Kristian Gohlke (M.Sc. Digital Media) is a researcher, multidisciplinary design engineer and interaction design consultant – specialized in human-technology interaction.

His research investigates the future of physical human machine interaction (PHMI) and tangible user-interfaces, as part of the Autonomous Materials Project at the Materiabilty Research Group Dessau and his ongoing doctoral project titled: ‘Exploring Bio-Inspired Fluidic Soft Actuators and Sensors for the Design of Shape Changing Tangible User Interfaces’.

Gohlke is also technical head of the XLab – platform for digital matter, an experimental robotics lab at Burg Giebichenstein University of the Arts in Halle (Saale), where he supervises and designs material-oriented robotics projects and works as a lecturer on robotic manufacturing, experimental rapid prototyping strategies and human robot interaction. Previously he headed the Burg StreamLab, an experimental audiovisual studio space for the production and development of digital-hybrid learning scenarios and audiovisual documentation formats.

For more than ten years, starting in 2011, Gohlke worked at the Bauhaus University Weimar Product Design Department in various roles, such as research assistant, lecturer and interim professor (2018-19). He also co-initiated the ongoing Bauhausinteraction Colloquium, an interdisciplinary lecture series which addresses contemporary topics in technology, arts and design, and the humanities through an ongoing series of invited talks and workshops of internationally renowned speakers.

In his ongoing freelance work as a user-experience- (UX) and interaction design consultant, he develops and implements interactive projects at the boundaries of design and technology for various clients, such as the Berlin Philharmonic, Native Instruments GmbH, Red Bull Studios (Tokyo), LEGOLAND Deutschland GmbH.

Way back in the past, he has also extensively conducted live AV performances for various music performers and festivals.
http://krx.one/

research interests:

• (Physical) Interaction Design
• Rapid Prototyping Technologies & Robotics: Processes / Algorithms / Machines
• Textile- & Membrane-Based User-Interfaces
• Textile Pneumatics
• User-Centered Design & Tangible User Interfaces (TUIs)
• UX for Real-Time Interaction & Live Performances
• Interactive Exhibits & Installations
• Applied Design Methods, Strategies & Management

publications: http://krx.one/publications/