Prof. Dr. Johann Habakuk Israel
Johann Habakuk Israel is Professor of Applied Computer Science and Multimedia at the University of Applied Sciences Berlin (HTW).
He is a member of the Research Cluster »Creative Computing« and member of the Managing Committee of the
special interest group »Be-greifbare Interaktion« (Tangible Interaction) of the Gesellschaft für Informatik.
His research focuses on immersive sketching, intuitive interaction, tangible interaction, 3D interaction in virtual environments, information visualization and transdisciplinary research.
University of Applied Sciences Berlin
Campus Wilhelminenhof
WH Building C, Room 615
Wilhelminenhofstraße 75A
12459 Berlin
Sketching, 3D Interaction, Tangible Interaction, Information Visualisation, Virtual Reality, Human-Computer Interaction
Edited Volumes & Exhibition Catalogues
Israel, J. H., Kassung, C., Sieck, J. eds. 2020. Kultur und Informatik: Extended Reality. Glückstadt: Verlag Werner Hülsbusch.
http://www.vwh-verlag.de/vwh/?p=1283
Articles in Edited Volumes
Schach, D., Frieß, R., Israel, J. H. 2024. »Investigating the user experience of interactive data physicalisation using constructed bar charts.« ACM, 1-11.
https://doi.org/10.1145/3719236.3719238
Israel, J. H., Barrera Machuca, M. D., Arora, A., Wacker, P., Keefe, D. 2023. »Input Processing and Geometric Representations for 3D Sketches.« In Interactive Sketch-based Interfaces and Modelling for Design, edited by Alexandra Bonnici, Kenneth P. Camilleri New York: River Publishers, 179-194.
Rodrigues, L. S., Riehm, F., Zachow, S., Israel, J. H. 2023. »VoxSculpt: An Open-Source Voxel Library for Tomographic Volume Sculpting in Virtual Reality.« In IEEE International Conference on Virtual Reality (ICVR), IEEE, 515-523.
https://doi.org/10.1109/ICVR57957.2023.10169420
Siqueira Rodrigues, L., Nyakatura, J., Zachow, S., Israel, J. H. 2023. »Design Challenges and Opportunities of Fossil Preparation Tools and Methods.« In Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Culture and Computer Science: Code and Materiality, KUI '23. New York, NY, USA: Association for Computing Machinery, 1-10.
https://doi.org/10.1145/3623462.3623470
Kaminski, W. E., Keppler, S., Israel, J. H. I. 2022. »Physics-Based Hand-Object-Interaction for Immersive Environments.« ACM.
https://doi.org/10.1145/3543758.3547569
Articles
Gemesi, K., Döllinger, N., Weinberger, N., Wolf, E., Mal, D., Keppler, S., Wenninger, S., Bader, E., Wienrich, C., Luck-Sikorski, C., Latoschik, M. E., Israel, J. H., Botsch, M., Holzapfel, C. 2025. »Virtual body image exercises for people with obesity – results on eating behavior and body perception of the ViTraS pilot study.« BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 25 (1)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-025-02993-x
Machuca, M. D. B., Israel, J. H., Keefe, D. F., Stuerzlinger, W. 2024. »Toward More Comprehensive Evaluations of 3D Immersive Sketching, Drawing, and Painting.« IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 30 (8): 4648-4664.
https://doi.org/10.1109/TVCG.2023.3276291
Siqueira Rodrigues, L., Schmidt, T. T., Israel, J. H., Zachow, S., Nyakatura, J., Kosch, T. 2024. »Comparing the Effects of Visual, Haptic, and Visuohaptic Encoding on Memory Retention of Digital Objects in Virtual Reality.« Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (NordiCHI '24), 16: 1-13.
https://doi.org/10.1145/3679318.3685349
Siqueira Rodrigues, L., Schmidt, T. T., Nyakatura, J., Zachow, S., Israel, J. H., Kosch, T. 2024. »Assessing the Effects of Sensory Modality Conditions on Object Retention across Virtual Reality and Projected Surface Display Environments.« Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, 8 (ISS): 255-282.
https://doi.org/10.1145/3698137
Siqueira Rodrigues, L., Schmidt, T. T., Nyakatura, J., Zachow, S., Israel, J. H., Kosch, T. 2024. »Assessing the Effects of Sensory Modality Conditions on Object Retention across Virtual Reality and Projected Surface Display Environments.« Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, 8 (ISS): 255-282.
https://doi.org/10.1145/3698137
Israel, J. H., Kassung, C., Sieck, J. 2022. »Culture and Computer Science – Physical and Virtual Spaces.« i-com, 21 (1): 3-5.
https://doi.org/10.1515/icom-2022-0017/html
Bonnici, A., Akman, A., Calleja, G., Camilleri, K. P., Fehling, P., Ferreira, A., Hermuth, F., Israel, J. H., Landwehr, T., Liu, J., Padfield, N. M. J., Sezgin, T. M., Rosin, P. L. 2019. »Sketch-based interaction and modeling: where do we stand?« Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing, 33 (4): 370-388.
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0890060419000349
Conference Proceedings
Döllinger, N., Mal, D., Keppler, S., Wolf, E., Botsch, M., Israel, J. H., Latoschik, M. E., Wienrich, C. 2024. »Virtual Body Swapping: A VR-Based Approach to Embodied Third-Person Self-Processing in Mind-Body Therapy.« ACM, 1-18.
https://doi.org/10.1145/3613904.3642328
Holtmann, C., Stepczynski, J., Wiesner, H., Jung, T., Seifi, M., Keppler, S., Israel, J. H. 2024. »Participatory development of AR and VR systems to improve engagement in urban planning processes.« ACM, 1-7.
https://doi.org/10.1145/3719236.3719252
Schulze, M., Keppler, S., Meinhardt-Injac, B., Israel, J. H. 2024. »Evaluating Stereo and Head-Coupled Perspective Cues in Collaborative Immersive Environments.« IEEE, 198-206.
https://doi.org/10.1109/ICVR62393.2024.10868926
Siqueira Rodrigues, L., Kosch, T., Nyakatura, J., Zachow, S., Israel, J. H. 2024. »MorphoHaptics: An Open-Source Tool for Visuohaptic Exploration of Morphological Image Datasets.« Proceedings of the 21th International Conference on Culture and Computer Science: from Humanism to Digital Humanities. New York: Association for Computing Machinery, 1-10.
https://doi.org/10.1145/3719236.3719271
Siqueira Rodrigues, L., Nyakatura, J., Zachow, S., Israel, J. H., Kosch, T. 2024. »Evaluating Visuohaptic Integration on Memory Retention of Morphological Tomographic Images.« Proceedings of the 19th ACM SIGGRAPH International Conference on Virtual-Reality Continuum and its Applications in Industry. New York, NY, USA: ACM, 1-10.
https://doi.org/10.1145/3703619.3706055
Rodrigues, L., Nyakatura, J., Zachow, S., Israel, J. H. 2022. »An Immersive Virtual Paleontology Application.« 13th International Conference on Human Haptic Sensing and Touch Enabled Computer Applications, EuroHaptics 2022. Springer, 478-481.
Wienrich, C., Weidner, C. K., Schatto, C., Obremski, D., Israel, J. H. 2018. »A Virtual Nose as a Rest-Frame - The Impact on Simulator Sickness and Game Experience.« 2018 10th International Conference on Virtual Worlds and Games for Serious Applications (VS-Games), Wurzburg. IEEE, 1-8.
https://doi.org/10.1109/VS-Games.2018.8493408
Software Publications
Siquera Rodrigues, L., Riehm, F., Zachow, S., Israel, J. H. 2023. VoxSculpt (Open-Source Repository).
https://github.com/lsrodri/VoxSculpt
Events & Workshops
Rodrigues, L.S., Israel, J. H., Nyakatura, J., Schmidt, T., Zachow, S., Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften – Gedächtnistraining in VR – Sind Deine Sinne bereit für eine Herausforderung? Zuse Institute Berlin. 17 June 2023.
https://www.langenachtderwissenschaften.de/programm/detail/91402?tx_aaevents_programmpunkte%5BbackPid%5D=18&tx_aaevents_programmpunkte%5Bprevaction%5D=list&cHash=15c88b7220491066b0b062fbf45993d7
Bianchini, S., Ribault P. (moderators), Becker, J., Bredekamp, H., Israel, J. H., Picht, T., Shildrick, M. (guests). »Dissect« – An artificially intelligent robot performing a ritual of purification known as ›skin-cutting‹. Discussion about Marco Donnarumma's ›Amygdala‹. Tieranatomisches Theater, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Chaire Arts & Sciences of the École polytechnique, Cluster of Excellence Matters of Activity, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs (EnsAD), Fondation Daniel et Nina Carasso, Museum of Decorative Arts, Tieranatomisches Theater, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. 2 November 2022.
https://berlinscienceweek.com/event/dissect/