Martin Fischbach

About

Martin Fischbach is a leading researcher in the engineering of complex interactive systems, with a primary focus on Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality (VR/AR/MR), Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), and social robotics. His major contributions lie in advancing the software architecture and quality of multimodal systems. His most cited work, "Semantic Entity-Component State Management Techniques to Enhance Software Quality for Multimodal VR-Systems" (2017, 24 citations), addresses critical challenges in modularity, modifiability, and API usability—key factors for building maintainable and robust VR and AR applications. Fischbach has also explored the integration of intelligent agents, evaluating the utility of Scala, actors, and ontologies for realtime interactive systems (2012, 6 citations), demonstrating his commitment to bridging software engineering with AI. A particularly notable and creative achievement is his work on "Follow the White Robot" (2018), where he developed a social robot acting as a game master in a tabletop role-playing game. This project showcases his ability to apply his technical expertise to novel, engaging human-robot interaction scenarios, blending rigorous software design with compelling user experiences.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Semantic Entity-Component State Management Techniques to Enhance Software Quality for Multimodal VR-Systems

   24 citations · 2017
2. 2
   Evaluating scala, actors, & ontologies for intelligent realtime interactive systems

   6 citations · 2012
3. 3
   Follow the White Robot - A Role-Playing Game with a Robot Game Master

   2 citations · 2018

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