Research Interest

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Cognitive Accessibility
Attention Ability
Generative User Interfaces
Participatory Methods
Accessibility / Digital Inclusion in general

CV

Since 2023	Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Human-Centered Systems Lab	Doctoral Researcher
2022 – 2024	Ergosign GmbH	Senior Project Manager, Solution Expert Accessibility
2017 – 2024	Eye Build It GmbH	CEO, Founder
2019 – 2023	World Summit Award – United Nations Program	Youth Ambassador & Jury
2018 – 2022	gamesAHEAD e.V.	Chairman of the Board
2021 – 2022	Serious Game Lab (HS Trier) – Förderprojekt der Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung	Product Manager, Researcher
2018 – 2022	Universität Trier – Interreg-EU Förderprojekt	Technical Artist
2016 – 2019	Freelancer Technical Artist	Technical Artist

Awards

2024	Web4All Conference '24	Best Paper (Nomination)
2024	Google Doctoral Consortium (W4A '24)	Award
2022	Nikolaus-Koch-Stiftung	Award for outstanding thesis
2021	Gründercampus Saar / KWT	2nd Place Saarland Accelerator
2021	gründer .de	Wachstumsstark. Award 2022 (Nomination)
2020	Investitions- und Strukturbank RLP	123 GO Businessplan Wettbewerb (Special Price)
2020	German Design Council – Hessischer Staatspreis für Universelles Design	1st Place Digital Solutions
2020	German Dev Days Indie Award	Best Concept (Nomination)
2020	German Dev Days Foundation	Funding
2020	Exist-Gründerstipendium	Funding
2020	Rhineland-Palatinate – Ideacontest RLP	1st Place (Region)
2019	World Summit Awards	Shortlist
2019	Kultur- und Kreativpiloten	Kultur- und Kreativpilot 2019
2019	European Youth Award	Winner
2018	Deutschland Stipendium	Funding
2015	Film- und Mediennachwuchsförderung RLP	Funding
2014	Pierre-de-Coubertin Award	Award

Publications

Participatory Design for Cognitive Accessibility of Web-based Interactive Systems
Wegener, A.
2024. W4A ’24: The 21st International Web for All Conference Singapore Singapore May 13 - 14, 2024, 126–127, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). doi:10.1145/3677846.3679053

A Universal Web Accessibility Feedback Form: A Participatory Design Study
Wegener, A.; Fausel, K.; Haug, S.; Maedche, A.
2024. W4A ’24: The 21st International Web for All Conference Singapore Singapore May 13 - 14, 2024, 106–117, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). doi:10.1145/3677846.3677853