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M.Sc. Tim Weiler

Research assistant in project CoCre-HIT.

Room: US-E 116
Phone: +49 (0) 271 / 740 5516
Mail: tim.weiler(at)uni-siegen.de

Vita

Tim Weiler studied business informatics in his Bachelor’s and Master’s degree at the University of Siegen (title of the Master’s thesis: “Rescue Chain in Virtual Reality – Investigating the Usefulness and Feasibility of a Virtual Learning Platform for Preparing First Aid at the Scene of an Accident”). After working in project management at ifm services GmbH during his master’s degree and subsequently beyond, where he supervised projects relating to IT infrastructure and, in particular, IT security for major customers, he returned to the University of Siegen in 2022 as a research assistant. Against the background that his bachelor’s and master’s theses already addressed topics related to healthcare in connection with digitalization, he supports Prof. Dr. Claudia Müller at the Chair of Information Systems, in particular IT for the aging society in the accompanying project CoCre-HIT.

Publications

2024

  • Paluch, R., Weiler, T., Nieder, A., Fricke, C., Meyer, S., Randall, D. & Müller, C. (2024)Facilitating Interdisciplinary Collaboration in Large-Scale Research Networks: Tackling Uncertainties in Knowledge Building and the Designing of Robotic Systems in Healthcare

    IN Interacting with Computers, Pages: iwae051 doi:10.1093/iwc/iwae051
    [BibTeX] [Abstract] [Download PDF]

    Robots used for care purposes have been the subject of considerable research effort, often interdisciplinary. However, our work has shown that there are frequently difficulties in working together to produce interdisciplinary knowledge on human–robot and human–computer interaction. We describe an initiative to enable participants within and across research projects to improve collaboration. Mandated by the funding body, we developed the Research Practice Workshop tool to bring together 10 projects and more than 100 people from science, technology and healthcare in a large-scale funding stream. Our tool creates space for interdisciplinary participation, despite its top-down project structure. We present data from seven Research Practice Workshops that illustrate how knowledge sharing worked and what challenges we faced in accordance with our iterative and participatory approach. The aim is to show how networks of practice transfer knowledge, facilitate interdisciplinary cooperation and create imaginaries of robotics for care. The Research Practice Workshops are a valuable tool for creating shared visions and practical implementations with all stakeholders in a democratic process. This demonstrates how design knowledge can become relevant in interdisciplinary collaboration and how Research Practice Workshops can support large scale research networks. Ultimately, our paper contributes both to best practices in heterodox scientific project management and to an understanding of how disciplinary perspectives mediate research.

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urldate = {2025-01-06},
journal = {Interacting with Computers},
author = {Paluch, Richard and Weiler, Tim and Nieder, Aaron and Fricke, Christa and Meyer, Sibylle and Randall, David and Müller, Claudia},
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  • Bittenbinder, S., Weiler, T., Paluch, R., Kirschsieper, D., Specovius, O. & Müller, C. (2024)Research Buddy—From a Framework for Overcoming Language Barriers to the Development of a Qualitative Citizen Science Platform

    IN Interacting with Computers 2024, Pages: iwae047 doi:10.1093/iwc/iwae047
    [BibTeX] [Abstract] [Download PDF]

    Abstract Students benefit from international study programmes in fields such as HCI. However, user-centred research in a foreign country has some challenges, especially language hurdles when going into the field and conducting ethnographic and participatory studies. A particular obstacle is added when targeting groups that do not speak English, such as in Germany, where English was not taught in schools until the 1970s. The task and challenge of the present project, ‘Research Buddy’, is to bring together young international students and older people as co-researchers in Germany. We describe the participatory development of the concept of a matching platform and its design. In focus groups with older people, university faculty and students, requirements for a collaborative research infrastructure were jointly identified and prototypically implemented. The empirical results focus on the possibilities the platform offers for qualitative citizen science in the field of age tech.

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Students benefit from international study programmes in fields such as HCI. However, user-centred research in a foreign country has some challenges, especially language hurdles when going into the field and conducting ethnographic and participatory studies. A particular obstacle is added when targeting groups that do not speak English, such as in Germany, where English was not taught in schools until the 1970s. The task and challenge of the present project, ‘Research Buddy’, is to bring together young international students and older people as co-researchers in Germany. We describe the participatory development of the concept of a matching platform and its design. In focus groups with older people, university faculty and students, requirements for a collaborative research infrastructure were jointly identified and prototypically implemented. The empirical results focus on the possibilities the platform offers for qualitative citizen science in the field of age tech.},
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urldate = {2024-10-27},
journal = {Interacting with Computers 2024},
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  • Weiler, T., Farshchian, B., Bhattacharjee, S., Müller, C. & Hochwarter, S. (2024)Practices of Participation and Co-Creation in Healthcare: Lessons Learned and Advancements of Established Methodologies

    Proceedings of 22nd European Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work., Publisher: European Society for Socially Embedded Technologies (EUSSET), Pages: 10.48340/ecscw2024_ws05
    [BibTeX] [Abstract] [Download PDF]

    Participatory research in the health sector is fraught with obstacles. In particular, choosing appropriate methods to involve the heterogeneous stakeholders in the health system can be difficult. Not only are time constraints and hierarchies between professional (and non-professional) healthcare actors a challenge, but also dealing with patients who may have different physical and psychological limitations. Accordingly, not all qualitative methods are applicable to all stakeholder groups. Limitations such as speech or visual impairments can make it difficult to participate in focus groups or design workshops. In this workshop we will discuss experiences with participatory methods in the health sector and explore how established methods can be made more inclusive so that they can be adapted to a wide range of stakeholders.

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shorttitle = {Practices of {Participation} and {Co}-{Creation} in {Healthcare}},
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urldate = {2024-06-19},
booktitle = {Proceedings of 22nd {European} {Conference} on {Computer}-{Supported} {Cooperative} {Work}},
publisher = {European Society for Socially Embedded Technologies (EUSSET)},
author = {Weiler, Tim and Farshchian, Babak and Bhattacharjee, Sourav and Müller, Claudia and Hochwarter, Stefan},
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  • Weiler, T., Müller, C., Struzek, D., Huldtgren, A., Klapperich, H., Grosskopp, S., Fischer, F., Osterheider, A. & Gaertner, W. (2024)2nd International Workshop on Co-Creation of Hybrid Interactive Systems for Healthcare

    , Publisher: Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V., Pages: 10.18420/muc2024
    [BibTeX] [Abstract] [Download PDF]

    Recent advancements in data science and AI-driven healthcare technologies are bringing up novel opportunities for innovations, such as personalized medicine, self-diagnostic tools for everyday use, or hybrid healthcare models. However, the development of these technologies often overlooks the perspectives of patients and their families and socio-cultural surroundings, posing significant social, technological, and ethical challenges related to data bias, empowerment or surveillance, respectively. Bringing together interdisciplinary, interprofessional, and intersectoral collaboration in a systematic way seems to be a crucial element for adressing these issues and ensuring the meaningful integration of sensitive data and AI technologies into patient-centred healthcare arrangements. In this workshop, researchers and practitioners from diverse related disciplines, including HCI, AI, social and cultural sciences, healthcare, gerontology, etc., are invited to share their case studies on innovative health technologies and medical AI. Drawing from contextual best practices, as well as challenges and failures, the workshop organizers aim to collectively devise a systematic approach for co-designing and implementing telemedical innovations in real-world healthcare settings.

    @inproceedings{weiler_2nd_2024,
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abstract = {Recent advancements in data science and AI-driven healthcare technologies are bringing up novel opportunities for innovations, such as personalized medicine, self-diagnostic tools for everyday use, or hybrid healthcare models. However, the development of these technologies often overlooks the perspectives of patients and their families and socio-cultural surroundings, posing significant social, technological, and ethical challenges related to data bias, empowerment or surveillance, respectively. Bringing together interdisciplinary, interprofessional, and intersectoral collaboration in a systematic way seems to be a crucial element for adressing these issues and ensuring the meaningful integration of sensitive data and AI technologies into patient-centred healthcare arrangements. In this workshop, researchers and practitioners from diverse related disciplines, including HCI, AI, social and cultural sciences, healthcare, gerontology, etc., are invited to share their case studies on innovative health technologies and medical AI. Drawing from contextual best practices, as well as challenges and failures, the workshop organizers aim to collectively devise a systematic approach for co-designing and implementing telemedical innovations in real-world healthcare settings.},
language = {en},
urldate = {2024-09-10},
publisher = {Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V.},
author = {Weiler, Tim and Müller, Claudia and Struzek, David and Huldtgren, Alina and Klapperich, Holger and Grosskopp, Sabrina and Fischer, Florian and Osterheider, Angela and Gaertner, Wanda},
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  • Weiler, T., Farshchian, B., Bhattacharjee, S., Müller, C., Hochwarter, S., Pipek, V. & Rohde (Eds.), M. (2024)Practices of Participation and Co-Creation in CSCW Healthcare Research

    International Reports on Socio-Informatics (IRSI). University of Siegen, Siegen, Germany, Publisher: IRSI, Pages: 1–44
    [BibTeX] [Download PDF] 

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author = {Weiler, Tim and Farshchian, Babak and Bhattacharjee, Sourav and Müller, Claudia and Hochwarter, Stefan and Pipek, Volkmar and Rohde (Eds.), Markus},
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2023

  • Osterheider, A., Klapperich, H., Stein, E., Weiler, T., Endter, C., Huldtgren, A. & Müller, C. (2023)Conceptualization of the Understanding of Participation and Co-Creation in Interdisciplinary Research Groups developing Digital Health Technology: An Exploratory Study: Conceptualization of the Understanding of Participation and Co-Creation

    Proceedings of Mensch und Computer 2023. New York, NY, USA, Publisher: Association for Computing Machinery, Pages: 534–538 doi:10.1145/3603555.3608572
    [BibTeX] [Abstract] [Download PDF]

    The healthcare sector’s digital transformation necessitates the involvement of stakeholders through participation and co-creation processes. This study aims to investigate the understanding and implementation of participation and co-creation in the development of hybrid interaction technologies in healthcare. Eight interdisciplinary research projects were examined through semi-structured group interviews with 49 participants from academia, industry, and the application field. The interviews focused on participants’ perspectives on project goals, user groups, access to the field, methods of participation and co-creation, and user motivation. The results highlight the diverse understandings of participation and co-creation, with some perceiving them as research-driven and others as already embedded in user-centered design. The projects emphasized user needs but often excluded stakeholders from collaborative decision-making. Challenges in achieving continuous involvement and co-decision were acknowledged. The findings underscore the need for reflexive practice and evaluation of participation and co-creation throughout the development process, as well as further research on participation across projects. By addressing these challenges and embracing participatory approaches, digital health applications can better address ethical concerns, build trust, and increase acceptance and adoption in the healthcare sector.

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title = {Conceptualization of the {Understanding} of {Participation} and {Co}-{Creation} in {Interdisciplinary} {Research} {Groups} developing {Digital} {Health} {Technology}: {An} {Exploratory} {Study}: {Conceptualization} of the {Understanding} of {Participation} and {Co}-{Creation}},
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doi = {10.1145/3603555.3608572},
abstract = {The healthcare sector's digital transformation necessitates the involvement of stakeholders through participation and co-creation processes. This study aims to investigate the understanding and implementation of participation and co-creation in the development of hybrid interaction technologies in healthcare. Eight interdisciplinary research projects were examined through semi-structured group interviews with 49 participants from academia, industry, and the application field. The interviews focused on participants' perspectives on project goals, user groups, access to the field, methods of participation and co-creation, and user motivation. The results highlight the diverse understandings of participation and co-creation, with some perceiving them as research-driven and others as already embedded in user-centered design. The projects emphasized user needs but often excluded stakeholders from collaborative decision-making. Challenges in achieving continuous involvement and co-decision were acknowledged. The findings underscore the need for reflexive practice and evaluation of participation and co-creation throughout the development process, as well as further research on participation across projects. By addressing these challenges and embracing participatory approaches, digital health applications can better address ethical concerns, build trust, and increase acceptance and adoption in the healthcare sector.},
urldate = {2023-09-06},
booktitle = {Proceedings of {Mensch} und {Computer} 2023},
publisher = {Association for Computing Machinery},
author = {Osterheider, Angela and Klapperich, Holger and Stein, Elisabeth and Weiler, Tim and Endter, Cordula and Huldtgren, Alina and Müller, Claudia},
month = sep,
year = {2023},
keywords = {Co-Creation, Digital Health, Interview, Participation, Qualitative Content Analysis},
pages = {534--538},
}

  • Huldtgren, A., Klapperich, H., Weiler, T., Struzek, D., Malmborg, L., Rouncefield, M., Fischer, G. & Müller, C. (2023)First International Workshop on Co-Creation of Hybrid Interactive Systems for Healthcare

    doi:10.18420/MUC2023-MCI-WS06-108
    [BibTeX] [Abstract] [Download PDF]

    The value of hybrid approaches in healthcare has become apparent, in particular, during the recent Covid-19 pandemic, but remains important post-covid, as hybrid modes of operation can mitigate other issues, e.g. remote healthcare delivery, or sustainable healthcare. The advancement of data science and artificial intelligence enables these hybrid modes of healthcare, but also calls for integrated co-creative design approaches that bring together experts in AI, Socio-Informatics, UX and Ethics as well as citizens and practitioners. Despite a long-standing tradition of participatory approaches within HCI, an analysis of the literature shows that a deeper analysis of the practice of inter- and transdisciplinary participatory research in the healthcare field is missing. Furthermore, the aforementioned technological advancements bring new social, technical and ethical issues to the fore, among others questions of data bias, and empowerment of stakeholders. In this workshop we invite researchers and practitioners from diverse backgrounds to share their experiences and (design) case studies in co-creation of hybrid health systems and learn from contextualized best practices and failures. Through building on these experiences and cases and taking inspiration from praxeological research, we would like to collaborate towards a systematic approach for reflection in co-creation of hybrid healthcare systems.

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urldate = {2023-10-03},
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2022

  • Paluch, R., Cerna, K., Volkova, G., Seidler, M., Weiler, T., Obaid, M. & Müller, C. (2022)Robots in heterogeneous contexts: Negotiation of co-creative lifelong learning spaces through participatory approaches

    doi:10.48340/ecscw2022_ws01
    [BibTeX] [Abstract] [Download PDF]

    Learning is inherently social. This raises several questions that relate to how contexts and spaces can mediate co-creative learning. In this workshop proposal, we refer to the interrelated aspects of space, learning, and embodiment and how these aspects mediate the human-robot interaction. Our assumption is that robots are interpreted variously and used in different ways. We are interested in the interrelation between interpretation and use, which are constitutive for the establishment of different co-creative learning spaces. Reflecting on this leads to an understanding of what to look for in Participatory Design studies. It matters, for example, whether persons in a nursing home have any say at all in how robots are perceived and in what technical practices robots are to be integrated and adopted. This is a crucial aspect for the appropriation of technical artifacts and for the development of new (E)CSCW or HCI paradigms.

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abstract = {Learning is inherently social. This raises several questions that relate to how contexts and spaces can mediate co-creative learning. In this workshop proposal, we refer to the interrelated aspects of space, learning, and embodiment and how these aspects mediate the human-robot interaction. Our assumption is that robots are interpreted variously and used in different ways. We are interested in the interrelation between interpretation and use, which are constitutive for the establishment of different co-creative learning spaces. Reflecting on this leads to an understanding of what to look for in Participatory Design studies. It matters, for example, whether persons in a nursing home have any say at all in how robots are perceived and in what technical practices robots are to be integrated and adopted. This is a crucial aspect for the appropriation of technical artifacts and for the development of new (E)CSCW or HCI paradigms.},
language = {en},
urldate = {2022-06-27},
author = {Paluch, Richard and Cerna, Katerina and Volkova, Galina and Seidler, Michael and Weiler, Tim and Obaid, Mohammad and Müller, Claudia},
year = {2022},
note = {Accepted: 2022-06-22T04:34:50Z
Publisher: European Society for Socially Embedded Technologies (EUSSET)},
}