School of Computing Science

Dr Florian Weidner

  • Lecturer in HCI (School of Computing Science)

email: Florian.Weidner@glasgow.ac.uk

Office 402a, Lilybank Gardens 8, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom, G12

Import to contacts

ORCID iDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8677-3503

Biography

I am a Lecturer at the University of Glasgow (I joined in March 2025). My research focuses on interaction in AR/VR—particularly with agents and using gaze as a primary input cue. Before that, I was a postdoctoral researcher at Lancaster University (2023–2025) with Prof. Hans Gellersen. I worked on multi-sensory XR in the GEMINI ERC project, exploring AR experiences that integrate gaze behaviour and body movements.

From 2021 to 2023, I was a postdoctoral researcher in the Virtual Worlds and Digital Games Group at Ilmenau University of Technology, Germany, where I focused on multi-sensory XR and virtual humans. I completed my PhD there in 2021, investigating XR’s impact, possibilities, and limitations for future in-vehicle user interfaces.

Research interests

My research examines how extended reality (XR) systems can support meaningful and effective human activity, with a particular focus on the following three areas:

  • Productivity in XR. I investigate how interaction techniques in XR can support productive work activities, such as information manipulation, system control, and task execution. This includes studying efficient input modalities and their coordination with users’ natural movements and behaviours to reduce effort, increase precision, and enable sustained XR use in everyday work contexts.
  • Social XR. I study social interaction in XR environments, with an emphasis on communication mediated through avatars and virtual humans. My work examines how non-verbal cues, such as gaze and eye contact, can be represented and interpreted to support natural, engaging, and effective social interaction, as well as how technical properties of XR systems shape social experience and communication quality.
  • Everyday Objects in XR. I explore how familiar real-world objects can be integrated into XR experiences to support interaction, control, and embodied engagement. This research focuses on leveraging everyday physical artefacts to provide tactile feedback, increase realism, and enable intuitive interaction techniques that bridge physical and virtual environments.

Research groups

  • Glasgow Interactive Systems

Publications

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Number of items: 6.

2026

Chen, Yuzheng, Wang, Haopeng, Lee, Hock Siang, Weidner, Florian ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8677-3503, Hu, Jinghui and Gellersen, Hans (2026) Interaction of Cursor Warping and View Manipulation in Multi-Display Extended Reality. In: ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2026), Barcelona, Spain, 13–17 April 2026, (Accepted for Publication)

Khan, Anam Ahmad, Weidner, Florian ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8677-3503, Rhee, Jungwoo, Abdrabou, Yasmeen, Bianchi, Andrea, Velloso, Eduardo, Gellersen, Hans and Newn, Joshua (2026) Gaze and Speech in Multimodal Human-Computer Interaction: A Scoping Review. In: ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2026), Barcelona, Spain, 13–17 April 2026, (Accepted for Publication)

2025

Arefin, Mohammed Safayet, Biener, Verena, Nijhum, S.M. Rashidul Hasan, Weidner, Florian ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8677-3503, Grubert, Jens and Swan II, J. Edward (2025) The State of Replication at IEEE ISMAR and IEEE VR: A Scoping Literature Review (2010 – 2024) and Online Survey. In: IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR 2025), Daejeon, South Korea, 8 -12 October 2025, pp. 770-781. ISBN 9798331587611 (doi: 10.1109/ISMAR67309.2025.00086)

Wang, Haopeng, Weidner, Florian ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8677-3503, Abdrabou, Yasmeen, Pfeuffer, Ken and Gellersen, Hans (2025) HeadDepth: Gaze Raycasting with Head Pitch for Depth Control. In: IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR 2025), Daejeon, South Korea, 8 -12 October 2025, pp. 370-380. ISBN 9798331587611 (doi: 10.1109/ISMAR67309.2025.00048)

Arboleda, S. A. et al. (2025) Robot, avatar, or human: the impact of partner representation and task on the communication experience. Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, 9(7), CSCW472. (doi: 10.1145/3757653)

Li, Guanlin, Weidner, Florian ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8677-3503, Hu, Jinghui and Gellersen, Hans (2025) Quantifying neck muscle activity during head fixation in VR. Frontiers in Virtual Reality, 6, 1682866. (doi: 10.3389/frvir.2025.1682866)

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Articles

Arboleda, S. A. et al. (2025) Robot, avatar, or human: the impact of partner representation and task on the communication experience. Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, 9(7), CSCW472. (doi: 10.1145/3757653)

Li, Guanlin, Weidner, Florian ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8677-3503, Hu, Jinghui and Gellersen, Hans (2025) Quantifying neck muscle activity during head fixation in VR. Frontiers in Virtual Reality, 6, 1682866. (doi: 10.3389/frvir.2025.1682866)

Conference Proceedings

Chen, Yuzheng, Wang, Haopeng, Lee, Hock Siang, Weidner, Florian ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8677-3503, Hu, Jinghui and Gellersen, Hans (2026) Interaction of Cursor Warping and View Manipulation in Multi-Display Extended Reality. In: ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2026), Barcelona, Spain, 13–17 April 2026, (Accepted for Publication)

Khan, Anam Ahmad, Weidner, Florian ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8677-3503, Rhee, Jungwoo, Abdrabou, Yasmeen, Bianchi, Andrea, Velloso, Eduardo, Gellersen, Hans and Newn, Joshua (2026) Gaze and Speech in Multimodal Human-Computer Interaction: A Scoping Review. In: ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2026), Barcelona, Spain, 13–17 April 2026, (Accepted for Publication)

Arefin, Mohammed Safayet, Biener, Verena, Nijhum, S.M. Rashidul Hasan, Weidner, Florian ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8677-3503, Grubert, Jens and Swan II, J. Edward (2025) The State of Replication at IEEE ISMAR and IEEE VR: A Scoping Literature Review (2010 – 2024) and Online Survey. In: IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR 2025), Daejeon, South Korea, 8 -12 October 2025, pp. 770-781. ISBN 9798331587611 (doi: 10.1109/ISMAR67309.2025.00086)

Wang, Haopeng, Weidner, Florian ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8677-3503, Abdrabou, Yasmeen, Pfeuffer, Ken and Gellersen, Hans (2025) HeadDepth: Gaze Raycasting with Head Pitch for Depth Control. In: IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR 2025), Daejeon, South Korea, 8 -12 October 2025, pp. 370-380. ISBN 9798331587611 (doi: 10.1109/ISMAR67309.2025.00048)

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Prior publications

Article

E. Makled, C. Gerhardt, T. Schwandt, F. Weidner, W. Broll (2025) Evaluating behavioral realism in AR and VR Visual Computer Lancaster University - Pure. (doi: 10.1007/s00371-025-03934-5)

Haopeng Wang, Ludwig Sidenmark, Florian Weidner, Joshua Newn, Hans Gellersen (2024) HeadShift: Head Pointing with Dynamic Control-Display Gain ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction Crossref. (doi: 10.1145/3689434)

Florian Weidner, Wolfgang Broll (2022) Stereoscopic 3D dashboards Personal and Ubiquitous Computing Crossref. (doi: 10.1007/s00779-020-01438-8)

(2019) Exploring Audiovisual Support Systems for In-Car Multiparty Conferencing Audio for Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Realities: Proceedings of ICSA 2019 ; 5th International Conference on Spatial Audio ; September 26th to 28th, 2019, Ilmenau, Germany Florian Weidner. ISBN 9781682230503 (doi: 10.22032/dbt.39958)

(2017) Framework for 2D-3D Image Fusion of Infrared Thermography with Preoperative MRI Biomedical Engineering / Biomedizinische Technik Florian Weidner. ISSN 1862-278X (doi: 10.1515/bmt-2016-0075)

(2016) Incorporating MRI Structural Information into Intraoperative Functional Thermography in Neurosurgery 5. CURAC Annual Conference Florian Weidner.

Conference Proceedings

Franziska Prummer, Mohamed Shereef Abdelwahab, Florian Weidner, Yasmeen Abdrabou, Hans Gellersen (2025) It’s Not Always the Same Eye That Dominates: Effects of Viewing Angle, Handedness and Eye Movement in 3D Crossref. (doi: 10.1145/3706598.3713992)

Kagan Taylor, Haopeng Wang, Florian Weidner, Hans Gellersen (2025) Towards the Fusion of Gaze and Micro-Gestures 2025 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW) Lancaster University - Pure. ISBN 9798331525637 (doi: 10.1109/VRW66409.2025.00383)

Joseph McVelia, Florian Weidner, Hans Gellersen (2024) VR/AR for Users with Tic Disorders: Challenges and Opportunities 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality Adjunct (ISMAR-Adjunct) Lancaster University - Pure. ISBN 9798331506926 (doi: 10.1109/ISMAR-Adjunct64951.2024.00057)

Aliya Andrich, Florian Weidner, Wolfgang Broll (2024) Tick-tock: Revisiting the Influence of Zeitgebers and Cognitive Load on Time Judgments during and after VR Immersion Crossref. (doi: 10.1145/3670653.3670667)

Baosheng James Hou, Yasmeen Abdrabou, Florian Weidner, Hans Gellersen (2024) Unveiling Variations: A Comparative Study of VR Headsets Regarding Eye Tracking Volume, Gaze Accuracy, and Precision 2024 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW) Lancaster University - Pure. ISBN 9798350374506 (doi: 10.1109/VRW62533.2024.00127)

Hock Siang Lee, Florian Weidner, Ludwig Sidenmark, Hans Gellersen (2024) Snap, Pursuit and Gain CHI'24: Proceedings of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Lancaster University - Pure. ISBN 9798400703300 (doi: 10.1145/3613904.3642838)

Jakob Hartbrich, Florian Weidner, Christian Kunert, Alexander Raake, Wolfgang Broll, Stephanie Arévalo Arboleda (2023) Eye and Face Tracking in VR: Avatar Embodiment and Enfacement with Realistic and Cartoon Avatars Crossref. (doi: 10.1145/3626705.3627793)

Ephraim Schott, Elhassan Belal Makled, Tony Jan Zoeppig, Sebastian Muehlhaus, Florian Weidner, Wolfgang Broll, Bernd Froehlich (2023) UniteXR: Joint Exploration of a Real-World Museum and its Digital Twin Crossref. (doi: 10.1145/3611659.3615708)

Joshua Newn, Sophia Quesada, Baosheng James Hou, Anam Ahmad Khan, Florian Weidner, Hans Gellersen (2023) Exploring Eye Expressions for Enhancing EOG-Based Interaction Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2023 Lancaster University - Pure. ISBN 9783031422928 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-42293-5)

(2022) Investigating User Embodiment of Inverse-Kinematic Avatars in Smartphone Augmented Reality 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality Florian Weidner.

(2021) Exploring Augmented Reality Privacy Icons for Smart Home Devices and Their Effect on Users' Privacy Awareness 2021 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality Adjunct (ISMAR-Adjunct) Florian Weidner. (doi: 10.1109/ISMAR-Adjunct54149.2021.00093)

(2021) AR in TV: Design and Evaluation of Mid-Air Gestures for Moderators to Control Augmented Reality Applications in TV 20th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia Florian Weidner. ISBN 978-1-4503-8643-2 (doi: 10.1145/3490632.3490668)

(2021) OUTSIDE: Multi-Scale Semantic Segmentation of Universal Outdoor Scenes 2021 IEEE 21st International Workshop on Multimedia Signal Processing (MMSP) Florian Weidner. (doi: 10.1109/MMSP53017.2021.9733652)

(2020) Haptic Space: The Effect of a Rigid Hand Representation on Presence When Interacting with Passive Haptics Controls in VR 19th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia Florian Weidner. ISBN 978-1-4503-8870-2 (doi: 10.1145/3428361.3428388)

(2019) Interact with Your Car: A User-Elicited Gesture Set to Inform Future in-Car User Interfaces Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia Florian Weidner. ISBN 978-1-4503-7624-2 (doi: 10.1145/3365610.3365625)

(2019) AR Training for Paragliding Pilots: An Investigation of User Experience and Requirements 2019 21st Symposium on Virtual and Augmented Reality (SVR) Florian Weidner. (doi: 10.1109/SVR.2019.00030)

(2019) Talk to Me! Exploring Stereoscopic 3D Anthropomorphic Virtual Assistants in Automated Vehicles Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications: Adjunct Proceedings Florian Weidner. ISBN 978-1-4503-6920-6 (doi: 10.1145/3349263.3351503)

(2019) Smart S3D TOR: Intelligent Warnings on Large Stereoscopic 3D Dashboards during Take-Overs Proceedings of the 8th ACM International Symposium on Pervasive Displays Florian Weidner. ISBN 978-1-4503-6751-6 (doi: 10.1145/3321335.3324937)

(2018) personalDash: First Steps Towards User-controlled Personalization of 3D Dashboards with Mobile Devices Adjunct Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications Florian Weidner. ISBN 978-1-4503-5947-4 (doi: 10.1145/3239092.3265952)

(2018) Composite Body-Tracking: Device Abstraction Layer with Data Fusion For Virtual Reality Applications 2018 IEEE 11th Workshop on Software Engineering and Architectures for Real-time Interactive Systems (SEARIS) Florian Weidner. (doi: 10.1109/SEARIS44442.2018.9180232)

(2018) The Relationship Between Visual Attention and Simulator Sickness: A Driving Simulation Study 2018 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (VR) Florian Weidner. (doi: 10.1109/VR.2018.8446240)

(2017) Drunk Virtual Reality Gaming: Exploring the Influence of Alcohol on Cybersickness Proceedings of the Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play Florian Weidner. ISBN 978-1-4503-4898-0 (doi: 10.1145/3116595.3116618)

(2017) Establishing Design Parameters for Large Stereoscopic 3D Dashboards Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications Adjunct Florian Weidner. ISBN 978-1-4503-5151-5 (doi: 10.1145/3131726.3131763)

(2017) Exploring Users Views on Immersive Adult Entertainment Applications 2017 Ninth International Conference on Quality of Multimedia Experience (QoMEX) Florian Weidner. ISSN 2472-7814 (doi: 10.1109/QoMEX.2017.7965642)

(2017) Comparing VR and Non-VR Driving Simulations: An Experimental User Study 2017 IEEE Virtual Reality (VR) Florian Weidner. ISSN 2375-5334 (doi: 10.1109/VR.2017.7892286)

(2017) A Spatial Augmented Reality Driving Simulator for Prototyping 3D In-Car User Interfaces Proceedings of Driving Simulation Conference 2017 EuropeVR Florian Weidner.

(2016) Effects of Fidelity on Driving Behavior - an Experimental Study 21th Annual CyperPsychology, CyperTherapy & Social Networking Conference (CyPsy21) Florian Weidner.

(2016) Keep People Close: (Spatial) Augmented Reality for Improved in-Car User Interfaces Doctoral Colloquium of the International Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications Florian Weidner.

Book Section

Joshua Newn, Sophia Quesada, Baosheng James Hou, Anam Ahmad Khan, Florian Weidner, Hans Gellersen (2023) Exploring Eye Expressions for Enhancing EOG-Based Interaction Crossref. (doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-42293-5_6)

(2022) Authoring of VR/AR Applications Virtual and Augmented Reality (VR/AR): Foundations and Methods of Extended Realities (XR) Florian Weidner. ISBN 978-3-030-79062-2 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-79062-2_10)

(2019) Exploring Large Stereoscopic 3D Dashboards for Future Automotive User Interfaces Advances in Human Aspects of Transportation. AHFE 2018. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing Florian Weidner. ISBN 978-3-319-93884-4 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-93885-1_45)

(2019) Authoring von VR/AR-Anwendungen Virtual Und Augmented Reality (VR/AR): Grundlagen Und Methoden Der Virtuellen Und Augmentierten Realität Florian Weidner. ISBN 978-3-662-58860-4

(2017) Investigating Customer Perception of Virtual Promotions Using Mixed Reality Smart Glasses Virtuelle Und Erweiterte Realität: 14. Workshop Der GI-Fachgruppe VR/AR (Berichte Aus Der Informatik) Florian Weidner. ISBN 978-3-8440-5606-8

(2014) Entwicklung Eines Gehirn-Phantoms Zur Perfusions- Und Brain Shift Simulation. Reports on Biomedical Engineering - Band 2: 5. Dresdner Medizintechnik-Symposium Florian Weidner. ISBN 978-3-95663-018-7

Book

(2021) S3D Dashboard: Exploring Depth on Large Interactive Dashboards Florian Weidner. ISBN 978-3-658-35146-5 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-658-35147-2)

Supervision

Future Students

I am looking for MScR and PhD students interested in exploring interaction in XR, with a particular focus on productivity in XR, Social XR, gaze-based interaction, and interaction with real-world objects (including passive haptics). Applicants with a strong interest in one or more of these areas, or in closely related XR topics, are encouraged to get in touch to discuss opportunities for doctoral study at the University of Glasgow.

More information here: https://florianweidner.de/WorkWithMe.html 

Current students

Teaching

2025/2026: 

  • COMPSCI4025P Individual Project
  • COMPSCI1006 CS1F Computing Science 1F - Computing Fundamentals
  • COMPSCI5060 Human-Centred Security (M)
  • COMPSCI2031 User Interaction

2024/2025: 

  • COMPSCI2031 User Interaction

 

Additional information

https://florianweidner.de/


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