Prof. Dr.

Frank Heidmann

Professor for the Design of Software Interfaces
Projects (16)
Publications (89)

Frank's research and teaching interests in Potsdam lie in Human-Centered Design, research methods in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and user experience design including eye tracking technologies, geographic information visualization, and sustainable interaction design. Frank has a diploma and a PhD from the University of Trier, both in Geographical Sciences.

Prior to his professorship in Potsdam, he was head of the Human-Computer Interaction Competence Center at the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering (IAO), Stuttgart. The HCI Group at Fraunhofer IAO is widely regarded as one of the leading research and consulting units in Europe, handling the following topics:

  • Development and application of new technologies for the interaction between people and technology
  • Conception, design, and development of interactive systems
  • Graphic, acoustic, and multimodal user interfaces
  • Development of company-specific style guides and design patterns
  • Prototyping and usability testing

Interaction × Design × Lab × Interaction × Design × Lab × Interaction × Design × Lab ×
Dashboards × GeoVis × Prototyping × Concept × Dashboards × GeoVis × Prototyping

Projects

i14y Lab
i14y Lab Open Ecosystem Network
Knowledge Portal
Extended Reality
UX-Evaluation
Prototyping
Transfer
Relaunch Environmental Atlas Berlin
Relaunch Environmental Atlas Berlin Evaluation & Testing
Knowledge Portal
InfoVis
Eye-Tracking
UX-Evaluation
Transfer
Environmental Reporting
Environmental Reporting Systematic and Innovative Approaches
Knowledge Portal
InfoVis
UX-Evaluation
Transfer
DISA
DISA Digital inclusion in the context of social anxiety disorders
Extended Reality
UX-Evaluation
Prototyping
Speculative Design
Research
PROTOTYP
PROTOTYP Prototyping in Critical Design
Prototyping
Speculative Design
Research
School-Cloud
School-Cloud Expert Screening
Knowledge Portal
Eye-Tracking
UX-Evaluation
Transfer
ANCI
ANCI Analysing networked climate images
Funded by VolkswagenStiftung
Dashboard
InfoVis
Prototyping
Research
GoApply
GoApply Governance of climate adaption in the alps
Knowledge Portal
InfoVis
UX-Evaluation
Transfer
Telekom Kontakthof
Telekom Kontakthof Prototype Connected Futures
InfoVis
Extended Reality
Science Communication
Prototyping
Transfer
Energy Atlas
Energy Atlas Portal and Visualization Design for Rhineland-Palatinate
Knowledge Portal
GeoVis
InfoVis
UX-Evaluation
Prototyping
Transfer
Environmental Reports
Environmental Reports UX/UI Analysis and Concept
UX-Evaluation
Prototyping
Transfer
KatWarn
KatWarn Early Warning Systems
GeoVis
InfoVis
Knowledge Portal
Mobile
Prototyping
UX-Evaluation
Transfer
Earth and Environment
Earth and Environment Platform Design
Knowledge Portal
InfoVis
GeoVis
UX-Evaluation
Prototyping
Transfer
MSNI
MSNI Location and context-based services
Funded by Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung
GeoVis
Knowledge Portal
InfoVis
Prototyping
UX-Evaluation
Research
Brandenburg Police
Brandenburg Police UX/UI Design for a Government Portal
Knowledge Portal
UX-Evaluation
User-Research
Prototyping
Transfer
EcoViz
EcoViz Research on transformational products
Knowledge Portal
Mobile
UX-Evaluation
Prototyping
Transfer
Research

Publications

2024

Collaborative Learning through XR. A study of eye- and hand-based XR interactions to support collaborative learning in the chemistry classroom

In: Tared Ahram, Luca Casarotto and Pietro Costa (eds) Human Interaction and Emerging Technologies (IHIET 2024). AHFE (2024) International Conference. AHFE Open Access, vol -1. AHFE International, USA.
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2022

Nachtalb: A Multisensory Neurofeedback VR-Interface

ACM SIGGRAPH 2022 Immersive Pavilion (SIGGRAPH '22). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, Article 14, 1–2.
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2022

Prototyping Inconvenience: A Pedagogical Experiment on Designing for Debate in Design Education

IxD&A Journal (51) p.81–110
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2022

Unfolding Spaces – Introduction of a Methodical-didactical Teaching Concept for a Virtual and Intercultural Cooperation Course in Art-based Research and Design Study Programmes

Proceedings of the international conference
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2022

Wahrnehmungsstrukturen und User Experience des digitalen Kulturerbes. Ein Blick auf museale Online-Sammlungen

Konferenzabstracts DHd2022. Kulturen des digitalen Gedächtnisses p.411–414, Potsdam, Germany
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2021

Gleich und doch verschieden: Herausforderungen an Städte im internationalen Vergleich

, Fachhochschule Potsdam
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2021

In Case You Don’t Know What To Play: Framework for a VR Application That Manipulates Time Perception through Spatial Distortion

Proceedings of Mensch Und Computer 2021 p.609–613, Association for Computing Machinery, Ingolstadt, Germany
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2021

Nachtalb: A Multisensory Neurofeedback VR-Interface

SIGGRAPH Asia 2021 XR, Association for Computing Machinery, Tokyo, Japan
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2021

Relational Perspectives as Situated Visualizations of Art Collections

Digital Scholarship in the Humanities (36) p.ii17–ii29, The European Association for Digital Humanities
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2021

Systemische und Innovative Ansätze für die Umweltberichterstattung

Herausgeber: Umweltbundesamt. TEXTE 00/2021. Abschlussbericht Forschungskennzahl 3717 12 103 0. Dessau.
2020

Design trifft Informationswissenschaft – Eine Diskussion zum Wandel zweier Disziplinen im Kontext der Digitalisierung

Information - Wissenschaft & Praxis, vol. 71, no. 2-3, pp. 86-94. https://doi.org/10.1515/iwp-2020-2072
2020

“Stranger Things – Prototyping Inconvenience”: A Case Study On Critical Design In Design Education

ACM DIS 2020 Workshop – Speculative and Critical Design in Education: Practice and Perspectives
2019

Inquiry-Based Learning in Design

Inquiry-Based Learning – Undergraduate Research. The German Multidisciplinary Experience p.229–247, Spinger
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2019

Our Symbiotic Life: An Exploration of Interspecies Relations

Proceedings of the 2019 on Designing Interactive Systems Conference p.1349–1362, Association for Computing Machinery, San Diego, CA, USA
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2019

Design 0815. Erfahrungen der Alumni für Curricula nutzen.

DUZ Wissenschaft & Management 10/2019, pp. 17–20.
2019

On the relevance of cartography — An interaction design perspective

Proceedings of the International Cartography Conference 2019 (ICC 2019) – Tokyo, Japan
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2018

Interface Design. Corporate Interaction

Kompendium Corporate Identity & Corporate Design 4.0 p.88–107, avedition
2018

Mapping Governance of Adaptation to Climate Change in Switzerland

Regional Studies, Regional Science (5:1) p.398–401
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2017

Forschendes Lernen im Design

Forschendes Lernen: Wie die Lehre in Universität und Fachhochschule erneuert werden kann. p.269–279, Campus
2017

Human-Computer Interaction in Geovisualization

i-com – Journal of Interactive Media (16:3) p.203
2017

Communicating landslide risk by combining hazard and open infrastructure data in interactive visualizations

EGU 2017, European Geosciences Union General Assembly
2017

Hazards and accessibility: combining and visualizing threat and open infrastructure data for disaster management

  • Jordi Tost
  • Fabian Ehmel
  • Frank Heidmann
  • Stephanie M. Olen
  • Bodo Bookhagen
Proceedings of the International Cartography Conference 2017 (ICC 2017) – Washington D.C, USA
2017

Visualization and Interaction with Multiple Devices. A Case Study on Reachability of Remote Areas for Emergency Management

i-com, Journal of Interactive Media. Special Issue: Human-Computer Interaction in Geovisualization
2016

Open Geo Tools — A State of the Art Report. The democratization of geo-tools and data continues.

Proceedings of the 64th German Cartography conference
2015

Drag and Drop Cognition: Graphical User Interface for Cognitive-affective Models in Multi-agent Systems

  • Wolf I., Gortana F., Herrmann I., Thiel, P.
  • Frank Heidmann
  • Schröder T.
2nd GESIS Computational Social Science Winter Symposium, Cologne, Germany
2015

A brief Survey on Understanding the Interaction between Human and Technology at the Task of Pedestrian Navigation

In Proceedings of the International Summer School on Visual Computing 2015 - VCSS 2015. p135-140. Fraunhofer Verlag
2015

Anforderungsanalyse bei IT-Experten mittels Experience-Sample-Methode.

In: Endmann, A., Fischer, H. & Krökel, M. (Hrsg.): Mensch und Computer 2015 – Usability Professionals. Berlin: De Gruyter Oldenbourg. pp. 133-143.
2014

A Comparison of Location Search UI Patterns on Mobile Devices.

In: Proceedings of the MobileHCI 2014, Sept. 23–26, 2014, Toronto, ON, CA, pp. 465-470.
2014

Heattile, a New Method for Heatmap Implementations for Mobile web-based Cartographic Applications.

In: T. Bandrova et al. (Eds.): Thematic Cartography for the Society, Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography. International Conference on Cartography and GIS 2014. Berlin: Springer, pp. 33-44.
2014

Interkulturelle Nutzeranforderungen erheben.

UP14, Stuttgart. http://dl.mensch-und-computer.de/handle/123456789/3925.
2014

Too many Markers, revisited. An empirical analysis of web-based methods for overcoming the problem of too many markers in zoomable mapping applications.

In: Computational Science and Its Applications (ICCSA), 2014 14th International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications, pp. 121-125.
2013

A. Unfolding – A Simple Library for Interactive Maps and Geovisualizations in Processing.

GeoViz 2013, March 6-8, Hamburg, Germany.
2013

Interaktive Karten und Geovisualisierungen.

In: Weber, W., Burmester, M. & Tille, R. (Eds.): Interaktive Infografiken. Berlin: Springer-Verlag, pp. 39-69.
2013

Interfacedesign: Corporate Interaction.

In: Beyrow, M. et al. (Eds). Corporate Identity und Corporate Design. Das Kompendium. Vol. 2, erweiterte Neuauflage. Ludwigsburg: avedition, pp. 74-91.
2013

Popper 2.0. Warum unser Wissen fehlbar ist, und wie wir aus Fehlern lernen. Forschendes Lernen als Schlüsselkompetenz für die Wissensarbeit von morgen.

In: Ammann, B. et al. (Eds.) InterFlex. Querdenken erwünscht. Potsdam, pp. 43-45.
2012

NeuroPad: Use Cases For A Mobile Physiological Interface.

  • Matthies, D.J.C.
  • Antons, J.
  • Frank Heidmann
  • Wettach, R.
  • Schleicher, R.
In: NordiCHI'12: Proceedings of the 7th nordic conference on Human computer interaction. Copenhagen, Denmark, October 14 - 17, 2012. ACM, New York, NY, USA, pp. 795-796.
2011

Erlebbar machen von Forschung für Studierende an Fachhochschulen.

In: Benz, W., Kohler, J., & Landfried, K. (Eds.): Handbuch Qualität in Studium und Lehre. Evaluation nutzen - Akkreditierung sichern - Profil schärfen! Stuttgart: Raabe Fachverlag für Wirtschaftsinformation. Ausgabe Mai 2011 E 3.4 pp. 1-20.
2011

Exploring Faceted Geo-Spatial Data with Tangible Interaction

GeoViz 2011
2011

Exploring the Geospatial Network of Scientific Collaboration on a Multitouch Tabletop.

Demo Abstracts at the Conference on Hypertext and Hypermedia (Hypertext) (2011).
2011

Green IT mit Smartphones. EcoChallenge – Eine iPhone-App als Begleiter hin zu einem nachhaltigen Lebensstil.

In: Ökologisches Wirtschaften, 4.2011, pp. 21-22.
2011

Visualizing Geospatial Co-Authorship Data on a Multitouch Tabletop.

In Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Smart Graphics, vol. 6815 of Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Springer, 2011, pp. 134–137.
2010

Browsing and Correlation of Territorial Data in Tangible Maps – A Venice Case Study

INPUT 2010
2010

Venice Unfolding: A Tangible User Interface for Exploring Faceted Data in a Geographical Context

NordiCHI 2010
2010

Venice Unfolding: A Tangible User Interface for Exploring Facetted Data in a Geographical Context.

Proceedings: NordiCHI 2010, October 16–20, 2010. pp. 743-746.
2009

Interaction Design for Situation Awareness. Eyetracking and Heuristics for Control Centers.

In: Proceedings of the Institute of Image Electronics Engineers of Japan. Kyoto 03/09, pp. 17-22.
2008

Human-Computer Cooperation.

In: Bullinger, H.-P. (Ed.): Technology Guide. Berlin: Springer, pp. 216-221.
2008

Meshed Interaction Design Patterns.

In: Proceedings of the IADIS International Conference Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction 2008, Amsterdam, pp. 149-156.
2007

Interfacedesign als Teil der Corporate Identity.

In: Beyrow, M. et al. (Eds). Corporate Identity und Corporate Design. Neues Kompendium. Ludwigsburg: avedition, pp. 108-117.
2007

Usability – ein kleines Wort mit großer Bedeutung.

In: Hinz. K. et al. (Eds.): Designmanagement. Berlin: FHTW Berlin
2007

WebSCORE – Konzeption, Design und Evaluation von Webapplikationen.

In: Beinhauer, W. & Ziegler, J. (Eds.): Interaktion mit komplexen Informationsräumen. München: Oldenbourg, pp. 142-155.
2006

Intuitive Lösungen für intelligente Häuser.

In: Spath, D. (Ed.): Technologiemanagement in der Praxis. Stuttgart: Fraunhofer IRB Verlag, pp. 123-127.
2006

Mensch-Computer-Kooperation.

In: Bullinger, H.-J. (Ed.): Technologieführer. Berlin. Springer, pp. 144-149.
2006

Usability von Smart Home User Interfaces – Herausforderungen und Lösungsansätze.

In: i-com, Vol. 5, Heft 1, pp. 24-33.
2005

Blickeingabe als Alternative zur Steuerung von Multimedia-Systemen im Fahrzeug.

In: Vehicle Interaction Summit II: Interaktive Systeme im Fahrzeug. Institutszentrum Stuttgart der Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (32 pp.). Stuttgart: Fraunhofer IAO.
2005

MedicSCORE and the Evaluation of ClinicCoach.

In: Stephanidis, C. (Ed.): Universal Access in Health Telematics. Berlin: Springer, pp. 240-254.
2005

Standards Adherence and Compliance.

In: Stephanidis, C. (Ed.): Universal Access in Health Telematics. Berlin: Springer, pp. 255-270.
2005

The ClinicCoach Reference Scenario.

In: Stephanidis, C. (Ed.): Universal Access in Health Telematics. Berlin: Springer, pp. 64-68.
2004

Auf dem Leuchttisch.

In: Kommune 21, Heft 01/2004, pp. 14-15.
2004

Ergonomie-Normen und -Spezifikationen für E-Government-An-wendungen.

In: Kommune 21, Heft 02/2004, pp. 16-17.
2004

Usability von Sprach-Applikationen.

Stuttgart: Fraunhofer IRB Verlag.
2004

Vorbild Wirtschaft: Gütesiegel für E-Government-Anwendungen.

In: Kommune 21, Heft 03/2004, pp. 18-19.
2003

Benutzerzentrierte Visualisierung raumbezogener Informationen für ultraportable mobile Systeme.

In: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Kartographie (Ed.): Visualisierung und Erschließung von Geodaten. (= Kartographische Schriften, Bd. 7). Bonn: Kirschbaum Verlag, pp. 388-392.
2003

Gradmesser Gruppe: Anforderungen für erfolgreiche eGovernment-Applikationen professionell erheben.

In: Kommune 21, Heft 12/2003, pp. 18-19.
2003

Interactive Maps on Mobile, Location-based Systems: Design Solutions and Usability Testing.

In: Harris, D. et al. (Eds.): Human-Centred Computing. Proceedings of HCII 2003, 10th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Volume 3, Crete, Greece. Mahwah, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum, pp. 1258-1262.
2003

LIVEFUTURA - User-centred Design for Smart Homes.

In: Proceedings of the XVth Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, Seoul, CD-ROM.
2003

Nutzerzentrierte Visualisierung raumbezogener Informationen.

In: Kartographische Nachrichten. Fachzeitschrift für Geoinformation und Visualisierung, Heft 6/03, pp. 257-258.
2003

Nutzwert als Prozess.

In: Kommune 21, Heft 9/2003, pp. 12-13.
2003

Universal Accessibility for Health Telematics.

In: Stephanidis, C. (Ed.): Universal Access in HCI. Proceedings of HCII 2003, 10th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Volume 4, Crete, Greece. Mahwah, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum, pp. 404-408.
2003

Usability Engineering von Sprach-Applikationen.

In: Machate, J. & Burmester, M. (Eds.): User Interface Tuning – Benutzungsschnittstellen menschlich gestalten. Frankfurt a.M.: Software & Support Verlag, pp. 299-317.
2003

User-centred Design for Interactive Maps on PDAs and Smartphones.

In: International Cartographic Association (Ed.): Proceedings of the 21st International Cartographic Conference 2003, Durban, pp. 1299-1305.
2003

WebSCORE expert screening – A low-budget Approach for Evaluating Web applications.

In: Jacko, J. & Stephanidis, C. (Eds.): Proceedings of HCII 2003, 10th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Volume 1, Crete, Greece. Mahwah, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum, pp. 838-842.
2003

When a House Controls its Master - Universal Design for Smart Living Environments.

In: Jacko, J. & Stephanidis, C. (Eds.): Proceedings of HCII 2003, 10th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Volume 1, Crete, Greece. Mahwah, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum, pp. 1228-1232.
2002

Eye-Tracking.

In: i-com Zeitschrift für interaktive und kooperative Medien, Heft 1, pp. 54-55.
2002

Usability Engineering für multimodale Interaktionsformen.

In: i-com Zeitschrift für interaktive und kooperative Medien, Heft 3, pp. 51-55.
2002

Usability Engineering für web-basierte Applikationen.

In: it+ti Informationstechnik und Technische Informatik 44, Heft 1, pp. 5-13.
2002

User Requirement Analysis and Interface Conception for a Mobile, Location-based Fair Guide.

In: Paternò, F. (Ed.): Human-Computer Interaction with mobile devices. Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium Mobile HCI Berlin. Heidelberg: Springer, pp. 388-392.
2002

Web Usability – Kann Standardisierung helfen?

In: i-com Zeitschrift für interaktive und kooperative Medien, Heft 2, pp. 42-43.
2002

WebSCORE – A structured Method for Evaluating Web Applications.

In: Proceedings of the 6th international Conference on Work with Display Units 2002. Berlin: ERGONOMIC, pp. 450-451.
2001

Adaptierbarkeit.

In: Lexikon der Kartographie und Geomatik. Bd. 1 bis 2. Heidelberg: Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, pp. 6-7. Insgesamt 80 Stichworttexte und Essays, u.a. zu den Themen: Ergonomie, Hypermediale Lernumgebung, Interaktivität, Lernen, Mensch-Maschine-Kommunikation, Usability Engineering.
2001

Simulating Recognition Errors in Speech User Interface Prototyping.

In: Smith, M.J. et al. (Eds.): Usability Evaluation and Interface Design. Proceedings of HCI International 2001, Vol. 1. Mahwah, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum, pp. 233-237.
2001

Web Usability.

In: i-com Zeitschrift für interaktive und kooperative Medien, Heft 0, pp. 50-51.
2000

Aufmerksamkeit.

In: Lexikon der Geowissenschaften. Bd. 1 bis 6. Heidelberg: Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, p. 158. Insgesamt 40 Stichworttexte und Essays, u.a. zu den Themen: Gedächtnis, Blickbewegungsregistrierung, Lehr- und Lernmedien, Wahrnehmung etc.
1999

Aufgaben- und nutzerorientierte Unterstützung kartographischer Kommunikationsprozesse durch Arbeitsgraphik. Konzeptionen, Modellbildung und experimentelle Untersuchungen.

(Forschen und Wissen, Unterreihe Informatik), Herdecke: GCA-Verlag.
1999

Kartographische Bildschirmkommunikation. Forschungsbericht.

(Beiträge zur kartographischen Informationsverarbeitung, Bd. 13), Trier.
1997

Empirische Untersuchungen zum Einsatz von Ar-beitsgraphik in kartographischen Informationssystemen.

In: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Kartographie (Ed.): GIS und Kartographie im multimedialen Umfeld. (= Kartographische Schriften, Bd. 2), Bonn: Kirschbaum Verlag, pp. 99-106.
1997

Kartographische Bildschirmkommunikation. Methodische Ansätze zur empirischen Untersuchung raumbezogener Informationsprozesse.

In: Baumhauer, R. (Ed.): Aktuelle Forschungen aus dem FB VI. (= Trierer Geographische Studien, H. 16), Trier, pp. 267-284.
1997

Modelling Graphic Presentation Forms to Support Cognitive Operations in Screen Maps.

In: Ottoson, L. (Ed.): Proceedings of the 18th International Cartographic Conference 97 Stockholm, Gävle, pp. 1452-1461.
1996

In: Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Kartographie (Ed.): Kartographie im Umbruch - neue Herausforderungen, neue Technologien. Beiträge zum Kartographiekongress Interlaken 96, Bern, pp. 133-155.

1996

Modellierung graphischer Präsentationsformen zur Unterstützung kognitiver Operationen in Bildschirmkarten.

In: Dollinger, F. & Strobel, J. (Eds.): Angewandte Geographische Informationsverarbeitung VIII. (= Salzburger Geographische Materialien, H. 24), Salzburg, pp. 166-172.
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