Dr. Ulrike Schmuntzsch

„Wir betrachten hochautomatisierteste technische Systeme, wie KI-basierte oder algorithmische Technologien, als miteinander verknüpfte Teilbereiche Mensch – Technik – Organisation. Dementsprechend interdisziplinär und ganzheitlich analysieren und entwickeln wir Konzepte für eine sichere und nutzergerechte Interaktion zwischen Mensch und Technik in Alltag und Arbeitsleben.“

Focus of work

  • User-friendly design and evaluation of technical systems
  • Digital sovereignty in the economy
  • Work and engineering psychology
  • Human factors, usability and user experience
  • Industrial product service systems

Curriculum vitae

Dr. Ulrike Schmuntzsch studied Business Psychology with a focus on 'Work and Technology' in Lüneburg and Human Factors at the Technical University (TU) Berlin. She then worked as a research assistant in research and teaching at the Department of Human-Machine Systems at TU Berlin from 2011 to 2022. In several application-oriented research projects with various partners from science and industry, she was responsible for the evaluation and design of user-friendly human-technology interaction. Her dissertation, which she completed in 2014, deals with the development and evaluation of a warning glove for user support during maintenance activities in an industrial context. Ulrike Schmuntzsch has been a research associate at the Institute for Innovation and Technology (iit) at VDI/VDE-IT since 2022. She works in the field of 'Education and Science' and is currently working on the topic of 'Digital sovereignty in the economy'.

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