The Team

Patrick Ebel

PhD, Junior Research Group Leader




Research Interests:

  • Computational User Modeling
  • Data-Driven UI Evaluation
  • Naturalistic Driving Studies

Martin Lorenz

MSc, PhD Student




Research Interests:

  • Human Multitasking Behavior
  • Reinforcement Learning
  • Situation Awareness

Michal Miazga

MSc, PhD Student




Research Interests:

  • Reinforcement Learning
  • Biomechanical Modeling

Jan Hilbert

MSc, PhD Student





Research Interests:

  • Data-Driven UI Evaluation
  • Naturalistic Driving Studies

Hannah Bussmann

BSc, Student Assistant





Research Interests:

  • Reinforcement Learning
  • Biomechanical Modeling

Celine Conzen

BSc, Student Assistant





Research Interests:

  • Mixed-Reality Driving Simulation
  • Large Language Models
  • Reinforcement Learning

Anton Gasse

Student Assistant





Research Interests:

  • Reinforcement Learning
  • Situation Awareness

Timur Getselev

Student Assistant





Research Interests:

  • MR Driving Simulation
  • Large Language Models

Tami Oni-Orisan

Trainee





Research Interests:

  • Unity Development
  • MR Driving Simulation

Alumni

  • Juliette-Michelle Burkhardt (Student Assistant, 2024)

Bachelor and Master Students

Ongoing

  • Anton Gasse: Modeling Visual Sampling Processes via Computational Rationality (Bachelor Thesis)
  • Hannah Bussmann: Biomechanical User Models for Mobile Device Control Based on Reinforcement Learning (Master Thesis)
  • Simon Lämmer: Traffic Simulacra: Generative Agents for Simulating Believable Mobility Behavior (Master Thesis)

Finished

  • Niko Konzack: A Computationally Rational Model of Human Visual Sampling for Atari Games (Master Thesis, 2025)
  • Georg Schneeberger: End-to-End Reinforcement Learning Training of a Convolutional Neural Network for Autonmous Driving (Master Thesis, 2024)
  • Moritz Wörmann: Generating Aesthetic UI Alternatives under Constraints (Bachelor Thesis, 2024)