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Overview

Florian Alt is affiliated with Bundeswehr University Munich in Germany. Their research primarily spans the field of Computer Science, with a concentration on Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Information Systems, Sociology and Political Science, and Cognitive Neuroscience.

Their work extensively covers topics such as Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts, Interactive and Immersive Displays, User Authentication and Security Systems, Gaze Tracking and Assistive Technology, Innovative Human-Technology Interaction, Augmented Reality Applications, and Advanced Malware Detection Techniques.

Recent publications include:

  • What is XR? Towards a Framework for Augmented and Virtual Reality, 2022, Computers in Human Behavior
  • ARtention: A design space for gaze-adaptive user interfaces in augmented reality, 2021, Computers & Graphics
  • Affective Automotive User Interfaces-Reviewing the State of Driver Affect Research and Emotion Regulation in the Car, 2021, ACM Computing Surveys
  • Remote VR Studies: A Framework for Running Virtual Reality Studies Remotely Via Participant-Owned HMDs, 2021, ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction
  • Blockchain and Cryptocurrency in Human Computer Interaction: A Systematic Literature Review and Research Agenda, 2022, Designing Interactive Systems Conference

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Florian Alt include:

  • Ken Pfeuffer
  • Radiah Rivu
  • Yomna Abdelrahman
  • Yasmeen Abdrabou
  • Ville Mäkelä

The scientist has contributed to various prominent publication venues, such as:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • ACM Symposium on Eye Tracking Research and Applications
  • IEEE Pervasive Computing
  • Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction
  • CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Extended Abstracts

Best Publications

  • Requirements and design space for interactive public displays

    Jörg Müller;Florian Alt;Daniel Michelis;Albrecht Schmidt

  • Looking glass: a field study on noticing interactivity of a shop window

    Jörg Müller;Robert Walter;Gilles Bailly;Michael Nischt

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

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

  • Behavioural Biometrics in VR: Identifying People from Body Motion and Relations in Virtual Reality

    Ken Pfeuffer;Matthias J. Geiger;Sarah Prange;Lukas Mecke

  • How to evaluate public displays

    Florian Alt;Stefan Schneegaß;Albrecht Schmidt;Jörg Müller

  • Understanding Shoulder Surfing in the Wild: Stories from Users and Observers

    Malin Eiband;Mohamed Khamis;Emanuel von Zezschwitz;Heinrich Hussmann

  • At Your Service: Designing Voice Assistant Personalities to Improve Automotive User Interfaces

    Michael Braun;Anja Mainz;Ronee Chadowitz;Bastian Pfleging

  • Cruise Control for Pedestrians: Controlling Walking Direction using Electrical Muscle Stimulation

    Max Pfeiffer;Tim Dünte;Stefan Schneegass;Florian Alt

  • Improving Accuracy, Applicability and Usability of Keystroke Biometrics on Mobile Touchscreen Devices

    Daniel Buschek;Alexander De Luca;Florian Alt

  • A Design Space to Support the Development of Windshield Applications for the Car

    Renate Haeuslschmid;Bastian Pfleging;Florian Alt

  • Using public displays to stimulate passive engagement, active engagement, and discovery in public spaces

    Nemanja Memarovic;Marc Langheinrich;Florian Alt;Ivan Elhart

  • Digifieds: insights into deploying digital public notice areas in the wild

    Florian Alt;Thomas Kubitza;Dominik Bial;Firas Zaidan

  • The Role of Eye Gaze in Security and Privacy Applications: Survey and Future HCI Research Directions

    Christina Katsini;Yasmeen Abdrabou;George E. Raptis;Mohamed Khamis

  • Stay Cool! Understanding Thermal Attacks on Mobile-based User Authentication

    Yomna Abdelrahman;Mohamed Khamis;Stefan Schneegass;Florian Alt

  • Increasing the security of gaze-based cued-recall graphical passwords using saliency masks

    Andreas Bulling;Florian Alt;Albrecht Schmidt

  • HeartChat: Heart Rate Augmented Mobile Chat to Support Empathy and Awareness

    Mariam Hassib;Daniel Buschek;Paweł W. Wozniak;Florian Alt

  • Pervasive Displays: Understanding the Future of Digital Signage

    Nigel Davies;Sarah Clinch;Florian Alt

  • Interaction techniques for creating and exchanging content with public displays

    Florian Alt;Alireza Sahami Shirazi;Thomas Kubitza;Albrecht Schmidt

  • GazeTouchPass: Multimodal Authentication Using Gaze and Touch on Mobile Devices

    Mohamed Khamis;Florian Alt;Mariam Hassib;Emanuel von Zezschwitz

  • Vote With Your Feet: Local Community Polling on Urban Screens

    Fabius Steinberger;Marcus Foth;Florian Alt

  • Investigating the Influence of External Car Displays on Pedestrians' Crossing Behavior in Virtual Reality

    Kai Holländer;Ashley Colley;Christian Mai;Jonna Häkkilä

  • Seamless and Secure VR: Adapting and Evaluating Established Authentication Systems for Virtual Reality

    Ceenu George;Mohamed Khamis;Emanuel von Zezschwitz;Marinus Burger

Frequent Co-Authors

Albrecht Schmidt
Albrecht Schmidt Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Andreas Bulling
Andreas Bulling University of Stuttgart
Niels Henze
Niels Henze University of Regensburg
Marc Langheinrich
Marc Langheinrich Universita della Svizzera Italiana
Andreas Butz
Andreas Butz Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Alexander De Luca
Alexander De Luca Google (United States)
Heinrich Hussmann
Heinrich Hussmann Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Nigel Davies
Nigel Davies Lancaster University
Michael Rohs
Michael Rohs University of Hannover
Antonio Krüger
Antonio Krüger German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence

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