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Akademischer Werdegang

seit 2021     Universität Siegen, Hochschule Offenburg, Doktorandin der Ingenieurswissenschaften (Dr.-Ing.), Informatik

2017 - 2020 Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Master of Science, Elektro- und Informationstechnik, Systems Engineering

2013 - 2017 Hochschule für angew. Technik Karlsruhe, Bachelor of Engineering, Elektro- und Informationstechnik, Sensorik

Berufstätigkeit

seit 2020     Akademische Mitarbeiterin     Hochschule Offenburg

Forschungsprojekte

Dissertation: "Pictogram-based Eye-Tracking-Driven Control"

Schwerpunkte:

  • Erforschung von Einflussfaktoren auf die Wahrnehmung und User Experience der nutzenden Person
  • Entwicklung eines Open-Source Eye-Tracking-Control Frameworks
  • Erforschung von Ansprüchen an einen intuitiven Roboter-Controller

Teamleitung Forschungsgruppe Kobotik

Schwerpunkte:

  • Roboter und mutual adaptation in Human-Robot Interaction
  • Explainable AI
  • Proactive adaptation
  • Anwendungen der Kobotik in der Industrie (Industrie 5.0)

 

Reviewed Papers

Reviewerin für Konferenzbeiträge bei 

  • ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
  • ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI)

Reviewerin für Beiträge in Journals

  • PeerJ Computer Science
  • Taylor & Francis Disability and Rehabilitation

Publikationen

2026

Anke Fischer-Janzen, Thomas Wendt, Kristof Van Laerhoven

Eye-Tracking-Driven Control in Daily Task Assistance for Assistive Robotic Arms

pp. 1-23, 2026


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Anke Fischer-Janzen, Thomas Wendt, Daniel Görlich, Kristof Van Laerhoven

Eye-Tracking-Driven Shared Control for Robotic Arms: Wizard of Oz Studies to Assess Design Choices

ACM Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction , 2026(Just Accepted), pp. 1-30, 2026


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Anke Fischer-Janzen, Thomas Wendt, Kristof Van Laerhoven

Robust and Scalable Task Selection for Humans and Robots with the Use of Pictograms as Fiducial Markers

IEEE Access , Vol.14, pp. 42722-42733, 2026


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Katrin-Misel Ponomarjova, Anke Fischer-Janzen, Thomas Wendt, Kristof Van Laerhoven

WLRI-AD: assistive device dataset for daily living automation

Personal and Ubiquitous Computing , 30(1), pp. 1-10, 2026


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2025

Markus Gapp, Anke Fischer-Janzen, David Pfister, Thomas Wendt, Stefan Rupitsch

Benchmarking Robot and Cobot Performance for an Assembly Application

SMSI 2025, Sensor and Measurement Science International , pp. 269-270, 2025


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Anke Fischer-Janzen, Thomas Wendt, Daniel Görlich, Kristof Van Laerhoven

Eye-tracking-Driven Shared Control for Robotic Arms: Wizard of Oz Studies to Assess Design Choices

pp. 1-23, 2025


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Thomas Wendt, Jennifer J. Blöchle, Anke Fischer-Janzen, Andi Schnebel

Robotics in Education: Modular, Age-Appropriate, and Practical Approaches to Inspire the Next Generation and Foster Curiosity and Skills

Robotics in Education : Proceedings of the RiE 2025 Conference , Richard Balogh, David Obdržálek, Nikolaos Fachantidis (Eds.) pp. 3-11, 2025


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2024

Anke Fischer-Janzen, Thomas Wendt, Kristof Van Laerhoven

A scoping review of gaze and eye tracking-based control methods for assistive robotic arms

Frontiers in Robotics and AI , Vol.11, pp. 1-22, 2024


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Thomas Wendt, Anke Fischer-Janzen, Katrin-Misel Ponomarjova, Kim Zähringer, Andi Schnebel, Kristof Van Laerhoven

Accessible Operation Methods of Coffee-Machines

PETRA '24: Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments , pp. 680-681, 2024


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Katrin-Misel Ponomarjova, Thomas Wendt, Anke Fischer-Janzen, Sinan Süme, Bastian Kayser

Enhancing Independence through Intelligent Robotics: An AI Driven Assistive Robotics Interface

UR-AI2023 : The Upper-Rhine Artificial Intelligence Symposium : Artificial Intelligence for Time Series, Robotics and Beyond , Jonathan Weber, Jean-Philippe Lauffenburger (Eds.) pp. 50-58, 2024


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Anke Fischer-Janzen, Markus Gapp, Marcus Götten, Katrin-Misel Ponomarjova, Jennifer J. Blöchle, Thomas Wendt, Kristof Van Laerhoven, Thomas Bartscherer

Requirements of People with Disabilities and Caregivers for Robotics: A Case Study

HCI in Business, Government and Organizations : 11th International Conference, HCIBGO 2024, Held as Part of the 26th HCI International Conference, HCII 2024, Washington, DC, USA, June 29 – July 4, 2024, Proceedings, Part I , Fiona Fui-Hoon Nah, Keng Leng Siau (Eds.) pp. 289-301, 2024


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2023

Thomas Wendt, Anke Fischer, Lukas Stiglmeier, Philipp Gawron, Kristof Van Laerhoven

Evaluation of precision, accuracy and threshold for the design of vibrotactile feedback in eye tracking applications

Journal of Sensors and Sensor Systems , 12(1), pp. 103-109, 2023


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Thomas Wendt, Markus Gapp, Anke Fischer-Janzen

Innovative and cost-effective Measurement Setup to determine Robot Accuracy

Proceedings : SMSI 2023 Conference , pp. 227-228, 2023


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2022

Nikolai Hangst, Jan Müllerleile, Thomas Wendt, Lukas Stiglmeier, Philipp Gawron, Urban Himmelsbach, Anke Fischer

Design of a 3D Printed Force Sensor in the Field of Robotics Utilizing an Embedded Constantan Wire as Sensing Element

Sensors and Measuring Systems , pp. 74-80, 2022


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Anke Fischer, Thomas Wendt, Philipp Gawron, Lukas Stiglmeier, Kristof van Laerhoven

Evaluation of Precision, Accuracy and Threshold for the Design of Vibrotactile Feedback in Eye Tracking Applications

Sensors and Measuring Systems , pp. 169-174, 2022


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Philipp Gawron, Thomas Wendt, Nikolai Hangst, Lukas Stiglmeier, Urban Himmelsbach, Anke Fischer

Simulation and Verification of 3D Printed Oscillators for Vibration Energy Harvester

Sensors and Measuring Systems , pp. 499-502, 2022


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2021

Anke Fischer, Philipp Gawron, Nikolai Hangst, Lukas Stiglmeier, Alexander Gehringer, Björn Teufel, Thomas Wendt, Andrea Müller, Steffen Willwacher

Updates aus der Forschungsgruppe um Prof. Dr. Thomas Wendt

Forschung im Fokus , pp. 8-11, 2021


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2020

Thomas Wendt, Nikolai Hangst, Philipp Gawron, Alexander Gehringer, Urban Himmelsbach, Anke Fischer, Manuel Dorner, Matthias Lai, Taimur Aftab, Paul Gavrikov

Forschungsgruppe Prof. Dr. Thomas Wendt

pp. 94-98, 2020


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