Professional Experience

from 2025

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Dec 2021 – Dec 2024

In my PhD project I explore how a social contract theory perspective affects the design of human-centered AI in the context of public services. In close collaboration with a Norwegian welfare organization, I aim to develop design guidelines for using AI technology in the public sector.

Oct 2023 – Mar 2024

During my PhD, I conducted an integrated research visit at Saidot, an AI governance company. During the project, I conducted user research to understand the motivations and challenges of organizations to implement AI governance measures, and developed a task-based AI System Lifecycle Governance concept, which was evaluated through a prototype in qualitative user studies.

JUN 2018 – NoV 2021

Being the first in-house UX Designer at Leadfeeder allowed me to establish a UX strategy together with the product management and other stakeholders in the company. I shaped the role into a crucial part of the team and integrated it into the product development process. I worked hands-on with the development teams, as well as contributed to the product vision, and helped to build up the UX design team.

Mar 2017 – May 2018

As the sole UX Designer with additional product responsibilities, I worked on all user touchpoints and interactions. I was integrated into the product development process and worked closely with the product management and engineering teams. I developed ideas and concepts, and challenged, tested, and validated them to inform product decisions.

Aug 2012 – Feb 2017

As a UX/Interaction Designer at Brandwatch, I was part of cross-disciplinary development teams, covering the full design process. From identifying user needs together with the product management and the technical team lead to the exploration of ideas to building prototypes and testing them in usability studies.

Oct 2013 – Mar 2014

In the Collaborative Digital Research Tool (CDRT) project, the Information Experience and Design Research Group (IXD) took a closer look at the process of literature research. We developed a groupware system concept to support group work in research projects. The project involved benchmark analysis, user interviews, prototyping, and validation.

Jan 2011 – Apr 2011

During the internship at the design agency PANDA Interactive, I was involved in different projects and stages. I created marketing material as well as was involved in logo development, information architecture definition, and early conceptual and interaction design work.

Sep 2004 – Sep 2010

As a specialist in labor promotion and Job advisor for the International Services of the German Federal Employment Agency, my responsibilities included the processing of applications, welfare benefit decisions as well as job seeking support domestically and abroad.

Education

Jan 2018 – May 2021

The postgraduate Master’s program in Interaction Design is offered by Cyprus University of Technology and Tallinn University. It is the first program of its sort to be run fully remotely, educating knowledge in Interaction Design and Human-Computer Interaction. Besides the mandatory courses in HCI, UX evaluation, and interaction design practices, I focussed my studies on my research interest of exploring the role of design in relation to inclusivity, sustainability, and collaboration.

Aug 2011 – Jul 2012

ERASMUS Exchange year at Linköping University, Sweden in the ERASMUS program. My courses focussed on Interaction Design, Interactive Form, Human-Machine Interaction, Corporate Identity & Branding, Intercultural Communication and Intellectual Property Rights.

Oct 2010 – Jul 2014

Undergraduate studies at the Stuttgart Media University, Germany. Teaching a range of basic skills in various design disciplines, e.g. sketching techniques, typography, and interface design. In the higher courses of the program, I specialized in Interaction Design, User Experience Design, Usability Engineering, and Human-Computer Interaction.