Career

Research Assistant
at the chair "Human-Centered Multimedia"

(formerly "Human-Centered Multimedia")
lead by Prof. Dr. André

since November 3rd, 2014
Focus: Research and Teaching concerning Human-Robot Interaction

Academic Assistant
at the chair "Human-Centered Multimedia"
lead by Prof. Dr. André

October 1st, 2013 - September 30th, 2014
Focus: Research on Human-Robot Interaction

Student Assistant 
at the chair "Multimedia Concepts and Applications"
lead by Prof. Dr. André

February 15th, 2008 - March 31th, 2011
Focus: 3D Character Modeling and Animation

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant
for Priv. Doz. Dr. Hachenberger

October 15th, 2007 - February 14th, 2008
for the lecture "Mathematics for Computer Scientists I"

MSc "Computer Science and Multimedia"

University of Augsburg, 2010-2012
Thesis: "Speech and Gesture Input for Different Interaction Tasks in a Virtual World"

BSc "Computer Science and Multimedia"

University of Augsburg, 2006-2010
Thesis: "Gaze Behavior Variations and Facial Expression Generation for Embodied Conversational Agents"

"Gestaltung sozialer Interaktion mit Agenten"

("Designing Social Interaction with Agents")
Invited Talk

"MIA-PROM Interdisziplinärer Workshop",
Technical University of Berlin, 2023

"Künstliche Höflichkeit und Frechheit. Wie erhält ein Pflegeroboter das passende Auftreten?"
("Artificial Politeness and Insolence. How does a Care Robot get the appropriate Demeanor?")
Invited Talk

"4. Interdisziplinäres Dialogforum 'Mensch und Endlichkeit'",
Schloss Goldegg (Austria), 2021

"Wie man eine Computerfigur zum Leben erweckt"
("How to bring a computer character to life")
Workshop

"Girls' Day", Online-Workshop, 2021

"Was machen soziale Maschinen heute schon?"
("What are social machines already doing today?")
Invited Talk

"Careum Dialog 2020", Zürich, 2020
Presentation Slides  |  Event Website

"Wie man einen Roboter zum Leben erweckt"
("How to bring a robot to life")
Workshop

"Girls' Day", University of Augsburg, 2014-2019, 2022-2023
"Tag der Informatik", University of Augsburg, 2015/2016/2018/2019/2022

"Reeti als Gesundheitsberater"
("Reeti the health advisor")
Exhibit

"Lange Nacht der Wissenschaft" ("The long night of Science"),
Augsburg City Hall, 2018
YouTube Video

Robot Presentation and Exhibit
Exhibit

"Fädeln, Löten, Programmieren - Mechanische Wesen im Figurentheater"
("Threading, Soldering, Programming - Mechanical Creatures in Puppet Theater"),
Museum of the Augsburger Puppenkiste, 2014-2015
YouTube Video  

PETRA 2019 Award: Best Technical Paper

June 2019
for"Adaptive Linguistic Style for an Assistive Robotic Health Companion Based on Explicit Human Feedback"
Hannes Ritschel, Andreas Seiderer, Kathrin Janowski, Stefan Wagner and Elisabeth André

PETRA 2019 Award: Best Poster

June 2019
for "Insights on Usability and User Feedback for an Assistive Robotic Health Companion with Adaptive Linguistic Style"
Hannes Ritschel, Kathrin Janowski, Andreas Seiderer, Stefan Wagner and Elisabeth André

Doctoral Scholarship
from the Innovationsfonds
of the Free State of Bavaria

1st December 2013 - 30th November 2014

GALA (Gathering of Animated Lifelike Agents)

Audience Award

16th September 2009
for Live Demo"Spectators, a joy to watch"
Ionut Damian, Kathrin Janowski and Dominik Sollfrank