Research Interests

(Domain-Specific) Large Language Models
Fine-Tuning & Prompt-Optimization
Multimodal Interaction
Embodied Conversational Agents
Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)

Seminar and Thesis

Feel free to reach out to me anytime if you're considering a seminar paper or thesis on a topic that aligns with my research interests.

Bachelor/Master Thesis, Seminar	Personalizing Chatbot Interactions for Mental Health Support	Open
Bachelor Thesis, Seminar	Enhancing User Interactions with Language Models: A Platform for Personalized Prompt Engineering and Iterative Feedback	Open
Bachelor Thesis	Designing a Laddering Interview Process Bot using Large Language Models	Open
Bachelor Thesis, Seminar	Integrating Social Cues and Large Language Models: Designing a Human-like Robotic Sales Assistant for High Involvement Products	Open

Short CV

Since 04.2023	Doctoral Researcher at the human-centered systems lab (h-lab) at the KIT
2018-2022	B.Sc. Industrial Engineering & Management, KIT

Publications

Saleshat: A LLM-Based Social Robot for Human-Like Sales Conversations
Hanschmann, L.; Gnewuch, U.; Maedche, A.
2024. Chatbot Research and Design : 7th International Workshop, CONVERSATIONS 2023, Oslo, Norway, November 22–23, 2023. Ed.: A. Følstad, 61–76, Springer Nature Switzerland. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-54975-5_4

BotOrNot: A Platform for Conducting Experiments with Undisclosed Chat Agents
Hanschmann, L.; Gnewuch, U.; Mädche, A.
2022. Mensch und Computer 2022 - Tagungsband. Ed.: B. Pfleging, 495–500, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). doi:10.1145/3543758.3547517