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Overview

Wilko Heuten is affiliated with the Oldenburger Institut für Informatik in Germany, focusing primarily on research within computer science and social sciences. Their work spans various subfields including artificial intelligence, general health professions, physiology, psychiatry and mental health, and human-computer interaction.

The scientist's recent publications address topics such as healthcare professionals' stress and burnout, simulation-based education in healthcare, empathy and medical education, virtual reality applications and impacts, action observation and synchronization, human motion and animation, and digital innovation in industries.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Wilko Heuten include:

  • Inducing Emotional Stress From The Intensive Care Context Using Storytelling In VR, 2022, 2022 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (VR)
  • Kinetic Connections: Exploring the Impact of Realistic Body Movements on Social Presence in Collaborative Virtual Reality, 2024, Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction
  • Mitgestaltung organisieren: Wie Digitalisierung gelingt. Arbeitssoziologie, Informatik und Kommunikationswissenschaften im Dialog, 2024, Neues Archiv für Niedersachsen
  • Semi-Automatic BVI Human-Centered Image Conversational Descriptions: Leveraging LLMs and Expert Refinements for Inclusive Visual Accessibility, 2025, IEEE Access

Wilko Heuten frequently collaborates with other researchers in their field. Notable coauthors include:

  • Susanne Boll
  • Maria Wolters
  • Sebastian Weis
  • Steffen Busse
  • Simon Kimmel

The primary venues where their research has been published are:

  • 2022 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (VR)
  • Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction
  • Neues Archiv für Niedersachsen
  • IEEE Access

Best Publications

  • Tactile wayfinder: a non-visual support system for wayfinding

    Wilko Heuten;Niels Henze;Susanne Boll;Martin Pielot

  • Assisting Drivers with Ambient Take-Over Requests in Highly Automated Driving

    Shadan Sadeghian Borojeni;Lewis Chuang;Wilko Heuten;Susanne Boll

  • Sensor-Based Identification of Opportune Moments for Triggering Notifications

    Benjamin Poppinga;Wilko Heuten;Susanne Boll

  • All about Acceptability?: Identifying Factors for the Adoption of Data Glasses

    Marion Koelle;Abdallah El Ali;Vanessa Cobus;Wilko Heuten

  • A tactile compass for eyes-free pedestrian navigation

    Martin Pielot;Benjamin Poppinga;Wilko Heuten;Susanne Boll

  • Identification and Classification of Usage Patterns in Long-Term Activity Tracking

    Jochen Meyer;Merlin Wasmann;Wilko Heuten;Abdallah El Ali

  • PocketNavigator: studying tactile navigation systems in-situ

    Martin Pielot;Benjamin Poppinga;Wilko Heuten;Susanne Boll

  • EyeSee360: designing a visualization technique for out-of-view objects in head-mounted augmented reality

    Uwe Gruenefeld;Dag Ennenga;Abdallah El Ali;Wilko Heuten

  • Interactive 3D sonification for the exploration of city maps

    Wilko Heuten;Daniel Wichmann;Susanne Boll

  • Supporting Communication between Grandparents and Grandchildren through Tangible Storytelling Systems

    Torben Wallbaum;Andrii Matviienko;Swamy Ananthanarayan;Thomas Olsson

  • Supporting lane change decisions with ambient light

    Andreas Löcken;Wilko Heuten;Susanne Boll

  • Augmenting bicycles and helmets with multimodal warnings for children

    Andrii Matviienko;Swamy Ananthanarayan;Shadan Sadeghian Borojeni;Yannick Feld

  • Beyond Halo and Wedge: visualizing out-of-view objects on head-mounted virtual and augmented reality devices

    Uwe Gruenefeld;Abdallah El Ali;Susanne Boll;Wilko Heuten

  • Feel the Movement: Real Motion Influences Responses to Take-over Requests in Highly Automated Vehicles

    Shadan Sadeghian Borojeni;Susanne C.J. Boll;Wilko Heuten;Heinrich H. Bülthoff

  • Comparing Shape-Changing and Vibro-Tactile Steering Wheels for Take-Over Requests in Highly Automated Driving

    Shadan Sadeghian Borojeni;Torben Wallbaum;Wilko Heuten;Susanne Boll

  • Tacticycle: supporting exploratory bicycle trips

    Martin Pielot;Benjamin Poppinga;Wilko Heuten;Susanne Boll

  • Visualizing out-of-view objects in head-mounted augmented reality

    Uwe Gruenefeld;Abdallah El Ali;Wilko Heuten;Susanne Boll

  • Make me move at work! An ambient light display to increase physical activity

    Jutta Fortmann;Tim Claudius Stratmann;Susanne Boll;Benjamin Poppinga

  • From reading to driving: priming mobile users for take-over situations in highly automated driving

    Shadan Sadeghian Borojeni;Lars Weber;Wilko Heuten;Susanne Boll

  • WaterJewel: design and evaluation of a bracelet to promote a better drinking behaviour

    Jutta Fortmann;Vanessa Cobus;Wilko Heuten;Susanne Boll

  • PrivacEye: privacy-preserving head-mounted eye tracking using egocentric scene image and eye movement features

    Julian Steil;Marion Koelle;Wilko Heuten;Susanne Boll

Frequent Co-Authors

Susanne Boll
Susanne Boll Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
Niels Henze
Niels Henze University of Regensburg
Andreas Bulling
Andreas Bulling University of Stuttgart
Lars Wolf
Lars Wolf Technische Universität Braunschweig
Johannes Schöning
Johannes Schöning University of St. Gallen
Heinrich H. Bülthoff
Heinrich H. Bülthoff Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics
Friedrich M. Wahl
Friedrich M. Wahl Technische Universität Braunschweig
Alan Dix
Alan Dix Swansea University
Ernst-Rüdiger Olderog
Ernst-Rüdiger Olderog Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

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