Christopher Katins

Christopher Katins

Doctoral Candidate & HCI Researcher

Humboldt University of Berlin

Hi there!

I am a researcher, teaching assistant, and engineer based in Berlin, Germany. Currently, I am exploring both the opportunities and potential challenges that Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR) might bring. My work is driven by a passion for balancing innovation with critical reflection to ensure these technologies create meaningful and responsible impacts on society.

Interests
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Augmented/Virtual Reality
  • General Aviation
  • Photography
  • And much more!
Education

  • M.Sc. Information Systems Technology, 2022

    Technical University of Darmstadt

  • B.Sc. Information Systems Technology, 2019

    Technical University of Darmstadt

  • B.Sc. Mechatronics, 2019

    Technical University of Darmstadt

Featured Research

Selected publications

Public Perceptions on Psychological and Social Impacts of Virtual and Augmented Reality
Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) technologies have gained prominence in scientific and industrial contexts over the last …
Christopher Katins, Katja Chen, Christopher Lazik, Pascal Knierim, Karola Marky, Thomas Kosch
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Ad-Blocked Reality: Evaluating User Perceptions of Content Blocking Concepts Using Extended Reality
Inspired by the concepts of diminishing reality and ad-blocking in browsers, this study investigates the perceived benefits and …
Christopher Katins, Jannis Strecker, Jan Hinrichs, Pascal Knierim, Bastian Pfleging, Thomas Kosch
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Assessing User Apprehensions About Mixed Reality Artifacts and Applications: The Mixed Reality Concerns (MRC) Questionnaire
Current research in Mixed Reality (MR) presents a wide range of novel use cases for blending virtual elements with the real world. This …
Christopher Katins, Paweł W. Woźniak, Aodi Chen, Ihsan Tumay, Luu Viet Trinh Le, John Uschold, Thomas Kosch
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Publications

Most recent published papers

Christopher Katins, Keno Goertz, Ali Aslan, Christopher Lazik, Thomas Kosch (2026). Marking the Virtual: Exploring Visual Indicators for Distinguishing Physical and Virtual Objects in Augmented Reality. In Proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia.

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Takuro Yonezawa, Simon Mayer, Shunichi Kasahara, Jannis Strecker-Bischoff, Christopher Katins, Ahad Md Atiqur Rahman, Anthony Rowe, Flora Salim (2026). International Workshop on Reality Mediation: Personalized, Shared, and Connected Realities. In Proceedings of the 2026 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing.

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Christopher Lazik, Martin Eberlein, Aaron Ziglowski, Christopher Katins, Thomas Kosch (2026). Does Great Power Come with Great Explainability? Comparing Explanation Strategies for Automated Program Diagnosis. In Proceedings of Mensch und Computer 2026 (MuC ‘26).

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Barbarella Petz, Christopher Katins, Thomas Kosch (2026). Fragile, Handle With Care: On the Responsible Use of LLMs for Disinformation Detection in Human-Centered Content Moderation. In MCI-WS102: Human-Centered Moderation: Expertise, Context, and Evaluation.

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Christopher Lazik, Charlotte Kauter, Isabelle Grassl, Alina Pryma, Christopher Katins, Lars Grunske, Thomas Kosch (2026). Nobody Talks About the Prompt Club: Evaluating Diverse Persona Generation Through System Prompts and Guidelines. In Proceedings of the 2026 IEEE 34th International Requirements Engineering Conference (RE).

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Volunteering and Academic Service

Organizational and Program Committee Member

  • Organizer of the International Workshop on Reality Mediation: Personalized, Shared, and Connected Realities workshop at the ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing (UbiComp) / The ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computing (ISWC) (Shanghai, October 2026)
  • Assistance to Technical Program Chairs for the ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ‘27) (Pittsburg, May 2027)
  • Primary Associate Chair for the Mensch und Computer (MuC ‘26) Konferenz (Duisburg, April 2026)
  • Organizer for the The AI Accomplice: Exploring Generative Artificial Intelligence in Facilitating and Amplifying Deceptive Designs workshop at ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ‘26) (Barcelona, April 2026)
  • Organizer for the Teaching HCI in Higher Education Networking and Exchange Event (Berlin, November 2025)
  • Primary Associate Chair for the Mensch und Computer (MuC ‘25) Konferenz (Chemnitz, September 2025)
  • Poster Chair for the Augmented Humans International Conference (Melbourne, April 2024)
  • Web Chair (Full Stack Web Developer) for the Augmented Humans International Conference (Glasgow, March 2023)

Reviewing

  • External Reviewer for the Mensch und Computer (MuC ‘26) Conference
  • External Reviewer for the ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (UIST ‘26)
  • External Reviewer for the ACM International Conference on Mobile Human-Computer Interaction (MobileHCI ’26)
  • External Reviewer for the ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ‘26)
  • External Reviewer for the ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (UIST ‘25)
  • External Reviewer for the Mensch und Computer (MuC ‘25) Conference
  • External Reviewer for the ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (TOCHI) Journal
  • External Reviewer for the ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ‘25)
  • External Reviewer for the ACM International Conference on Interactive Media Experiences (IMX ‘24)
  • External Reviewer for the 23rd IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR ‘24)
  • External Reviewer for the 22nd International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia (MUM ‘24)
  • External Reviewer for the Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (NordiCHI ‘24)
  • External Reviewer for the Mensch und Computer (MuC ‘24) Conference
  • External Reviewer for the ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ‘24)

Volunteering and Event Support

  • Student Volunteer and Event Photographer for the ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ‘26) (Barcelona, April 2026)
  • Organizatorial Assistance and Event Photographer for an event by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) (Heidelberg, Juli 2025)
  • Student Volunteer and Event Photographer for the ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ‘25) (Yokohama, April 2025)
  • Organizatorial Assistance and Event Photographer for an event by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) (Heidelberg, July 2024)
  • Student Volunteer for the ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ‘24) (Honolulu, May 2024)
  • Student Volunteer and Event Photographer for the 22nd International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia (MUM ‘23) (Wien, December 2023)
  • Organizatorial Assistance and Event Photographer for an event by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) (Heidelberg, July 2023)
  • Student Volunteer and Event Photographer for the Mensch und Computer Conference (Darmstadt, September 2022)
  • Elected Member of the Faculty Council and the Student Council of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology (Darmstadt, October 2016 to September 2021)
  • Organizer of the Digital Orientation Week 2020 for Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Mechatronics and Biomedical Engineering (Darmstadt, 2020)
  • Organizer of the Orientation Week 2019 for Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Mechatronics and Biomedical Engineering (Darmstadt, 2019)
  • Tutor at the Orientation Week 2018 for Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Mechatronics and Biomedical Engineering (Darmstadt, 2018)
  • Tutor at the Orientation Week 2017 for Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Mechatronics and Biomedical Engineering (Darmstadt, 2017)

Portfolio

Some of my personal projects

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All Software CAD Models Tutorials
MAVeric
MAVeric generates minimum snap trajectories for quadrotors and comes with a simple to use GUI, a visualization and simulation of the trajectory, and a CLI version.
MAVeric
Extruder Mount
I replaced the extruder on my Ultimaker Original and printed a new mount for it. You should do this BEFORE you remove the old extruder..
Extruder Mount
DckToGgl
DuckDuckGo is a search engine that values privacy, but sometimes Google simply finds more. DckToGgl is a Firefox extension to quickly switch between these search engines.
DckToGgl
Custom Ultimaker Firmware
The firmware of the Ultimaker Plus 3D printer is not bad, but among other things, I missed a quick start menu and the support of a different extruder.
Custom Ultimaker Firmware
Remote Control Stand
The remote control of the Philips Hue has a weird rounded shape and always flew around my place. So I printed a stand and glued it to my table.
Remote Control Stand
Viva la Vita
The PS Vita is a console whose hardware is convincing. But unfortunately there are hardly any good games for it. My path to emulators on the Vita, a tale of woe.
Viva la Vita
Mini Robotic Arm
The MeArm is a small tabletop robotic arm. For this I programmed a GUI to control the arm, so it can be operated with an XBOX 360 controller.
Mini Robotic Arm