 Miles. THWS-SHL Projektabschluss. 01/2025

Müller, N. H. (2025). Der Rooftop-Scout. Stark Deutschland GmbH. 01/2025

Müller, N. H. (2024). Motion-Capture und Physiotherapie. König Ludwig Haus. 11/2024

Götz, S. & Müller, N. H. (2024). Stethoscope. Uniklinik Frankfurt am Main. 11/2024

Müller, N. H. (2024). NoMoreMines – Concept. Airbus Defence. 11/2024

Müller, N. H. (2024). Projekte der Sozioinformatik. IWINet Jahrestagung. 10/2024

Müller, N. H. (2024). Empirische Projekte am IDIS. THWS FIW Alumni 1984. 10/2024

Müller, N. H. (2024). Digitale Gesellschaft. Hochschulinformationstage. 09/2024

Müller, N. H. (2024). Praxisnahe Forschungsprojekte im Kontext der Digitalisierung. Innovation Day. 09/2024

Müller, N. H. & Götz, S. (2024). Zukunftsallee Semmelstraße. 09/2024

Müller, N. H. (2024).NoMoreMines. Airbus Defence. 09/2024

Müller, N. H. (2024). Forschungsprojekte IDIS. ScienceFem. 06/2024

Müller, N. H. (2024). Aktuelle Forschungsprojekte der Sozioinformatik. Transforming-Media. 06/2024

Müller, N. H. (2024). Praxisnahe Forschungsprojekte im Kontext der Digitalisierung und von digitalen Technologien über Smart Cities zu nachhaltiger KI. Council für Kunst. Kultur. Kongress. 06/2024

Müller, N. H., Götz, S. & Schüpfer, E. (2024). Sozioinformatik im Gesundheitswesen A. Pflegeschule Universitätsklinikum, 02/2024

Müller, N. H., Götz, S. & Schüpfer, E. (2024). Sozioinformatik im Gesundheitswesen B. Pflegeschule Universitätsklinikum, 02/2024

Müller, N. H. (2024). Das Künstliche an künstlicher Intelligenz. Mehrgenerationenhaus Haßfurt / Smart City Haßfurt Stadtlabor. 03/2024

Müller, N. H. (2024). KI – Gestern, heute, morgen. Zukunftsmesse Haßfurt. 03/2024

Müller, N. H. (2023). Verkündung Stiftungsprofessur Digitale Ethik und Medienrecht bei der Jahresversammlung der Vogel Stiftung und Vorstellung des Studiengangs Digitale Gesellschaft, 02/2023

Müller, N. H. (2023). Aktuelle Themen der Sozioinformatik, Zukunftsmesse Haßfurt, 03/2023

Müller, N. H. (2023). Interdisziplinäre Forschungsprojekte im Gesundheitskontext, Weiterbildungsforum Gesundheit, 04/2023

Müller, N. H. (2023). Nachhaltige und interdisziplinäre Forschung & Entwicklung im Kontext der Sozioinformatik. Zukunftswoche 05/2023.

Müller, N. H. (2023). Bin ich Teil der Lösung?. VDI/THWS Konferenz Nachhaltig Nachhaltig 09/2023.

Müller, N. H. (2023). BiTdL CO2 App. WueWW. 11/23

Wuttke, M. & Müller, N. H. (2023). Smart City Haßfurt. WueWW. 11/23

Müller, N. H. (2023). Die gerechte Maschine - Sollen wir uns Entscheidungen von einer smarten  KI abnehmen lassen? Implikationen für die Digitale Gesellschaft. Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung

Müller, N. H. (2022). Cybersecurity im Arbeitsalltag, Domeba Webinar-Reihe, 12/2022

Müller, N. H. (2022). Roboter in der Pflege I, Pflegeschule Universitätsklinikum, 11/2022, Würzburg

Müller, N. H. (2022). Roboter in der Pflege II, Pflegeschule Universitätsklinikum, 11/2022, Würzburg

Müller, N. H. (2022). Roboter in der Pflege III, Pflegeschule Universitätsklinikum, 11/2022, Würzburg

Müller, N. H & Müller-Wuttke, M. (2022). VR Ritterkapelle in Haßfurt, WueWW_2022, 10/2022 Würzburg

Müller, N. H. (2022). Führung durch die virtuelle Ritterkapelle, Ministrantentreffen 2022.

Müller, N. H. (2022). Veröffentlichung Modell der Ritterkapelle. Bundesdigitaltag 2022, Haßfurt.

Müller, N. H. (2022). Präsentation VR Ritterkapelle auf der Haßfurter Zukunftsmesse 2022.

Müller, N. H. (2022). Präsentation AR Schizophrenie-Projekt. Krankenhaus für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Psychosomatische Medizin Schloss Werneck. 01/2022

Müller, N. H. (2021). KAIMO Präsentation und Podiumsdiskussion auf der DGSA Tagung 2021.

Müller, N. H. (2021). Vorstellung des vibrotaktilen Handschuhs. 50 Jahre Hochschulen in Bayern.

Müller, N. H., (2021). Projektbericht KAIMo – Kann ein Algorithmus moralisch kalkulieren. BIDT Evaluationsmeeting.

Müller, N. H., Wolpold, J. & Müller-Wuttke, M. (2021). Präsentation der fotogrammetrischen Außenansicht der Ritterkapelle in Haßfurt, WueWW_2021, 10/2021 Würzburg

Müller, N. H. (2021). Digitalisierungsthemen für Smart Cities. Digitaltag Smart Green City Haßfurt.

Müller, N. H. (2021). Innenstadt nach Corona. Vortrag für die IHK „Was bleibt nach Corona?“

Wolpold, J., Müller-Wuttke, M. & Müller, N. H. (2020). Vortrag zur photogrammetrischen Erfassung der Ritterkapelle in Haßfurt, WueWW_2020, 10/2020 Würzburg

Müller N.H., Müller-Wuttke M., Schütz A.E. & Franz F. (2020) Proactive Smart City Interactions. HCII 2020.

Panel-Diskussionsteilnehmer „Interdisziplinarität in der wissenschaftlichen Praxis“ – ZD.B-Symposium, 11/2019

Panel-Diskussionsteilnehmer „Designing for the Future we want” – WUD 11/2019, Würzburg

Vorstellung von Robotik- und VR-Projekten auf dem Jahrestreffen des Rotary-Clubs 2018/2019 am 25.06.2019

Keller, L., Kushnir, A., Krause, M. & Müller, N. H. (2020). Vortrag MasterClass ProgressiveHCI bei der FutureCode, 06/2020 Würzburg.

Müller, N. H. (2019). Umweltaspekte der Digitalisierung. Vortrag bei der FOSBOS Kooperationsschule der FHWS, 11/2019 Kitzingen.

Müller, N. H. (2019). HCI Technologien zur Inklusion. World Usability Days, 11/2019 Würzburg.

Müller, N. H. (2019). Studentische Projekte der Professur Sozioinformatik. Vortrag bei der Mainfrankenmesse, 09/2019 Würzburg.

Müller, N. H. (2019). Modernes Lernen - Aktuelle Entwicklungen, wissenschaftlicher Diskurs und Implikationen für die Weiterbildung. Speaker auf der Commerzbank Gesamtbetriebsratssitzung zum Thema E-Learning, 08/2019 Goldhain.

Müller N.H. & Müller-Wuttke M. (2019) Cognitive Load Levels While Learning with or Without a Pedagogical Agent. HCII 2019.

Müller, N. H. (2019). Cybersecurity im Kontext der digitalen Arbeitssicherheit. Keynote-Speaker auf den Compliance-Days, 05/2019 Dresden.

Müßig, M. & Müller, N. H. (2019). Digitale Trends und Geschäftsmodelle. Eröffnungsvortrag StartHouse Spessart, 04/2019 Lohr.

Müller, N. H. (2019). Praxisnahe Anwendungsfelder von Telepräsenzrobotern. 1st International Roboticist Forum, 01/2019 Schweinfurt.

Müller, N. H. (2018). Die Professur Sozioinformatik. ZD.B Scientific Breakfast, 11/2018 Garching.

Müller, N. H. (2018). Vorstellung von Forschungsthemen der Professur Sozioinformatik. 4. Sitzung des ZD.B Koordinierungkreises, 11/2018 Garching.

Panel-Diskussionsteilnehmer „Let's talk about: Digitisation and the Society of Tomorrow” – ZD.B-Symposium, 10/2018.

Müller, N. H. (2018). Digitalisierung und die Implikationen für die Gesellschaft. Rotary-Club, 11/2018 Würzburg.

Müller, N. H. (2018). Forschungsinhalte der Professur Sozioinformatik. 1. ZD.B Symposium, 10/2018 Fraueninsel am Chiemsee.

Wuttke, M., Fischer, J. & Müller, N. H. (2017). Human Responsive Design. World Usability Days, 11/2017 Würzburg.

Müller, N. H. (2017). Forschungsprojekte der Professur Sozioinformatik. Forschungskooperationstreffen Universität Würzburg und FHWS.

Müller, N. H. (2016). Medienpsychologie im Anwendungskontext. Deutsches Luft- und Raumfahrtzentrum (Simulation and Software Technology).

Müller, N. H. (2015). Medienpsychologie im Anwendungskontext. Airbus Defence and Space.

Müller, N. H. (2015). Medienpsychologie im Anwendungskontext. Deutsches Luft- und Raumfahrtzentrum (German Space Operations Center).

Belentschikow, V. & Müller, N. H. (2014). Didaktik im Seminarkontext. Forstverband DePlCz.

Müller, N. H. (2014). Medienpsychologie im Anwendungskontext. Deutsche Flugsicherung (Forschungsabteilung).

Müller, N. H. (2013). Medienpsychologie im Anwendungskontext. Lufthansa CityLine (CrewAllocation).

Müller, N. H. (2013). Medienpsychologie im Anwendungskontext. Bundesluftwaffe. (CrewAllocation).

Müller, N. H. (2012). Cognitive visual interpretation – an outside look. Eurovis 2012 (EuroRV3).

Müller, N. H. & Jahn, V. (2009). Didaktik-Workshop II (E-Learning – leicht gemacht). Accenture Mitarbeiter-Workshop.

Müller, N. H. & Jahn, V. (2009). Didaktik-Workshop I (E-Learning – leicht gemacht) Accenture Mitarbeiter-Workshop.

Interviews, Podcasts and Media

Tagesschau (2026). Die "Bike Box" sammelt Daten über Straßenverhältnisse. www.instagram.com/reels/DXeilHIDRB9/

Frankenschau aktuell (2026). Pilotprojekt für sicheres Fahrradfahren in Würzburg. www.ardmediathek.de/video/frankenschau-aktuell/pilotprojekt-fuer-sicheres-fahrradfahren-in-wuerzburg/br/Y3JpZDovL2JyLmRlL2Jyb2FkY2FzdC9GMjAyNVdPMDE1ODI0QTAvc2VjdGlvbi80MTM3ZmNjNy0zYzE1LTQ1NjktYmYyMS1mZGMyZjM0YTY1OWM

Steinebach, L., Benini, J. & Müller, N. H. (2025). Projekt Bike-Boxen für mehr Sicherheit beim Radfahren in Würzburg. THWS Fokus Orange Podcast: fokusorange.thws.de/thwspodcast/ausgabe-8/projekt-bike-boxen-fuer-mehr-sicherheit-beim-radfahren-in-wuerzburg/

Strauß, S., Staab, T., Pressel, L. & Müller, N. H. (2024). Fahrrad-Infrastruktur: Innovative Projekte zur Verbesserung der Verkehrssituation.
fokusorange.thws.de/forschen-verstehen/ausgabe-6/fahrrad-infrastruktur-innovative-projekte-zur-verbesserung-der-verkehrssituation/
Podcast: fokusorange.thws.de/thwspodcast/ausgabe-6/fahrrad-infrastruktur-in-wuerzburg/

Mündlein, U. & Müller, N. H. (2023). CO2 App. Würzburg-Webweek. www.wueww.de/2023/12/06/co2-mobilitaets-app-bin-ich-teil-der-loesung/

Volland, N. & Müller, N. H. (2023). Digitale Gesellschaft & Skills von Morgen. DigitalConnect Mittelstand Podcast. Link

BR24 (2021). Wenn man schon nicht hinfahren darf, dann soll man Sehenswürdigkeiten wenigstens von daheim anschauen können. www.facebook.com/BRFranken/videos/ritterkapelle-ha%C3%9Ffurt-mit-drohnen-fotos-zum-3d-modell/498560481155812/

Mündlein, U. & Müller, N. H. (2021). Wie wird eine Kapelle digital? Würzburg-Webweek. www.facebook.com/watch/

Weigel, A. & Müller, N. H. (2020). Eine neuartige Hilfe für Sehbehinderte. #FHWSPodcast, www.thws.de/fhwspodcast/

Interview in der Zeitschrift PROFIL, dem bayerischen Genossenschaftsverband zum Thema „Was bedeutet Kundennähe im digitalen Raum?“, Ausgabe 07/2019

Müller, N. H. (2013). Es kommt darauf an, Sympathien zu wecken. Interview in: TV Diskurs. 1/2013 (63), S. 24-27. Berlin: FSK.

Press reports (in german)

Würzburger Lösungen gegen den digitalen Frust: Medienpsychologe Nicholas Müller erklärt, wie ein neues Institut hilft. 2026. www.mainpost.de/wuerzburg/stadtwuerzburg/wuerzburger-loesungen-gegen-den-digitalen-frust-medienpsychologe-nicholas-mueller-erklaert-wie-ein-neues-institut-hilft-115503108.

Kleine Box am Fahrrad erhöht deine Sicherheit – ohne viel Aufwand (Utopia). 2026. utopia.de/ratgeber/kleine-box-am-fahrrad-erhoeht-deine-sicherheit-ohne-viel-aufwand_927562/.

Plastik-Box am Fahrrad: Welche Gefahren sie aufdecken soll (CHIP). 2026. www.chip.de/news/auto-fahrrad/plastik-box-am-fahrrad-welche-gefahren-sie-aufdecken-soll_4eae5cb3-4b9d-459f-8139-1d6fbc60f3f9.html.

Kleine Box am Fahrrad erhöht deine Sicherheit (WEB.DE Magazin). 2026. web.de/magazine/ratgeber/utopia/kleine-box-fahrrad-erhoeht-sicherheit-aufwand-42219628.

À vélo, les dépassements trop proches pourraient enfin influencer les aménagements (Cleanrider). 2026. www.cleanrider.com/actus/bikebox-velo-mesure-frolements/.

BikeBox for Road Safety: Project Relies on Real-Time Data from Bicycles (RESET). en.reset.org/bikebox-for-road-safety-project-relies-on-real-time-data-from-bicycles/.

Boxes to improve safety (fokus orange). 2025. fokusorange.thws.de/en/research-understanding/ausgabe-8/boxes-to-improve-safety/.

Bike Box project promotes safety of Würzburg cyclists (#THWSPodcast). 2025. fokusorange.thws.de/en/thwspodcast/ausgabe-8/bike-box-project-promotes-safety-when-cycling-in-wuerzburg/.

Cycling infrastructure: Innovative projects to improve the traffic situation (fokus orange). 2024. fokusorange.thws.de/en/research-understanding/ausgabe-6/cycling-infrastructure-innovative-projects-to-improve-the-traffic-situation/.

THWS verleiht Preise für beste Lehre

www.mainpost.de/regional/wuerzburg/thws-verleiht-preise-fuer-beste-lehre-art-11643003

Künstliche Intelligenz – Segen oder Fluch?

www.mainpost.de/regional/wuerzburg/kuenstliche-intelligenz-segen-oder-fluch-art-11523739

7. KUNST.KULTUR.KONGRESS

www.mainfranken24.de/veranstaltungen/7-kunst-kultur-kongress

„Digital-Café - MITeinander digital“ am 8. März im Stadtlabor Haßfurt

www.mainpost.de/regional/hassberge/digital-cafe-miteinander-digital-am-8-maerz-im-stadtlabor-hassfurt-art-11404055

THWS Campus Day: Lehrpreise zum dritten Mal verliehen. 2024. nachrichten.idw-online.de/2024/10/30/thws-campus-day-lehrpreise-zum-dritten-mal-verliehen.

Mit künstlicher Intelligenz zur digitalen Gesellschaft. 2024. www.thws.de/service/news-presse/pressemeldungen/thema/mit-kuenstlicher-intelligenz-zur-digitalen-gesellschaft/.

CO2-Mobilitäts-App „Bin ich Teil der Lösung?“ (Würzburg Web Week). 2023. www.wueww.de/2023/12/06/co2-mobilitaets-app-bin-ich-teil-der-loesung/.

Bewerbt Euch und bringt die digitale Transformation im neuen Studiengang „Digitale Gesellschaft“ voran. 2023. www.thws.de/service/news-presse/pressemeldungen/thema/bewerbt-euch-und-bringt-die-digitale-transformation-im-neuen-studiengang-digitale-gesellschaft-vor/.

Erstes Weiterbildungsforum Gesundheit an der THWS, 2023

www.mainpost.de/regional/wuerzburg/erstes-weiterbildungsforum-gesundheit-an-der-technischen-hochschule-art-11100070

Kampfsport-Training mit technischer Unterstützung, 2023

www.mainpost.de/regional/wuerzburg/kampfsport-training-mit-technischer-unterstuetzung-art-11034350

Haßfurter Zukunftsmesse lockte viele Besucher, 2022

www.mainpost.de/regional/hassberge/hassfurter-zukunftsmesse-lockte-viele-besucher-art-10765930

Eine Messe für die Zukunft, 2022

www.np-coburg.de/inhalt.verkaufsoffener-sonntag-in-hassfurt-eine-messe-fuer-die-zukunft.ee600545-002f-43d7-9e3a-45997222bb03.html

Fakultät Informatik und Wirtschaftsinformatik plant einen neuen Studiengang: "Digitale Gesellschaft", 2022

www.mainpost.de/regional/wuerzburg/fakultaet-informatik-und-wirtschaftsinformatik-plant-einen-neuen-studiengang-digitale-gesellschaft-art-10992287

Wie das Stadtlabor Haßfurt ein Ort der Begegnung werden soll, 2022

www.mainpost.de/regional/hassberge/wie-das-stadtlabor-hassfurt-ein-ort-der-begegnung-werden-soll-art-10619862

Zukunftsmesse Haßfurt: Digitaler Zwilling der Ritterkapelle. 2022. nachrichten.idw-online.de/2022/03/16/zukunftsmesse-hassfurt-digitaler-zwilling-der-ritterkapelle.

FHWS und Mainfranken Theater Würzburg: Neues Theater 3.0 als eine Kombination von Kunst und Technologie. 2021. idw-online.de/en/news?print=1&id=769069.

Digitalpreis für das Projekt „Rooftop-Scout“ der FHWS, 2021

www.mainpost.de/regional/wuerzburg/digitalpreis-fuer-das-projekt-rooftop-scout-der-fhws-art-10704324

Neues Theater 3.0: Kombination von Kunst und Technologie, 2021

www.mainpost.de/regional/wuerzburg/neues-theater-30-kombination-von-kunst-und-technologie-art-10606075

Prämiertes Projekt: Mit 3D-Drohne autonom Daten erfassen, 2021

www.mainpost.de/regional/wuerzburg/praemiertes-projekt-mit-3d-drohne-autonom-daten-erfassen-art-10602293

Neues Forschungsprojekt zu digitalen ethischen Entscheidungshilfen für Konfliktsituationen. 2020. idw-online.de/de/news760164.

Eine neuartige Hilfe für Sehbehinderte (#FHWSPodcast). www.thws.de/fhwspodcast/.

Virtuell ins Ausland reisen, 2020

www.mainpost.de/regional/wuerzburg/virtuell-ins-ausland-reisen-art-10537051

Anna Kushnir gewinnt Best Paper Award auf der Konferenz ACHI, 2020

www.mainpost.de/regional/wuerzburg/anna-kushnir-gewinnt-best-paper-award-auf-der-konferenz-achi-art-10466391

The Future Code: Virtuelle Messe rund um Robotik und mehr, 2020

www.mainpost.de/regional/wuerzburg/the-future-code-virtuelle-messe-rund-um-robotik-und-mehr-art-10461237

Lohr bekommt ein Stück vom Würzburger Web-Week-Kuchen ab, 2019

www.mainpost.de/regional/main-spessart/lohr-bekommt-ein-stueck-vom-wuerzburger-web-week-kuchen-ab-art-10215670

Ein Thema, das alle beschäftigt, 2019

www.mainpost.de/regional/main-spessart/ein-thema-das-alle-beschaeftigt-art-10215142

Drei Vorträge zum Thema Mensch und Digitalisierung, 2019

www.mainpost.de/regional/main-spessart/drei-vortraege-zum-thema-mensch-und-digitalisierung-art-10205872

Neue Professur an der FHWS Würzburg-Schweinfurt, 2017

www.wuerzburgerleben.de/2017/08/11/neue-professur-an-der-fhws-wuerzburg-schweinfurt/

Career

since 2026 Deputy Spokesperson, Doctoral Centre LiWa – Changing Lifeworlds

since 11/2025 Scientific Director, SHIFT – Institute for the Digital Society

since 10/2023 Founding Programme Director, Bachelor’s programme Digital Society

since 02/2018 Head of the Institute for Design and Information Systems (IDIS)

since 08/2017 Research Professor of Socioinformatics and Societal Aspects of Digitalisation, THWS

2012–2017 Research Associate, Chair of Media Psychology, Chemnitz University of Technology (projects StayCentered/MACeLot, BMBF, and Smart Virtual Worker, ESF)

2010–2012 Senior Learning Designer and Media Training Expert, Accenture

2007–2010 Research Associate, Chair of E-Learning and New Media, Chemnitz University of Technology

Academic qualifications

2016 Habilitation, Chemnitz University of Technology, venia legendi: Empirical Communication Research and Media Psychology

2010 Dr. phil., Chemnitz University of Technology (thesis: “Biophysiological Reactions in Narrative Reception”)

2007 Master of Arts in Media Communication, Chemnitz University of Technology

2004 Bachelor of Arts in Media Communication, Chemnitz University of Technology; exchange semester at the University of Oulu, Finland

Research and transfer at a glance

• Approx. EUR 4.4 million in third-party funding as principal investigator, including from BMBF, bidt, the Bavarian Ministry of Science and the Arts, EXIST and AKDB
• More than 60 scientific publications
• Four completed doctorates, currently first supervisor of eight doctoral candidates
• Mentor of the EXIST start-up projects PIAS, FutureImmersion, HandicAPP and VisVantage

Awards

• Digitalpreis Vogel Stiftung Dr. Eckernkamp for the Rooftop Scout project, 2020
• THWS Award for Best Digital Teaching, jointly with Prof. Dr. Dagmar Unz
• Five Best Paper Awards, most recently at eLmL 2025
• Emotion glove prototype selected by the Bavarian Ministry of Science and the Arts as one of two showcase projects for the 50th anniversary of universities of applied sciences in Bavaria
• Certificate “Inclusive University Teaching” (BayZiel), the first professor in Bavaria to receive it

Academic community and committees

• Member of the THWS doctoral centres LiWa and NISys
• Member of the BayWISS Steering Committee for Digitalisation (since 2018)
• Member of the bidt Doctoral Committee (2022–2024)
• Chair of the special track “Security and Privacy Aspects of Human-Computer Interactions”, HICSS (since 2020)
• Organiser and chair of panels at HCI International (2015–2021), Program Board Member HCII since 2017
• Program Committee Member, ACHI (since 2019)

Transfer and collaboration

Research should reach the places where it is needed. That is why I work closely with municipalities, public administration, cultural institutions and companies, including AKDB and the cities of Würzburg, Lohr a.Main and Haßfurt.

Konzeptathon: The Konzeptathon is a proprietary innovation format. Interdisciplinary teams of students, researchers and practice partners develop viable solution concepts for real-world challenges within a short time.

Start-up support: Since 2016, I have mentored spin-offs in the EXIST programme, including PIAS, FutureImmersion, HandicAPP and VisVantage (see Projects).

Press

For media enquiries, please contact me by email. A press photo is available on request. Interviews and press coverage are listed under “Publications”.

Committees and delegations

• Deputy Spokesperson of the Doctoral Centre LiWa (since 2026), member of the Doctoral Centre NISys
• Member of the BayWISS Steering Committee for Digitalisation (since 2018)
• Member of the bidt Doctoral Committee (2022–2024)
• Jury member, 1st Würzburg Healthcare Hackathon (2024)
• Scientific member of the delegation of the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy to Montreal and Toronto (2019)

Organisation of scientific conferences

• Chair of the special track “Security and Privacy Aspects of Human-Computer Interactions”, HICSS-53 to HICSS-58 (2020–2025)
• Chair of the special track “Applied VR/AR”, ACHI 2024
• Chair of panels at HCI International, including “Physiological Sensors and Equipment for HCI” (2022), “Technology-based Telepresence in a Learning Context” (2021), “Human Factors in Smart HCI” (2020) and “Human-centered Aspects of Digital Learning Environments” (2019)
• Program Board Member, International Conference on Learning and Collaboration Technologies (LCT) at HCII, including 2021–2024
• Program Committee Member, ACHI (2019–2024)
• Organiser of the KAIMO conference (2022) and the four-part E-DIG seminar series on digital self-determination (Würzburg, 2020)

Reviewing

Funding programmes and awards: UK Research and Innovation (2023), VDI programme “FH-Kooperativ”, NRW Innovation Award (2024), BMBF programme “Research for Civil Security”, DAAD programme PPP India (2018)

Appointments, accreditation and doctorates: external reviewer for the professorship “Digitalisation, Technology Assessment and Applied Ethics” at OTH Regensburg (2019), spokesperson of the accreditation committee for the socioinformatics programmes at TU Kaiserslautern (2019), doctoral thesis review at Chemnitz University of Technology (2018), bidt doctoral programme (2022)

Reviewer for Computers in Human Behavior and the conferences HICSS, HCII and ACHI (since 2019)

Awards and distinctions

THWS Award for Best Digital Teaching, jointly with Prof. Dr. Dagmar Unz (2024)

Best Paper Awards: eLmL 2025, ACHI 2023, ACHI 2020, ACHI 2017, HUSO 2015

1st place, IWI-Net alumni association, for the software project CO2BI (2021)

1st place, Digital Award of the Vogel Stiftung Dr. Eckernkamp, for Rooftop Scout (2020)

Emotion glove selected as one of two showcase projects for the 50th anniversary of universities of applied sciences in Bavaria (2021)

Certificates: Inclusive University Teaching (BayZiel, 2020), Publons Academy Mentor (2020), University Lecturer Bavaria (2019)