About me

I’m a software engineer & product owner at elevait, working on web applications for AI-powered business process automation. Before that, I finished my Ph.D. at the Interactive Media Lab Dresden in 2021, where I focussed on utilizing multi-device environments for visual data exploration in my research, i.e., investigating ways how people can work with interactive visualizations across different devices.

In 2013, I received my Bachelor’s degree in media computer science from Technische Universität Dresden, Germany. I continued my studies in Dresden and defended my Master thesis in December 2015. Two months later, I got the opportunity to start as a research associate at the Interactive Media Lab Dresden. Among others, I worked on the GEMS 2.0 research project about Visual Editing and Comparison of Multivariate Graphs Using Multiple Interactive Displays as well as within CPEC, a transregional Center for Perspicuous Computing. During this time, I also started my Ph.D. under the supervision of Raimund Dachselt and successfully defended it in July 2021.

Quick facts

Academic Milestones

• [Apr 2018 to Sep 2018] Research visit at Niklas Elmqvist’s lab (HCIL) at the University of Maryland.
• [Since Feb 2016] Research associate / Ph.D. student at the Interactive Media Lab Dresden (TU Dresden).
• [Dec 2015] Master of Science in Media Computer Science at Technische Universtität Dresden.
• [Sep 2013] Bachelor of Science in Media Computer Science at Technische Universtität Dresden.

Academic Service

• Data & PCS Co-Chair at ACM CHI 2020.
• PCS Chair at ACM CHI 2019.
• Workshop Co-Chair at the “Mensch und Computer” 2018.
• Co-organizer of the Virtual German CHI Week in 2020.
• Co-organizer of the German HCI Event at CHI in 2018, 2019, and 2020.
• Co-organizer of the International Spring School “smart@work” at TU Dresden in 2017.
• Reviewer for ACM CHI, ACM ISS, ACM TEI, ACM UIST, IEEE VIS, IEEE TVCG.
• Student Volunteer at ACM ITS/ISS 2014–2016; at IEEE VIS 2016–2019.

All posts

• [May 30, 2020] Co-Organized the Virtual German CHI Week

  I was involved in the organization of the Virtual German CHI Week, which aimed to partly substitute this year’s canceled ACM CHI conference.

• [Apr 30, 2020] Full Paper at the 2020 ACM CHI Conference

  The Watch+Strap paper was published in the proceedings of the 2020 ACM CHI conference.

• [Oct 27, 2019] Attended the 2019 IEEE VIS Conference in Vancouver, Canada

  As the years before, I attended the annual IEEE VIS conference in 2019 in Vancouver.

• [Jul 19, 2019] Participated in the Dagstuhl Seminar on Mobile Data Visualization

  This July I was invited to attended the Dagstuhl Seminar on Mobile Data Visualization and happily accepted the invitation.

• [Jun 07, 2019] Attended the 2019 EG/VGTC EuroVis Conference in Porto, Portugal

  This year, I attended the EG/VGTC EuroVis conference and presented the InsideInsights paper.

• [May 11, 2019] Attended the 2019 ACM CHI Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, UK

  I again participated in the ACM CHI conference by presenting Vistribute and attending the Doctoral Consortium.

• [Oct 26, 2018] Attended the 2018 IEEE VIS Conference in Berlin, Germany

  After 2016 and 2017, I again participated in the IEEE VIS conference and presented a poster.

• [Sep 24, 2018] Wrapping up my Research Visit at University of Maryland

  After almost six months, it’s time to wrap up a great stay at UMD, where I worked with Niklas Elmqvist.

• [Sep 06, 2018] Successful German HCI Conference 'Mensch und Computer' 2018

  The ‘Mensch und Computer’ conference, where I served as Workshop Chair, took place in Dresden this week.

• [May 24, 2018] Attended the 35th HCIL Symposium at the University of Maryland

  As I’m currently staying at the HCIL, I was able to attend the HCIL Symposium at the University of Maryland.

• [Apr 26, 2018] Attended 2018 ACM CHI Conference in Montreal, QC, Canada

  For the first time, I participated in the ACM CHI conference and also presented my first CHI paper.

• [Feb 25, 2018] Internship at the University of Maryland iSchool

  I’m really excited about working with Niklas Elmqvist during an internship from April until September this year.

• [Feb 13, 2018] CHI 2018: Paper Accepted & Honorable Mention Award

  Our David meets Goliath paper was accepted at CHI ‘18 and received an honorable mention award!

• [Oct 09, 2017] Attended 2017 IEEE VIS Conference in Phoenix, AZ, USA

  For the second time, I participated in the IEEE VIS conference—this year, with two own contributions.

• [Aug 15, 2017] VIS 2017: Paper & Poster accepted

  Yeah! Both the VisTiles paper and the poster on Value Driver Trees were accepted at this year’s InfoVis.

• [Jul 03, 2017] Started Working on Research Project GEMS 2.0

  Since July 2017, I’m now officially working on the DFG-funded research project on multivariate graphs.

• [Mar 11, 2017] International Spring School smart@work at Technische Universität Dresden

  Being smart@work: experience from the International Spring School on Human Technology Cooperation.

• [Nov 11, 2016] Attended 2016 ACM ISS conference in Niagara Falls, ON, Canada

  For the third year in a row, I participated at the ACM ISS conference (formerly ACM ITS).

• [Nov 03, 2016] Visited iSchool at University of Maryland, USA

  I visited Niklas Elmqvist and Karthik Badam to push our collaboration forward.

• [Oct 28, 2016] Attended 2016 IEEE VIS Conference in Baltimore, MD, USA

  For the first time, I attended the IEEE VIS conference this year. It was a great experience!