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  1. Wolf, M.; Demirhan, M.; Baska, M.; Gerling, K.; Alexandrovsky, D. (2025). aVRness: Leveraging Augmented Virtuality to Increase Real-World Awareness in VR for People with Physical Disabilities. The 27th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2025). doi:10.1145/3663547.3759752VolltextVolltext der Publikation als PDF-Dokument
  2. Wolf, M.; Gerling, K.; Alexandrovsky, D.; Opp, M. S.; Rixen, J. O. (2025). Understanding Accessibility for Physically Disabled Users in VR: Interplay of Physical, Digital, and Experiential Layers. The 27th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2025). doi:10.1145/3663547.3746357VolltextVolltext der Publikation als PDF-Dokument
  3. Kosa, M.; Frommel, J.; Gerling, K.; Johnson, D.; Mandryk, R. L. (2025). Exploring Future Directions for Healthy Escapism and Self-Regulation in Games. Proceedings Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play (CHI PLAY Companion ’25), 284–287, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). doi:10.1145/3744736.3749320VolltextVolltext der Publikation als PDF-Dokument
  4. Alsheail, M. M.; Gerling, K. (2025). Indirect Escapism and the Parent as an “Indirect Player”: A Family-Level Perspective on Games. doi:10.5445/IR/1000185578VolltextVolltext der Publikation als PDF-Dokument
  5. Alsheail, M.; Gerling, K.; Yildiz, Z. (2025). A Qualitative Exploration of How Children and Parents Experience and Structure Disengagement from Games. Proceedings of the ACM on human-computer interaction, 9 (6), 542–565. doi:10.1145/3748614VolltextVolltext der Publikation als PDF-Dokument
  6. Aufheimer, M.; Gerling, K.; Graham, T. C. N.; Rodrigues, A.; Yildiz, Z. (2025). Looking through the Lens: Contextualizing and Operationalizing Design Recommendations for Rehabilitation Games for Young People. Proceedings of the ACM on Human Computer Interaction (HCI), Volume 9, Number 6, Pittsburgh, 13th-16th October 2025, 9, 1–28, ACM New York, NY. doi:10.1145/3748596VolltextVolltext der Publikation als PDF-Dokument
  7. Ramôa, G. (2025, August 19). Leveraging dynamic audio-tactile user interfaces to enable blind persons to access complex graphics. Dissertation. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000183482VolltextVolltext der Publikation als PDF-Dokument
  8. Karmann, C.; Wienold, J.; Garreton, J. A. Y.; Villalba, A. M.; Pattini, A. E.; Andersen, M. (2025). User evaluations of fabric shades with sun in the field of view: Glare model performance and implications for EN14501 Classification. Building and Environment, 282, Art.-Nr.: 113259. doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2025.113259VolltextVolltext der Publikation als PDF-Dokument
  9. Strobel, L.; Gerling, K. (2025). HCI, Disability and Sport: A Literature Review. ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction, 32 (3), Art.-Nr.: 26. doi:10.1145/3716136VolltextVolltext der Publikation als PDF-Dokument
  10. Heinemann, L.; Jaus, A.; Marinov, Z.; Kim, M.; Spadea, M. F.; Kleesiek, J.; Stiefelhagen, R. (2025). LIMIS: Towards Language-Based Interactive Medical Image Segmentation. 2025 IEEE 22nd International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI), 1–5, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi:10.1109/ISBI60581.2025.10981190
  11. Strobel, L.; Gerling, K.; Rixen, J. O. (2025). "Is This Seat Accessible for Me?": An Autoethnography of a Person With a Mobility Disability Using Interactive Seat Plans for Public Events. CHI ’25: Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 1–15, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). doi:10.1145/3706598.3713414VolltextVolltext der Publikation als PDF-Dokument
  12. Ying, K.; Tao, M.; Dai, R.; Liu, R.; Müller, K.; Jaworek, G.; Zhang, J.; Stiefelhagen, R. (2025). DishDetect: What’s on my plate? – Co-Designing A Mobile App for Clockwise Food Description. CHI EA ’25: Proceedings of the Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Art.-Nr.: 193, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). doi:10.1145/3706599.3719689
  13. Sefrin, A.; Gerling, K.; Stengel, A.; Prünte, T. (2025). Fest im Griff für Inklusion. doi:10.5445/IR/1000180412
  14. Rixen, J. O.; Abdalla, R.; Kuch, V. C.; Scherer, N.; Bruno, B.; Gerling, K. (2025). A Socially Mediating Robot to Assist Non-Verbal Children in an Inclusive Daycare Context. 2025 20th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), 1573–1577, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi:10.1109/HRI61500.2025.10974014
  15. Jiang, X.; Zheng, J.; Liu, R.; Li, J.; Zhang, J.; Matthiesen, S.; Stiefelhagen, R. (2025). @BENCH: Benchmarking Vision-Language Models for Human-centered Assistive Technology. 2025 IEEE/CVF Winter Conference on Applications of Computer Vision (WACV), 3934–3943, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi:10.1109/WACV61041.2025.00387
  16. Chen, Y.; Liu, R.; Zheng, J.; Wen, D.; Peng, K.; Zhang, J.; Stiefelhagen, R. (2025). Graph-based document structure analysis. The Thirteenth International Conference on Learning Representations, 36770 – 36793, International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR). 
  17. Chen, Y.; Gerling, K.; Verbert, K.; Vanden Abeele, V. (2025). Video Games and Gamification for Assessing Mild Cognitive Impairment: Scoping Review. JMIR Mental Health, 12, e71304. doi:10.2196/71304VolltextVolltext der Publikation als PDF-Dokument
  18. Ravers, D.; Alexandrovsky, D.; Naaris, M.; Konings, M. J.; Monbaliu, E.; Hallez, H.; Gerling, K. (2025). RollAbility: A Case Study of Aligning the Design of Game-based Wheelchair Skills Training With Clinical Protocols and Player Experience Goals. Proceedings of the ACM on human-computer interaction, 9 (6). VolltextVolltext der Publikation als PDF-Dokument
  19. Meiners, A.-L.; Kray, P.; Gerling, K. (2025). RetreatVR: A Design Exploration of an In-Game Quiet Room for Virtual Reality Games for Neurodivergent People. Proceedings of The 27th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS ’25), 5 S., Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). doi:10.1145/3663547.3759690VolltextVolltext der Publikation als PDF-Dokument
  20. Strobel, L.; Göbül, K.; Gerling, K.; Rixen, J. O. (2025). Exploring The Role of Technology for Accessible Stadium Experiences for People With Limited Mobility. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000182384VolltextVolltext der Publikation als PDF-Dokument
  21. Strobel, L.; Gerling, K. (2025). HCI, Disability, and Sport. ACM transactions on computer human interaction, 1 (1). VolltextVolltext der Publikation als PDF-Dokument
  22. Moured, O. (2024, Dezember 17). Towards Accessible Visualizations with Vision-Language Models. Dissertation. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000177390VolltextVolltext der Publikation als PDF-Dokument
  23. Yildiz, Z.; Karmann, C.; Gerling, K. (2024). Not a “Typical Expat”: An Autoethnographic Account on Accessible Relocation. Proceedings of the 26th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS ’24), Article no: 30, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). doi:10.1145/3663548.3688546VolltextVolltext der Publikation als PDF-Dokument
  24. Chen, A.; Burtscher, S.; Gerling, K. (2024). "I may only be able to sit through 30 minutes": Gaming Sickness and Its Impact on Players’ Experiences With Games. MuC ’24: Proceedings of Mensch und Computer 2024. Ed. A. Maedche, 582–587, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). doi:10.1145/3670653.3677494VolltextVolltext der Publikation als PDF-Dokument
  25. Brogle, T.; Ermoshkin, A. V.; Vakhutinskiy, K.; Priewe, S.; Wittig, C.; Meiners, A.-L.; Gerling, K.; Alexandrovsky, D. (2024). Leveraging Virtual Reality Simulation to Engage Non-Disabled People in Reflection on Access Barriers for Disabled People. MCI: Demos: Interactive Systems or Demonstrators, Karlsruhe, 1st-4th September 2024, Gesellschaft für Informatik (GI). doi:10.18420/muc2024-mci-demo-303VolltextVolltext der Publikation als PDF-Dokument
  26. Gerling, K.; Rauschenberger, M.; Tannert, B.; Weber, G. (2024). The Next Decade in Accessibility Research. i-com, 23 (2), 231–237. doi:10.1515/icom-2024-0015VolltextVolltext der Publikation als PDF-Dokument
  27. Hanousková, M.; Janča, B.; Másilko, L.; Müller, K.; Ondra, S.; Pavlicek, R.; Penaz, P.; Petz, A.; Schwarz, T.; Stiefelhagen, R. (2024). STS New Methods for Creating Accessible Material in Higher Education – Introduction to the Special Thematic Session. Computers Helping People with Special Needs - 19th International Conference, ICCHP 2024, Linz, Austria, July 8–12, 2024, Proceedings, Part I. Ed.: K. Miesenberger, 285 – 290, Springer Nature Switzerland. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-62846-7_34
  28. Sobota, Z. E.; Freese, A.-C.; Schwarz, T.; Müller, K. (2024). Towards Establishing a Description Standard of Mathematical Function Graphs for People with Blindness. Computers Helping People with Special Needs – 19th International Conference, ICCHP 2024, Linz, Austria, July 8–12, 2024, Proceedings, Part I. Ed.: K. Miesenberger, 313 – 321, Springer Nature Switzerland. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-62846-7_38
  29. Osthof, L. M.; Schwarz, T.; Müller, K. (2024). Testing Usability of Tools for Making PDFs Accessible: Pressing Issues and Pain Points. Computers Helping People with Special Needs – 19th International Conference, ICCHP 2024, Linz, Austria, July 8–12, 2024, Proceedings, Part I. Ed.: K. Miesenberger, 55 – 62, Springer Nature Switzerland. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-62846-7_7
  30. Moured, O.; Alzalabny, S.; Osman, A.; Schwarz, T.; Müller, K.; Stiefelhagen, R. (2024). ChartFormer: A Large Vision Language Model for Converting Chart Images into Tactile Accessible SVGs. Computers Helping People with Special Needs – 19th International Conference, ICCHP 2024, Linz, Austria, July 8–12, 2024, Proceedings, Part I. Ed.: K. Miesenberger, 299 – 305, Springer Nature Switzerland. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-62846-7_36
  31. Wilkening, D.; Moured, O.; Schwarz, T.; Müller, K.; Stiefelhagen, R. (2024). ACCSAMS: Automatic Conversion of Exam Documents to Accessible Learning Material for Blind and Visually Impaired. Computers Helping People with Special Needs – 19th International Conference, ICCHP 2024, Linz, Austria, July 8–12, 2024, Proceedings, Part I. Ed.: K. Miesenberger, 322 – 330, Springer Nature Switzerland. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-62846-7_39
  32. Moured, O.; Farooqui, S. A.; Müller, K.; Fadaeijouybari, S.; Schwarz, T.; Javed, M.; Stiefelhagen, R. (2024). Alt4Blind: A User Interface to Simplify Charts Alt-Text Creation. Computers Helping People with Special Needs – 19th International Conference, ICCHP 2024, Linz, Austria, July 8–12, 2024, Proceedings, Part I. Ed.: K. Miesenberger, 291 – 298, Springer Nature Switzerland. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-62846-7_35
  33. Burtscher, S.; Gerling, K. (2024). Neurodivergence and Work in Human-Computer Interaction: Mapping the Research Landscape. Proceedings of the 3rd Annual Meeting of the Symposium on Human-Computer Interaction for Work, 14 S., Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). doi:10.1145/3663384.3663386VolltextVolltext der Publikation als PDF-Dokument
  34. Zheng, J.; Zhang, J.; Yang, K.; Peng, K.; Stiefelhagen, R. (2024). MateRobot: Material Recognition in Wearable Robotics for People with Visual Impairments. 2024 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Yokohama, Japan, 13-17 May 2024, 2303–2309, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi:10.1109/ICRA57147.2024.10610333
  35. Alzalabny, S.; Moured, O.; Müller, K.; Schwarz, T.; Rapp, B.; Stiefelhagen, R. (2024). Touch for Accessibility: Haptic SVG Diagrams for Visually Impaired and Blind Individuals. 2024 IEEE Haptics Symposium (HAPTICS), 79 – 84, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi:10.1109/HAPTICS59260.2024.10520858
  36. Moured, O.; Baumgarten-Egemole, M.; Müller, K.; Roitberg, A.; Schwarz, T.; Stiefelhagen, R. (2024). Chart4Blind: An Intelligent Interface for Chart Accessibility Conversion. Proceedings of the 29th International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces, 504–514, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). doi:10.1145/3640543.3645175
  37. Mino-Rodriguez, I.; Balakrishnan, A.; Karmann, C.; Sepúlveda, A. (2024). Colourful Daylight: Evaluating the spectral transmittance of daylight through window films. Comfort at the Extremes : Investing in Well-Being in a Challenging Future, 335–345. VolltextVolltext der Publikation als PDF-Dokument
  38. Heinemann, L.; Jaus, A.; Marinov, Z.; Kim, M.; Spadea, M. F.; Kleesiek, J.; Stiefelhagen, R. (2024). LIMIS: Towards Language-Based Interactive Medical Image Segmentation. doi:10.48550/arXiv.2410.16939
  39. Weinberger, N.; Gerling, K.; Rixen, J. O.; Bruno, B. (2024). Trust “in the field": Reflections on a Real-World Lab Deploying Social Robots in Childcare Settings - Abstract. Proceedings of ALTRUIST Workshop on sociAL roboTs for peRsonalized, continUous and adaptIve aSsisTance, BAILAR Workshop on Behavior Adaptation and Learning for Assistive Robotics, SCRITA Workshop on Trust, Acceptance and Social Cues in Human-Robot Interaction, and WARN Workshop on Weighing the benefits of Autonomous Robot persoNalisation (ALTRUIST-BAILAR-SCRITA-WARN 2024). Ed.: A. Andriella, CEUR-WS. VolltextVolltext der Publikation als PDF-Dokument
  40. Alzalabny, S.; Moured, O.; Müller, K.; Schwarz, T.; Rapp, B.; Stiefelhagen, R. (2024). Designing a Tactile Document UI for 2D Refreshable Tactile Displays: Towards Accessible Document Layouts for Blind People. Multimodal Technologies and Interaction, 8 (11), Art.-Nr.: 102. doi:10.3390/mti8110102VolltextVolltext der Publikation als PDF-Dokument
  41. Gerling, K.; Depoortere, A.; Wauters, J.; Spiel, K.; Alexandrovsky, D.; Danckaerts, M.; Baeyens, D.; Van der Oord, S. (2024). Representation of Invisible Disability: Exploring the Lived Experience of Teenagers With ADHD to Inform Game Design. ACM transactions on computer human interaction. doi:10.1145/3685276VolltextVolltext der Publikation als PDF-Dokument
  42. McDonnell, E. J.; Mack, K. A.; Gerling, K.; Spiel, K.; Bennett, C. L.; Brewer, R. N.; Williams, R. M.; Tigwell, G. W. (2023). Tackling the Lack of a Practical Guide in Disability-Centered Research. The 25th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility, New York, USA, 22-25 October 2023, 1–5, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). doi:10.1145/3597638.3615650
  43. Ravers, D.; Gerling, K.; Naaris, M.; Konings, M. J.; Verslype, S.; Monbaliu, E.; Hallez, H. (2023). Game-based Powered Wheelchair Skills Training: Examining Tensions Between Player Engagement and Therapeutic Requirements. The 25th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility, New York, USA, 22-25 October 2023, 1–5, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). doi:10.1145/3597638.3614475
  44. Gerling, K.; Vinel, A.; Müller, K.; Nierling, L.; Stiefelhagen, R.; Karmann, C.; Lang, D.; Asfour, T. (2023). Technology-Centric Real-World Labs: Challenges and Opportunities for a New Mode of Participatory Research From the Perspective of Computer Science. 10. Workshop Mensch-Maschine-Interaktion in sicherheitskritischen Systemen, Gesellschaft für Informatik (GI). doi:10.18420/muc2023-mci-ws02-431
  45. Liu, R.; Zhang, J.; Peng, K.; Zheng, J.; Cao, K.; Chen, Y.; Yang, K.; Stiefelhagen, R. (2023). Open Scene Understanding: Grounded Situation Recognition Meets Segment Anything for Helping People with Visual Impairments. 2023 IEEE/CVF International Conference on Computer Vision: 11th Workshop on Assistive Computer Vision and Robotics, Paris, 2nd - 6th October 2023, 1849–1859, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi:10.1109/ICCVW60793.2023.00200
  46. Gollasch, D.; Branig, M.; Gerling, K.; Gulliksen, J.; Metatla, O.; Spiel, K.; Weber, G. (2023). Designing Technology for Neurodivergent Self-determination: Challenges and Opportunities. Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2023 – 19th IFIP TC13 International Conference, York, UK, 28th August – 1st September, 2023. Ed.: J. Abdelnour Nocera, 621 – 626, Springer Nature Switzerland. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-42293-5_83
  47. Ramôa, G.; Moured, O.; Müller, K.; Schwarz, T.; Stiefelhagen, R. (2023). Display and Use of Station Floor Plans on 2D Pin Matrix Displays for Blind and Visually Impaired People. Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments, 254 – 258, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). doi:10.1145/3594806.3594839
  48. Ramôa, G.; Moured, O.; Schwarz, T.; Müller, K.; Stiefelhagen, R. (2023). Enabling People with Blindness to Distinguish Lines of Mathematical Charts with Audio-Tactile Graphic Readers. Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments, 384 – 391, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). doi:10.1145/3594806.3594818
  49. Knaeble, M.; Sailer, G.; Chen, Z.; Schwarz, T.; Yang, K.; Nadj, M.; Stiefelhagen, R.; Maedche, A. (2023). AutoChemplete - Making Chemical Structural Formulas Accessible. W4A ’23: 20th International Web for All Conference Austin TX USA 30 April 2023- 1 May 2023, 173–174, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). doi:10.1145/3587281.3587293