Intercultural User Interface Design

Dr. phil. Rüdiger Heimgärtner studied information, language and religious studies as well as philosophy and intercultural competence in Germany, England, the Czech Republic and China. He worked as a designer, developer, architect and project manager in hardware and software projects, including Siemens AG, and completed his PhD in 2003 on cultural differences in human-machine interaction. Since then he works, researches, trains and advises in this area in industry and science. He is the founder and owner of the company IUIC and is engaged in working groups at DIN and UXQB.

• Introduction.- Thinking and Acting.- Software Engineering.- Usability Engineering.- User Interface Design.- IUID in Theory - Scientific Research.- IUID in Practice - Industrial Development.- Summary, Conclusion and Outlook.