FH-Prof. Dr.
Bernhard Maurer, MSc
Head of Degree Programme Human-Computer Interaction
Head of Academic Area Human-centered Technologies
Senior Lecturer
Department Creative Technologies
Head of Academic Area Human-centered Technologies
Senior Lecturer
Department Creative Technologies
Location: Campus Urstein
Room: Urstein - 318
Room: Urstein - 318
Teaching
HCIE-M | 1. WS 2026 | Applied Prototyping Skills for HCI | IL
HCIE-M | 1. WS 2026 | Ethics & Sustainability | IL
HCIE-M | 3. WS 2026 | HCI Futures | SE
HCIE-M | 3. WS 2026 | HCI Industry Project | PT
HCIE-M | 3. WS 2026 | Master Thesis Preparation | SE
Current Research Projects
- KI Fair gestalten: Ein Tool für gendersensible KI-Prozesse
Auf Basis eines entwickelten digitalen Tools zur ethischen Reflexion von KI-Prozessen sollen bislang nicht berücksichtigtegenderspezifische Aspekte...
06/2026 - 05/2027 - PRA-APP: Praktikumsapp-Plattform Phase 1
Das PRA-APP-1 Projekt liefert die Basis für die Umsetzung der „Praktikumsapp“-Plattform. Die Plattform soll zukünftig der digitale, state-of-the-art...
09/2022 - 08/2023 - doc.hci: Designing Meaningful Human-Technology Relation
05/2022 - 04/2027
Current Publications
- Feminist Fabulations for Reworlding Menopause Care
Menopause, as experienced across cisgender women and gender-diverse groups, is also socially and psychologically shaped. The social, political, and embodied complexity of menopause care is often...
2026 - Menopause Technologies Beyond Ableism and Normativity
Many technologies are available that address menopause, yet more or less exclusively reflect and reinforce dominant narratives of ableism and normativity. To uncover untold stories of the menopause...
2026 - Playful Frictional Design: A Design Space Grounded in Playfulness, Friction, and the Everyday
Friction in HCI has been explored as a means to provoke reflection and foster political engagement through design. Prior work has emphasized designs and participatory processes that introduce...
2026