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Henrike Weingärtner

Henrike Weingärtner

E-Mail vorname.nachname ät ifi.lmu.de
Phone +49-89 / 2180-75139
Address Henrike Weingärtner
LMU Munich
Media Informatics Group
Frauenlobstr. 7a
80337 Munich, Germany
Room 445 ( 4th floor)


Research Interests

My research focuses on the fate of personal data after a person passes away. As digitalization increases, the amount of data individuals accumulate grows significantly, raising important questions about how this data should be handled posthumously. Users often want their data managed according to their preferences, whether through deletion or transfer to specific individuals. Relatives may seek access for emotional or legal reasons, while broader societal concerns center on privacy, security, and ethics. My research explores solutions that can facilitate data inheritance, ensuring that personal data is handled in line with the deceased person's wishes.

Teaching

  • Winter Term 2025: Digital Media, Hauptseminar Media Informatics, Seminar Personal and social competencies
  • Summer Term 2024: Media Technology, Hauptseminar Media Informatics, Seminar Personal and social competencies
  • Winter Term 2024: Digital Media, Hauptseminar Media Informatics
  • Summer Term 2024: Media Technology, Practical Course: Sketching With Hardware, Hauptseminar Media Informatics
  • Winter Term 2023: Digital Media, Hauptseminar Media Informatics, Design Workshop 1
  • Summer Term 2023: Media Technology, Hauptseminar Media Informatics
  • Winter Term 2022: Einführung in die Programmierung, Proseminar Media Informatics

Publications

see Google Scholar and DBLP

Theses (Bachelor/Master)

Open

N/A bachelor thesis Adapting 2D Visualization Methods for Representing Uncertainty in 3D Space



In Progress

2025
Miriam Janner bachelor thesis Structuring Digital Legacies: Creating Metadata Based on User Preferences
Astrid Johannsen master thesis Exploring Location-Locked Messaging for Social Connections
Luise Donat project thesis What We Leave Behind - Creating and Evaluating an Application for Digital Data Curation to Empower a "Good Death"



Accomplished

2025
Xiaowen Fan bachelor thesis Time Ruler: Interactive Visualization of Time in 4D Spatial-Temporal Data
2024
Alexandra Ginger master thesis Transferring 2D-Visualization Techniques to Uncertainty in 3D Space
Nils Rothamel bachelor thesis Evaluation of Interaction Techniques to Compare Different Time Points in VR
Melanie Kitze bachelor thesis Bending Time: Evaluation of Body Movement as a Temporal Navigation Tool
Tolgahan Balci bachelor thesis Designing, Implementing and Evaluating a Physical Object to Communicate Digital Work Progress
Stella Born bachelor thesis Physical Slumber: Exploring Physicalisation for Sleep Data
Lisa Deschler bachelor thesis Physicalization of Sleep Data: Designing and Evaluating a Tangible Device for Sleep Quality Assessment
Tam Tran bachelor thesis Implementing and Evaluating a Physical Object to Communicate Digital Work Progress
Christopher Senn master thesis Towards a Digital Legacy - Empowering Users to Manage their Social Media Data
2023
Marcus Reiners bachelor thesis Data physicalization for health-related wellbeing motivation in a private context
Luise Donat bachelor thesis What We Leave Behind - Designing an Application for Digital Data Curation to Empower a "Good Death"
Teodora Petrova bachelor thesis Investigating Death Preparation Practices on Social Media
Jana Unterberg bachelor thesis Tangible Productivity - Developing a Tangible Prototype to Communicate Digital Work Progress


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