About

I am a final-year PhD candidate in Human–Computer Interaction at Ulm University, with a research focus on sustainability and carbon reduction in resource-intensive digital systems. My work examines how carbon-reduction mechanisms influence subsequent user behavior and how emerging technologies can be implemented to support just resource distribution. Methodologically, I combine quantitative and qualitative approaches. I have a background in HCI (BSc), Data Science (BSc, MSc), and Behavioral Psychology and collaborate closely with academic (UCL Interaction Centre, Karlsruhe Institute for Technology) and industry partners (Mercedes-Benz Tech Innovation). My PhD research is supported by the Landesgraduiertenförderung (LGFG) scholarship for PhD Students and the works presented here have been published at international HCI venues such as ACM CHI and in IMWUT.

Publications

Investigating the Effects of Eco-Friendly Service Options on Rebound Behavior in Ride-Hailing
Investigating the Effects of Eco-Friendly Service Options on Rebound Behavior in Ride-Hailing

Albin Zeqiri, Michael Rietzler, Enrico Rukzio

Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (Conditionally Accepted)

SustainabilityMoral-Psychological BehaviorRebound EffectsQuantitative StudyBehavioral ExperimentAutomotive
Bumpy Ride? Understanding the Effects of External Forces on Spatial Interactions in Moving Vehicles
Bumpy Ride? Understanding the Effects of External Forces on Spatial Interactions in Moving Vehicles

Markus Sasalovici, Albin Zeqiri, Robin Connor Schramm, Oscar Javier Ariza Nunez, Pascal Jansen, Jann Philipp Freiwald, Mark Colley, Christian Winkler, Enrico Rukzio

Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Mixed realityAutomotiveField StudyMachine LearningDatasetQuantitative Methods
PlantPal: Leveraging Precision Agriculture Robots to Facilitate Remote Engagement in Urban Gardening
PlantPal: Leveraging Precision Agriculture Robots to Facilitate Remote Engagement in Urban Gardening

Albin Zeqiri, Julian Britten, Clara Schramm, Pascal Jansen, Michael Rietzler, Enrico Rukzio

Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Urban InformaticsSustainabilityHuman-Robot InteractionField StudyExploratoryMixed Methods
'Eco Is Just Marketing': Unraveling Everyday Barriers to the Adoption of Energy-Saving Features in Major Home Appliances
'Eco Is Just Marketing': Unraveling Everyday Barriers to the Adoption of Energy-Saving Features in Major Home Appliances

Albin Zeqiri, Pascal Jansen, Jan Ole Rixen, Michael Rietzler, Enrico Rukzio

Proceedings of the ACM Interactive Mobile Wearable Ubiquitous Technology 2024

SustainabilityUbiquitous ComputingData MiningDatasetLanguage AnalysisQualitative Methods
Exploring Contextual Feature Combinations for Prediction of Subjective Thermal Perceptions
Exploring Contextual Feature Combinations for Prediction of Subjective Thermal Perceptions

Albin Zeqiri, Michael Rietzler, Enrico Rukzio

Companion of the 2024 on ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing

Thermal perceptionSustainabilityUbiquitous ComputingMachine LearningAblation Study
AutoTherm: A Dataset and Benchmark for Thermal Comfort Estimation Indoors and in Vehicles
AutoTherm: A Dataset and Benchmark for Thermal Comfort Estimation Indoors and in Vehicles

Mark Colley*, Sebastian Hartwig*, Albin Zeqiri, Timo Ropinski, Enrico Rukzio

Proceedings of the ACM Interactive Mobile Wearable Ubiquitous Technology 2024

Machine LearningDeep LearningDatasetAblation Study