Invited talks

• Im Spannungsfeld zwischen Assistenz und Abhängigkeit: Digitale Unterstützung selbstregulierten Lernens und Arbeitens in Schule, Hochschule und Beruf. [Between assistance and dependence: Digital support for self-regulated learning and working in schools, higher education, and the workplace]. Visualization Institute at the University of Stuttgart, Germany. (2025)

• Verantwortungsvoller Dialog zwischen Mensch und Technik in Arbeit, Bildung und Gesundheit. Entwicklung bedarfsgerechter Assistenz im Spannungsfeld zwischen Überwachung und Unterstützung [Responsible dialogue between humans and technology in work, education, and health. Development of tailored assistance between surveillance and support]. Kick-off event of the mentoring program „StartScience“ at the University of Stuttgart, Germany. (2025)

• Digitale Unterstützung selbstregulierten Lernens und Arbeitens: Im Spannungsfeld zwischen Überwachung und Unterstützung [Digital support for self-regulated learning and working: Balancing surveillance and support]. Gymnasium Vilshofen, Germany. (2025)

• focUS: Ein “mentales Fitnesstraining“ im Alltag zur lebenslangen Unterstützung selbstregulierten Lernens und Arbeitens [focUS: A “gym for the mind” in everyday life to provide lifelong support for self-regulated learning and working ]. Integrata Foundation for the Humane Use of Information Technology, Germany. (2024)

• Daten, Denken, Diversität – Potenziale zur Unterstützung selbstregulierter Lern- und Arbeitsstrategien im Hochschulkontext [Data, thinking, diversity – Potentials for supporting self-regulated learning and working strategies in a higher education setting]. Center of Advanced Technology for Assisted Learning and Predictive Analytics (CATALPA), University of Hagen, Germany. (2024)

• Ethische Implikationen KI-gestützter Systeme für das Lehren und Lernen [Ethical implications of AI-supported systems for teaching and learning]. Virtual Symposium „Artificial Intelligence“, Goethe Institutes in Southwest Europe. (2023)

• Mensch und Technik Hand in Hand – Perspektiven verantwortungsvoller Mensch-Technik-Interaktion [Humans and technology hand in hand – perspectives on responsible human-technology interaction]. 11^th Colloquium Work Psychology “Engineering Psychology. Requirements for Designing Human-Machine Interfaces”, Regional Council Stuttgart, Germany. (2023)

• Lernen: Unter welchen Bedingungen arbeitet unser Kopf am besten? [Learning: Under what circumstances does our head work best?]. Community College Stuttgart – “Questions for science”. (2023)

• Interdisciplinary pathways to responsible human-technology partnership. Haptic Intelligence Department, Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems Stuttgart. (2022)

• Wild bees meet app: Fostering environmental awareness with user-centered technology design. Coffee Chat of the Interchange Forum for Reflecting on Intelligent Systems, University of Stuttgart. (2022)

• Interdisciplinary pathways to responsible human-technology partnership. Plenary meeting of the Elisabeth Schiemann Kolleg, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research Mainz / virtually. (2022)

• Psychology and Education meet AI: An interdisciplinary gathering on designing intelligent educational technologies. Keynote at the EARLI SIG 6 & 7 Conference 2022, Zollikofen, Switzerland. (2022; Cancelled for reasons of illness)

• Intelligente Systeme in der Bildung: Perspektiven und Herausforderungen. [Intelligent systems in education: Perspectives and challenges]. Integrata Academy, Integrata Foundation for Humane Use of Information Technology, Stuttgart, Germany. (2022)

• “Wild sisters” meet app: Connecting virtual and real worlds to foster environmental awareness in classroom settings. Colloquium on “Age-appropriate human-technology interaction”, TU Berlin, Germany. (2022)

• Are you thinking, or are you already reflecting? Perspectives of critically reflecting on intelligent systems in the SRF IRIS. Hybrid kick-off event with the University of Bergen, Norway. (2021)

• Intelligente Systeme in der Bildung [Intelligent systems in education]. Lecture on „Intelligent systems for sustainable societies – Perspectives from economics, social sciences and education”, Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences, University of Stuttgart, Germany. (2021)

• Künstliche Intelligenz trifft Bildung: Perspektiven und Herausforderungen [AI meets education: Perspectives and challenges]. Virtual Retreat of the Professional School of Education, Stuttgart-Ludwigsburg, Germany. (2021)

• Lernen passiert (nicht nur) im Kopf! [Learning happens (not only) inside the head!]. Online SommerKinderCollege 2021 „Off to new shores – Change of perspective“, Karlsruhe, Germany. (2021)

• Designing intelligent educational technologies: An interdisciplinary research agenda. Institute of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Science, University of Stuttgart, Germany. (2021)

• KI trifft Bildung: Perspektiven für (angehende) Lehrkräfte und Personalentwickler*innen [AI meets Education: Perspectives for (future) teachers and HR professionals]. Virtual Days of Science, University of Stuttgart, Germany. [VIDEO] (2021)

• Denkst du noch, oder reflektierst du schon? [Are you still thinking, or are you already reflecting?]. Diversity Day 2021 „Diversity in Teaching and Research“, University of Stuttgart, Germany.(2021)

• Lernen passiert (nicht nur) im Kopf! Perspektiven zur Gestaltung intelligenter Bildungstechnologien [Learning happens (not only) in the head! Perspectives on designing intelligent educational technologies]. “Haus der kleinen Forscher”, Berlin, Germany. (2020)

• Designing intelligent educational technologies: Perspectives related to learner characteristics and context factors. SFB TRR 161 Lecture, University of Stuttgart, Germany. (2020)

• How to navigate everyday distractions: Leveraging optimal feedback to train attention control. 11^st Brazilian-German Frontiers of Science and Technology Symposium (BRAGFOST), organized by CAPES – Federal Agency for Support and Evaluation of Graduate Education, Brazil, and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany. (2020)

• Designing intelligent educational technologies: An interdisciplinary research agenda related to learner characteristics and context factors. Institute of Cognitive Science at the University of Osnabrück, Germany.(2020)

• Why learning is (sometimes more or less) demanding and how we can handle it.Soft Tissue Robotics Summer School 2020 at the University of Stuttgart, Germany. (2020)

• Pädagogik trifft Psychologie und KI: Perspektiven zur Gestaltung intelligenter Bildungstechnologien [Education meets Psychology and AI: Perspectives on designing intelligent educational technologies]. Cognitive Science Colloquium at the University of Tübingen, Germany. (2020)

• Education meets Psychology and AI: An interdisciplinary journey towards intelligent educational technologies. Chair of Human-Computer Interaction and Cognitive Systems at the University of Stuttgart, Germany. (2020)

• Intelligent educational technologies. An interdisciplinary research agenda related to learner characteristics and context factors. Functional and Restorative Neurosurgery Department at the Tübingen University Hospital, Germany. (2019)

• Lernen passiert im Kopf! Potenziale neuroadaptiver Systeme für die Gestaltung intelligenter Bildungstechnologien [Learning happens inside the head! Potentials of neuroadaptive systems for designing intelligent educational technologies]. Fraunhofer IAO in Stuttgart, Germany. (2019)

• Pädagogik trifft Psychologie und Informatik. Interdisziplinäre Perspektiven zur Gestaltung intelligenter Bildungstechnologien [Education meets Psychology and AI: Interdisciplinary perspectives on designing intelligent educational technologies]. VBWW Symposium 2019 at the University of Stuttgart, Germany. (2019)

• ACTrain: Ein KI-basiertes Training zur Stärkung der Aufmerksamkeitskontrolle [ACTrain: An AI-based training to strengthen attention control]. Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany. (2019)

• Pädagogik trifft KI. Perspektiven zur Gestaltung förderlicher Bildungstechnologien [Education meets AI. Perspectives on designing facilitative educational technologies]. Soroptimist International Women’s ClubTübingen, Germany. (2019)

• Education meets Psychology and AI: Interdisciplinary perspectives on designing intelligent educational technologies. Shared Reality Lab at the McGill University, Montréal, Canada. (2019)

• Attention control training “in the wild”: Effects of intelligent metacognitive feedback. Workshop “Cognitive Conflicts in the Wild” organized by the IWM-Postdoc Network Cognitive Conflicts During Media Use, Tübingen, Germany. (2019)

• Modellierung von Lern- und Unterbrechungseffekten mit ACT-R: Verhaltensparameter und ROI-Analyse [Modeling learning and interruption effects with ACT-R: Behavioral parameters and ROI-analysis]. Chair of Cognitive Modeling in dynamic Human-Machine Systems at the TU Berlin, Germany. (2019)

• Pädagogik trifft Psychologie und Informatik: Interdisziplinäre Perspektiven zur Gestaltung intelligenter nutzer- und kontextadaptiver Lehr-Lernsysteme [Education meets psychology and computer science: Interdisciplinary perspectives on the design of user- and context-adaptive educational systems]. University of Stuttgart, Germany. (2018)

• Modeling interruption effects in an abstract learning task. Cognitive Modeling Group at the University of Groningen, Netherlands. (2018)

• Prozessbezogene kognitive Beanspruchung in digitalen Lernszenarien: Eine grundlagenorientierte Betrachtung [Process-related cognitive load in digital learning scenarios: A fundamental inspection]. Cognitive Systems Group at the University of Bamberg, Germany. (2018)

• Designing intelligent educational technologies: Perspectives related to distraction, interruption, and cognitive load. Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems Tübingen, Germany. (2018)

• CLT meets ACT-R: Modellierung von Facetten kognitiver Beanspruchung in Lernsituationen [CLT meets ACT-R: Modeling cognitive load facets in learning situations]. Chair of Cognitive Psychology & Cognitive Ergonomics at the TU Berlin, Germany. (2017)