Sven Mayer
Professor at Technische Universität Dortmund
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
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Top SchoolSven Mayer is a professor of computer science specializing in Human-AI Interaction, currently heading the Chair for Human-AI Interaction at TU Dortmund and affiliated with the Research Center Trustworthy Data Science and Security. With a decade of experience spanning assistant professorship at LMU Munich, postdoctoral research at Carnegie Mellon, and long ties to the University of Stuttgart, he blends HCI rigor with AI-driven system design. His work focuses on enabling humans to outperform their solo capabilities through tightly coupled human-machine collaboration across AR/VR, mobile contexts, and robotics. He leads research that not only prototypes novel interfaces but also measures real-world human performance gains, reflecting a pragmatic, human-centered AI approach. Trained with a Diplom and Dr. rer. nat. from Universität Stuttgart, he pairs deep academic credentials with cross-disciplinary visiting stints at top labs. An early systems tinkerer turned academic, he still brings practical engineering instincts from his prior sysadmin and research assistant roles into experimental system builds.
10 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Allgemeine Hochschulreife, Informatik, Allgemeine Hochschulreife, Informatik at Gewerbliche Schule TübingenAlbert-Schweitzer-Realschule TübingenDr. rer. nat., Computer Science, Dr. rer. nat., Computer Science at Universität Stuttgart
German, English
Github Skills (105)
python10
gtk10
deep-learning10
qt10
wordpress10
ml10
latex10
neural-network10
data-science10
tensorflow10
pytorch10
matplotlib10
machine-learning10
deep-neural-networks10
bibtex9
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
interactionlab/Capacitive-Finger-Orientation-Estimation
Aug 2017 - May 2022
Contributions:9 commits, 5 pushes in 4 years 9 months
hcilab-org/LogEverything
Sep 2016 - Jun 2022
Simple logging app for Android.
Contributions:8 commits, 1 PR, 7 pushes in 5 years 10 months
kotlinjavaandroidlogging
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