Robert P. Spang

Robert P. Spang is a researcher at the Technical University of Berlin, affiliated with the Quality Research Group and UXXR Research Group at QULab. He leads the JF experiment and teaches courses in Media Informatics and supervises projects. His research focuses on multimedia quality perception, personalized QoE, health technology, and dementia care using GPS analytics.

Robert holds a degree in Computer Science from TU Berlin and earned his Dr. rer. nat. (PhD) through interdisciplinary studies in psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and biophysics. His work bridges computer science with healthcare applications, including outpatient dementia care and mobility analysis via GPS data.

His recent publications span topics such as user state factors in multimedia QoE, the impact of hunger on perception, and noise-canceling technology effects on mental workload. He has contributed to health tech projects like the DemTab study evaluating tablet-based dementia care interventions in primary care settings.

Robert advises students in Media Informatics and Technology programs and leads the JF experiment at QULab. Specific grants or funding details are not provided in the text.

He is associated with the Quality and Usability Lab, contributing to both research and educational initiatives, including a free video course on geospatial data science using high-performance computing clusters.