Paula Friedrich

Paula Friedrich, a Researcher at the University of Würzburg, specializes in Human-Computer Interaction. She earned her B.Sc. in Media Communications and M.Sc. in Human-Computer Interaction from the same institution.

Research Interests:

• Effects of ingroup cues on empathy towards Intelligent Virtual Agents (IVAs) in VR (from her B.Sc. thesis).
• Transparency and data autonomy in embodied AI for therapeutic contexts (from her M.Sc. thesis).
• Exploration of trust and self-disclosure in AI-human interactions.

Contact Details:

• Email: paula.friedrich@uni-wuerzburg.de
• Room 01.017, Building 50, Hubland North Campus.
• Consultation hours: By appointment.

Professional Background: Previously worked as a student worker at the Psychology of Intelligent Interactive Systems (PIIS) professorship.