Prof. Dr. Frank Heidmann

Research Professor for Design of Software Interfaces

Programme Director for Design (M. A.)

Committees & Offices

Programme Director and Chairman of the Master's degree programme in Design

Member of the Research and Transfer Commission of the FH Potsdam

Member of the Ethics Committee of the FH Potsdam

Ombudsperson for good scientific practice

Unit

Design Department

IaF – Institute for Applied Research Urban Futures

frank.heidmann@fh-potsdam.de

Phone

+49 331 580-4427

Location

House D

Room

202

Office hours

By arrangement

Main fields of activity (research, teaching)

Teaching in the fields of usability engineering and human-computer interaction
Project manager at the IDL (Interaction Design Lab) of the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam
Implementation of research and service projects on various issues of human-technology interaction, including web usability, design patterns, eye-tracking studies, interface design for the aging society, integration of user-centred design methods in the design process, etc.

CV

born 1967 in Hagen (Westphalia)
1988 - 1994 Studies of Applied Physical Geography at the University of Trier with the subsidiary subjects cartography and remote sensing
1995 - 1998 Research assistant in the Department of Cartography at the University of Trier, set-up and management of the Laboratory for Experimental Cartography and Media Evaluation with a focus on the conception and evaluation of digital cartographic media and multimedia products
1998 - 1999 Doctoral scholarship from the state of Rhineland-Palatinate
1999 Doctorate (Dr. rer. nat.) at the University of Trier with a thesis on task- and user-oriented support of cartographic communication processes through working graphics
2000 - 2001 Project manager at the Fraunhofer IAO, Stuttgart, Usability Engineering Department
2001 - 2003 Head of the Market Strategy Team Usability Engineering (Fraunhofer IAO)
2003 - 2005 Head of the Competence Center Human-Computer Interaction (Fraunhofer IAO)
since October 2005 Professor at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam in the course of studies Interfacedesign
February 2016 to December 2027 Honorary International Chair Professor National Taipei University of Technology (Taipei Tech), Taiwan

Publications

2024

Jordi Tost, Rahel Flechtner, Rahel Maué, Frank Heidmann. Caring for a companion as a form of self-care: Exploring the design space for irritating companion technologies for mental health. Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction 20241-152024.
Boribun Wisanukorn, Frank Heidmann. Collaborative Learning through XR: A study of eye- and hand-based XR interactions to support collaborative learning in the chemistry classroom. 12th International Conference on Human Interaction & Emerging Technologies297-3052024.

2023

Rahel Flechtner, Leyla Dewitz, Rahel Maué, Jordi Tost, Paula L. Schuster, Judith Ackermann, Frank Heidmann. Facing fears, facing opportunities: Lessons learned from a participatory design format with people affected by social anxiety. 1-192023.

2022

Paul Morat, Aaron Schwerdtfeger, Frank Heidmann. Nachtalb: A multisensory Neurofeedback VR-Interface. SIGGRAPH '221-22022.
Jordi Tost, Paula Schuster, Frank Heidmann. Prototyping Inconvenience : A pedagogical experiment on designing for debate in design education. Interaction Design and Architecture(s) : IxD&A81-1102022.
Constanze Langer, Frank Heidmann, Ryan Sheng-Ming Wang.Unfolding Spaces: Introduction of a Methodical-Didactical Teaching Concept for a Virtual and Intercultural Cooperation Course in Art-Based Research and Design Study Programmes. Universities of Tomorrow : Global, Interdisciplinary, Digitized, Sustainable72-772022.
Janna Kienbaum, Sarah Kreiseler, Frank Heidmann. Wahrnehmungsstrukturen und User Experience des digitalen Kulturerbes: Ein Blick auf museale Online Sammlungen. Digital Humanities im deutschsprachigen Raum 2022 : Kulturen des digitalen Gedächtnisses1-42022.

2021

Paul Morat, Aaron Schwerdtfeger, Frank Heidmann. In Case You Don’t Know What To Play: Framework for a VR application that manipulates time perception through spatial distortion. Mensch und Computer 2021609-6132021.
Paul Morat, Aaron Schwerdtfeger, Frank Heidmann. Nachtalb: A multisensory Neurofeedback VR-Interface. SIGGRAPH Asia 2021 XR1-22021.
Mark-Jan Bludau, Marian Dörk, Frank Heidmann. Relational perspectives as situated visualizations of art collections. Digital Scholarship in the Humanitiesii17-ii292021.

2020

Antje Michel, Frank Heidmann, Constanze Langer. Design trifft Informationswissenschaft. Information - Wissenschaft & Praxis86-942020.
Tobias Schröder, Frank Heidmann, Michael Prytula.Gleich und doch verschieden. 2020.
Jordi Tost, Paula Schuster, Frank Heidmann.“Stranger Things - Prototyping Inconvenience”: A Case Study On Critical Design In Design Education. 1-92020.

2019

Matthias Beyrow, Marion Godau, Frank Heidmann, Constanze Langer, Reto Wettach, Harald A. Mieg. Inquiry-Based Learning in Design. 239-2472019.
Sebastian Meier, Jordi Tost, Frank Heidmann. On the relevance of cartography: An interaction design perspective. 29th International Cartographic Conference1-62019.
Katja Budinger, Frank Heidmann. Our Symbiotic Life. ACM Designing Interactive Systems 20191349-13622019.

2018

Jordi Tost, Fabian Ehmel, Frank Heidmann, Stephanie M. Olen, Bodo Bookhagen. Hazards and accessibility: combining and visualizing threat and open infrastructure data for disaster management. 28th International Cartographic Conference1-82018.

2017

Jordi Tost, Stephanie M. Olen, Bodo Bookhagen, Frank Heidmann.Communicating landslide risk by combining hazard and open infrastructure data in interactive visualizations. Geophysical research abstracts : the open-access abstracts of the EGU general assemblies12575-125752017.
Jordi Tost, Frank Heidmann. Visualization and interaction with multiple
devices: A case study on reachability of remote
areas for emergency management. i-com : Journal of interactive media223-2462017.

Selected projects

DISA – Digital Inclusion in the Context of Social Anxiety Disorders

The project addresses digital inclusion in the context of social anxiety disorders.

Design "0̶8̶1̶5̶ "

In the "Design nicht 0815" project, the curricula of the design degree programmes at FH Potsdam are being further developed with the aim of integrating central competences for the digitally shaped world of work.

Person VR-Brille in einem Vorlesungssaal

FUX-XR@FH;P: Extended Reality (XR)

The aim of the project, which is funded by the European Regional Development Fund, is to bring together virtual and real environments.

International Study and Training Partnership with the National Taipei University of Technology (Taiwan)

Exchange programme for students and teachers within the framework of the DAAD ISAP programme

PROTOTYP

Designing the future materially. Prototypes as communication media of the new.

Illustration mit Virtual Reality-Brille, Sprechblasen und dem dem Titel ConvoQuest

Innovative Digital Media as a Learning Environment for Challenging Forms of Conversation in Social Professions

In the "ConvoQuest" project, innovative digital media as learning environments are being investigated and tested. The project focuses on a course at the FH Potsdam from the summer term of 2023, in which students developed prototypical, innovative learning environments. In the future, these can be used as a source of knowledge for questions about conversation techniques.