Prof. Dr. Frank Heidmann

• Teaching in the fields of usability engineering and human-computer interaction
• Project manager at the IDL (Interaction Design Lab) of the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam
• Implementation of research and service projects on various issues of human-technology interaction, including web usability, design patterns, eye-tracking studies, interface design for the aging society, integration of user-centred design methods in the design process, etc.

• born 1967 in Hagen (Westphalia)
• 1988 - 1994 Studies of Applied Physical Geography at the University of Trier with the subsidiary subjects cartography and remote sensing
• 1995 - 1998 Research assistant in the Department of Cartography at the University of Trier, set-up and management of the Laboratory for Experimental Cartography and Media Evaluation with a focus on the conception and evaluation of digital cartographic media and multimedia products
• 1998 - 1999 Doctoral scholarship from the state of Rhineland-Palatinate
• 1999 Doctorate (Dr. rer. nat.) at the University of Trier with a thesis on task- and user-oriented support of cartographic communication processes through working graphics
• 2000 - 2001 Project manager at the Fraunhofer IAO, Stuttgart, Usability Engineering Department
• 2001 - 2003 Head of the Market Strategy Team Usability Engineering (Fraunhofer IAO)
• 2003 - 2005 Head of the Competence Center Human-Computer Interaction (Fraunhofer IAO)
• since October 2005 Professor at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam in the course of studies Interfacedesign
• October 2015 to March 2016 Visiting Professor National Taipei University of Technology (NTUT Taiwan) College of Design

2010

• Nagel, T., Heidmann, F., Condotta, M., Duval, E.: Venice Unfolding: A Tangible User Interface for Exploring Facetted Data in a Geographical Context. NordiCHI 2010, October 16-20, 2010, Reykjavik, Iceland.
• Condotta, M., Nagel, T., Heidmann, F.: Browsing and correlation of territorial data in tangible maps – a Venice case study. INPUT 2010, UniBas, Potenza, Italy.

2011

• "Exploring faceted geospatial data with tangible interaction" Till Nagel, Frank Heidmann. In: GeoViz 2011. Linking Geovisualization with Spatial Analysis and Modeling. 10/11.3.2011, Hamburg.
• "Tangible User Interfaces for Exploring Facetted Data in a Geographical Context" Till Nagel, Frank Heidmann. In: 25th International Cartographic Conference, 3-8.7.2011, Paris.