Dr. Omar Janeh received his PhD in Informatics from University of Hamburg (2020). Dr. Janeh's research falls broadly under the field of human-computer interaction, with specialization in 3D user interfaces, virtual reality, and user interfaces for computer games.

His PhD work focused on developing standardized methods for the empirical comparison of different virtual walking techniques for VR Interaction. Particularly, investigating of how walking between a real and virtual environment varies across younger and older adults (e.g. Parkinson's disease), with the goal to understand the perceptual, cognitive, and motor differences. His PhD was supported by the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) Scholarship.

In 2013 he received his Master's degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Duisburg-Essen with the specific profile 'Interactive Systems & Visualization' within internationally oriented study program International Studies in Engineering. He finished his Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Technology, Baghdad in 2004.

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PhD, Informatics, University of Hamburg, Germany, 2020

Human-Computer Interaction,
Human-Robot Interaction,
3D User Interfaces,
Virtual Reality,
Augmented Reality

Walking in virtual reality: Effects of manipulated visual self-motion on walking biomechanics
Omar Janeh, Eike Langbehn, Frank Steinicke, Gerd Bruder, Alessandro Gulberti, and Monika Poetter-Nerger
ACM Transactions on Applied Perception (TAP), 2017.

Biomechanical analysis of (non-)isometric virtual walking of older adults
Omar Janeh, Eike Langbehn, Frank Steinicke, Gerd Bruder, Alessandro Gulberti, and Monika Poetter-Nerger
IEEE Virtual Reality (VR) 2017.

Analyses of gait parameters of younger and older adults during (non-)isometric virtual walking
Omar Janeh, Gerd Bruder, Frank Steinicke, Alessandro Gulberti, and Monika Poetter-Nerger
IEEE transactions on visualization and computer graphics (TVCG), 2017.

Gait training in virtual reality: Short-term effects of different virtual manipulation techniques in parkinson's disease
Omar Janeh, Odette Fruendt, Beate Schoenwald, Alessandro Gulberti, Carsten Buhmann, Christian Gerloff, Frank Steinicke, and Monika Poetter-Nerger
Cells, 2019.

Infinity walk in vr: Effects of cognitive load on velocity during continuous long-distance walking
Omar Janeh, Nikolaos Katzakis, Jonathan Tong, and Frank Steinicke
ACM Symposium on Applied Perception (SAP), 2019.

Evaluation of proxemics in dynamic interaction with a mixed reality avatar robot
Jingxin Zhang, Omar Janeh, Nikolaos Katzakis, Dennis Krupke, and Frank Steinicke
International Conference on Artificial Reality and Telexistence and Eurographics Symposium on Virtual Environments (ICAT-EGVE), 2019.

Walking by cycling: A novel in-place locomotion user interface for seated virtual reality experiences
Jann Philipp Freiwald, Oscar Ariza, Omar Janeh, and Frank Steinicke
Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), 2020.

Improving the performance of a new storage and retrieval machine based on a parallel manipulator using FMEA analysis
Bashir Salah, Omar Janeh, Tobias Bruckmann, and Bernd Noche
IFAC-PapersOnLine, 2015.

Design and simulation-based validation of the control architecture of a stacker crane based on an innovative wire-driven robot
Bashir Salah, Omar Janeh, Bernd Noche, Tobias Bruckmann, and Saber Darmoul
Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, 2017.

Software Engineering

Computer Graphics

Operating Systems Lab

- Best Paper Award at International Conference on Artificial Reality and Telexistence & Eurographics Symposium on Virtual Environments (ICAT-EGVE), Japan 2019.

- Masters Scholarship, DAAD, Germany (2010-2013).

- Doctoral Scholarship, DAAD, Germany (2015-2019).