Public Outreach

While the prime role of universities is to create and disseminate new knowledge and educate conveyors of knowledge, they themselves are largely compartmentalized with little interaction. In a way, academia is not one ivory tower, but a city of towers. I try to counter that through my own work, by transdisciplinary collaboration within my own university, with other institutions and with industry partners. Research and education at universities needs to address greater societal needs. To foster this, I am involved in the direct transfer of knowledge to the public. I am also actively participating in the public discourse. I encourage my students to publish their own software as free and open source software and give guidance on how to do this.

It is my firm belief that it is our duty as scientists to be visible in the public debate. We have to offer our expertise to whom ever might need it, help the general public to understand the issues we are working on, listen to concerns that those that are affected by the technologies we produce have and learn to mitigate negative effects while promoting positive ones. Research does not usually happen quietly and alone, but in teams where different members contribute with their own competences and ideas. A transdisciplinary work practice helps to think outside the box and transgress the borders of one's own discipline.

Therefore, I am not only available to the media, but also actively engaged in policy development. I consider it a privilege to be able to connect with the general public through exhibitions and demonstrations of technology as well as through public lectures. I am also open to be involved in entrepreneurial activities, for example through mentoring of and consulting for start-ups and through joint supervision of student theses with small and medium enterprises.

On this page, you can find a list of my own public lectures and exhibitions as well as media coverage of my work. For scientific presentations, please check my page with Presentations. Information on scientific papers can be found in my list of publications

2023

  1. Cassens, J. and Wegener, R. NimComputer — Ein lernender Computer aus Spielchips vermittelt Grundlagen des Maschinellen Lernens. Tag der Informatik 2023. Hildesheim, Germany, Exhibition and Demonstration, June, 2023.
  2. Herrmann, K.; Kilchenstein, M.; Schmitt, C.; Stork, M.; Strobl, H. and Cassens, J. where VR in 2025 — Visionen für Multimodales Lernen und Lehren. Tag der Informatik 2023. Hildesheim, Germany, Exhibition and Demonstration, June, 2023.
  3. Cassens, J.; Kramer, P. and Gottschalk, M. PortraitPlotter — Eine Maschine zeichnet ein Bild von Dir. Tag der Informatik 2023. Hildesheim, Germany, Exhibition and Demonstration, June, 2023.

2022

  1. Cassens, J. and Wegener, R. NimComputer -- Ein lernender Computer aus Spielchips vermittelt Grundlagen des Maschinellen Lernens. Uni-Mittsommernacht 2022. Hildesheim, Germany, Exhibition and Demonstration, June, 2022.

2020

  1. Cassens, J. and Wegener, R. Lego-Computer: Ein lernender Computer aus Legosteinen vermittelt Grundlagen des Maschinellen Lernens (cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic). Uni-Mittsommernacht 2020. Hildesheim, Germany, Exhibition and Demonstration, June, 2020.
  2. Pannke, J.; Bartkowiak, J. and Cassens, J. Den magischen Kreis durchbrechen - Pervasive Games made in Hildesheim (cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic). Uni-Mittsommernacht 2020. Hildesheim, Germany, Exhibition and Demonstration, June, 2020.
  3. Wegener, R. and Cassens, J. Sprachassistenten - Ein erklärender Versuchsaufbau über die Interaktion mit Sprachassistenten (cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic). Uni-Mittsommernacht 2020. Hildesheim, Germany, Experiment and Demonstration, June, 2020.
  4. Bücher, L.; Fromm, M.; Jukic, M.; Kilich, A.; Schade, A.; Ude, N.; Vo, G. M. and Cassens, J. Von Fake News, Influencern und Überwachung - wie bewegen wir uns im Netz (cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic). Uni-Mittsommernacht 2020. Hildesheim, Germany, Exhibition and Video, June, 2020.

2019

  1. Förster, E-C.; Löwe, T. and Cassens, J. Tracy Laser - Virtual Reality Games made in Hildesheim. Uni-Mittsommernacht 2019. Hildesheim, Germany, Exhibition and Demonstration, June, 2019.
  2. Cassens, J. and Wegener, R. Spiel Nim gegen den Bonbon-Computer. Uni-Mittsommernacht 2019. Hildesheim, Germany, Exhibition and Demonstration, June, 2019.
  3. Wegener, R. and Cassens, J. Wie gehen wir mit Sprachassistenten um?. Uni-Mittsommernacht 2019. Hildesheim, Germany, Experiment and Demonstration, June, 2019.
  4. Becker, A. and Cassens, J. Räuber und Gendarm: Bandit Grendel. Uni-Mittsommernacht 2019. Hildesheim, Germany, Exhibition and Demonstration, June, 2019.
  5. Cassens, J. and Beste, A. Kompetenzmodelle der Medienbildung. Pädagogischer Tag der Universität Vechta. Vechta, Germany, Workshop, April, 2019.
  6. team, E. Informatikstudium für Haupt- und Realschullehrer. In Süddeutsche Zeitung, 2019.
  7. Mierzowsky, N. `Klar, Informatik ab der Grundschule'. In Hildesheimer Allgemeine Zeitung, 2019.
  8. Lange, I. Informatik an Schulen: Uni Hildesheim bildet Informatiklehrerinnen und Informatiklehrer aus. In Aktuelles aus der Universität Hildesheim, 2019.

2018

  1. Wegener, R. and Cassens, J. Uni 2028 – From Academic Writing Support to Learning Analytics. Opening of the Centre for Digital Change. Hildesheim, Germany, Public Lecture, November, 2018.
  2. Griesbaum, J.; Schmidt-Thieme, B. and Cassens, J. Wieviel Digitalisierung braucht der Mensch?. Opening of the Centre for Digital Change. Hildesheim, Germany, Public Workshop, November, 2018.
  3. Cassens, J. and Beste, A. Schnittstellen Informatik/Technik und Kunst/Design. Opening of the Centre for Digital Change. Hildesheim, Germany, Public Lecture, November, 2018.
  4. Förster, E-C.; Löwe, T. and Cassens, J. Tracy Laser - Virtual Reality Games made in Hildesheim. Opening of the Centre for Digital Change. Hildesheim, Germany, Exhibition and Demonstration, November, 2018.
  5. Cassens, J.; Kramer, P.; Rogat, M. and Gottschalk, M. V-Plotter und PhotoBooth – Linienzeichnungen und Tiefenbildkamera. Uni-Mittsommernacht 2018. Hildesheim, Germany, Exhibition and Demonstration, June, 2018.
  6. team, E. Meilensteine in der Geschichte Digitaler Medien. In Die Relation. Journal der Universität Hildesheim, 2018.
  7. Ahlers, M. 62 Gymnasien haben keinen einzigen Informatiklehrer. In Braunschweiger Zeitung, 2018.
  8. team, E. Hildesheimer Spieleschmiede ausgezeichnet. In Aktuelles aus der HAWK, 2018.
  9. Lange, I. Hildesheimer Spieleschmiede auf Hannover Messe ausgezeichnet. In Aktuelles aus der Universität Hildesheim, 2018.
  10. team, E. Das Duo mit zündenden Ideen. In Hildesheimer Allgemeine Zeitung, 2018.

2017

  1. Cassens, J. Fake News. AWO Trialog. Hildesheim, Germany, Public Lecture, November, 2017.
  2. Cassens, J.; Kramer, P.; Rogat, M. and Gottschalk, M. V-Plotter und PhotoBooth – Linienzeichnungen und Tiefenbildkamera. IdeenExpo 2017. Hannover, Germany, Exhibition and Demonstration, June, 2017.
  3. Cassens, J. and Lüder, M. ShareBoard.JS – Ein Elektronisches Whiteboard im Browser. IdeenExpo 2017. Hannover, Germany, Exhibition and Demonstration, June, 2017.
  4. Harborth, C. and Mierzowsky, N. Falsche Technik verschlingt Geld. In Hildesheimer Allgemeine Zeitung, 2017.
  5. Cassens, J. Kurz erklärt: Filterblase. In Hildesheimer Allgemeine Zeitung, 2017.

2012

  1. Cassens, J. and Kock, S. LADI – Location-Aware Device Integration. Erste Lübecker Nacht der Labore. Lübeck, Germany, Exhibition and Demonstration, June, 2012.
  2. Cassens, J.; Grabowski, M.; Maaß, M.; Oetjen, D.; Peters, J. and Schilling, N. ShareBoard – Gestenbasierte Interaktion mit einem elektronischen Whiteboard. Erste Lübecker Nacht der Labore. Lübeck, Germany, Exhibition and Demonstration, June, 2012.

2004

  1. Cassens, J. Keep Your Secrets – Practical Cryptography. CyberCamp. Trondheim, Norway, Public Lecture, July, 2004.

2002

  1. Constantinescu, Z. and Cassens, J. ClustIS – Computational Cluster for Intelligent Systems. aktivitetsuka 2002. Trondheim, Norway, Public Lecture, March, 2002.

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