- 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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Projects
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AlarmRedux
Reduction of the acoustic load on nursing staff in intensive care units
Duration: 2016 - 2019C
Cocomo
Cognitive Cooperation Support System based on Mobile and Wearable Devices (sorry - only available in german)
Duration: 2017 - 2020M
MeBeSafe
Measures for Behaving Safely in Traffic (sorry - only available in German)
Duration: 2017 - 2020S
SMILE
Smart Environments as a context of motivating learning opportunities for girls for a growing proportion of female computer scientists by involving teachers and parents
Duration: 2017 - 2020 Publications
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
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
Flyer: HEE and Konect, Optimizing HMIs for Efficient Monitoring
Sebastian Feuerstack and Bertram Wortelen; 1 / 2018
FlyingARrow: Pointing Towards Out-of-View Objects on Augmented Reality Devices
Uwe Gruenefeld, Daniel Lange, Lasse Hammer, Susanne Boll, Wilko Heuten; Proceedings of the 7th ACM International Symposium on Pervasive Displays; 06 / 2018
From Reading to Driving - Priming Mobile Users for Take-over Situations in Highly Automated Driving
Borojeni, S.S., Weber, L., Heuten, W., Boll, S.; Mobile HCI; 2018
Monte Carlo Methods for Real-time Driver Workload Estimation using a Cognitive Architecture
Wortelen, B., Unni, A., Rieger, J.W., Lüdtke, A., Osterloh, J.P.; Cognitive Infocommunications, Theory and Applications; 2018
Predicting Visual Attention is not an easy Task - even for Experts!
Sebastian Feuerstack and Bertram Wortelen; 60th Conference of Experimental Psychologists; March / 2018
