Current as of September 2024
Education
| Doctor Philosophiæ, 2008 – 2016 | |
| Computer Science – Human-Computer Interaction University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon, SK, Canada | |
| Dissertation topic: | Improving Command Selection in Smart Environments by Exploiting Spatial Constancy |
| Supervisor: | Dr. Carl Gutwin |
| Diplom (TU), 2001 – 2008 | |
| Computer Science (major) & Business Administration (minor) Darmstadt University of Technology Darmstadt, Germany | |
| Dissertation topic: | Implementation and Evaluation of Novel Metaphors for Interaction in Ambient-Intelligent Environments |
| Supervisor: | Dr. Dieter Fellner |
Teaching Experience
Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream
Cheriton School of Computer Science / University of Waterloo (since 2018)
| Course topic: | Elementary Algorithm Design and Data Abstraction (CS 136) |
| Course level: | Undergraduate (1st-year) |
| Terms taught: | Winter 19, Winter 20, Spring 20, Fall 20, Winter 21 Spring 21, Fall 21, Winter 22, Spring 23, Fall 23, Winter 24 |
| Course topic: | User Interfaces (CS 349) |
| Course level: | Undergraduate (3rd-year) |
| Terms taught: | Winter 22, Fall 22, Winter 23, (Winter 25) |
| Course topic: | Designing Functional Programs (CS 135) |
| Course level: | Undergraduate (1st-year) |
| Terms taught: | Fall 18, Fall 19, (Fall 24) |
Sessional Instructor
| Dept. of Management Sciences / University of Waterloo, 2017/18 | |
| Course topic: | Introduction to Computer Programming (MSci 121) |
| Course level: | Undergraduate (1st-year) |
| Dept. of Management Sciences / University of Waterloo, 2016/17 | |
| Course topic: | Human-Computer Interaction (MSci 343) |
| Course level: | Undergraduate (3rd-year) |
| Dept. of Computer Science / University of Saskatchewan, 2015/16 | |
| Course topic: | Human-Computer Interaction (CMPT481/811) |
| Course level: | Undergraduate (4th-year), Graduate |
| Dept. of Computer Science / University of Saskatchewan, 2014/15 | |
| Course topic: | Design and Construction of Games and Interactive Systems (CMPT106) |
| Course level: | Undergraduate (1st-year) |
Professional Experience
| Student Advisor – BBA/BCS Double Degree, since 2020 |
| Cheriton School of Computer Science University of Waterloo & Wilfried-Laurier University Waterloo, ON, Canada |
| Student Advisor – General Computer Science, 2018 – 2020 |
| Cheriton School of Computer Science University of Waterloo Waterloo, ON, Canada |
| Post-doctoral Research Fellow, 2016 – 2018 |
| Department of Management Science, The Games Institute University of Waterloo Waterloo, ON, Canada |
| Research Assistant, Jul 2015 – Dec 2015 |
| the interaction lab University of Saskatchewan & Experience First Design Saskatoon, SK, Canada |
| Research Assistant, Jun 2006 – May 2008 |
| Department of Interactive Multimedia Appliances Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics Research Darmstadt, Germany |
| Research Assistant, May 2005 – Sep 2005 |
| the interaction lab University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon, SK, Canada |
Volunteering Experience
Academic Reviewing
| Graphics Interfaces | Area Chair | 2020, 2021 |
| ACM CHI PLAY 2019 | Area Chair | 2019 |
| ACM CSCW 2018 | Area Chair | 2018 |
| ACM CHI 2018 | Area Chair | 2018 |
| ACM SUI 201 | Area Chair | 2017 |
| NSERC GRAND NCE 2014 | Area Chair | 2014 |
| NSERC GRAND NCE 2013 | Area Chair | 2013 |
| ACM CHI, CHI PLAY, CSCW, ITS, and others | Reviewer | since 2006 |
Academic Volunteering
| ACM CHI 2011, Vancouver, Canada | Student Volunteer | 2011 |
| ACM CHI 2009, Boston, USA | Student Volunteer | 2009 |
| ACM CHI 2006, Montréal, Canada | Student Volunteer | 2006 |
Teaching & Personal Development
Teaching Development
| Teaching Excellence Academy, 2023 | |
| Centre for Teaching Excellence University of Waterloo Waterloo, ON, Canada | |
| Topic: | Redesigning User Interfaces (CS349) within the Course Design Framework by Ellis, et. al. |
Teaching Certifications
| Teaching Development Seminar Series, 2017 | |
| Centre for Teaching Excellence University of Waterloo Waterloo, ON, Canada |
Publications
Full Papers
| Reetz, A., Valtchanov, D., Barnett-Cowan, M., Hancock, M., and Wallace, J. 2021. Nature vs. Stress: Investigating the Use of Biophilia in Non-Violent Exploration Games to Reduce Stress. In Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, 5: CHI PLAY, 1 – 13. https://doi.org/10.1145/3474674 |
| Tondello, G., Valtchanov, D., Reetz, A., Whebe, R., Orji, R., and Nacke, L. Towards a Trait Model of Video Game Preferences. In International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, 34:8, 732–748. https://doi.org/10.1080/10447318.2018.1461765 |
| Reetz, A. and Gutwin, C. Making big gestures: effects of gesture size on observability and identification for co-located group awareness. In Proceedings of the 32nd conference on Human factors in computing systems – CHI ’14. ACM Press, New York, NY, USA, 4087–4096. http://doi.org/10.1145/2556288.2557219 |
| 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. In Proceeding of the 12th conference on Human-Computer Interaction – Interact ’09. Springer, Berlin / Heidelberg, Germany, 378–391. http://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-03655-2_42 |
| 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. In Proceedings of the 25th conference on Graphics Interfaces – GI ’06. Canadian Information Processing Society, 163–170. http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?doid=1143079.1143106 |
Notes, Posters, and Contests
| Reetz, A., Gutwin, C. Big gestures?: factors that influence gesture visibility. GRAND NCE annual workshop 2014, Ottawa, ON, Canada |
| Reetz, A., Gutwin, C. World pointing: improving natural pointing interaction with real-world landmarks. GRAND NCE annual workshop 2013, Montréal, QC, Canada |
| Doucette, A., Reetz, A. The Interaction Tweet. Student Innovation Contest of the 23rd annual ACM symposium on User Interface Software and Technology – UIST ’10. ACM Press, New York, NY, USA. |
Theses
| Reetz, A. Improving Command Selection in Smart Environments by Exploiting Spatial Constancy. Ph.D. Thesis, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10388/ETD-2015-11-2389 |
| Reetz, A. Implementation and Evaluation of Novel Metaphors for Interaction in Ambient-Intelligent Environments. Diplom Thesis, Darmstadt University of Technology, Darmstadt, Germany, 2008. |
Invited Academic Talks
| Department of Systems Design Engineering University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada | Jul 2023 |
| David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada | Jun 2018 |
| Department of Applied Computer Science University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB, Canada | Mar 2018 |
| Faculty of Information – iSchool University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada | Jan 2018 |
| Faculty of Business & IT Ontario Tech University, Oshawa, ON, Canada | Mar 2017 |
| Department of Computer Science University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada | Nov 2014 |
| The Games Institute University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada | Oct 2014 |
| Natural Media & Engineering Group at HumTec RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany | Apr 2011 |