Find Academic Supervisors

Prof. Dr. Maximilian Altmeyer serves as Professor of Web Development and Mobile Applications Engineering at Saarland University of Applied Sciences within the School of Engineering. He leads the interaction experience group and holds key administrative roles including Member of the Faculty Council, Member of the University Library Advisory Board, and Deputy Head of Production Informatics. His work bridges academic research with practical application in digital systems. Altmeyer's research centers on Human-Computer Interaction with specialized focus on User Experience (UX), Player Experience (PX), Gamification, and Persuasive Technology. His investigations span Digital Health applications, gameful design principles, and interactive system development. Recent work examines voice interfaces, music effects in gaming, and sustainable behavior change through gamified eco-feedback systems. He employs rigorous empirical methods including instrument validation, comparative studies, and large-scale literature reviews. His publication trajectory reveals consistent contributions to top venues like CHI and CHI PLAY, with growing emphasis on user typology validation (Hexad scale), multimodal feedback systems, and cross-cultural adaptation of research instruments. The work demonstrates strong methodological diversity spanning controlled experiments, content analysis of 280+ papers, and longitudinal behavior change studies. Altmeyer actively shapes the research community through leadership roles including Work In Progress Co-Chair for CHI Play 2024/2023, Associate Chair for CHI 2026-2024, and extensive reviewing for premier HCI conferences. He teaches across bachelor's and master's programs covering Web Development, Gamification, Theoretical Computer Science, and Empirical Evaluation of Interactive Systems. The interaction experience group under his direction focuses on designing, implementing, and evaluating interactive systems with particular attention to user-centered gamification techniques and persuasive health technologies. Current projects include voice experience measurement tools, office wellness interventions, and game-based learning frameworks.

• Human-Computer Interaction
• User Experience
• Player Experience
• +6 more

John Daniels is a Professor in the Department of Statistics, Actuarial and Data Sciences. His research spans spatial statistics, environmental statistics, robust statistical methods, and the analysis of baseball data. He has contributed extensively to both academic and applied statistical studies. Education: Ph.D. in Statistics (Western Michigan University, 2003), M.S. in Industrial Administration (Purdue University, 1987), B.S. in Electrical Engineering (General Motors Institute, 1984). John Daniels focuses on spatial statistics for environmental regulatory applications, robust statistical techniques, and the pedagogy of teaching statistics. His work extends to the statistical analysis of baseball data, where he examines historical trends and strategic models. His publications include research on arsenic in Michigan soil, robust estimators for categorical data, and baseball analytics. He has also presented at major conferences such as the Joint Meetings of the American Statistical Association and the Society of American Baseball Research (SABR). Scientific Awards: National Science Foundation grants (2007, 2006, 2004) for undergraduate research initiatives. John Daniels has served as a Senior Investigator in NSF-funded projects and has taught courses including Applied Statistical Methods, Linear Models, Logistic Regression, and Data Mining. He is a member of the American Statistical Association and the Society of American Baseball Research.

• Spatial Statistics
• Environmental Statistics
• Teaching of Statistics
• +5 more

Dr. Petri Lankoski is a Professor of Media Technology at Södertörn University , specializing in game design , game characters , and player experiences . As Program Coordinator , he integrates game research methods into educational frameworks. Key research areas: pornographic games , game industry history in Nordic countries, and crowdfunding ecosystems Teaching focus: object-oriented design , narrative structures , and game system analysis His 2023 publications examine: Steam's adult content policy, Patreon's role in indie game development , and player-avatar relationships through cognitive theory. Recent 2020-2022 work includes game simulation modeling and constructive alignment in game education. Current projects involve applying games to youth environmental planning and studying socio-material dynamics in game development.

• Game Design
• Game Characters
• Role-Playing Games
• +7 more

Alexander Farnell is a Lecturer in Economics at Maynooth University’s Faculty of Social Sciences, joining in 2021. He completed his PhD, MSc, and BSc in Economics at Lancaster University. Research focuses on Sports Economics, Labour Economics, and Personnel Economics Key themes include wage dynamics in sports, pandemic impacts on performance, coaching effects, and analytics-driven compensation models Recent publications examine productivity in Major League Baseball, nationality wage premiums in European football, and crowd effects on NFL penalties

• Sports Economics
• Labour Economics
• Personnel Economics

Johan Loeckx is a Visiting Professor at Computer Science and Applied Computer Science, with concurrent research roles at Federated Labs AI and Robotics. His work spans Artificial intelligence applications Human-centered robotics Music technology intersections Educational innovation

• Artificial Intelligence
• Education
• Robotics
• +7 more

Doris Rusch serves as Professor of Game Design at Uppsala University's Department of Game Design on Campus Gotland. Her academic work uniquely intersects game mechanics with deep psychological and existential frameworks. Her research portfolio spans: Game design principles for mental health interventions Ritual structures in human-computer interaction Mythology-based narrative systems Existential transformation through role-playing mechanics Coaching methodologies embedded in gameplay Recent publications reveal a concentrated focus on therapeutic game applications, particularly examining how symbolic enactment facilitates psychological transformation. Her editorial leadership in Frontiers in Psychology (2021) established critical discourse around digital games' mental health impacts, while her 2020 theoretical framework introduced innovative "psychomagic" concepts for designing transformative experiences. No formal scientific awards were documented in available sources. While specific student supervision records remain unpublished, her collaborative publications indicate active mentorship within interdisciplinary research teams. Grant funding details were not publicly specified, though her work demonstrates sustained institutional support through Uppsala University's Campus Gotland facilities. Research operations appear centered at Uppsala University's Gotland campus facilities, with particular emphasis on game design laboratories capable of supporting existential psychology experiments and therapeutic game development.

• Game Design
• Mental Health Applications
• Ritual Studies
• +5 more

Magnus Johansson serves as Senior Lecturer at Uppsala University's Department of Game Design, Campus Gotland in Visby, Sweden. His academic position centers on bridging theoretical game studies with practical design applications through empirical research on player behavior and social systems within digital game environments. His research focuses on the social architecture of online gaming communities, particularly examining how non-player characters (NPCs) influence player immersion and how game mechanics shape trust, control, and prosocial behavior. Johansson investigates the intersection of AI systems and player experience, analyzing how anonymity frameworks operate across macro and micro levels in virtual worlds. His work extends to educational applications where he explores the critical balance between learning objectives and engaging game components in serious games. Analysis of his publication trajectory reveals consistent thematic evolution from early NPC believability studies toward contemporary investigations of AI-user experience integration and distrust mechanics in game design. His research demonstrates methodological diversity spanning ethnographic community studies, controlled experiments on interactivity effects, and systematic analyses of game design patterns across 15+ years of scholarship.

• Game Design
• Online Gaming Communities
• Non-Player Characters (NPCs)
• +4 more

Jody Foo is a Lecturer at the Department of Computer and Information Science, Linköping University. They are affiliated with the Natural Language Processing Lab (NLPLAB) and the Human-Centered Systems (HCS) research group. Their work bridges computational methods with terminology management. Education: Licenciate degree in Computational Linguistics; Magistersexamen (~MSc) in Cognitive Science. Research Focus Jody’s research centers on computational terminology management , involving: Monolingual and bilingual automatic term extraction Term clustering and semantic mirroring Terminology harmonization for standardization Integration of machine learning and language models Applications in patent analysis and SMT (Statistical Machine Translation) Publication Trends Their publications (2003–2014) span computational linguistics, NLP, and terminology engineering. Notable areas include SVM-based term detection, semantic mirroring for patent terminology, and corpus augmentation for machine translation. Collaborative works with Merkel, Andersson, and others highlight interdisciplinary approaches. Contact Email: jody.foo@liu.se | Office: Room E 3F:482, Linköping

• Computational Linguistics
• Natural Language Processing
• Terminology Management
• +3 more

Dr. Wouter Frencken is a researcher at the University of Groningen , affiliated with the Department of Human Movement Sciences under the Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences. His work focuses on: Sports Science Performance Dynamics Psychophysiological Interactions Talent Scouting Resilience in Sports Data-Driven Sports Analysis Recent publications emphasize network approaches to athlete performance and non-ergodic processes in load-recovery dynamics. He received the Young Investigator Award for Best Poster Presentation (2022) for collaborative research with international institutions. Frencken co-organizes the Football Science Groningen Award series and contributes to open-access datasets on platforms like DataverseNL.

• Sports Science
• Sports Psychology
• Performance Dynamics
• +3 more

Professor Brian Curless is a faculty member at the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington , where he has been since 1998. His research focuses on 3D reconstruction , computer graphics , computer vision , and computational photography , with a particular emphasis on neural rendering , human shape modeling , and augmented reality . He leads the Graphics and Imaging Laboratory (GRAIL) and co-founded the UW Reality Lab . Education : B.S. in Electrical Engineering (University of Texas at Austin), M.S. and Ph.D. in Computer Science (Stanford University) His recent work includes NeRF-based view extrapolation , real-time background matting , and generative 3D modeling using photo collections. He has contributed to CVPR , SIGGRAPH Asia , and ECCV conferences, focusing on dynamic scene animation , light diffusion , and shadow removal . Honors : Best Paper Award (3D Vision 2013) Professor Curless has taught courses in computer graphics (CSE 457/557/558) and co-developed software tools like VripPack for volumetric range image processing. He maintains collaborations with institutions like Stanford University and Microsoft , and his work spans applications in digital art preservation , virtual production , and interactive technologies .

• Computer Graphics
• Computer Vision
• 3D Reconstruction
• +6 more

Tim Pawlowski serves as Full Professor of Sport Economics and Vice Dean for Research at the University of Tübingen's Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences since 2019. His academic home resides within the Department of Social Sciences, specifically the Sports Economics, Sport Management & Media research team. His research spans four core domains: Spectator sports through applied behavioral economics Sports leagues via applied industrial economics Sports funding using applied public economics Sports participation in society through applied health and labor economics His methodological approach consistently integrates economic theory with empirical analysis of sports phenomena. Analysis of his recent publications reveals a strong focus on sport economics applications, particularly examining how sports participation affects labor markets, how game uncertainty drives spectator demand, and how public expenditures on sports infrastructure influence community health outcomes. His work frequently appears in top economics and sports journals including Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization and Economic Inquiry. Pawlowski maintains significant academic service roles including editorial board membership at European Sport Management Quarterly (since 2013), Journal of Sports Economics (since 2018), and Sports Economics Review (since 2022). He regularly serves as ad-hoc reviewer for prestigious journals like Nature–Scientific Reports and funding bodies including the German Research Foundation. His research activities occur within the Institute of Sports Science's Research Department of Sports Medicine, where he collaborates with colleagues across sports psychology, biomechanics, and social sciences to advance interdisciplinary sports research.

• Sport Economics
• Behavioral Economics
• Industrial Economics
• +3 more

Dr. Paul Sherratt is a Senior Lecturer in Sports Technology at Loughborough University's Sports Technology Institute. He holds a BEng (Hons) in Engineering Science and Technology, a PhD in Composite Materials, and is pursuing a part-time MBA at Loughborough. His academic career focuses on applying advanced materials science to sports equipment and injury prevention, with expertise in composite materials, injury biomechanics, and product development. Sherratt’s professional background includes roles in manufacturing and R&D, including product management at TWI Ltd and leadership at Pera Innovation. He is an expert evaluator for the European Commission’s Clean Sky and Aerospace programs. His research integrates engineering principles with sports applications, such as developing surrogate models for traumatic brain injury (TBI) studies and analyzing sports equipment safety standards. Research Interests: Composite Materials: Damage characterization in composites, novel manufacturing techniques Sports Injury Prevention: Biomechanics of head injuries, neck stiffness effects in sports like judo Sports Equipment Innovation: Design and testing of helmets, tennis balls, and turf systems Manufacturing Processes: Injection molding optimization, recycled polymer applications Professional Affiliations: Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and the Sports Technology Research Group at Loughborough. He also serves as a referee for the International Sports Engineering Association and Journal of Applied Biomechanics.

• Composite Materials
• Materials in Sport
• Sport Injuries (Head Injuries)
• +5 more

George Tsebelis is the Anatol Rapoport Collegiate Professor of Political Science at the University of Michigan, affiliated with the Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia. He holds degrees from Washington University in St. Louis (Ph.D., Political Science), Pierre et Marie Curie University (Engineering Doctorate in Mathematical Statistics), Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (Undergraduate, Political Science), and National Technical University of Athens (Undergraduate, Engineering). His research focuses on comparative politics, political institutions, and game-theoretic models analyzing institutional impacts in Western Europe, the European Union, Latin America, and Eastern Europe. Key works include *Nested Games* (1991), *Bicameralism* (1997, coauthored), and *Veto Players* (2002), translated into multiple languages. He has received fellowships from the Guggenheim, Russell Sage, and Hoover Foundations. His teaching spans institutions, the EU, and advanced industrialized democracies. Research highlights include analyzing the Lisbon Treaty reforms and exploring constitutional rigidity, electoral systems, and judicial independence. Awards include American Political Science Association recognitions for articles.

• Comparative Politics
• Political Institutions
• Political Economy
• +4 more

Lea Skorin-Kapov is a Full Professor in the Department of Telecommunications at the University of Zagreb Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing. Her research focuses on Quality of Experience (QoE), multimedia systems, and telecommunications networks. She leads the MUEXLab research group, which addresses challenges in QoE management, network resource allocation, and user-centric system design. Her work spans topics like video streaming optimization, cloud gaming performance, and energy-efficient network solutions. Notable contributions include frameworks for encrypted video monitoring and best practices for QoE fairness in shared systems. She has authored over 50 peer-reviewed publications and received two Best Paper Awards for innovative work in VR gaming and drone control simulations. Current research emphasizes QoE sustainability in 6G networks and wildfire resource scheduling. Collaborations involve institutions like TU Dortmund and industry partners in telecommunications. Lea actively participates in IEEE standards committees and serves on editorial boards for journals like the International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction .

• Quality of Experience (QoE)
• Multimedia Systems
• Telecommunications Networks
• +6 more

Manish Bansal is an Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Virginia Tech , holding the title of Grado Faculty Fellow . He is affiliated with multiple centers, including the Sanghani Center for Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics (Core Faculty), the National Security Institute (Affiliate Faculty), and serves as President of the Engineering Faculty Organization (2023–2024) . Education: Ph.D. in Industrial & Systems Engineering, Texas A&M University M.S. in Industrial & Systems Engineering, Texas A&M University B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering, National Institute of Technology (India) Research Interests : Focuses on Operations Research , Game Theory , Machine Learning , and Data-Driven Optimization . Methodologies include Stochastic/Distributionally Robust Integer Programming , Graph Neural Networks , and Location Science . Applications span Supply Chain Management , Network Design , and Aerospace Structures . Recent Grant Activities : NSF Grant for Planar Facility Location Problems with Uncertainty (PI, 2018–2023) Automotive Research Center Grant for Autonomous Telerobotics (PI, 2020–2023) NSF Grant for Two-Stage Assembly Lot Streaming (Co-PI, 2021–2024) Labs & Teams : Engaged with interdisciplinary research groups at the Sanghani Center and National Security Institute , contributing to AI-driven solutions for complex systems and national security challenges.

• Operations Research
• Game Theory
• Machine Learning
• +8 more