2020

1. ‣Digitale Bürgerbeteiligung in der Kommunalpolitik [Digital participations of citizens in local politics]. Talk at the Hochschule München, Studiengang Advanced Design, May 6, 2020. (with F. Maas and S. Klüber)
   

2019

1. ‣User Experience und intuitive Benutzung – Was muss ich wissen? [User Experience and intuitive use – What do I need to know?]. Keynote talk at the Innovationsforum Mainfranken: User Experience und intuitive Benutzung von Technik, ZDI Würzburg, December 3, 2019.
   

2. ‣Metaphor, Intuitive Interaction and the Design of Innovative Products. Invited talk at the Social, Economic, and Decision Psychology Colloquium at the University of Basel, Switzerland, September 26, 2019.
   

3. ‣Vom Segensroboter zu Ritualen im Alltag: Möglichkeiten und Grenzen technischer Lösungen. [From a blessing robot to everyday rituals: Possibilities and Limitations of technical solutions]. Invited talk at artop – Institut an der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, September 18, 2019.
   

4. ‣Die Bedeutung von Aufmerksamkeitsprozessen bei der Displaygestaltung [The significance of attention processes for display design]. Invited talk at the Department of Psychology and Ergonomics, Technische Universität Berlin, May 27, 2019.
   

5. ‣Image-schematische Metaphern als mentale Modelle: Potentiale für die kognitive Ergonomie  [Image-schematic metaphors as mental models: Possibilities for cognitive ergonomics]. Invited talk at the at the Department of Psychology and Ergonomics, Technische Universität Berlin, May 27, 2019.
   

2018

1. ‣Digitalisierung der Arbeit – Alte und neue Herausforderungen [Digitalisation of work – Old and new challenges]. Invited Talk at the Akademie Frankenwarte Würzburg, November 15, 2018.
   

2. ‣Impulsvortrag Mensch-Technik-Interaktion [Impulse Talk Human-Technology Interaction]. Invited Talk at the Compass technical  discussion of the BMBF, Fraunhofer IAO, Stuttgart, April 5, 2018.
   

2017

1. ‣Resilienz – Gefährlich für den Arbeitsschutz? [Resilience – Dangerous for Health and Safety at work?]. Talk at the Symposium at the Research Association ForChange: Streitfrage Resilienz. Wie wir Zukunft gestalten können. Carl Friedrich von Siemens Stiftung, München, November 16, 2017.
   

2. ‣Digitalisierung der Arbeit und Stress: Alte und Neue Herausforderungen [Digitisation of work and stress: Old and new challenges]. Talk at the Conference Psychosozialer Wandel durch neue Medien – Entwicklung und Lernen, Arbeit, Ausbildung und Freizeit [Psychosocial Change through new media – Development and Learning, Work, Education and Recreation]. Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, May 5, 2017.
   

3. ‣Metaphor, Intuitive Interaction and the Design of Innovative Products. Talk at the Dornsife Mind & Society Center, University of Southern California. March 7, 2017.
   

4. ‣Intuitive to Use, Innovative, and Inclusive – All at the Same Time? Talk at the CUDA Center for Usability in Design and Accessibility. California State University, Long Beach. March 6, 2017.
   

2016

1. ‣Intuitive Use, Image-Schematic Metaphors and Quantifying Interaction. Invited talk for the SFB lecture series Quantitative Methods for Visual Computing. Universität Konstanz, December 19, 2016.
   

2. ‣Intuitive Benutzung! Aber wie? [Intuitive Use! But how?]. Invited talk at the World Usability Day Würzburg, November 10, 2016.
   

3. ‣„Technische Assistenzsysteme im Alter“ als Forschungsthema. Was verbirgt sich hinter "psychologischer Ergonomie"? [“Technical Assistance Systems in Old Age” as a reserch topic. What’s behind “Psychological Ergonomics”?]. Invited talk at Akademie Frankenwarte Würzburg, May 3, 2016.
   

4. ‣Stress – Wandel – Resilienz. [Stress – Change – Resilience]. Invited talk at Faculty of Design, Hochschule München, April 20, 2016.
   

5. ‣Embodied Cognition und User Interface Design: Intuitive Benutzung durch Erfahrungsbasiswissen [Embodied Cognition and User Interface Design: Designing Intuitive Use with Basic Eyperiential Knowledge]. Invited talk for the Colloquium Cognitive Psychology at the Department of Psychology and Ergonomics. Technische Universität Berlin, January 6, 2016.
   

2015

1. ‣Alter und Technik [Ageing and Technology]. Invited talk at the 37. Congress of the German Speaking Moral Theologists and Social Ethics Philosophers. Würzburg, September 7, 2015.
   

2. ‣Intuitive Benutzung mit Image Schemas: auch innovativ und inklusiv! [IntutiveUse with Image Schemas: innovative and inclusive, too!]. Invited talk at the Institute of Software and Multimedia Technology. Technische Universität Dresden, January 20, 2015.
   

2014

1. ‣Intuitiver, kreativer, innovativer. Mit „IBIS“ zum gelungenen (Re-)Design. [More intutive, more creative, more innovative. Using “IBIS” for a successful (re-)design]. Tutorial held at the conference “Mensch und Computer” München, August 31, 2014 (with H. Schmitt and S. Hess).
   

2. ‣Resilience against stress at the workplace. Workshop held at 11th International Symposium on Human Factors in Organisational Design and Management (ODAM) in Copenhagen, August 19, 2014 (with C. Blum, S. Hartmann, M. Weiss).
   

3. ‣Knowledge Work between Pressure and Passion. Invited presentation at the Graduate Schools’ Day 2014, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, July 17, 2014.
   

2013

1. ‣Usability, Human Factors und User Experience – ein Weg durch den Dschungel der Begriffe [Usability, Human Factors and User Experience – Fighting your way through the jungle of concepts]. Keynote presentation at the first World-Usability Day in Würzburg, November 14, 2013.
   

2. ‣The Meaning of Space. Presentation at the Dagstuhl Seminar Proxemics in Human-Computer Interaction, Schloss Dagstuhl, Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik. November 7, 2013.
   

3. ‣Betrifft: Ihre Zukunft als Wissensarbeiter [Subject: Your future as a knowledge worker]. Invited talk at the graduation ceremony, Institute Human-Computer-Media, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, November 2, 2013.
   

4. ‣Psychologische Ergonomie [Psychological Ergonomics]. Presentation at „MCM stellt sich vor“, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, April 19, 2013.
   

5. ‣Wissensarbeit zwischen Stress und Erfüllung [Knowledge Work between stress and fulfillment]. Invited talk at the graduation ceremony, Faculty of Philosophy 2, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, February 9, 2013.
   

2012

1. ‣Image Schemata und die Gestaltung be-greifbarer Schnittstellen [Image Schemas and the design of tangible interfaces]. Invited keynote talk, Workshop “Begreifbare Interaktion” [Tangible Interaction] at the Mensch und Computer Koferenz, Konstanz,  September 9, 2012.
   

2011

1. ‣Psychologische Faktoren bei der Konzeption und Gestaltung von Interfaces für Produkte oder Dienstleistungen. Ein Beispiel aus der Praxis [Psychological factors in designing interfaces for products or services. A practical application]. Invited talk, Hochschule Osnabrück, December 19, 2011.
   

2. ‣Vertraut = intuitiv benutzbar? Ein neuer Blick auf eine alte Regel [Familiar equals intuitive? Revisiting an old rule]. Invited talk, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, December 12, 2011.
   

3. ‣Zeit- und Leistungsdruck bei Dienstleistungstätigkeiten – Entstehungszusammenhänge und Gestaltungsmöglichkeiten [Time and work pressure in service work. Aetiological relationships and possibilities for work design]. Presentation at the symposium „Immer schneller, immer mehr – Psychische Belastungen und Gestaltungsmperspektiven bei Wissens- und Dienstleistungsarbeit” at the Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA) Berlin, September 15, 2011 (with G. Junghanns and U. Stilijanow).
   

4. ‣Vertraut = intuitiv benutzbar? Ein neuer Blick auf eine alte Regel. [Familiar equals intuitive? Revisiting an old rule]. Invited talk, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, July 15, 2011.
   

5. ‣Kreativ, autonom und überlastet? Zeit- und Leistungsdruck bei qualifizierter Dienstleistungsarbeit. Invited presentation at the conference “Arbeit neu denken” at Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, June 9, 2011.
   

2010

1. ‣Intuitive Benutzung, Image Schemata und Inklusives Design [Intuitive Use, Image Schemas and Inclusive Design]. Presentation held at the World Usability Day Berlin, November 11, 2010.   
   

2. ‣Image Schemas and Design for Older Adults. Invited presentation at the Interaction Centre Seminar, University College London, October 13, 2010.
   

3. ‣Ambient Intelligence: Chancen und Risiken für die Arbeitsgestaltung [Ambient Intelligence: Opportunities and risks for work design]. Invited presentation, Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Dortmund, August 16, 2010.
   

4. ‣Image Schemas and Design for Older Adults. Presentation at the Engineering Design Centre Seminar, University of Cambridge, July 28, 2010.
   

5. ‣Image Schemata: Mentale Pattern als Design Pattern [Image Schemas – Mental Patterns as Design Patterns]. Invited presentation, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Fakultät Medien, July 1, 2010.
   

6. ‣Unterstützung geistiger Arbeit mit IT: Forschung am Schnittpunkt von Arbeits-, Ingenieur- und Organisationspsychologie [Supporting knowledge work with information technology: Reseacrh at the interface of work, engineering and organisational psychology]. Invited presentation at Humboldt-Universität Berlin, Institut für Psychologie, May 7, 2010.
   

7. ‣The Importance of User Involvement: The Papworth Trust. Invited talk at the Fifth Cambridge Workshop on Universal Access and Assistive Technology, March 24, 2010 (with N. Whiteman).
   

2009

1. ‣Image Schemas in Designing Intuitive Interaction. Invited Talk at Deutsche Telekom Laboratories, Usability Talk, December 11, 2009.
   

2. ‣Image Schemas – Mental Patterns as Design Patterns. Invited Workshop at Fraunhofer IESE Kaiserslautern, November 23, 2009.
   

3. ‣Inclusive Design with Tacit Knowledge: The Image Schema Approach. Talk at the Engineering Design Centre Seminar, University of Cambridge, November 18, 2009.
   

4. ‣Usability is easy to use: Some background on standards and processes. Invited talk at TU Berlin, Department of Engineering Design and Methodology, as part of the lecture series on Systematic Product Development, May 19, 2009.
   

5. ‣Belastungen und Beanspruchungen durch neue Kommunikationstechnologien [Stress and strain through new communication technologies]. Invited talk at HTW Berlin, University of Applied Sciences, May 13, 2009.
   

6. ‣Image Schemata – Mentale Patterns als Design Patterns [Image Schemas - Using Mental Patterns as Design Patterns]. Invited Talk at the Workshop on Design Patterns and Intuitive Use at Fraunhofer IESE Kaiserslautern, March 20, 2009. 
   

2008

1. ‣Intuitive, Usable, and User-Certified: UsersAward in Germany. Invited Talk at the Workshops „How can civil society support and benefit from recent developments of the Internet?“ at KTH Stockholm, November 28, 2008.
   

2. ‣Vom Usability Consultant zum Doktoranden – Es geht auch umgekehrt! [From Usability consultant to PhD student - The reverse way is possible]. Presentation held at ABO Praktikertag at Humboldt University Berlin, June 6, 2008.
   

3. ‣Intuitive Usability: Theory, Methods, Applications. Informal talk at Microsoft Research Cambridge, Computer Mediated Living Group, April 17, 2008.
   

4. ‣Intuitive Usability: Theory, Methods, Applications. Presentation held at the Deutsche Telekom Laboratories Symposium, March 27, 2008.
   

2007

1. ‣Design for Intuitive Use – Testing Image Schema Theory for User Interface Design. Presentation held at Berlin Weissensee School of Art, November 27, 2007. 
   

2. ‣Usability Management for SAP projects. Presentation held at the World Usability Day, Berlin, November 11, 2007.
   

3. ‣Image Schemata als Pattern für intuitive Interaktion [Image Schemas As Patterns for Intuitive Use]. Poster presented at the Berlin Workshop Human-Machine Systems, October 10-12, 2007.
   

4. ‣IUUI – Intuitive Use of User Interfaces. Poster presented at the Berlin Workshop Human-Machine Systems, October 10-12, 2007 (together with J.H. Israel and C. Mohs).
   

5. ‣Using Early Memories for Inclusive Design – Image Schemas and their Metaphorical Extensions. Presentation held at the Supporting Human Memory with Interactive Systems Workshop at the 2007 British HCI Conference Lancaster, UK, September 4, 2007.
   

6. ‣Image Schemas and User Interface Design. Presentation held at truma Gerätetechnik GmbH & Co KG, Putzbrunn, August 01, 2007.
   

7. ‣Usability is easy to use. Some Background on Standards and Processes. Presentation held at truma Gerätetechnik GmbH & Co KG, Putzbrunn, August 01, 2007.
   

8. ‣Embodied Cognition, Image Schemas and User Interface Design. Invited presentation held at The Open University, Computing Department, Lunchtime Research Seminar, Milton Keynes, July 23, 2007.
   

9. ‣Embodied Cognition, Image Schemas and User Interface Design. Lecture held at the research training group prometei, TU Berlin, July 9, 2007.
   

10. ‣Force image schemas. Presentation held at DLR (German Aerospace Centre), Institute of Transportation Systems, June 12, 2007.
    

11. ‣Design for Ergonomics - Psychological Issues. Trends – Methods – Image schemas. Presentation held at TU Berlin, Department of Engineering Design and Methodology, as part of the lecture series on Systematic Product Development, June 5, 2007.
    

12. ‣Image Schemas and their Metaphorical Extensions. Workshop held at  the ZMMS spring school, March 22, 2007.
    

13. ‣Intuitive Interaction. Workshop held at  the ZMMS spring school, March 22, 2007 (together with J.H. Israel and C. Mohs).
    

14. ‣Design for Intuitive Use - Using embodied theory for user interface design. Poster presented at Interdisciplinary College, Günne, March 9-16, 2007.
    

15. ‣Design for Human-Product-Interaction. Presentation held at the 2nd Seminar of the Research Network on Product Development, TU Berlin, January, 12, 2007 (together with C. Bruder).
    

2006

1. ‣Usability is easy to use. Some Background on Standards and Processes. Presentation held at Focus Usability Day, Vattenfall, Stockholm, November 16, 2006.
   

2. ‣Image schemas and their metaphorical extensions – New Patterns for intuitive interaction? Presentation held at the workshop Perspectives on Intuitive Interaction, GRK prometei and IUUI Research Group, TU Berlin, November 07, 2006.
   

3. ‣The IUUI Perspective on Intuitive Use. Presentation held at the workshop Perspectives on Intuitive Interaction, GRK prometei and IUUI Research Group, Berlin, November 07, 2006.
   

4. ‣Image Schemata und ihre metaphorischen Erweiterungen – Werkzeuge zur Gestaltung intuitiver Mensch-Technik-Interaktion? [Image Schemas and their Metaphorical Extensions - Tools for Designing Intuitive Human-Technology Interaction?] Presentation held at the colloquium of the Centre of Human-Machine Systems, TU Berlin, November 3, 2006.
   

5. ‣Intuitive use of technology - How cognitive linguistics can help. Presentation held at a Workshop of T-labs and ZMMS at TU Berlin, August 23, 2006.
   

6. ‣Design for Ergonomics - Psychological Issues. Presentation held at TU Berlin, Department of Engineering Design and Methodology, as part of the lecture series on Systematic Product Development, June 6, 2006.
   

7. ‣Abstraktes greifbar machen – Vom Nutzen der kognitiven Metapherntheorie für die Gestaltung intuitiv benutzbarer User Interfaces [Making the Abstract Tangible - On the Value of Cognitive Metaphor Theory for Designing User Interfaces that are Intutively Usable]. Lecture held at the research training group prometei, TU Berlin, April 24, 2006.
   

8. ‣Gestaltung Intuitiver Benutzungsschnittstellen [Design of Intutitive User Interfaces]. Workshop at the Pre-Summer-School of the research training group prometei, March 10, 2006 (together with J.H. Israel and C. Mohs).
   

9. ‣Intuitive Bedienung: Was ist unter „Intuition“ als Konzept der MMI zu verstehen? - Eine Expertenanalyse [Intuitive Use. What does “Intution” Mean as a Concept for Human-Machine Interaction? An Expert Analysis]. Workshop held at  the ZMMS spring school, March 7, 2006 (together with J.H. Israel and C. Mohs).
   

10. ‣Theorien für die Gestaltung Intuitiver Benutzungsschnittstellen: Kognitive Metapherntheorie [Theories for the Design of Intutive User Interfaces: The Theory of Cognitive Metaphor]. Presentation held at DLR  (German Aerospace Centre), Institute of Transportation Systems Braunschweig, January 27, 2006.
    

2005

1. ‣Ermittlung software-ergonomischer Anforderungen in der Praxis. Das Projekt Freja bei Vattenfall [Software-Ergonomic Requirements in Practice. The Freja Project at Vattenfall]. Presentation held at the DSAG-Thementag Usability / Software-Ergonomie, SAP AG, St. Leon-Rot, December 6, 2005. (together with A. Arnoldsson and J. Johannsson)
   

2. ‣Influencing User’s thinking about technology through Metaphors in Interaction Design. Presentation held at the Panel Metaphors in Science and Technology, Technisierung/Ästhetisierung - Technological and Aesthetic (Trans)Formations of Society. International Conference of the Postgraduate Graduate College "Technology and Society", TU Darmstadt, October 12 to 14, 2005. Abstract
   

3. ‣Integriertes Ergonomic Customizing bei SAP-Software [Integrated Ergonomic Customizing of SAP software]. Lecture held at the research training group prometei, TU Berlin, June 27, 2005.
   

4. ‣Stufe für Stufe - Entwicklung einer Individualsoftware [Step by Step - Developing a Custom Software Application]. Presentation held at the colloquium of the research training group prometei, TU Berlin, June 9, 2005.
   

5. ‣Interface Metaphors as a Design Means for Human-Product-Interaction. Poster presented at the Meeting of the Freundeskreises des Institutes von Professor Beitz, TU Berlin, April 9, 2005.
   

6. ‣Stressprävention bei der Einführung neuer Technologien [Stress Prevention During the Introduction of New Technologies]. Presentation held at the conference Die Zukunft der Arbeit. Wie moderne Kommunikationstechnologien unser Leben verändern at BGAG Berufsgenossenschaftliches Institut Arbeit und Gesundheit Dresden, March 31, 2005 (together with J. Prümper).
   

7. ‣Metaphors in the User Interface. Presentation held at Siemens Medical Solutions, Malvern, PA,  January 21, 2005.