Communicative AI (ComAI)

2025 - ongoing

The “Communicative AI“ is an interdisciplinary research unit investigating how societal communication changes when communicative AI becomes part of it. The research focuses on pioneer communities, the development of interfaces, the legal handling and governance of communicative AI, its role in journalism, public (online) discourse, everyday personal life through technological companions, health sector, and learning and teaching.

SmartOT - Smart Lighting in Operating Theaters

2019 - 2022

The “SmartOT” research project explored the development of new, intelligent components for the operating theatre aimed at reducing the workload of surgical personnel and making the work processes in the operating room more ergonomic and efficient, ultimately increasing patient safety. The main focus was on smart lighting and smart control.

VIVATOP - Versatile Immersive Virtual and Augmented Tangible OP

2019 - 2022

The “VIVATOP” project, funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, explored new approaches to supply surgeons with important information before and during surgeries to increase the chances of a successful outcome. Using mixed-reality and 3D printing, applications were designed to support the planning and execution of surgeries effectively, as well as training and education scenarios.

First.Stage

2019

The goal of the EU project first.stage was to research, design, develop, evaluate, and showcase natural user interfaces that improve previsualisation in film, animation, and the performing arts by speaking the language of the artist rather than that of a technician to provide efficient workflows and offer the high degree of control required by practitioners.