Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeiter

Current Research

Privacy and Information Security Awareness

• Privacy Paradox
• Online Self-Disclosure
• Habitual Social Media Use
• Persuasive Design in Digital Environments

Human-Centered Security

• Information Security Awareness
• Social Engineering
• Usable Security

Accessibility and Digital Inclusion

• Accessible Web Design
• Inclusive Digital Systems

Research Interests

• Privacy Paradox
• Information Security Awareness
• Habitual Digital Behavior
• Persuasive Design
• Human-Centered Security
• Digital Accessibility

Conference Proceedings

• Tessitore, M., Müller, N. H., Huffstadt, K., Arda, H., & Henkelmann, D. (2026). Functional Requirements for an AI-Based Digital Study Companion in Higher Education: A Quantitative Analysis. Conference Paper, 2026 3rd International Conference on Innovative Education and Learning Resources (IELR 2026), Koriyama, Japan. DOI: kein DOI auf ResearchGate angegeben. Link: ResearchGate.

• Henkelmann, D., & Fertig, T. (2023). Exploring the Link Between Accessible Website Design and User Experience for Humans with Blindness and Visual Impairment: A Qualitative Study. Conference Paper, IDIMT-2023 New Challenges for ICT and Management, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic. DOI: 10.35011/IDIMT-2023-101. Link: ResearchGate.

• Fertig, T., Henkelmann, D., & Schütz, A. E. (2022). 360 Degrees of Security: Can VR Increase the Sustainability of ISA Trainings? Conference Paper, Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. DOI: 10.24251/HICSS.2022.924. Link: ResearchGate.

Vita

• since 2024: Doctoral Researcher in Digital Self-Disclosure, Privacy and Information Security Awareness at THWS
• since 2024: Research Assistant at THWS, Faculty of Computer Science and Business Information Systems
• since 2024: Accessibility Expert and IT Consultant at Unternehmensberatung H&D GmbH
• 2022 - 2024: Technical Expert for Accessibility and Process Design at the Institute for Digital and Social Transformation (IDIS), THWS
• 2020 - 2022: Working Student at ISO-Gruppe
• 2021 - 2024: Master of Science in Digital Business Systems at THWS
• 2018 - 2020: Working Student and SAP Consulting Intern at SSI SCHÄFER
• 2017 - 2021: Bachelor of Applied Science in Business Information Systems at THWS
• 2012 - 2016: Apprenticeship and Bank Clerk at Deutsche Bank