Curriculum Vitæ

Education

University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Canada
Philosophiæ Doctor
Human Computer Interaction
2008 – 2016
Darmstadt University of Technology
Darmstadt, Germany
Diplom (TU)
Computer Science (major)
Business Administration (minor)
2001 – 2008
Kaiserin-Friedrich-Highschool
Bad Homburg, Germany
Abitur
Mathematics, Physics (majors)
1991 – 2000

Publications – Full Papers

Tondello, G., Valtchanov, D., Reetz, A., Whebe, R., Orji, R., and Nacke, L. Towards a Trait Model of Video Game Preferences doi> International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, 34, 8
Reetz, A., Gutwin, C. Making Big Gestures: Effects of Gesture Size on Observability and Identification for Co-Located Group Awareness doi> ACM CHI 2014,
Toronto, Canada
Genest, A., Gutwin, C., Reetz, A., Mandryk, R., Pinelle, D., and Doucette, A. Looking ahead: a comparison of page preview techniques for goal-directed web navigation. doi> Interact 2009, Uppsala, Sweden
Reetz, A.,, Gutwin, C., Stach, T., Nacenta, M., and Subramanian, S. Superflick: a natural and efficient technique for long-distance object placement on digital tables doi> Graphics Interface 2006,
Quebec, Canada

Publications – Notes, Posters, and Contests

Reetz, A., Gutwin, C. Big Gestures?: Factors that Influence Gesture Visibility dl> GRAND 2014,
Ottawa, Canada
Reetz, A., Gutwin, C. World Pointing: Improving Natural Pointing Interaction with Real-World Landmarks dl> GRAND 2013,
Montréal, Canada
Doucette, A., Reetz, A. The Interaction Tweet. Student Innovation Contest, UIST 2010

Teaching

University of Waterloo CS 135: Designing Functional Programs Undergraduate (1st-year) 2018/2019
University of Waterloo MSCI 121: Introduction to Computer Programming Undergraduate (1st-year) 2017/2018
University of Waterloo MSCI 343: Human-Computer-Interaction Undergraduate (3rd-year) 2016/2017
University of Saskatchewan CMPT 481/811: Human-Computer-Interaction Undergraduate (4th-year), Graduate 2015/2016
University of Saskatchewan CMPT 106: Design and Construction of Games and Interactive Systems Undergraduate (1st-year) 2014/2015

Jobs

David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Canada
Lecturer since 2018
Department of Management Sciences
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Canada
Post-doctoral research fellow 2016 - 2018
Department of Computer Science
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Canada
Research Assistant 2015
Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics Research
Darmstadt, Germany
Research Assistant 2006 – 2008
Department of Computer Science
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Canada
Research Assistant 2005
Clariant GmbH
Frankfurt, Germany
Internship 2004
IBM Global Business Services GmbH
Böblingen, Germany
Internship 2001
Airforce of the Federal Republic of Germany
Different garrisons throughout Germany
Airman First Class 2000 – 2001
Oelker & Volz Computer GmbH
Eschborn, Germany
Internship 1999

Invited talks

Department of Computer Science,
University of Saskatchewan, Canada
September 2015
The Games Institute,
University of Waterloo, Canada
October 2014
Natural Media & Engineering Group at HumTec,
RWTH Aachen University Aachen, Germany
April 2011

Committee work

Program Committee, ACM CHI 2018
Program Committee, ACM SUI 2017
Area Chair, NSERC GRAND 2013, 2014
VP Finance, Computer Science Graduate Course Council 2009 - 2011

Reviewing

ACM CHI, CSCW, ITS, ISS, SUI

Student volunteering

ACM CHI 2011, Vancouver, Canada
ACM CHI 2009, Boston, USA
ACM CHI 2006, Montréal, Canada