Kai M. Blum Research
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PhD Candidate · Visual Analytics · Visual Perception

Kai M. Blum

PhD candidate researching interactive visual analytics and visual perception with a focus on misleading visualizations. Another field not related to the PhD is human-robot interaction.

  • Visual Analytics
  • Visual Perception
  • Human-Robot Interaction
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Selected Publications

Multi-Robot Collaboration Framework for Seamless Efficient Human-Robot-Robot Interaction Research: A Cocktail Bar Case Study

R. Barabas , K.M. Blum , R. Gerndt , T. Doernbach

International Conference on Social Robotics (ICSR), 2026

  • Human-Robot Interaction

Best Paper Award

Smalltalk-KG: A Knowledge Graph Construction Framework for Dialog Personalization in Human-Robot Interaction

N. Wils , S.P. Garijo , K.M. Blum , R. Gerndt , T. Doernbach

IEEE International Conference on Advanced Robotics and its Social Impacts (ARSO), 2026

  • Human-Robot Interaction
Code Project

Interactive Composition Operators: An Alternative Approach for Selecting Linear Embedding Parameters

D.J. Lehmann , K.M. Blum , M. Rubio-Sánchez , K. Simon

IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG), 2026

  • Visual Analytics
  • Embeddings
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Best Paper Nominee

Remote vs. Presence Laboratories in Human-Robot Interaction with Social Robots: A Study on Task Performance

C. Peters , K.M. Blum , I. Al Krad , P. Moraes , R.B. Grando , R. Gerndt , T. Doernbach

International Conference on Social Robotics + AI (ICSR+AI), 2025

  • Human-Robot Interaction
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Research at a Glance

Visual Analytics & Pitfall Analysis

Interactive systems for pitfall analysis — studying misleaders and their impact on viewers.

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Human-Robot Interaction

Guidance and personalization for users in their interaction with social robots.

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