Erik Herrmann

I contributed to research projects in the context of human motion synthesis including Carousel (https://www.carouseldancing.org): • Development of a user visualization prototype using OpenXR, Vive Trackers, IK and the ReadyPlayerMe SDK in Unity. • Development of a prototype for a dance agent based on motion matching and physics-based upper body interaction. • Integration of the user visualization and the agent with multiplayer support using the Mirror library.

I worked on the BMBF research project Hybr-iT as part of the team at DFKI ASR: • Integrated a previously developed statistical motion synthesis method into Unity using TCP server. • Developed interactive controller for the statistical motion synthesis and integrated it with a high-level behavior controller based on AJAN. • Extended motion processing library and tools with a team of students to integrate a generic retargeting solution, data management and the training jobs on the cloud using Kubernetes.

I worked on the EU research project INTERACT as part of the team at DFKI ASR: • I developed a prototype for statistical motion synthesis in collaboration with a colleague. • My focus was on the runtime control based on constraints derived from natural language interface of other colleagues. • Additionally, I was responsible for the integration of the prototype with web based visualization. • To support the team the I developed a set of tools and libraries for animation data processing and visualization.

Entwicklung eines Frameworks zum Lernen und Erkennen von Gesten basierend auf einem Skelett-Tracker für den Microsoft Kinect Sensor. Anwendungszweck war die Gesten-basierte Interaktion in einer Flugzeugkabine.

Entwicklung eines Wrappers für Microsoft Kinect-Frameworks als Webbrowser-Plugin und einer Gesten-basierten Navigation für XML3D-Szenen in Javascript

Weiterentwicklung von Webanwendungen des Qualitätsmanagements.