- ICT in Developing Communities
- Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Information Systems Theories and Implementation
- Innovative Human-Technology Interaction
- Geographies of human-animal interactions
- Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
- Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Smart Cities and Technologies
- Healthcare innovation and challenges
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
Folkwang University of the Arts
2023
University of Siegen
2022-2023
Since 2014, Botswana's Okavango Delta has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage site. One effect to parse the conservation area from human settlements, thus aggravating conflict between local cattle farmers and predatory animals, particularly lions. In response, LionAlert system, launched together with CLAWS Conservancy, is warning of lions passing invisible digital geofences helps prevent attacks on as well poaching endangered predators. Because technology needs be embedded in larger,...
Aiming to improve quality of life for their citizens, cities and environments regions are becoming increasingly smarter. Smart City research practice has put emphasis on the importance citizen-centric processes, collaborating with citizens other stakeholders, as well public values in projects. Nevertheless, governmental organizations continue adopt technology-push approaches, marginalized such refugees often excluded (urban) digitalization decision-making processes. Despite different...
Technological development continues to advance, with consequences for the use of robots in health care. For this reason, workshop contribution aims at consideration how socially assistive can be integrated into care and what tasks they take on. This also touches on degree autonomy these balance decision support making different situations. We want show that by is mediated between safety. Our results are based Design Fiction Zine-Making workshops we conducted scientific experts. Ultimately,...
Many people would like to remain in their familiar surroundings old age, even if they need certain forms of assistance. But what exactly does everyday life look like, where are the hurdles and can community-based support options start? The results a citizen-based participatory interview study community members rural Living Lab near Zurich, Switzerland full-time researchers from two universities Germany explore these questions. Results relate physical limitations potentials aspects well-being...