Institut für Nachrichtentechnik

Dr.-Ing. Stephanie Gabriela Arévalo Arboleda

Kurzbiographie

Bevor Dr. Arévalo Arboleda zur RWTH Aachen kam, war sie Postdoktorandin in der Audiovisuellen Technologiegruppe an der TU Ilmenau. Sie promovierte an der Universität Duisburg-Essen, wo sie unter der Leitung von Prof. Jens Gerken, der derzeit die Gruppe für inklusive Mensch-Roboter-Interaktion an der TU Dortmund leitet, die Verwendung von Augmented Reality für die Mensch-Roboter-Interaktion untersuchte. Sie hat außerdem einen Master of Science in Mensch-Technik-Interaktion von der Universität Tampere in Finnland und einen MBA von der Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador, wo sie auch ihren Ingenieursabschluss in Informatik erworben hat. Ihr Hauptinteresse gilt dem Entwurf von Technologien aus einer menschenzentrierten Perspektive. Zu ihren weiteren Forschungsinteressen zählen Extended Reality, Mensch-Roboter-Interaktion, multimodale Interaktion, assistive Technologien, UX, Interaktionsdesign und empirische Methoden in der HCI.

Publikationen

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S. Arévalo Arboleda, J. Hartbrich, F. Weidner, S. B. Fischedick, C. Gerhardt, K. Richter, C. Kunert, B. Vorhof, H.-M. Gross, W. Broll, and A. Raake, “Robot, avatar, or human: The impact of partner representation and task on the communication experience,” Proc. ACM Human Computer Interaction, vol. 9, no. 7, 2025. to appear. [ bib ]

M. Conde, S. Arévalo Arboleda, A. Raake, and N. Döring, “A telepresence robot for the social integration of older adults: Exploring human-robot gesture interaction and voice commands,” in International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, pp. 181–189, Springer Nature Switzerland Cham, 2025. [ bib ]

A. Singla, F. Weidner, S. Arévalo Arboleda, W. Menz, W. Broll, and A. Raake, “A literature review of factors influencing cybersickness in 360° video experiences,” in 2025 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW), pp. 836–844, IEEE, 2025. [ bib ]

M. Ni, S. Arévalo Arboleda, and A. Raake, “Exploring proxemics in volumetric video vs. face-to-face through charades,” in Proceedings of the Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. 1–7, 2025. [ bib ]

S. Arévalo Arboleda, S. Fischedick, C. Diao, K. Richter, H.-M. Groß, and A. Raake, “exploratory study on the impact of varying levels of robot control on presence in robot-mediated communicationan,” in 2024 33rd IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (ROMAN): 26-30 Aug. 2024, Pasadena, CA, USA, pp. 83–88, 2024. [ bib ]

C. Diao, S. Arévalo Arboleda, and A. Raake, “Nonverbal dynamics in dyadic videoconferencing interaction: the role of video resolution and conversational quality,” in Proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Multimodal Interaction, pp. 387–396, 2024. [ bib ]

C. Diao, S. Arévalo Arboleda, and A. Raake, “Effects of delay on nonverbal behavior and interpersonal coordination in video conferencing,” in 2024 IEEE 26th International Workshop on Multimedia Signal Processing (MMSP), pp. 1–6, IEEE, 2024. [ bib ]

F. Weidner, J. Hartbrich, S. Arévalo Arboleda, C. Kunert, C. Schneiderwind, C. Diao, C. Gerhardt, T. Surdu, W. Broll, S. Werner, et al., “Eyes on the narrative: Exploring the impact of visual realism and audio presentation on gaze behavior in ar storytelling,” in Proceedings of the 2024 Symposium on Eye Tracking Research and Applications, pp. 1–7, 2024. [ bib ]

S. Arévalo Arboleda, C. Kunert, J. Hartbrich, C. Schneiderwind, C. Diao, C. Gerhardt, T. Surdu, F. Weidner, W. Broll, S. Werner, et al., “Beyond looks: A study on agent movement and audiovisual spatial coherence in augmented reality,” in 2024 IEEE Conference Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (VR), pp. 502–512, IEEE, 2024. [ bib ]

S. Arévalo Arboleda, M. Conde, N. Doering, and A. Raake, “Introducing personas and scenarios to highlight older adults' perspectives on robot-mediated communication,” in Companion of the 2024 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, pp. 209–213, 2024. [ bib ]

S. Arévalo Arboleda, S. Fischedick, C. Diao, K. Richter, H.-M. Gross, and A. Raake, “An exploratory study on the impact of varying levels of robot control on presence in robot-mediated communication,” in IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN), 2024. [ bib ]

T. Mossakowski, M. M. Hedblom, F. Neuhaus, S. Arévalo Arboleda, and A. Raake, “Using the diagrammatic image schema language for joint human-machine cognition,” Engineering for a changing world: Proceedings : 60th ISC, Ilmenau Scientific Colloquium, Technische Universität Ilmenau, September 04-08, 2023, Nov. 2023. [ bib | DOI ]

J. Hartbrich, F. Weidner, C. Kunert, A. Raake, W. Broll, and S. Arévalo Arboleda, “Eye and face tracking in vr: Avatar embodiment and enfacement with realistic and cartoon avatars,” in Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia, pp. 270–278, 2023. [ bib ]

Q. Saboor, H. Mehfooz-Khan, A. Raake, and S. Arévalo Arboleda, “A virtual gardening experience: Evaluating the effect of haptic feedback on spatial presence, perceptual realism, mental immersion, and user experience,” in Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia, pp. 520–522, 2023. [ bib ]

F. Immohr, G. Rendle, A. Neidhardt, S. Göring, R. R. R. Rao, S. Arévalo Arboleda, B. Froehlich, and A. Raake, “Proof-of-concept study to evaluate the impact of spatial audio on social presence and user behavior in multi-modal vr communication,” in Proc. ACM International Conference on Interactive Media Experiences (IMX), pp. 209–215, 2023. [ bib ]

F. Weidner, G. Boettcher, S. Arévalo Arboleda, C. Diao, L. Sinani, C. Kunert, C. Gerhardt, W. Broll, and A. Raake, “A systematic review on the visualization of avatars and agents in ar & vr displayed using head-mounted displays,” IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 2023. [ bib ]

I. Viola, H. Amirpour, S. Arévalo Arboleda, and M. Torres Vega, “Ixr'23: 2nd international workshop on interactive extended reality,” in Proceedings of the 31st ACM International Conference on Multimedia, pp. 9728–9730, 2023. [ bib ]

S. Arévalo Arboleda, Towards a Human-Robot Interaction Design for People with Motor Disabilities by Enhancing the Visual Space. PhD thesis, Essen University, Germany, 2022. [ bib ]

H. R. Nambiappan, S. Arévalo Arboleda, C. L. Lundberg, M. Kyrarini, F. Makedon, and N. Gans, “Mina: A robotic assistant for hospital fetching tasks,” Technologies, vol. 10, no. 2, p. 41, 2022. [ bib ]

S. Arévalo Arboleda, M. Becker, and J. Gerken, “Does one size fit all? a case study to discuss findings of an augmented hands-free robot teleoperation concept for people with and without motor disabilities,” Technologies, vol. 10, no. 1, p. 4, 2022. [ bib ]

S. Arévalo Arboleda, M. Pascher, A. Baumeister, B. Klein, and J. Gerken, “Reflecting upon participatory design in human-robot collaboration for people with motor disabilities: challenges and lessons learned from three multiyear projects,” in Proceedings of the 14th PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments Conference, pp. 147–155, 2021. [ bib ]

S. Arévalo Arboleda, T. Dierks, F. Rücker, and J. Gerken, “Exploring the visual space to improve depth perception in robot teleoperation using augmented reality: The role of distance and target’s pose in time, success, and certainty,” in IFIP Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, pp. 522–543, Springer International Publishing Cham, 2021. [ bib ]

S. Arévalo Arboleda, F. Rücker, T. Dierks, and J. Gerken, “Assisting manipulation and grasping in robot teleoperation with augmented reality visual cues,” in Proceedings of the 2021 CHI conference on human factors in computing systems, pp. 1–14, 2021. [ bib ]

S. Arévalo Arboleda, T. Dierks, F. Rücker, and J. Gerken, “There's more than meets the eye: Enhancing robot control through augmented visual cues,” in Companion of the 2020 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, pp. 104–106, 2020. [ bib ]

S. Arévalo Arboleda, M. Pascher, Y. Lakhnati, and J. Gerken, “Understanding human-robot collaboration for people with mobility impairments at the workplace, a thematic analysis,” in 2020 29th IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN), pp. 561–566, IEEE, 2020. [ bib ]

S. Arévalo Arboleda, S. Miller, M. Janka, and J. Gerken, “What's behind a choice? understanding modality choices under changing environmental conditions,” in 2019 International Conference on Multimodal Interaction, pp. 291–301, 2019. [ bib ]

S. Arévalo Arboleda, M. Pascher, and J. Gerken, “Opportunities and challenges in mixed-reality for an inclusive human-robot collaboration environment,” 2018. [ bib ]

J. Hartbrich, S. Arévalo Arboleda, S. Goring, and A. Raake, “The effect of hand visibility in ar: Comparing dexterity and interaction with virtual and real objects,” IEEE transactions on visualization and computer graphics. [ bib ]

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