| Role: | Research Fellow |
| Papers: | Google scholar |
| Background: | – PhD in Biomedical Engineering, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, US – Dissertation: “Estimating cognitive workload in an interactive virtual reality environment using electrophysiological and kinematic activity” – Diplom-Engineer (like integrated Master), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, GER |
| Current Project: | “Enhancing the effectiveness of virtual communication: Synthesizing co-presence” |
| Description: | Virtual interaction using applications such as Teams, Skype or Zoom is often perceived as last satisfactory and less productive as face-to-face meetings. There has been a substantial amount of research focusing on environmental factors such as what one can see or not of a person’s body language; how the audio affects perception; lack of breaks between meetings etc. However, the fundamental physiological and neurological disparities between physical and digital co-presence remain unexplored. This project aims to investigate the specific neurophysiological and cognitive characteristics of in-person versus virtual communication, with a view to enhancing the human-like quality of online interactions. |