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Department of InformaticsHuman-Computer Interaction

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Human-Computer Interaction

Dr. Fariba Mostajeran

Dr. Fariba Mostajeran

Research Associate

E-Mail: fariba.mostajeran.gourtani"AT"uni-hamburg.de
Phone: +49 40 42883-2553

Office hours: By arrangement (please send me an e-mail)

Vogt-Kölln-Str. 30, Room: F-130
D-22527 Hamburg, Germany

Short Bio

Fariba Mostajeran is a post-doctoral research associate at the Department of Informatics at the University of Hamburg. Her research combines research methods from different disciplines, such as computer science, psychology, and environmental science to study the effects of immersive media on users. It includes studying the psycho- and physiological effects of exposure to and interaction with virtual and augmented realities on older and younger adults. She received her B.Sc. in Computer Engineering-Software from the University of Isfahan (Iran), her M.Sc. in Digital Media from the Universität Bremen, and her Ph.D. in Human-Computer Interaction at the Universität Hamburg.

Research Interests

  • Medical Mixed Reality
  • Digital Health
  • Human-Computer Interaction

Scholarships and Fundings

  • Ideas and Venture Fund (IVF), Universität Hamburg, 2024-2025
  • EXIST-Gründerstipendium (EXIST Founder Scholarship), 2014-2015
  • Deutschlandstipendium (German Scholarship), 2012-2013

Invited Panels and Talks

  • Symposium on Virtual Nature and Health, Global Virtual Exchange Summit 2024 organized by Hong Kong Baptist University, 2024.
  • Next Reality meets mental health, Next Reality Meetup, Hamburg, 2023.
  • Applications for a medical Metaverse, Birds of a Feather, SIGGRAPH 2022.
  • "Psychological Effect Mechanisms of Virtual Humans", Virtual networking meeting of the BMBF funding projects "Interactive systems in virtual and real spaces -Innovative technologies for a healthy life", 2020.
  • "The Female Programmer: The Unknown Being", Annual meeting of the Federal Conference of Women's and Equal Opportunities Officers at Universities (bukof), Hamburg, 2019.
  • "The ethics of mind reading", The 4th IEEE EMBS Summer School of Neural Engineering in Beijing, China, 2018.
  • "MR Pharmacy: Psycho-and Physiotherapy in Mixed Reality Environments", Hamburg Animation Conference, 2018.
  • "MR Pharmacy: Adaptive User Interfaces and Biofeedback for Therapy in Mixed Reality Environments", VR Meetup, Hamburg, 2018.

Media

Academic Services

  • Program and Organization Committee: ACM Symposium on Eye Tracking Research and Applications (ETRA 2020-2023) Short Papers, IEEE VR Workshop on Applied VR for Enhanced Healthcare (AVEH 2019), Mensch und Computer (MUC) 2019 Workshop on Virtuelle und Augmentierte Realität für Gesundheit und Wohlbefinden, 1st Online Symposium on Virtual and Augmented Reality (VR/AR) Methods in the Intersection of Computer Science and Neuroscience (2022), EUGLOH (European University Alliance for Global Health) summer school on Immersive Media for Health and Well-being (ESSIM 2023), IEEE VR Workshop on Locomotion and Wayfinding in XR (2024)
  • Administrative Services: Member of the selection committee for W3 professorship in Software Ergonomics and Usability with a focus on Security-Critical Systems (2017-2018), member of the selection committee for Professorship (W2/W3) for Informatics, with a focus on Computational cognitive systems (2019-2020), member of the selection committee for Cluster of Cognitive Systems-sub-committee of W1 (Tenure Track W2) professorship in Assistive Health Systems (2019-2020),  member of the selection committee for W2 Professorship for Computer Science, especially Digital Transformation & Technochange (2019-2020), Member of the examination board for the B.Sc. Human-Computer Interaction, Universität Hamburg (2023)
  • Reviewing History: IEEE VR (2018-present), Hindawi Journal of Healthcare Engineering (2018), AVEH (2019),  MUC (2019), ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI, 2020-present) ETRA (2020-2023), Media Psychology published by Taylor & Francis Group (2020), International Journal of Human-Computer Studies (2020-2022), European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS 2021), MDPI Sensors Journal, Special Issue in Sensors and Technological Ecosystems for eHealth (2022), Frontiers in Virtual Reality (2021-2022), Frontiers in Aging (2022), The ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology (VRST 2022), Frontiers in Neuroscience (2022), International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health section Digital Health (2022), International Journal of Virtual Reality (2022), International Journal of Stress Management (2023)

Teaching Experience

  • Lecture on XR Health Challenges as well as practical sessions on XR and Unity Tutorials at EUGLOH (European University Alliance for Global Health) summer school on Immersive Media for Health and Well-being (ESSIM), Universität Hamburg, 2023.
  • User Interface Software and Technology course-Brain-Computer Interfaces Lecture, Master of Computer Science, Department of Informatics, Universität Hamburg, 2017-present.
  • HCI Bachelor project, Bachelor of Human-Computer Interaction, Department of Informatics, Universität Hamburg, 2017-present.
  • Interactive Game Development exercises, Master of Computer Science, Department of Informatics, Universität Hamburg, 2021-2022.
  • HCI Internship, Bachelor of Human-Computer Interaction, Department of Informatics, Universität Hamburg, 2021, 2023.

Supervised Theses

  • C. Kehler: Effects of virtual plants and locomotion techniques on spatial memory. Master thesis, Informatics, Department of Informatics, Universität Hamburg, 2024.
  • L. Biegert: Human-Centered Development of a Mobile Platform for the Behavioral Therapy of Eating Disorders. Bachelor thesis, Human-Computer Interaction, Department of Informatics, Universität Hamburg, 2024.
  • M. Lichtlein: Exploring the Influence of Personality on Interior Design by Use of an Interactive 3D Web Application. Bachelor thesis, Human-Computer Interaction, Department of Informatics, Universität Hamburg, 2024.
  • C. Hornung: Virtual Plants and Control Objects in a Virtual Biophilic Office. Bachelor thesis, Human-Computer Interaction, Department of Informatics, Universität Hamburg, 2024.
  • M. Bandixen: Virtual Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Bachelor thesis, Human-Computer Interaction, Department of Informatics, Universität Hamburg, 2024.
  • M. Lafdili: Inducing awe and overview effects in a space VR setup for children and adolescents to improve well-being. Master thesis, Informatics, Department of Informatics, Universität Hamburg, 2023.
  • L. Ciegelski: Effects of natural and urban environments on driving behavior in virtual reality. Master thesis, Informatics, Department of Informatics, Universität Hamburg, 2023.
  • M. Brosius: Creating an individual restorative natural environment. Master thesis, Informatics, Department of Informatics, Universität Hamburg, 2023.
  • S. Schneider: Cognitive demands of redirected walking in natural and urban environments in virtual reality. Bachelor thesis, Human-Computer Interaction, Department of Informatics, Universität Hamburg, 2023.
  • A. Richter: Die Untersuchung des Mozart-Effekts in virtuellen Lernumgebungen. Bachelor thesis, Human-Computer Interaction, Department of Informatics, Universität Hamburg, 2023.
  • A. Glao: Effects of Clouds and Sky Views in Virtual Reality onto Well-being. Bachelor thesis, Human-Computer Interaction, Department of Informatics, Universität Hamburg, 2023.
  • T. Ünal: Street trees in Virtual Reality and their effects on cognitive performance. Bachelor thesis, Human-Computer Interaction, Department of Informatics, Universität Hamburg, 2023.
  • D. Büker: Effects of window view from different heights. Bachelor thesis, Human-Computer Interaction, Department of Informatics, Universität Hamburg, 2023.
  • Y. Göbel: The Big 5 Personality Traits as Indicators of Differences in Well-being During Digital and Face-to-Face Communications. Master thesis, Informatics, Department of Informatics, Universität Hamburg, 2023.
  • J. Kaurin: Multi- vs. Unimodales Waldbaden in VR: Eine menschzentrierte Entwicklung zur Untersuchung von Stressreduktion und kognitiver Leistungssteigerung. Master thesis, IT-Management und -Consulting, Department of Informatics, Universität Hamburg, 2022.
  • K. Kosin: Gestaltung von motivierenden mobilen Anwendungen mittels Gamification zur körperlichen Betätigung. Bachelor thesis, Human-Computer Interaction, Department of Informatics, Universität Hamburg, 2022.
  • L. Kaschub: Effects of virtual time of day on cognitive performance. Bachelor thesis, Human-Computer Interaction, Department of Informatics, Universität Hamburg, 2022.
  • N. Tapie: Effects of Virtual Agent Tone on Mood and Cognition. Bachelor thesis, Human-Computer Interaction, Department of Informatics, Universität Hamburg, 2022.
  • L. Barth: Virtual Reality Enhances Awe and Psychological Well-being. Bachelor thesis, Human-Computer Interaction, Department of Informatics, Universität Hamburg, 2022.
  • L. Diedrichsen: Auswirkung von Wolkendichte und Wolkenhöhe auf das menschliche Wohlund Stressempfinden im alltäglichen Umfeld. Bachelor thesis, Human-Computer Interaction, Department of Informatics, Universität Hamburg, 2022.
  • S. Reinhart: Der Einfluss von Biophilic Office Design in Virtual Reality auf Kognition und Stimmung. Bachelor thesis, Human-Computer Interaction, Department of Informatics, Universität Hamburg, 2022.
  • D. Karakoyun: Eine neuartige Testbatterie für die explorative Forschung räumlichen Lernens in virtueller Realität. Bachelor thesis, Human-Computer Interaction, Department of Informatics, Universität Hamburg, 2022.
  • P. Reisewitz, Social facilitation and inhibition in augmented reality: performing motor and cognitive tasks in the presence of a virtual human, Bachelor thesis, Human-Computer Interaction, Department of Informatics, Universität of Hamburg, 2021.
  • T. Lüdeke, Implementation and evaluation of a mobile app for the usage during rehabilitation within physical therapy, Bachelor thesis, Human-Computer Interaction, Department of Informatics, Universität of Hamburg, 2020.
  • J. Gabel, A Framework for Manipulation of Hand and Arm Movements in Virtual Reality. Master thesis, Human-Computer Interaction, Department of Informatics, Universität Hamburg, 2020.
  • K. Pohlmann, Impact of Contour on Beauty and Emotional Experience in Interior Design.   Bachelor thesis, Human-Computer Interaction, Department of Informatics, Universität Hamburg, 2020.
  • M. Fischer, Einfluss von naturnaher Virtual Reality auf Arbeitsgedächtnis, Aufmerksamkeit und Affekt. Bachelor thesis, Human-Computer Interaction, Department of Informatics, Universität Hamburg, 2020.
  • J. Blömer, Entwicklung und Evaluation einer Expositionstherapie in virtueller Realität zur Behandlung von Zwangsstörungen. Bachelor thesis, Human-Computer Interaction, Department of Informatics, Universität Hamburg, 2020.
  • S. Hanf, Auswirkung einer Arbeitsplatzumgebung in virtueller Realität auf Leistungsfähigkeit und Wohlbefinden. Bachelor thesis, Human-Computer Interaction, Department of Informatics, Universität Hamburg, 2020.
  • K. Ney, Visualization of Self-Compassion in Virtual Reality: A Pilot Study on the Application of VR in Individuals with Occasional Paranoid Thoughts. Bachelor thesis, Human-Computer Interaction, Department of Informatics, Universität Hamburg, 2019.
  • C. Franke, Evaluation der emotionalen Wirksamkeit einer virtuellen Gefängniszelle.  Bachelor thesis, Human-Computer Interaction, Department of Informatics, Universität Hamburg, 2019.
  • J. Krzikawski, Auswirkungen der visuellen Konfrontation eines Waldes auf Stimmung, Kognition und Stress auf verschiedenen Immersionsebenen. Bachelor thesis, Human-Computer Interaction, Department of Informatics, Universität Hamburg, 2019.
  • A. K. Kirsten. Gamified alcohol-addiction therapy in virtual reality. Master thesis, Human-Computer Interaction, Department of Informatics, Universität Hamburg, 2018.
  • L. Bittner, Development and Evaluation of a VR-Game for Improvement of Depressive Mood. Bachelor thesis, Human-Computer Interaction, Department of Informatics, Universität Hamburg, 2018.