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Germany
2025

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Computer Science

D-Index
81
Citations
27191
World Ranking
1016
National Ranking
39

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Computer Science in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Computer Science in Germany Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Computer Science in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Albrecht Schmidt is affiliated with Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in Germany. Their research primarily spans the field of Computer Science, with significant emphasis on Human-Computer Interaction, Cognitive Neuroscience, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Artificial Intelligence, and Social Psychology.

Their work addresses various aspects of interactive technologies and cognitive processes, reflected in numerous publications focused on virtual reality, human-technology interaction, tactile and sensory interfaces, immersive displays, EEG and brain-computer interfaces, as well as ethical and social implications of artificial intelligence. Specific topics of their research include:

  • Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
  • Innovative Human-Technology Interaction
  • Tactile and Sensory Interactions
  • Interactive and Immersive Displays
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
  • Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Schmidt include Robin Welsch, Thomas Kosch, Sven Mayer, Luke Haliburton, and Paweł W. Woźniak.

The researcher has published extensively in venues such as arXiv (Cornell University), Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, IEEE Pervasive Computing, Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive Mobile Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies, and Endocrine Abstracts.

  • arXiv (Cornell University) - 22 publications
  • Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction - 12 publications
  • IEEE Pervasive Computing - 5 publications
  • Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive Mobile Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies - 4 publications
  • Endocrine Abstracts - 4 publications

Recent publications by Albrecht Schmidt include the following:

  • "Simulating the Human in HCD with ChatGPT: Redesigning Interaction Design with AI," 2024, interactions
  • "ChatGPT for good? On opportunities and challenges of large language models for education," 2023, Learning and Individual Differences
  • "A Survey on Measuring Cognitive Workload in Human-Computer Interaction," 2023, ACM Computing Surveys
  • "The Placebo Effect of Artificial Intelligence in Human-Computer Interaction," 2022, ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction
  • "The AI Ghostwriter Effect: When Users do not Perceive Ownership of AI-Generated Text but Self-Declare as Authors," 2023, ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction

Albrecht Schmidt has also contributed to book publications through Springer Science+Business Media. Notable works include "End-User Development" (2023) and "Engineering Interactive Computer Systems. EICS 2023 International Workshops and Doctoral Consortium" (2024).

Best Publications

  • There is more to context than location

    Albrecht Schmidt;Michael Beigl;Hans-Werner Gellersen

  • Implicit human computer interaction through context

    Albrecht Schmidt

  • Advanced Interaction in Context

    Albrecht Schmidt;Kofi Asante Aidoo;Antti Takaluoma;Urpo Tuomela

  • Multi-sensor context-awareness in mobile devices and smart artifacts

    Hans W. Gellersen;Albercht Schmidt;Michael Beigl

  • Knowing the user's every move: user activity tracking for website usability evaluation and implicit interaction

    Richard Atterer;Monika Wnuk;Albrecht Schmidt

  • The drift table: designing for ludic engagement

    William W. Gaver;John Bowers;Andrew Boucher;Hans Gellerson

  • Requirements and design space for interactive public displays

    Jörg Müller;Florian Alt;Daniel Michelis;Albrecht Schmidt

  • Embedded Interaction: Interacting with the Internet of Things

    M. Kranz;P. Holleis;A. Schmidt

  • Multi-sensor Activity Context Detection for Wearable Computing

    Nicky Kern;Bernt Schiele;Albrecht Schmidt

  • Large-scale assessment of mobile notifications

    Alireza Sahami Shirazi;Niels Henze;Tilman Dingler;Martin Pielot

  • Display Blindness: The Effect of Expectations on Attention towards Digital Signage

    Jörg Müller;Dennis Wilmsmann;Juliane Exeler;Markus Buzeck

  • Mediacups: experience with design and use of computer-augmented everyday artefacts

    Michael Beigl;Hans-W. Gellersen;Albrecht Schmidt

  • Ubiquitous Computing - Computing in Context

    Albrecht Schmidt

  • Location-based crowdsourcing: extending crowdsourcing to the real world

    Florian Alt;Alireza Sahami Shirazi;Albrecht Schmidt;Urs Kramer

  • Perci: Pervasive Service Interaction with the Internet of Things

    G. Broll;E. Rukzio;M. Paolucci;M. Wagner

  • Interacting with the computer using gaze gestures

    Heiko Drewes;Albrecht Schmidt

  • How to build smart appliances

    A. Schmidt;K. van Laerhoven

  • An experimental comparison of physical mobile interaction techniques: touching, pointing and scanning

    Enrico Rukzio;Karin Leichtenstern;Vic Callaghan;Paul Holleis

  • Design space for driver-based automotive user interfaces

    Dagmar Kern;Albrecht Schmidt

  • Expected, sensed, and desired: A framework for designing sensing-based interaction

    Steve Benford;Holger Schnädelbach;Boriana Koleva;Rob Anastasi

  • UbiComp 2003: Ubiquitous Computing

    Anind K. Dey;Albrecht Schmidt;Joseph F. McCarthy

Frequent Co-Authors

Florian Alt
Florian Alt Bundeswehr University Munich
Niels Henze
Niels Henze University of Regensburg
Enrico Rukzio
Enrico Rukzio University of Ulm
Hans Gellersen
Hans Gellersen Aarhus University
Michael Beigl
Michael Beigl Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Paul Lukowicz
Paul Lukowicz German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence
Marc Langheinrich
Marc Langheinrich Universita della Svizzera Italiana
Florian Michahelles
Florian Michahelles Siemens (Germany)
Nigel Davies
Nigel Davies Lancaster University
Massimo Paolucci
Massimo Paolucci NTT (Japan)

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