Martin is a Senior Scientist at Honda Research Institute Europe. His interests are interactive technologies with a focus on mobile and wearable computing.
He holds a Dr.-Ing. and a M.Sc. in computer science from Saarland University and a B.Sc. from TU Darmstadt.
You can find more detail in his CV and on his publication page.
Research Projects
On-Skin Devices
DeformWear: Deformation Input on Tiny Wearable Devices
We introduce DeformWear, tiny wearable devices that leverage single-point deformation input on various body locations. Despite the small input surface, DeformWear enables expressive and precise input using high-resolution pressure, shear, and pinch deformations.
ACM IMWUT '17 — Journal Article
SkinMarks: Enabling Interactions on Body Landmarks
SkinMarks are novel skin-worn I/O devices for precisely localized input and output on fine body landmarks. SkinMarks comprise skin electronics on temporary rub-on tattoos. They conform to fine wrinkles and are compatible with strongly curved and elastic body locations.
ACM CHI '17 — Full Paper
iSkin: Stretchable On-Body Touch Sensors
iSkin is a novel class of skin-worn sensors for touch input on the body. It is a very thin sensor overlay, made of biocompatible materials, and is flexible and stretchable. It can be produced in different shapes and sizes to suit various locations of the body such as the finger, forearm, or ear.
ACM CHI '15 — Full Paper, Best Paper Award (top 1%)
Understanding How People Use Skin as an Input Surface
Skin is fundamentally different from off-body touch surfaces. In an empirical study we investigate characteristics of the various skin-specific input modalities, analyze what kinds of gestures are performed on skin, and study what are preferred input locations.
ACM CHI '14 — Full Paper
Fingernail Displays: Handy Displays at your Fingertips
We introduce our vision of Fingernail Displays: tiny displays that are worn on the fingernails. We explore four application scenarios: (1) FingerPhone, (2) on-finger output on touch displays, (3) fingernail displays as in-situ information display on physical objects, and (4) animated nail art.
Workshop Paper at ACM CHI '13
Mobile Projectors
ProjectorKit: Easing Rapid Prototyping of Mobile Projections
Researchers have developed interaction concepts based on mobile projectors. Yet pursuing work in this area is cumbersome and time-consuming. To mitigate this problem, we contribute ProjectorKit, a flexible open-source toolkit that eases rapid prototyping mobile projector interaction techniques.
ACM MobileHCI '13 — Short Paper
Combining Mobile Projectors and Stationary Displays
Focus plus context displays combine high-resolution detail and lower-resolution overview using displays of different pixel densities. In this paper, we explore focus plus context displays using one or more mobile projectors in combination with a stationary display.
GRAND '13 — Research Note, Honorable Mention Paper Award
Printed Electronics for HCI
Introduction to Printed Electronics for HCI
Printed electronics is changing the landscape of interactive devices and user interfaces. It enables novel types of electrical components, which are thin and deformable. They can be integrated into a large diversity of materials and geometries. This can be used for novel types of devices.
Workshop at Mensch und Computer '15
Master and Bachelor Projects
Tabletops and Public Displays
Mobile Applications
Visualizations
