News from our Research Unit
AI against misinformation [Press]
False information jeopardises the democratic formation of opinion. We are currently developing software to solve the problem.
![news-icon newspaper icon newspaper](/storages/zentraler_bilderpool/_processed_/8/5/csm_News_grau_beb0702177.jpg)
Congratulations, Max
Today, our own Max Pascher very successfully defended his PhD thesis.
![Max Pascher defending his thesis on an Interaction Design for AI-enhanced Assistive Human-Robot Collaboration The PhD committee of Dr. Max Pascher: Amr Rizk Stefan Schneegass, Jens Gerken, and Michael Prilla](/storages/ihri-reha/_processed_/7/7/csm_max-pascher-phd-defense_a55eb11236.jpg)
New Workshop Paper: Serious & Persuasive Games as Counter-Measures Against Deceptive Patterns
We are excited to announce the presentation of our latest workshop paper, "Start Playing Around - Serious & Persuasive Games as a Viable…
![An screenshot from the game explored in the workshop paper: A dimly lit hallway with a tiled floor and two yellow lines running down the center. The hallway appears to stretch far into the distance, narrowing as it goes, and is illuminated by a series of overhead lights that create a pattern of light and shadow on the floor. At the far end of the hallway, a door is faintly visible.](/storages/ihri-reha/_processed_/1/0/csm_06_winding_hallway_1_05e6cddce4.png)
Visit of EICS 2024 conference in Cagliari and Best Paper Award for AdaptiX
We attended the 16th ACM SIGCHI Symposium on Engineering Interactive Computing Systems, presented our work on AdaptiX and received the "Best Paper…
![Welcome Slide EICS](/storages/ihri-reha/_processed_/d/6/csm_1719556501249_a0e5859794.jpg)
German Pre-CHI Event 2024 - Saarbrücken
On April 25 and 26, we took part in the German preCHI event, a meeting of the German HCI community, in Saarbrücken.
![Beghrüßungsbild zur German Pre-CHI](/storages/ihri-reha/_processed_/6/0/csm_DSC09547_9825653544.jpg)
New Reserach Article: Human-Robot Communication with GPT-Based Large Language Models
We are excited to announce the publication of our latest research paper, exploring a GPT-based in human-robot teaming.
![Teaser image GPT-based large language model for variable autonomy in a VR-based human-robot teaming simulation An image portraying a user on the right, interacting with the three simulated robot agents, Neptune (in blue), Jupiter (in yellow) and Pluto (in red) in the virtual world on the left via a VR headset and controller.](/storages/ihri-reha/_processed_/5/2/csm_frobt-11-1347538-g001_7dff7e442c.jpg)
ihri at Human-Robot Interaction Conference in Boulder, CA
At one of the leading conferences in our field, we showcased two late breaking works and participated in two workshops.
![Poster at the HRI Image showing two of our posters at the HRI](/storages/ihri-reha/_processed_/a/0/csm_hri_poster_985cc503a5.jpg)
Merry Christmas
All members of our research unit wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
![Group Picture from the research unit ihri at the Christmas market in Dortmund with: Prof. Dr. Jens Gerken, Max Pascher, Kirill Kronhardt, Younes Lakhnati, Astrid Slojewski, and Valerie Tan](/storages/ihri-reha/_processed_/0/9/csm_1000016767_22b7875672.jpg)
Join our team!
We have an open PhD or PostDoc position available in the group, starting whenever you are ready.
![ihri group picture A picture showing the founding members of Team ihri in front of a green wall: Prof. Dr. Jens Gerken, Astrid Slojewski, Kirill Kronhardt, and Max Pascher (from left to right)](/storages/ihri-reha/_processed_/d/0/csm_IMG_0491_2_d19015ce71.jpg)