Postdoc Tandem Niederrhein Leiter MXR Lab am GEMIT Institut
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- Lennart.Hofeditz(at)hs-niederrhein.de
Richard-Wagner-Straße 140
- 41065 Mönchengladbach
Richard-Wagner-Straße 140
Dr Lennart Hofeditz has been a Junior Professor of Information Systems at the GEMIT Institute in the Department of Economics at the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences since 2024. He was previously a postdoctoral researcher in Information Systems at the University of Potsdam and the University of Duisburg-Essen. He completed his doctorate at the University of Duisburg-Essen in 2024 with Magna cum Laude, having previously completed his Master's degree in Applied Cognitive and Media Science with a focus on Digital Communication and Transformation.
His research focuses on human-centred digital transformation with a focus on responsible AI, explainable AI, user-centred virtual worlds (extended reality), human-AI interaction and the ethical and societal implications of immersive technologies.
His research results have been published in international scientific journals, e.g. Business & Information Systems Engineering (BISE), Electronic Markets (ELMA), Communications of the Association for Information Systems (CAIS) and International Journal of Information Management (IJIM), and presented at renowned conferences such as the European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS) and the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS).
In addition to his work at the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences, Dr Hofeditz is active in practice and contributes his scientific expertise as a consultant for AI strategies at Siemens Mobility. In this role, he combines academic findings with practical applications in industry.
Dr Hofeditz is also active in the organisation of scientific conferences (e.g. as technical director of the International Conference on Information Systems 2021, which he conceived in the virtual world Gather.Town) and regularly acts as a reviewer for international journals and conferences. In addition, he heads the MXR Lab at the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences, where he promotes the development and research of immersive technologies in teaching and research.
Dr Lennart Hofeditz teaches business informatics and digital technologies at the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences. He currently offers the following courses:
Master's seminar Internet of Things
In this seminar, students deal with the latest developments and applications of the Internet of Things, particularly in the context of business informatics and digital business processes.
Fundamentals of Business Informatics (Bachelor)
This course in the summer semester provides basic knowledge about the interfaces between computer science and economics and gives an insight into central topics of business informatics.
Theses
Dr Hofeditz supervises theses that focus on his main areas of research, such as
Responsible AI
Explainable AI
Extended Reality (XR)
Virtual Worlds and Human-AI Interaction
Ethical and Social Implications of Immersive Technologies
Further topics can be found on the website of the MXR Lab and in the Moodle of the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences.
Tandem Niederrhein - Academic qualification and regional innovation
Dr Lennart Hofeditz is part of the Tandem Niederrhein project, an initiative of the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences to support young academics on their way to a professorship. The project offers a unique platform for academic qualification and the development of innovative projects with a regional focus.
As part of Tandem Niederrhein, Dr Hofeditz works on interdisciplinary research projects that focus on extended reality (XR), virtual worlds and the social impact of digital technologies. The aim is to combine scientific excellence with practice-orientated approaches and to make a sustainable contribution to research and teaching at the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences.
In addition to his work at Tandem Niederrhein, Dr Hofeditz contributes his scientific expertise to Siemens Mobility, where he works on the development of AI strategies and their implementation in practice. This collaboration combines academic research with industrial application and makes it possible to develop innovative concepts for the use of AI in the mobility industry.
Tandem Niederrhein supports Dr Hofeditz in his qualification phase by providing resources for research, teaching and networking. At the same time, the project promotes the exchange of knowledge between universities, business and society, resulting in innovative approaches to shaping the digital future.
Find out more about the Tandem project: Tandem Niederrhein
Selected publications:
Mirbabaie, M., Rieskamp, J., Hofeditz, L., Stieglitz, S. (2024). Breaking Down Barriers: How Conversational Agents Facilitate Open Science and Data Sharing. In: Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS).
Hofeditz, L., Mirbabaie, M., & Ortmann, M. (2023). Ethical challenges for human-agent interaction in virtual collaboration at work. In: International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction (IJHCI).
Rieskamp, J., Hofeditz, L., Mirbabaie, M., & Stieglitz, S. (2023). Approaches to improve fairness when deploying AI-based algorithms in hiring-using a systematic literature review to guide future research. In: Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS).
Hofeditz, L., Harbring, M., Mirbabaie, M., & Stieglitz, S. (2022). Working with ELSA-how an emotional support agent builds trust in virtual teams. In: Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS).
Brünker, F., Hofeditz, L., Basyurt, A. S., & Stieglitz, S. (2022). 'We're all in this toGather'-A Virtual World for Improving Knowledge Exchange and Social Interaction for Digital Work. In: European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS).
Mirbabaie, M., Brendel, A. B., & Hofeditz, L. (2022). Ethics and AI in information systems research. In: Communications of the Association for Information Systems (CAIS).
Hofeditz, L., Clausen, S., Rieß, A., Mirbabaie, M., & Stieglitz, S. (2022). Applying XAI to an AI-based System for Candidate Management to Mitigate Bias and Discrimination in Hiring. In: Electronic Markets (ELMA).
Hofeditz, L., Nissen, A., Schütte, R., & Mirbabaie, M. (2022). Trust me, I'm an Influencer-A comparison of perceived trust in human and virtual influencers. In: European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS).
Stieglitz, S., Hofeditz, L., Brünker, F., Ehnis, C., & Mirbabaie, M. (2022). Design principles for conversational agents to support Emergency Management Agencies. In: International Journal of Information Management (IJIM).
Mirbabaie, M., Stieglitz, S., Brünker, F., Hofeditz, L., Ross, B., & Frick, N. R. J. (2021). Understanding Collaboration with Virtual Assistants - The Role of Social Identity and the Extended Self. In: Business & Information Systems Engineering (BISE), 63(1), 21-37.
Hofeditz, L., Mirbabaie, M., Luther, A., & Rentemeister, I. (2021). Recommendations for managing AI-driven change processes: When expectations meet reality. In: PLOS ONE.
Mirbabaie, M., Hofeditz, L., & Schmid, L. (2021). Design and application potentials of virtual and augmented reality technologies in the context of coworking spaces. In: HMD Practice of Information Systems (HMD), 58(6), 1216-1229.
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