Floating Companion
Xu et al., Floating Companion, DIS '26 (ACM)
Amplify the Sense of Wonder
TU Clausthal · Institute for Informatics
Augmented humans.
Human-Centered Information Systems
We design, build, and study technologies that extend the human senses through wearable computing, extended reality, biosensing, and cognitive augmentation. We want to use technology to better understand, play with and augment human capacities.
About the group275 publications · 2003 to 2026 · 213 with DOI
News
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Event · Singapore
Best Paper Award and Honorable Mention at ACM DIS 2026
At the ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference 2026 in Singapore the chair received a Best Paper Award for Floating Companion and an Honorable Mention for a paper on collective digital art.
· Clausthal-Zellerfeld
Kai Kunze appointed University Professor at TU Clausthal
Kai Kunze has been appointed University Professor of Human-Centered Information Systems at TU Clausthal; he has represented the subject at the Institut für Informatik since April 2026.
· TU Clausthal
3rd Place at TUniCorn 2026 – CLARA: AI-powered voice documentation for nursing care
Our team developed CLARA, an AI-based voice documentation solution for nursing care featuring offline capability, multilingualism and European AI, and has already trialled it in practice.
Publications · featured
Selected work
Creating Empowering Counter-Narratives through Collective Digital Art by Disabled People
Generated composition · Quadrant
NASA-Task Load Index in CHI
Lee et al., NASA-TLX in CHI, ACM TOCHI 2026
Abstraction Beats Realism
Meng et al., Abstraction Beats Realism, AHs 2026 (ACM)
Embodied Responses to Posthuman Performance
© 2024 Hiroyasu Daido, used with permission
A Placebo Concert
Meng et al., A Placebo Concert, CHI '25 (ACM)
Research
Research areas
Wearable Computing
Embedding intelligence into everyday objects worn on the body: glasses, e-textiles, on-skin electronics.
Extended Reality
Designing XR/VR/AR systems that enhance perception, enable new social interactions, and recreate experiences.
Biosensing & Physiology
Capturing and interpreting physiological signals (EMG, EEG, heart rate, eye-tracking) for human-centered feedback.
Cognitive Augmentation
AI and sensor-driven systems that support attention, memory, learning, and mental well-being.
Inclusive Technology
Designing with and for people of all abilities: assistive technologies, accessible making, older adults.
Human–Robot Interaction
Soft robotic companions and floating drones that create affective, physical, and expressive interactions.
Research lines of the chair
People
The group
Prof. Dr. Kai KunzeProfessor and head of the chair
Dominik SchulzResearch associate- Eric LoffResearch associate
- Markus SteffenhagenResearch associate
Zaki HusseinResearch associate
Amir MehrabianiStudent assistant
Elham Baradaran HeraviStudent assistant
Dani AlkountarStudent assistant
Awards
Recognition
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We are always looking for passionate researchers to join our group. We welcome applicants at all levels: PhD students, postdoctoral researchers, visiting scholars, and internship students.