Starting as a Professor at WHS

Today, I am very happy to begin a new chapter as a professor at the Westphalian University of Applied Sciences in beautiful Bocholt.

The past years have been an incredible journey, and I am deeply grateful to everyone who supported me along the way. In particular, I would like to thank Prof. Dr. Sven Mayer, the Human-AI Interaction Group, the Research Center Trustworthy Data Science and Security (RC Trust), and TU Dortmund University for the opportunity to continue my research as a postdoctoral researcher. Shortly before this transition, I was also delighted to be admitted to the Young Academy of TU Dortmund University following a successful grant proposal.

I am equally grateful to Prof. Dr. Stefan Schneegass and the University of Duisburg-Essen for giving me the opportunity to pursue my doctorate and build the foundation for my academic career. My sincere thanks also go to everyone with whom I have had the pleasure of collaborating, co-authoring research, teaching, sharing an office, and exchanging ideas over the years.

At the Westphalian University of Applied Sciences, I will continue my work at the intersection of usable security, human-computer interaction, artificial intelligence, and extended reality. I am especially interested in how intelligent systems can better understand and support people, how agentic AI can assist with security-related tasks, and how implicit interaction can make security more seamless without compromising privacy or user control.

I look forward to bringing these topics into my teaching, developing new research projects, and building new collaborations within the university and beyond. I am thankful and excited about the opportunities and challenges ahead—and very much looking forward to becoming part of the community in Bocholt.