- Architecture Frameworks (AF)
- Cyber Resilient Architectures and Security (CRS)
- Deep Learning (DL)
- Embedded System Design (ESD)
- Human Machine Cooperation (HMC)
- Multi-Scale Multi-Rate Simulation (MS²)
- Safety Relevant Cyber Physical Systems (SRCPS)
Human Machine Cooperation (HMC)
Which technical innovations are relevant for humans? And how can humans meaningfully cooperate with machines to ensure that tasks are carried out better overall?
In addition to this, a key question is how humans can meaningfully cooperate with machines to ensure that tasks are carried out better overall. Both humans and machines can contribute to fi nd a solution. Good illustrations of this can be found in medicine. When carrying out diffi cult operations, for example on the human brain, virtual assistance systems can be used to provide the surgeon with important additional information – where exactly is the tumor; where are critical constrictions that require particular care?
In the intensive care, machines handle monitoring of patients’ vital signs, with medical personnel reacting accordingly. Empirical studies have, however, shown that numerous visual and acoustic alarm signals can be problematic since it is rarely necessary for personnel to actually intervene. In such cases the flow of information in not helpful but rather can be dangerous because it causes over-familiarization. A mere parallel existence of humans and machines can thus lead to a negative outcome. Human-machine cooperation is a better option, with the machines condensing information to generate a useful overall picture from many single parameters. Intuitive displays could then enable nursing personnel to quickly recognize whether patients are doing well or not.
Interactive systems are already being used in many diff erent environments today. In transportation modes such as cars, planes, or ships; in devices such as smartphones, tablets, or wearables; and in control rooms and voice-controlled devices. Conventional input and output modalities such as keyboards or monitors are increasingly being replaced by so-called »multimodal user interfaces« that incorporate multiple sensory channels. Intelligent assistants facilitate contextsensitive use and interaction with real objects in our daily environment. Ambient lighting can, for example, today be controlled using a smart device; acoustic signal, or voice command.
Depending on the application context, human-machine interaction and cooperation is subject to specifi c requirements regarding fitness for purpose; user-friendliness; acceptance; robustness; and security. Correspondingly, the Human Machine Cooperation competence cluster uses a variety of analysis, development, and evaluation methods to design and validate interactive or cooperative systems. Application focuses are, for example, assistive systems in vehicles, ships, healthcare, medicine, and personal health.
Persons 
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Dr.-Ing. Larbi Abdenebaoui
E-Mail: larbi.abdenebaoui(at)offis.de, Phone: 04419722730, Room: E 121/122
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Dr.-Ing. Dietrich Boles
E-Mail: dietrich.boles(at)uni-oldenburg.de, Phone: 0441/9722-212, Room: E 105
Prof. Dr. techn. Susanne Boll-Westermann
E-Mail: susanne.boll(at)informatik.uni-oldenburg.de, Phone: +49 441 9722-213, Room: O 47
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Marie-Christin Harre (geb. Ostendorp)
E-Mail: harre(at)offis.de, Phone: +49 441 9722-433, Room: D 114/115
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Dr.-Ing. Frerk Müller-von Aschwege
E-Mail: frerk.mueller-von.aschwege(at)OFFIS.de, Phone: +49 441 9722-146, Room: E 50
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Tim Claudius Stratmann
E-Mail: tim.claudius.stratmann(at)offis.de, Phone: +49 441 9722-431, Room: E 104
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Publications
2018
ActiStairs: Design and Acceptance of a Technology-Based Intervention to Advocate Stair-Climbing in Public Spaces
Meyer, Jochen and Beck, Elke and von Holdt, Kai and Gansefort, Dirk and Brand, Tilman and Zeeb, Hajo and Boll, Susanne; Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Multimedia for Personal Health and Health Care; 2018
ActiThings Toolkit - Towards Supporting Older Adults' Adherence to Home-based Physical Exercise Programs by Providing Notifications in Opportune Moments
Beck, Elke and von Holdt, Kai and Meyer, Jochen; Proceedings of the 11th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies - Volume 5: HEALTHINF,; 2018
Augmenting Bicycles and Helmets with Multimodal Warnings for Children
Matviienko, Andrii and Ananthanarayan, Swamy and Borojeni, Shadan Sadeghian and Feld, Yannick and Heuten, Wilko and Boll, Susanne; Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services; 2018
Defining Adherence: Making Sense of Physical Activity Tracker Data
Tang, Lie Ming and Meyer, Jochen and Epstein, Daniel A and Bragg, Kevin and Engelen, Lina and Bauman, Adrian and Kay, Judy; Proc. ACM Interact. Mob. Wearable Ubiquitous Technol.; 2018
Designing Metaphor-Based Ambient Tangible Artifacts to Support Workspace Awareness
Matviienko, Andrii and El Ali, Abdallah and Hilmer, Christin and Feld, Yannick and Heuten, Wilko and Boll, Susanne; i-com; 2018
Effective Visualization of Time-Critical Notifications in Virtual Reality
Uwe Grünefeld, Marie-Christin Harre, Tim Stratmann, Wilko Heuten, Andreas Lüdtke; Mensch und Computer; September / 2018
Effects of an intensive long-term prevention programme after myocardial infarction – a randomized trial
Wienbergen, Harm and Fach, Andreas and Meyer, Sven and Meyer, Jochen and Stehmeier, Janina and Backhaus, Tina and Michel, Stephan and Krämer, Kirsten and Osteresch, Rico and Schmucker, Johannes and Haase, Henning and Härle, Tobias and Elsässer, Albrecht and Hambrecht, Rainer; European Journal of Preventive Cardiology; 2018
Exploring Vibrotactile and Peripheral Cues for Spatial Attention Guidance
Tim Claudius Stratmann, Andreas Löcken, Uwe Grünefeld, Wilko Heuten, Susanne Boll; Proceedings of the 7th ACM International Symposium on Pervasive Displays; 06 / 2018
EyeMR: low-cost eye-tracking for rapid-prototyping in head-mounted mixed reality
Tim Claudius Stratmann, Uwe Gruenefeld, Susanne Boll; Proceedings of the 2018 ACM Symposium on Eye Tracking Research & Applications; 06 / 2018
EyeSeeX: Visualization of Out-of-View Objects on Small Field-of-View Augmented and Virtual Reality Devices
Uwe Gruenefeld, Dana Hsiao, Wilko Heuten; Proceedings of the 7th ACM International Symposium on Pervasive Displays; 06 / 2018
