I am responsible for Research & Development at the xm:lab. My research interests include interaction design, instrumented / immersive environments, game design / playful interfaces, smart object systems, tangible and anthropomorphic interfaces.

Publications:

See my ResearchGate profile.

Reviewing and Committees (not so up to date...):

 

• Reviewing for Pervasive 2004, UbiComp 2005, CHI 2006, IEEE Tabletop 2007, Mobile HCI 2010, Mobile HCI 2011, TEI 2011
  
• Reviewing for various workshops on interactive systems, user modelling, context aware systems, auditory interfaces.
  
• Co-Organizing MODIE 06 - Modelling and Designing User Assistance in Intelligent Environments (Workshop at Mobile HCI 2006)
  
• Program committee member of Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction 2008, 2009, 2010
  
• Program committee member of Workshop on Pervasive Advertising and Shopping 2010
  

Patents:

 

• Michael Schmitz, Andreas Butz, Matthias Hahnen, Robert Dörr: "Interaktiver Behälteruntersetzer", Deutsches Gebrauchsmuster Nr. DE 20 2006 003 621-0, Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt, 06.03.2006

Dr. Michael Schmitz

xm:lab - experimental media lab

Hochschule der Bildenden Künste Saar

Keplerstr. 3-5

66117 Saarbrücken

Germany