Dr. Julia Seitz Sänger
- Office Hours: by appointment only
- Room: 5C-04
- Phone: +49 721 608-48378
- julia seitz ∂does-not-exist.kit edu
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Institute for Information Systems (WIN)
Kaiserstraße 89
76133 Karlsruhe
Research Interests
Welcome!
My research focuses on the human‑centered design of hybrid work environments.
In my first research stream, I focus on the design and impact of platform‑mediated collaboration for teams, especially in remote meetings. I want to improve the design of video-based meeting systems to help users avoid displeasuring states, such as high cognitive load or fatigue. Furthermore, I want to understand how AI-based assistance impacts individual work in teams and teamwork per se. I use biosignals to sense the effects of current designs, and use them as input to recognize and classify the user's current state and adapt the system accordingly. My main topics of interest are:
- Video-based meeting systems and their impact on the user
- System adaptations based on user's (bio)signals
- Experimental Research
In my second research stream, I focus on the design and impact of generative AI systems at the workplace. Again, the focus is set on understanding how genAI influences cognitive states during use, how different levels of AI agent capabilities impact such states and how reflective use can be fostered. My main topics of interest are:
- AI agent & GenAI design and its impact on the user's cognition
- Interventions & strategies to foster effective and reflective use of GenAI
- Experimental Research
Short CV
| Since 01.2025 | PostDoc & Research Team Lead at the Institute of Information Systems (WIN) at the KIT |
| Since 10.2021 | Doctoral Researcher at the Institute of Information Systems (WIN) at the KIT |
| 2018-2021 | M.Sc. Industrial Engineering & Management, KIT |
| 2014-2018 | B.Sc. Industrial Engineering & Management, KIT |
Internships and work experience at adesso SE, Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC, Kawasaki, Japan) and EnBW AG.
Projects
- MenschKI! (https://menschki.org/)
- Future Field III: Hybrid Adaptive Systems (https://haps.kd2lab.kit.edu/)
- KD2School (https://www.kd2school.info/index.html)
Teaching
If you are interested in a Bachelor or Master Thesis in a related topic to my research interests, send a mail to julia.seitz∂kit.edu with your CV and your current transcript of records.
I am also interested to hear your own topic ideas in the area of Video-based meeting systems, recognizing user states via biosignals (Eye, Heart Data) or adapting systems based on biosignals.
Current Thesis Topics: please check the thesis website of our chair.
Publications
Nadj, M.; Maedche, A.; Riedl, R.; Seitz, J.; Schultz, T.
2026. Electronic Markets, 36 (1), Art.-Nr.: 38. doi:10.1007/s12525-026-00895-y
Krisam, C.; Seitz, J.; Knierim, M. T.
2025. ICIS 2025 Proceedings, ICIS2025–1093, AIS Electronic Library (AISeL)
Zachmann, G.; Seitz, J.
2025. doi:10.5445/IR/1000182723
Benke, I.; Hagedorn, T.; Seitz, J.
2025. ECIS 2025, ECIS2025–1838, AIS eLibrary (AISeL)
Seitz, J.; Stano, F.; Riedl, R.; Mädche, A.
2025. ECIS 2025, ECIS2025–1659, AIS eLibrary (AISeL)
Seitz, J. S.
2025, January 30. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Schulz, T.; Krisam, C.; Seitz, J.
2025. Information Systems and Neuroscience : NeuroIS Retreat 2025, Vienna, Austria. Ed.: F. Davis, 45–55, Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-032-00815-2_4
Seitz, J.; Krisam, C.; Benke, I.
2025. Conceptualizing Digital Responsibility for the Information Age – Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Wirtschaftsinformatik, Paderborn, Germany, 2023, Vol. 1. Ed.: D. Beverungen, 195 – 211, Springer Nature Switzerland. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-80119-8_13
Krisam, C.; Seitz, J.; Knierim, M. T.; Maedche, A.
2025. Information Systems and Neuroscience NeuroIS Retreat 2024, Vienna, Austria. Ed. F. Davis, 327–336, Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-71385-9_28
Reuscher, T. F.; Seitz, J.; Greif-Winzrieth, A.; Langner, M.; Soballa, K.; Maedche, A.; Nieken, P.
2025. Information Systems and Neuroscience NeuroIS Retreat 2024, Vienna, Austria. Ed. F. Davis, 247–255, Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-71385-9_21
Seitz, J.; Schill, J.; Spruth, L.; Eilks, A. E.; Schultz, T.; Mädche, A.
2024. Social Media and Digital Collaboration : International Conference on Information Systems., 1–17, AIS eLibrary (AISeL)
Seitz, J.; Benke, I.; Maedche, A.
2024. Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, 8 (CSCW2), Art.-Nr.: 392. doi:10.1145/3686931
Seitz, J.; Link, A.; Maedche, A.
2024. Mensch und Computer 2024 - Workshopband. MCI-WS11: ABIS 2024 - International Workshop on Personalization and Recommendation, Karlsruhe. 1.-4. September 2024. Hrsg.: Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V., Gesellschaft für Informatik (GI). doi:10.18420/muc2024-mci-ws11-145
Reuscher, T. F.; Seitz, J.; Greif-Winzrieth, A.; Langner, M.; Soballa, K.; Maedche, A.; Nieken, P.
2024. Springer
Seitz, J.; Benke, I.; Heinzl, A.; Maedche, A.
2024. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 182, Art.-Nr.: 103178. doi:10.1016/j.ijhcs.2023.103178
Seitz, J.; Krisam, C.; Benke, I.
2023. 18th International Conference on Wirtschaftsinformatik, September 2023, Paderborn, Germany
Seitz, J.; Benke, I.; Madche, A.
2022. SIGHCI 2022 Proceedings, 1–7, AIS Electronic Library (AISeL)
Knierim, M. T.; Zimny, C.; Seitz, J.
2022. ICIS 2022 Proceedings, Art.-Nr.: 1354, AIS Electronic Library (AISeL)
Seitz, J.; Benke, I.; Mädche, A.
2022
Seitz, J.; Reuscher, T. F.; Jacob, S.; Maedche, A.
2022. NAT 2022 : The Third Neuroadaptive Technology Conference ; October 9 – October 12, 2022, Lübbenau, Germany. Ed.: O. Zander, 23–27
Bartholomeyczik, K.; Knierim, M. T.; Nieken, P.; Seitz, J.; Stano, F.; Weinhardt, C.
2022. Information Systems and Neuroscience : NeuroIS Retreat 2022. Ed.: F. D. Davis, 23–33, Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-13064-9_3
Seitz, J.; Maedche, A.
2022. Information Systems and Neuroscience : NeuroIS Retreat 2022. Ed.: F. D. Davis, 33–52, Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-13064-9_4
Seitz, J.
2022. Proceedings of 20th European Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work, European Society for Socially Embedded Technologies (EUSSET). doi:10.48340/ecscw2022_dc03