Dr. Florian Kern

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Florian obtained his PhD in Computer Science with a focus on Human-Computer Interaction. His dissertation, ‘Using Controller Styluses for Virtual Keyboards and Handwriting Text Input in XR’, investigates the feasibility and applicability of repurposing consumer-grade XR controllers as controller styluses and evaluates their impact on the performance and user experience of virtual tap and swipe keyboards and handwriting text input in XR environments.
He holds an M.Sc. in Computer Science with a focus on Human-Computer Interaction. His master’s thesis, supervised by Prof. Dr. Marc Erich Latoschik, examined how virtual reality and gamification in procedurally generated environments can improve motivation during treadmill training for gait rehabilitation.
Florian received a B.Sc. in Information Systems and Management from Technische Hochschule Nürnberg Georg Simon Ohm. His bachelor’s thesis, supervised by Prof. Dr. Ramin Tavakoli Kolagari in cooperation with Elektrobit Automotive GmbH, Tennenlohe, involved developing a simulation framework for connected car management services.