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Technical University of Munich

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Dr. Florian Echtler

"It's hard to say exactly what constitutes research in the computer world,
but as a first approximation, it's software that doesn't have users." Paul Graham

Contact Details

I have left TUM in 2010 and am now associate professor for computer science at Aalborg University in Denmark. Please contact me at my personal address below.

Research Interests

Projects

Theses/Student Projects

Note: if you are interested in one of these topics, it's not mandatory to do a diploma/master thesis.
Subprojects can also be done as bachelor thesis or SEP.

Finished..

Publications

2020

J. Odenwald, S. Bertel, F. Echtler
Tabletop teleporter: evaluating the immersiveness of remote board gaming
Proceedings of the 9th ACM International Symposium on Pervasive Displays (bib)

P. Riehmann, G. Molina Leon, J. Reibert, F. Echtler, B. Fröhlich
Short-Contact Touch-Manipulation of Scatterplot Matrices on Wall Displays
Computer Graphics Forum, Volume 39, 2020 (bib)

C. Wacharamanotham, L. Eisenring, S. Haroz, F. Echtler
Transparency of CHI Research Artifacts: Results of a Self-Reported Survey
Proceedings of the ACM CHI 2020 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. Best Paper Award (top 1%) (bib)

2019

I. Hartmann, M. Schirmer, F. Echtler
BinarySwipes: Fast List Search on Small Touchscreens
Proceedings of Mensch Und Computer 2019 (bib)

T. Dressel, E. List, F. Echtler
SecuriCast: Zero-Touch Two-Factor Authentication using WebBluetooth?
EICS '19 - Proceedings of the ACM SIGCHI Symposium on Engineering Interactive Computing Systems (bib)

2018

S. Stickert, H. Hiller, F. Echtler
Companion - A Software Toolkit for Digitally Aided Pen-and-Paper Tabletop Roleplaying
ACM UIST 2018 Adjunct Proceedings (bib)

F. Echtler
SurfaceStreams: A Content-Agnostic Streaming Toolkit for Interactive Surfaces
ACM UIST 2018 Adjunct Proceedings (bib)

M. Kaltenbrunner, F. Echtler
The TUIO 2.0 Protocol: An Abstraction Framework for Tangible Interactive Surfaces
Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction - EICS (bib)

F. Echtler, M. Häussler
Open Source, Open Science, and the Replication Crisis in HCI
CHI '18 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems (bib)

2017

M. Heinz, S. Bertel, F. Echtler
TouchScope: A Hybrid Multitouch Oscilloscope Interface
Proceedings of the 19th ACM International Conference on Multimodal Interaction (ICMI '17) (bib)

T. Weißker, Y. Genc, A. Berst, F. D. Schreiber, F. Echtler
ShakeCast: using handshake detection for automated, setup-free exchange of contact data
Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services (MobileHCI? '17) (bib)

H. Sahibzada, E. Hornecker, F. Echtler, P. T. Fischer
Designing Interactive Advertisements for Public Displays
Proceedings of the 2017 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (bib)

2016

F. Echtler, M. Kaltenbrunner
SUR40 Linux: Reanimating an Obsolete Tangible Interaction Platform
Proceedings of the 2016 ACM on Interactive Surfaces and Spaces (ACM ISS '16) (bib)

T. Weißker, A. Berst, I. Hartmann, F. Echtler
The Massive Mobile Multiuser Framework: Enabling Ad-hoc Realtime Interaction on Public Displays with Mobile Devices
Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Pervasive Displays (PerDis?'16) (bib)

T. Weißker, A. Berst, I. Hartmann, F. Echtler
MMM Ball: Showcasing the Massive Mobile Multiuser Framework
Proceedings of the 2016 CHI Conference Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems (bib)

F. Echtler
CalendarCast: Setup-Free, Privacy-Preserving, Localized Sharing of Appointment Data
Proceedings of the 2016 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (bib)

2015

A. Kreskowski, J. Wagner, J. Bossert, F. Echtler
MoBat: Sound-Based Localization of Multiple Mobile Devices on Everyday Surfaces
Proceedings of the 2015 International Conference on Interactive Tabletops & Surfaces (ITS '15), Funchal, Madeira (bib)

V. Krauss, E. Fuchkina, G. C. Molina Leon, O. Popescu, F. Echtler, S. Bertel
pART bench: a Hybrid Search Tool for Floor Plans in Architecture
Proceedings of the 2015 International Conference on Interactive Tabletops & Surfaces (ITS '15), Funchal, Madeira (bib)

M. Schirmer, I. Hartmann, S. Bertel, F. Echtler
Shoe me the Way: A Shoe-Based Tactile Interface for Eyes-Free Urban Navigation
Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services (MobileHCI? 2015), Copenhagen, Denmark (bib)

M. Spreitzenbarth, T. Schreck, F. Echtler, Daniel Arp, R.T. Hoffmann
Mobile-Sandbox: combining static and dynamic analysis with machine-learning techniques
International Journal of Information Security, Springer, April 2015 (bib)

2014

M. Kaltenbrunner, F. Echtler
TUIO Hackathon
Proceedings of the 9th ACM International Conference on Interactive Tabletops and Surfaces (ITS '14) (bib)

F. Echtler, R. Wimmer
The Interactive Dining Table, or: Pass the Weather Widget, Please
Proceedings of the 9th ACM International Conference on Interactive Tabletops and Surfaces (ITS '14) (bib)

F. Echtler, D. Kammer, D. Vanacken, L. Hoste, B. Signer
Engineering Gestures for Multimodal User Interfaces
Engineering Gestures for Multimodal Interfaces - Workshop at EICS 2014, Rome, Italy (bib)

A. Bazo, F. Echtler
Phone proxies: effortless content sharing between smartphones and interactive surfaces
EICS 2014 - ACM Symposium on Engineering Interactive Computing Systems (bib)

H. Glücker, F. Raab, F. Echtler, C. Wolff
EyeDE: gaze-enhanced software development environments
CHI '14 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems (bib)

E. Baumer, J. Ahn, M. Bie, E.M. Bonsignore, A. Börütecene, O.T. Buruk, T. Clegg, A. Druin, F. Echtler, D. Gruen, M.L. Guha, C. Hordatt, A. Krüger, S. Maidenbaum, M. Malu, B. McNally?, M. Muller, L. Norooz, J. Norton, O. Ozcan, D.J. Patterson, A. Riener, S.I. Ross, K. Rust, J. Schöning, M. Silberman, B. Tomlinson, J. Yip
CHI 2039: speculative research visions
CHI '14 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems (bib)

2013

F. Raab, C. Wolff, F. Echtler
RefactorPad: Editing Source Code on Touchscreens
Proceedings of the 5th ACM SIGCHI symposium on Engineering interactive computing systems (EICS '13) (bib)

R. Wimmer, F. Echtler
Exploring the Benefits of Fingernail Displays
Extended Abstracts of CHI 2013, Paris, France. (bib)

F. Echtler, R. Wimmer
The Interactive Dining Table
CHI 2013 Workshop on Blended Interaction (Blend13), Paris, France. (bib)

M. Spreitzenbarth, F. Freiling, F. Echtler, T. Schreck, R.T. Hoffmann
Mobile-Sandbox: having a deeper look into Android applications
Proceedings of ACM SAC 2013, Coimbra, Portugal. (bib)

2012

E. Artinger, P. Maier, T. Coskun, S. Nestler, M. Maehler, Y. Yildirim-Krannig, F. Wucholt, F. Echtler, G. Klinker
Creating a common operation picture in realtime with user-centered interfaces for mass casualty incidents
4th international workshop for "Situation recognition and medical data analysis in Pervasive Health environments"(PervaSense?), PervasiveHealth? 2012, May 2012, San Diego, CA, USA, pp. 291-296. (bib)

J. Kramer, N. Burrus, F. Echtler, D. Herrera Castro, M. Parker
Hacking The Kinect
ISBN 978-1430238676, Apress Media, Mar. 2012 (bib)

F. Echtler, A. Butz
GISpL: Gestures Made Easy
TEI 2012, February 19 - 22, Kingston, ON, Canada. (bib)

2011

E. Artinger, T. Coskun, M. Schanzenbach, F. Echtler, S. Nestler, G. Klinker
Exploring Multi-touch Gestures for Map Interaction in Mass Casualty Incidents
3. Workshop zur IT-Unterstützung von Rettungskräften im Rahmen der GI-Jahrestagung Informatik 2011 (bib)

A. Dippon, F. Echtler, G. Klinker
Multi-Touch Table as Conventional Input Device
HCI International Extended Abstracts, July 9 - 14, Orlando, Florida, USA, pp. 237-241. (bib)

D. Pustka, M. Huber, C. Waechter, F. Echtler, P. Keitler, J. Newman, D. Schmalstieg, G. Klinker
Automatic Configuration of Pervasive Sensor Networks for Augmented Reality
IEEE Pervasive Computing, Volume 10, Number 3, July-Sept. 2011, pp. 68-79. (bib)

N. Klügel, M. Frieß, G. Groh, F. Echtler
An Approach to Collaborative Music Composition
International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME 2011), May 30th, 2011, Oslo, Norway. (bib)

2010

F. Echtler, G. Klinker, A. Butz
Towards a Unified Gesture Description Language
13th International Conference on Humans and Computers (HC 2010), December 8, 2010, Düsseldorf, Germany, pp. 177-182. (bib)

P. Keitler, D. Pustka, M. Huber, F. Echtler, G. Klinker
Management of Tracking for Mixed and Augmented Reality Systems
The Engineering of Mixed Reality Systems, E. Dubois, P. Gray, L. Nigay (eds.), Human-Computer Interaction Series, Springer Verlag, 2010. (bib)

E. Artinger, M. Schanzenbach, F. Echtler, S. Nestler, T. Coskun, G. Klinker
Beyond Pinch-to-Zoom: Exploring Alternative Multi-touch Gestures for Map Interaction
Technischer Bericht: TUM-I1006 (bib)

M. Frieß, M. Kleinhans, F. Forster, F. Echtler, G. Groh
A Tabletop Interface for Generic Creativity Techniques
International Conference on Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction (IHCI 2010), July 26, 2011, Freiburg, Germany. (bib)

F. Echtler, G. Klinker, A. Butz
Features, Regions, Gestures: Components of a Generic Gesture Recognition Engine
Workshop on Engineering Patterns for Multitouch Interfaces, June 20, 2010, Berlin, Germany. (bib)

F. Echtler, M. Häussler, G. Klinker
BioTISCH: the interactive molecular biology lab bench
CHI 2010 "Works-in-Progress", April 10 - 14, Atlanta, GA, USA, pp. 3439-3444. (bib)

F. Echtler, T. Pototschnig, G. Klinker
An LED-based Multitouch Sensor for LCD Screens
TEI 2010, January 25 - 27, Cambridge, MA, USA, pp. 227-230. (bib)

2009

F. Echtler, A. Dippon, M. Tönnis, G. Klinker
Inverted FTIR: Easy Multitouch Sensing for Flatscreens
ITS 2009, November 23 - 25, Banff, Canada, pp. 29-32. (bib)

F. Echtler
Tangible Information Displays
Dissertation an der Fakultät für Informatik, Technische Universität München, Dez. 2009 (online version available here) (bib)

F. Echtler, S. Nestler, A. Dippon, G. Klinker
Supporting Casual Interactions between Board Games on Public Tabletop Displays and Mobile Devices
Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, Special Issue on Public and Private Displays, Springer Verlag, 2009, pp. 609-617. (bib)

M. Tönnis, F. Echtler, M. Huber, G. Klinker
Low Cost 3D Rotational Input Devices: the stationary Spinball and the mobile Soap3D
The 11th Symposium on Virtual and Augmented Reality (SVR), Porto Alegre, Brazil, May 25 - 28, 2009. Best short paper (bib)

J. Schöning, J. Hook, N. Motamedi, P. Olivier, F. Echtler, P. Brandl, L. Muller, F. Daiber, O. Hilliges, M. Löchtefeld, T. Roth, U. von Zadow
Building Interactive Multi-Touch Surfaces
Journal of Graphics, GPU, & Game Tools (bib)

F. Echtler, T. Sielhorst, M. Huber, G. Klinker
A Short Guide to Modulated Light
TEI 2009, February 16 - 18, Cambridge, United Kingdom, pp. 393-396. (bib)

S. Nestler, M. Huber, F. Echtler, A. Dollinger, G. Klinker
Development and evaluation of a virtual reality patient simulation (VRPS)
The 17-th International Conference in Central Europe on Computer Graphics, Visualization and Computer Vision (WSCG'09) (bib)

2008

F. Echtler, G. Klinker
A Multitouch Software Architecture
Proc. of the 5th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction: Using Bridges (NordiCHI? 08), Lund, Schweden, pp. 463-466. (bib)

J. Schöning, P. Brandl, F. Daiber, F. Echtler, O. Hilliges, J. Hook, M. Löchtefeld, N. Motamedi, L. Muller, P. Olivier, T. Roth, U. von Zadow
Multi-Touch Surfaces: A Technical Guide
Technical Report TUM-I0833 (bib)

F. Echtler, G. Klinker
Tracking Mobile Phones on Interactive Tabletops
MEIS '08: Workshop on Mobile and Embedded Interactive Systems, Munich, Germany, pp. 285-290. (bib)

S. Nestler, F. Echtler, A. Dippon, G. Klinker
Collaborative problem solving on mobile hand-held devices and stationary multi-touch interfaces
PPD'08. Workshop on designing multi-touch interaction techniques for coupled public and private displays (bib)

F. Echtler, M. Huber, G. Klinker
Shadow Tracking on Multi-Touch Tables
AVI '08: 9th International Working Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces, Naples, Italy, pp. 388-391. (bib)

F. Echtler, M. Huber, D. Pustka, P. Keitler, G. Klinker
Splitting the Scene Graph - Using Spatial Relationship Graphs Instead of Scene Graphs in Augmented Reality
3rd International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications (GRAPP '08), Funchal, Portugal, Jan. 22 - 25, 2008, pp.456-459. (bib)

2007

M. Huber, D. Pustka, P. Keitler, F. Echtler, G. Klinker
A System Architecture for Ubiquitous Tracking Environments
The Sixth IEEE and ACM International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, Nara, Japan, Nov. 13 - 16, 2007, pp. 211-214. (bib)

D. Pustka, P. Keitler, M. Huber, F. Echtler, G. Klinker
Ubiquitous Tracking for Quickly Solving Multi-Sensor Calibration and Tracking Problems
Demonstration at the Fourth IEEE and ACM International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, Nara, Japan, Nov. 14 - 16, 2007 (bib)

G. Klinker, F. Echtler
3D Visualization and Exploration of Relationships and Constraints at the Example of Sudoku Games
Technical Report TUM-I0722, Nov. 1, 2007, pp. 1-8. (bib)

F. Echtler, M. Huber, G. Klinker
Hand tracking for enhanced gesture recognition on interactive multi-touch surfaces
Technical Report TUM-I0721, Nov. 1, 2007. (bib)

D. Pustka, M. Huber, F. Echtler, P. Keitler
UTQL: The Ubiquitous Tracking Query Language v1.0
Technical Report TUM-I0718, Oct. 11, 2007. (bib)

S. Nestler, A. Dollinger, F. Echtler, M. Huber, G. Klinker
Design and Development of Virtual Patients
Vierter Workshop Virtuelle und Erweiterte Realität der GI-Fachgruppe VR/AR, Weimar, 15. Juli 2007 (bib)

J. Newman, A. Bornik, D. Pustka, F. Echtler, M. Huber, D. Schmalstieg, G. Klinker
Tracking for Distributed Mixed Reality Environments
IEEE VR 2007 Workshop on 'Trends and Issues in Tracking for Virtual Environments', Charlotte, NC, USA, Mar 11, 2007 (bib)

2006

F. Echtler
Using Semantic Web Languages in Argumentation Models
Forschungsberichte Künstliche Intelligenz FKI-253-06, TU München, 2006 (bib)

2005

J. Georgii, F. Echtler, R. Westermann
Interactive Simulation of Deformable Bodies on GPUs
Simulation and Visualisation Conference Proceedings, 2005 (bib)

2004

F. Echtler
Realization of efficient mass-spring simulations on graphics hardware
Diploma Thesis, TU München, 2004 (bib)

G. Klinker, H. Najafi, T. Sielhorst, F. Sturm, F. Echtler, M. Isik, W. Wein, C. Truebswetter
FixIt: An Approach towards Assisting Workers in Diagnosing Machine Malfunctions
Proc. of the International Workshop on Design and Engineering of Mixed Reality Systems - MIXER 2004, Funchal, Madeira, CEUR Workshop Proceedings (bib)

2003

F. Echtler, F. Sturm, K. Kindermann, G. Klinker, J. Stilla, J. Trilk, H. Najafi
The Intelligent Welding Gun: Augmented Reality for Experimental Vehicle Construction
Chapter 17 in Virtual and Augmented Reality Applications in Manufacturing (VARAM), Ong S.K and Nee A.Y.C eds, Springer Verlag, 2003, pp 333-360. (bib)

Teaching

Summer Term 2010

  • Übungen: Information Visualization?

Winter Term 2008/09

  • Vorlesung 2D User Interfaces: Lecture 11 - Multitouch Interfaces?
  • Proseminar: Anwendungen der Augmented Reality?

Summer Term 2008

Winter Term 2007/08

  • Übungen: Introduction to Augmented Reality?

Summer Term 2007

  • Hauptseminar: Interaction on Tabletop Interfaces?

Winter Term 2006/07

  • Hauptseminar: Interaction on Tabletop Interfaces?
  • Übungen: Introduction to Augmented Reality?

Summer Term 2006

  • Praktikum: AR auf mobilen Geräten?

Winter Term 2005/06

Misc

Obscure Notes (you probably don't want to see this)

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