Florian Alt

Papers

Total Citations

134

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About

Florian Alt is a leading researcher in human-computer interaction, with a primary focus on the intersection of automotive user interfaces, pedestrian safety, and emerging smart home technologies. His most impactful work investigates how external car displays (ECDs) can influence pedestrians' crossing behavior in the context of automated vehicles, a study that has garnered 112 citations and is critical for designing safe, intuitive communication between autonomous cars and vulnerable road users. Alt also explores the challenges of usable authentication in smart homes, identifying security and usability trade-offs as smart devices proliferate. Additionally, he has contributed to the novel field of supernumerary robotic limbs, examining both the opportunities and ergonomic challenges of augmenting the human body with extra robotic appendages. With a career marked by high-impact, forward-looking research, Alt’s work directly informs the design of safer, more user-friendly interactive systems in transportation, domestic environments, and human augmentation. His contributions are essential reading for students and researchers interested in the future of human-robot interaction and pervasive computing.