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We are an interdisciplinary research group at Fachhochschule Potsdam working at the intersection of interface design, computer science, and the digital humanities. Our research revolves around data visualization with a particular focus on the challenges and questions arising from social, cultural, and technological transformations. Our mission is to devise new ways to access comprehensive information spaces and make sense of complex issues by developing creative and critical approaches to visualization. We cooperate closely with academic and cultural institutions as well as public and private organizations.

The lab itself is a joint initiative between the Design Department and the Urban Futures Institute. At the junction of design teaching and visualization research, we strive to have an impact in both academia and the world of practice. For the physical and social space of the lab, our ambition is to cultivate a stimulating environment for a transdisciplinary community of designers, developers, and scholars at different levels of experience. We share our work in the form of prototypes, exhibitions, workshops, and contributions to conferences and journals. The research lab is co-directed by Boris Müller and Marian Dörk.

Lab Members

Mark-Jan Bludau

Mark-Jan Bludau

Information Visualization

Viktoria Brüggemann

Viktoria Brüggemann

Cultural Sciences

Silvia Casavola

Silvia Casavola

Communication Design

Marian Dörk

Marian Dörk

Information Visualization

Markus Kreutzer

Markus Kreutzer

Systemic Transformation Design

Boris Müller

Boris Müller

Interaction Design

Current Student Researchers

Jona Pomerance

Jona Pomerance

Interface Design & Visualization

Associated Researchers

Manuela Garretón

Manuela Garretón

Information Visualization

Gianna-Carina Grün

Gianna-Carina Grün

Data Journalism & Information Visualization

Francesca Morini

Francesca Morini

Information Visualization & Data Journalism

Jonas Pelzer

Jonas Pelzer

Web Design & Interface Design

Christopher Pietsch

Christopher Pietsch

Interface Design & Visualization

Alumni

Sara Akhlaq

Sara Akhlaq

Digital Cultural Heritage

Jonas Arndt

Jonas Arndt

Web Engineering

Katja Dittrich

Katja Dittrich

Software Development & Visualization

Barbara Avila Vissirini

Barbara Avila Vissirini

Communication Design

Linda Freyberg

Linda Freyberg

Information and Image Science

Sabine de Günther

Sabine de Günther

History of Art & Dress

Katrin Glinka

Katrin Glinka

Cultural Sciences & Digital Heritage

Matthias Graf

Matthias Graf

Direct Manipulation Dynamic Authoring

Johannes Herseni

Johannes Herseni

Interaction Design

Tobias Kauer

Tobias Kauer

Information Visualization

Ilias Kyriazis

Ilias Kyriazis

Digital Cultural Heritage

Till Nagel

Till Nagel

Geo Visualization & Tangible Interaction

Giacomo Nanni

Giacomo Nanni

Information Visualization

Stephanie Neumann

Stephanie Neumann

Interaction Design & Photography

Jonas Parnow

Jonas Parnow

Information Visualization

Arran Ridley

Arran Ridley

Information Visualization

Jan-Erik Stange

Jan-Erik Stange

Interface Design & Textual Visualization

Fidel Thomet

Fidel Thomet

Interaction Design & Urban Futures

Nadia Zeissig

Nadia Zeissig

Communication Design

Former Student Researchers