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The integration of computing with the human body is unlocking exciting opportunities for intelligent systems that enhance human capabilities. This talk will explore approaches to human-computer integration at the physical, sensory, and behavioral levels. First, seamless physical integration with the body requires a new generation of soft sensing and acting devices with unique form factors and material properties. I will present results from my research on multi-modal electronic skin. Second, I will discuss technologies for rich sensory integration using physiological sensors and feel-through haptics. Third, effective behavioral integration with body-based intelligent systems necessitates techniques for effective human-AI collaboration. I will discuss these using examples from human-robot interaction with exoskeletons and supernumerary robotic limbs.
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Steimle (Saarland University)
Jürgen Steimle is a full professor at the Department of Computer Science at Saarland University and head of the Human-Computer Interaction Lab. He was Dean of the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science from 2022-24. Before, he held positions as Senior Researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Informatics and as Visiting Assistant Professor at the MIT Media Lab. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from Darmstadt University of Technology. His research investigates touch and haptic interfaces, human-robot interaction, and digital fabrication with new materials. His work was recognized with an ERC Starting Grant, best paper awards at ACM CHI and UIST, and the Best Computer Science Dissertation Award 2009 by the German, Austrian and Swiss Computer Societies. He is serving as co-chair and member of program committees for major international conferences; recently he was Program Chair at UIST 2023.