Sarah Theres Völkel

Sarah Theres Völkel is a researcher in the field of Human-Computer Interaction, specializing in Conversational AI, Explainable AI, and User Personalization. She is currently a PhD student at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU), collaborating with Audi AG on interdisciplinary projects that leverage machine learning to address challenges in human-computer interaction. Her research focuses on designing and aligning user and agent personalities in conversational AI and investigating user interaction experiences with intelligent systems, including their requirements for explanations. Sarah has published numerous papers at top-tier international conferences such as CHI and IUI. She also played a crucial role in research projects such as PhoneStudy, which explores predicting user personality and behavior patterns through smartphone data.

• 2017-2018·PhoneStudy Research Project, LMU Munich·Development Team Lead
  • Led the mobile application development team, supervising six student assistants to research and implement data collection and analysis techniques for predicting user personality and behavior patterns using smartphone data.
• Audi AG | Collaborative PhD Student
  • Collaborated with teams from psychology and statistics in an interdisciplinary project to explore the application of machine learning in human-computer interaction.

• Currently Enrolled | Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU) | PhD Student
  • Research focus: Conversational AI and User Personalization
• Previously Completed | RWTH Aachen | Bachelor's or Master's Degree
  • Participated in teaching and research activities related to human-computer interaction