About My Research
I hold a doctoral degree from the University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, where I specialized in the intersection of Immersive Virtual Reality (IVR) and social science research. My thesis explored the external validity of IVR environments, rigorously testing how well IVR results translate to real-world scenarios. My work was conducted under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Jens Vogelgesang (University of Hohenheim) and Prof. Dr. Matthias Wölfel (Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences), with mentorship from Prof. Dr. Tobias Dienlin (University of Zurich).
Reviewer, Talks and other Conference Activities
- Technical Program Comitee at 15th EAI International Conference: ArtsIT, Interactivity & Game Creation
- Session Chair "Level Up! Didaktische Spielmechaniken" at Learntec 2026
- Session Chair for the sessions "Societal Aspects of Disinformation" and "Talks on Dealing with Disinformation" at Fabrikation der Wahrheit, ZKM Karlsruhe 2025, organized by Prof. Dr. Matthias Wölfel and Karl Fischer (Institute for Intelligent Interaction and Immersive Experience at Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences).
- Session Chair "Gamification und Large Language Models" at Learntec 2025
- Invited Talk "Virtual Reality und Eye Tracking" at Federal Office for Radiation Protection (Bundesamt für Strahlenschutz - BfS), Neuherberg bei München
- Session Chair "Virtuelle und Erweiterte Realität" at Learntec 2024
- Invited Workshop "VR Campus to Connect European Universities" at 10 days of INGENIUM, Pescara, Italy
- Workshop "Insights into the Virtual Reality Scientific Toolkit (VRSTK)" at Wuertual 2023 - XR Meeting Würzburg
- Talk (Symposium) "Challenges and Chances Replicating a Regular User Study in Immersive Virtual Reality" at Wuertual 2023 - XR Meeting Würzburg
- Organization Chair and Reviewer for The 20st Conference on Educational Technologies of the "GI Fachgruppe Bildungstechnologien" 2022 organized by Prof. Dr. Henning, Prof. Dr. Wölfel und Dr. Striewe
- Invited Speaker on the topic of "Future Interfaces" for Master's Seminar "What's next? Spotlight on current topics in business informatics" at Hochschule Karlsruhe Summer 2022
- Session Chair "New Work & Home Office" at Learntec 2022
- Publication Chair and Reviewer for 10th EAI International Conference: ArtsIT, Interactivity & Game Creation 2021 organized by Prof. Dr. Wölfel and Dr. Johannes Bernhardt
- Session Chair "Übertragung von Lernverfahren in die Digitale Welt" at Learntec 2019
Awards
- The Heinrich Hertz Society Prize for outstanding achievements in the ongoing doctoral process.
- AESCULAP-Award for outstanding innovative theses at Furtwangen University of Applied Science.
- Shortlisted for GAA Foundation Prize by GAA Foundation in collaboration with European Cultural Centre.
Publications
How Stationary, Gaze-Directed, and Treadmill Locomotion Affect Relaxation in Immersive Virtual Nature (accepted)
XR Salento - International Conference on eXtended Reality
Exploring the Potential of Immersive Virtual Reality for Social Science Research
Dissertation University of Hohenheim (Dr. rer. soc.)
Exploring Ecological Validity: A Comparative Study of the Mere Exposure Effect on Screens and in Immersive Virtual Reality
Advances in Visual Computing. ISVC 2024. Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Enter the Hindenburg: Experiencing Cultural Heritage by Social Interaction in Hybrid Space
XR-Salento International Conference on eXtended Reality 2025
The Influence of Face and Gaze Tracking in HMDs on the Social Perception of Avatars
11th International Conference on Virtual Reality
Exploring Perception and Preference in Public Human-Agent Interaction: Virtual Human vs. Social Robot
12th EAI International Conference ArtsIT, Interactivity & Game Creation
Sensor-Based Occluded Face-Part Reconstruction: Eye Tracking and Facial Expressions
2nd IEEE International Conference on Cognitive Aspects of Virtual Reality
Similarities and Differences between Immersive Virtual Reality, Real World, and Computer Screens: A Systematic Scoping Review in Human Behavior Studies
Multimodal Technol. Interact. 2023, 7(6), 56;
Streamlining Physiological Observations in Immersive Virtual Reality Studies with the Virtual Reality Scientific Toolkit
2023 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW)
Aspects of Visual Avatar Appearance: Self-Representation, Display Type, and Uncanny Valley
The Visual Computer 38 (4), 1227-1244
Asymmetric Normalization in Social Virtual Reality Studies
2022 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops
Influence of Visual Appearance of Agents on Presence, Attractiveness, and Agency in Virtual Reality
10th EAI International Conference - ArtsIT. New Perspectives from Media Arts and Artificial Intelligence.
Entering a New Dimension in Virtual Reality Research: An Overview of Existing Toolkits, Their Features and Challenges
2021 International Conference on Cyberworlds
Reducing the Human Factor in Virtual Reality Research to Increase Reproducibility and Replicability
2021 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality Adjunct (ISMAR-Adjunct)
Die Rolle der Situation bei der Suche nach Gratifikationen: Ergebnisse einer Experience-Sampling-Studie zur Video-On-Demand-Nutzung
DGPuK – FG Rezeptions- und Wirkungsforschung
Differences in the Uncanny Valley Between Head-Mounted Displays and Monitors
2020 International Conference on Cyberworlds
Staging Location-Based Virtual Reality to Improve Immersive Experiences
EAI Endorsed Transactions on Creative Technologies 6
Staging Virtual Reality Exhibits for Bystander Involvement in Semi-Public Spaces
Interactivity, Game Creation, Design, Learning, and Innovation: 8th EAI International Conference, ArtsIT 2019
Worldmaking: Designing for Audience Participation, Immersion, and Interaction in Virtual and Real Spaces
7th EAI International Conference, ArtsIT 2018
2D, 3D or Speech? A Case Study on Which User Interface Is Preferable for What Kind of Object Interaction in Immersive Virtual Reality
Computers & Graphics 82, 321-331
What User Interface to Use for Virtual Reality? 2D, 3D or Speech – A User Study
2018 International Conference on Cyberworlds (CW)
Do You Feel What You See? Multimodal Perception in Virtual Reality
Proceedings of the 23rd ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology
Ideale Städte - Furtwanger Studierende präsentieren ihre Arbeiten auf der Architektur-Biennale in Venedig
Horizonte