about | research | projects | cv | uwh | diving     
my research  

[introduction | contact info | publications | teaching]


introduction

Last change: November 17th, 2009 

This is my research page. I do not have an interest in keeping the world posted on my daily work: the world likely has no interest as well.


Currently, I am a Ph.D. student at the Human Media Interaction (HMI) group under professor Anton Nijholt. HMI is part of the Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, and Computer Science (EEMCS) faculty at the University of Twente (UT) in The Netherlands. I work in the BioRange project that aims to position The Netherlands at the forefront of the rapid developments in the bioinformatics field. Links: [UT | EEMCS | HMI | BioRange]

The aim in my dissertation is to explore, from a perspective of human behavior, which gestures are suited to control large display surfaces from a short distance away; why that is so; and, equally important, how such an interface can be made a reality. My PhD defence is scheduled for March 11th, 2010.
 
 

contact info

Last change: March 1st, 2006 

 nameF.W. Fikkert (Wim), M.Sc.
 addressHuman Media Interaction Group
University of Twente
P.O. Box 217
7500 AE Enschede
The Netherlands
 email1f dot w dot fikkert at ewi dot utwente dot nl
 email2/msnwimfikkert at gmail dot com
 phone0031 53 489 4329
 fax0031 53 489 3503
 
 

selected publications

Last change: November 17th, 2009 

 
2009
 
 W. Fikkert, P. van der Vet and A. Nijholt, Gestures for Large Display Control, in: Gesture in Embodied Communication and Human-Computer Interaction, Springer Berlin / Heidelberg, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, in press. [BibTex]
 
 W. Fikkert, M. Hakvoort, P. van der Vet and A. Nijholt, FeelSound: Collaborative Composing of Acoustic Music, in: The 5th Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology Conference (ACE '09), Athens, Greece, pp. 294-297; p. 469, 2009. [BibTex]
 
  W. Fikkert, M. Hakvoort, P. van der Vet and A. Nijholt, Experiences with interactive multi-touch tables, in: The 3rd International Conference on Intelligent Technologies for Interactive Entertainment (INTETAIN '09), Amsterdam, The Netherlands, pp. 193-200, 2009. *best demo award* [BibTex | DOI]
 
  W. Fikkert, N. Hoeijmakers, P. van der Vet and A. Nijholt, Navigating a Maze with Balance Board and Wiimote, in: The 3rd International Conference on Intelligent Technologies for Interactive Entertainment (INTETAIN '09), Amsterdam, The Netherlands, pp. 187-192, 2009. [BibTex | DOI]
 
  W. Fikkert, P. van der Vet and A. Nijholt, Hand-held device evaluation in gesture interfaces, in: 8th International Workshop on Gesture in Human-Computer Interaction and Simulation, Bielefeld, Germany, 2009. [BibTex]
 
  W. Fikkert, P. van der Vet, H. Rauwerda, T. Breit and A. Nijholt, Gestures to Intuitively Control Large Displays, in: Advances in Gesture-Based Human-Computer Interaction and Simulation, M. Sales Dias, S. Gibet, M. Wanderley (eds.), revised selected papers, pp. 199-205, Springer Berlin / Heidelberg, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5085/2009, ISBN 978-3-540-92864-5, 2009. [BibTex | DOI]
 
2008
 
  W. Fikkert and H. van der Kooij, Z. Ruttkay and H. van Welbergen. Measuring Behavior using Motion Capture, Symposium at Measuring Behavior, ISBN 978-90-74821-81-0. Maastricht, The Netherlands, August 2008. [BibTex]
 
  W. Fikkert. Intuitive Interaction with Large Biological Datasets using a Wiimote, Poster and demonstrator at: Biorange Meeting 2008, Lunteren, The Netherlands, 2008. [BibTex]
 
2007
 
  W. Fikkert, T. Bierz, M. D'Ambros, and T.J. Jankun-Kelly. Interacting with Visualizations. Chapter 3 in: Human-Centered Visualization Environments, A. Kerren, A. Ebert & J. Meyer (eds.), Springer Berlin / Heidelberg, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 4417, ISSN 0302-9743, ISBN 978-3-540-71948-9, pp. 77-162, 2007. [BibTex | DOI]
 
  W. Fikkert and P. van der Vet. Towards a Gesture Repertoire for Cooperative Interaction with Large Displays, in: 7th International Workshop on Gesture in Human-Computer Interaction and Simulation, Lisbon, Portugal, 2007. [BibTex]
 
  P. van der Vet, O. Kulyk, I. Wassink, W. Fikkert, et al.. Smart Environments for Collaborative Design, Implementation, and Interpretation of Scientific Experiments, in: Workshop on AI for Human Computing, T. Huang, A. Nijholt, M. Pantic and A. Pentland (eds), AAAI Press, Hyderabad, India, pp. 79-86, 2007. [BibTex]
 
 W. Fikkert, A Gesture Interface for Life Scientists, Poster at: CTIT Symposium on "Enabling Sustainable and Personalized Healthcare with ICT", Enschede, The Netherlands, 2007. Honorary commendation in poster competition. [BibTex]
 
2006
 
   W. Fikkert, D. Heylen, B. van Dijk, A. Nijholt, et al. Estimating the Gaze Point of a Student in a Driving Simulator. In: Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, July 5-7, X. Kinshuk, et al. (eds), IEEE Computer Society Press, Kerkrade, The Netherlands, ISBN 0-7695-2632-2, pp. 497-501, 2006. [BibTex | DOI]
 
  W. Fikkert, O. Kulyk, I. Wassink, B. van Dijk, et al., Scientific Collaborative Environment, Poster at: Netherlands Bioinformatics Conference, Ede, The Netherlands, 2006. [BibTex]
 
2005
 
 W. Fikkert. Estimating the Gaze Point of a Student in a Driving Simulator. Master Thesis. Human Media Interaction Group, University of Twente, 2005. [BibTex]
 
2005
 
  H. Dollen and W. Fikkert. MiS20 - Robot Soccer Simulator. Technical Report. Human Media Interaction Group, University of Twente, 2003. [BibTex]
 
 

teaching

Last change: August 28th, 2008 

I am supervising several students at HMI for group and individual projects. If you are interested in doing an assignment with me, do not hesistate to contact me!
 
2009
 
 M. Ganzeboom (MSc) - Doing user interface tasks by recognizing hand gestures using a dataglove
 
  D. Tetteroo (Capita Selecta) - TouchSound *completed*
 
  M. Ganzeboom (Capita Selecta) - How hand gestures are recognized using a dataglove *completed*
 
  H. Bruintjes (BSc) - Perspective corrected view on (touch-)table surfaces *completed*
 
 L. Niesink (MSc) - Multitouch vs. Touchless interaction
 
  J. Logtenberg (MSc) - Multitouch and bioinformatics *completed*
 
2008
 
 N. Tol (HMI Project) - Multitouch breakout
 
  N. Hoeijmakers (Capita Selecta) Using the Wii Balance Board next to the Wiimote for interacting in a virtual environment *completed*
 
  M. Hakvoort (BSc) - A Unifying Input Framework For Multi-Touch Tables *best paper award* *completed*
 
  M. Langenbach (BSc) - Keep Gestures Simple! Gestures Improving Collaborative Work On Tabletops *completed*
 
  D. Scheerens (BSc) - Multiplayer Game Design On The DiamondTouch Table *completed*
 
 E. Dehling, B. Jochems and B. Wanders (HMI project) - Multitouch - Finger-Soccer *completed*
 
 R. van Amstel and M. van Kalsbeek (HMI project) - Multitouch - Paintball *completed*
 
  A. Hassani, M. Obbink, V. Ligt, G. Hakvoort, R. Paul (HMI project) - Gestures as a remote for controlling media devices *completed*
 
  E. Dehling (Capita Selecta) - Using multiple WiiMote cameras to control a game *completed*
 
  J. Jonker (MSc) - Replacing the point and click paradigm with multimodal interaction *completed*
 
2007
 
  J. Koster (MSc) - Comparing tabletop display interaction techniques: directness and integrality *completed*
 
  M. Lansink (BSc) - Efficiency of Unimanual versus Bimanual GUI Object Resizing Tasks on Large Displays *completed*
 
  M. Diephuis (BSc) - Characterizing Human Movement and Gestures using Joint Angles *completed*
 
  K. Tjin-kam-jet (BSc) - Evaluating Left and Right Hand Conducting Gestures *completed*
 
  A. Koetsier and J. Laagland (internship) - Report on the extension of iDesk *completed*