Research at HCIS

Ubiquitous Collaboration: How can and should collaboration support be designed in the age of ubiquitous computing, augmented and virtual reality, and the Internet of Things? What new possibilities arise from the integration of objects into the digital world and ubiquitous interaction options? We explore these questions in our Ubiquitous Interaction Lab.

Click here to visit the Lab for Augmented Reality and Ubiquitous Interaction.

The goal of the research focus “Skilled Trades 4.0: Digital and Innovative” is to drive the development and adoption of tailored, innovative digital technologies in the skilled trades sector, enabling skilled trades businesses to offer new or significantly improved services and to help shape the digital transformation. Through direct participation, concrete solutions “from the trades for the trades” are to be developed and implemented on a pilot basis in operational practice. This will secure jobs in the German skilled trades in the long term and create new, attractive jobs.

smARtorials is designed to help SMEs create their own text-based tutorials, video tutorials, and tutorials in augmented and virtual reality, as well as put existing or self-created tutorials to practical use. This is intended to enable employees to pass on knowledge through self-created video tutorials for which they previously had no suitable means of explanation. In addition, they can apply the knowledge created and shared by others in this way with minimal effort in practical settings. This will be achieved through the development of smart video tutorials on digital media, in which work activities are filmed and can be further explained verbally or in text.

Click here for the smARtorials: smart video tutorials for workplace practice in augmented reality (2021–2024).

DigiCare establishes a digital, cross-sector, interprofessional care structure to implement both new advanced practice nurse (APN) roles and the timely and needs-based integration of primary care physicians (PCPs). The patient’s active role in the treatment process is to be strengthened by promoting self-management and personalized knowledge transfer.

The new care structure will be achieved through the further development of a certified eHealth application for symptom management, as well as the development and integration of chatbots. In the future, the new care structure can be extended to other chronic diseases, which account for approximately half of statutory health insurance expenditures, as similar challenges exist as in oncology. 

Together with the Hannover-Braunschweig-Göttingen-Wolfsburg Metropolitan Region and many other partners from Lower Saxony, HCIS is working within the new InCa 4D network to develop innovative ways to support caregiving.

Click here for InCa 4D: Innovative Care (2020–2025)

 

The Furniture Store of the Future: How can a technology-supported online consultation process be designed for large, highly customizable, and high-quality goods such as furniture? What might user interface concepts look like and how might they function for the various groups involved (buyers, sellers)? We are addressing these questions in the ARBay project.

Click here for ARBay: an augmented reality-based, interactive consulting, collaborative configuration, and sales platform for highly variable and customizable goods (2018–2021)

IT Support in Healthcare: How can tools support collaboration and learning among healthcare professionals? (How) can tools be integrated into complex and time-sensitive clinical or nursing workflows in a way that promotes the quality of care and patient health? We are addressing these questions in the Pflegebrille project. Click here for Pflegebrille

Supporting Workplace Learning: How can people learn together in the workplace? How can tools be used to support informal learning and reflection in the workplace? These are the questions we are addressing in the EmployID project.

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