Research Trends in Media Informatics (Seminar)

Media Informatics is a broad field spanning many research directions and topics. The Internet, Web 2.0, Social Networks, Ubiquitous Computing, Usability, Social Interaction, HCI, Privacy, Trust and new Security mechanisms are just a few examples. This seminar aims to provide an overview of different research directions and current challenges that are focus of active research around the world and at our institute.

Conference Program

9:30	Welcome
9:35	Keynote by Prof. Dr. Enrico Rukzio: Current and Future Research Topics of the Institute of Media Informatics

10:30

Coffee break

Beyond the Desktop

10:45	Head-mounted displays
11:15	Novel technologies for telepresence
11:45	Imaginary interfaces
12:15	Natural interaction with automotive human machine interfaces

12:45

Lunch break

Technology and Society

14:00	Political participation through technology
14:30	Privacy in cloud computing
15:00	Computing technologies in developing countries

15:30

Coffee break

The user's mind

15:45	Brain-computer interfaces
16:15	Persuasion, nudging and soft paternalism

16:45

Coffee break

Physical Interaction

17:00	Applications for tabletop interaction
17:30	3D printing: technology and applications

18:00

Closing Remarks & Best Paper Award

19:30

Social event (Gemütlicher Ausklang des Tages im Restaurant "Barfüßer Neu-Ulm")

Location

The conference will take place at "Villa Eberhardt", Heidenheimer Straße 80, 89075 Ulm

To successfully complete the seminar the following requirements have to be fulfilled:

• Written paper on a selected topic
  6-8 pages, German or English (English preferred)
• Active participation
  Active participation in peer reviews and discussions
• Presentation
  20 minutes, German or English

The seminar organization and schedule follow the style of a typical technical conference. Participants prepare a full paper on a topic, which is then peer-reviewed by at least two other students. Participants then must integrate the reviewer comments before submitting their camera-ready version of the paper.

The seminar proceedings with all final papers will be published on Uni Ulm VTS.

18.10.	Topic assignment and overview
25.10.	Research introduction
4.11.	Submission paper proposal
5.-9.11.	Proposal discussion with adviser*
8.11.	LaTeX introduction
21.12.	Submission full paper
22.12.	Assignment of reviews
6.1.	Submission peer reviews
7.-11.1.	Discussion of required changes with adviser*
31.1.	Zen presentations - or how to avoid death by PowerPoint
3.2.	Submission camera ready version of paper
4.-22.2.	Discussion of presentation with adviser*
7./8.3.	RTMI conference

All deadlines are hard deadlines. No extensions will be granted. All submissions via ILIAS.

Dates for plenary meetings can be discussed at the first meeting to suit individual schedules.

*Please make an individual appointment with your adviser beforehand.

 

TopicStudentAdviser

3D printing: technology and applications	Christopher Getschmann	Christian Winkler
Natural interaction with automotive HMI	Kathrin Osswald	Sven Reichel
Brain-computer interfaces	Katja Rogers	Christian Winkler
Augmenting the human body	Tobias Hirscher	Florian Schaub
Novel mobile payment methods	Till Fischer	B. Wiedersheim
Computing technologies in developing countries	Rainer Hochdorfer	Bastian Könings
Personalization in the car	Jan Musmann	Sven Reichel
Privacy issues in personalization	Lisa Adams	Bastian Könings
Media spaces in home and work environments	Jonathan Sondershaus	Julian Seifert
Privacy in cloud computing	Jan Siersch	B. Wiedersheim
Persuasion, nudging and soft paternalism	Katrin Hofer	Florian Schaub
Imaginary interfaces	Timo Bunscheit	Julian Seifert
Applications for tabletop interaction	Vera Müller	Julian Seifert
Political participation through technology	Nikolas Grottendieck	Florian Schaub
Head-mounted displays	David Jäckel	Christian Winkler
Novel technologies for telepresence	Jan Gugenheimer	Bastian Könings