Following a successful defense in July 2025, Annebeth Demaeght (Faculty W) was awarded the degree of Dr. phil. (PhD). Her doctoral research, "Voice-Based Interactions: Acceptance Potentials of Voice-Based Dialogue Systems – An Approach to Measuring User Emotions Based on Vocal Features," was a collaborative project and supervised by Prof. Dr. Josef Nerb (PH Freiburg) and Prof. Dr. Andrea Müller (HS Offenburg).