2025 – German HCI @ CHI in Yokohama, Japan

This year’s CHI conference will take place in Yokohama, Japan (April 26 – May 1, 2025). To honor the tradition of the German HCI event, this website will feature details on this year’s publications from the labs within the German HCI community.

Publications

We curated a list of publications – including links to social media, lab websites, and supplemental material. Currently, we have 65 full papers, 22 LBWs, three Journal papers, one alt.chi paper, two SIG, two Case Studies, one Interactivity, one Student Game Competition, and we lead two workshops. 13 papers received an honourable mention 🎉

Participating Labs

This year’s edition is a joint effort by over 40 labs from German Universities.

German HCI Event

Save the date! 🗓️ As usual, the German HCI event will happen on Wednesday during CHI (30th April 2025).
The event will happen at COAST garage+ starting at 7 pm for everyone with an official invitation (and a CHI badge). After 8 pm, everyone with a CHI badge is welcome! Entry is subject to the venue capacity (~450).
The venue (YOKOHAMA COAST garage+, Japan, 〒220-0011 Kanagawa, Yokohama, Nishi Ward, Takashima, 2 Chome−14−9 Asobuild, B1F) is 2 km by foot or 20 min by public transport away from the CHI venue.

Organizing Team

The organization of all the activities around the 2025 German HCI event was again a notable team effort from volunteers from all our labs. Here, we want to thank all the people involved!

Lead Organisation

  • Sukran Karaosmanoglu (University of Hamburg) – Lead
  • René Schäfer (RWTH Aachen University) – Lead

Lead Advisors

  • Anke Reinschlüssel (University of Konstanz) – Advisor / German HCI Editorial Board Liaison
  • Johannes Zagermann (University of Konstanz) – Advisor / German HCI Editorial Board Liaison

Local Venue Hero

  • Akihiro Kiuchi (University of Tokyo)

Website and Videos

  • Tobias Wagner (Ulm University)
  • Heiko Müller (OFFIS – Institute for Information Technology, Oldenburg)

Design

  • Clara Sayffaerth (LMU Munich)
  • Julian Rasch (LMU Munich)

Social Media

  • Anke Reinschlüssel (University of Konstanz)
  • Johannes Zagermann (University of Konstanz)
  • Daniel Kolb (LRZ/LMU Munich)

Additional On-site Support

  • Clara R Cardoso (University of Siegen)
  • Sophie Grimme (OFFIS)
  • Jonas Keppel (University of Duisburg-Essen)
  • Katja Krug (TU Dresden)
  • Julián Méndez (TU Dresden)
  • Kathrin Schnizer (LMU Munich)
  • Felix Heisel (TU Freiberg)
  • Marc Satkowski (TU Dresden)
  • Marios Mouratidis (University of Siegen)
  • Teodora Mitrevska (LMU Munich)