Curriculum Vitae

Professional Experience

Since 2024 – Research assistant | TU Chemnitz, Professorship of Cognitive Psychology and Human Factors

2017 - 2024 – Research assistant | TU Chemnitz, Research Group of Cognitive and Engineering Psychology

Qualification

2024 – Dr. rer. nat. Psychology | TU Chemnitz, Topic: Predictable and intuitive interactions between automated vehicles and manual road users in shared spaces Reviewer: Prof. Josef F. Krems, Prof. Tibor Petzoldt

Research Interests

• Traffic psychology

• Human-machine interfaces in (automated) driving

• Interaction between (automated) vehicles and nearby road users

• Communication solutions for automated driving

Research Projects

• AuDiBaf - Automation and Digitalization of Railway Operational Functions

• SMO-II - Shuttle model region Oberfranken

• Collaborative Research Centre "Hybrid Societies"

• @City - Automated Driving in Cities

• InMotion - Light-based communication between automated vehicles and other road users

Publications

Peer-Review-Articles

Hensch, A.-C., Beggiato, M., & Krems J. F. (2023). Drivers' gap acceptance during parking maneuvers as a basis for initiating driving actions in automated vehicles. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 92, 133–142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2022.11.008

Hensch, A.-C., Kreißig, I., Beggiato, M., & Krems, J. F. (2022). The effect of eHMI malfunctions on younger and elderly pedestrians’ trust and acceptance of automated vehicle communication signals. Frontiers in Psychology, Section Human-Media Interaction, 13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.866475

Hensch, A.-C., Rauh, N., Schmidt, C., Hergeth, S., Naujoks, F., Krems, J. F., & Keinath, A. (2020). Effects of secondary tasks and display position on glance behavior during partially automated driving. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 68, 23–32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2019.11.014

Hensch, A.-C., Neumann, I., Beggiato, M., Halama, J., & Krems J. F. (2019). Effects of a light-based communication approach as an external HMI for Automated Vehicles — a Wizard-of-Oz Study. Transactions on Transport Sciences, 10(2), 18–32. https://doi.org/10.5507/tots.2019.012

Conference Papers

Hensch, A.-C., Hess, S., Beggiato, M., Brandenburg, S. & Krems, J. F. (2025). Das Potenzial rückwärtiger Countdown Anzeigen an autonomen Shuttles zur Manöverankündigung an nachfolgende Fahrzeuge [The potential of rearward countdown displays on autonomous shuttles busses for announcing maneuvers to following traffic]. In VDI Wissensforum GmbH (Eds.), Fahrerassistenzsysteme und automatisiertes Fahren 2025 [Driver Assistance Systems and Automated Driving], VDI-Berichte 2456 (pp. 41–52). VDI-Verlag GmbH. ISBN 978-3-18-092456-4.

Schmieder, B., Hensch, A.-C., & Brandenburg, S. (2025). The influence of auditive warning systems of teleoperated trains on the performance of remote operators. 5. Kongress der Verkehrspsychologie, March 19th - 20th, Munich, Germany

Schmieder, B., Hensch, A.-C., & Brandenburg, S. (2025). Remote Control of Automated Trains. UITP Summit, June 16th - 18th, Hamburg, Germany. 

Hensch, A.-C., Felbel, K., Beggiato, M., Dettmann A., Krems, J. F., & Bullinger A. C. (2024). Implicit driving cues for coordinating actions when sharing spaces. In Proceedings of the 1st International Conference Hybrid Societies 2023. 

Sogemeier, D., Mandl, S., Hensch, A.-C., Forster, Y., & Strobel, A. (2024). Short Assessment of Voice Assistants Scale (SAVAS): A Screening Instrument for Human-Technology Interaction Assessment. In 16th International Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications (AutomotiveUI '24 Adjunct), September 22-25, 2024, Stanford, CA, USA. (pp. 99-104). https://doi.org/10.1145/3641308.3685031

Hensch, A.-C., Beggiato, M., & Krems, J. F. (2023). Comparing accepted gaps in traffic flow for conducting left turn actions in different intersection scenarios - A driving simulator study. In D. de Waard, V. Hagemann, L. Onnasch, A. Toffetti, D. Coelho, A. Botzer, M. de Angelis, K. Brookhuis, & S. Fairclough (Eds.), Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Europe Chapter 2023 Annual Conference (pp. 83–94). Online. http://hfes-europe.org

Hensch, A.-C., Beggiato, M., Mandl, S., Strobel, A., & Krems, J. F. (2022). The interplay of personality traits with drivers' gap acceptance. In K. Plant & G. Praetorius (Eds.), Human Factors in Transportation. AHFE (2022) International Conference. AHFE Open Access (vol 60, pp. 329–337). AHFE International. doi:10.54941/ahfe10024641.

Hensch, A.-C., Beggiato, M., & Krems J. F. (2022). Should I wait or should I go? - Deciphering Implicit Communication Cues for Cooperative Interactions in Left-Turn Scenarios. In 2022 IEEE International Conference on Computational Intelligence & Virtual Environments for Measurement Systems and Applications (CIVEMSA) (pp. 1–5). doi: 10.1109/CIVEMSA53371.2022.9853676

Hensch, A.-C., Kreißig, I., Beggiato, M., & Krems, J. F. (2022). The effects of eHMI failures on elderly participants’ assessment of automated vehicle communication signals. In Ahram T. & Taiar R. (Eds.), Human Interaction, Emerging Technologies and Future Systems V. IHIET 2021. LNNS 319 (pp. 355–363). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85540-6_45

Hensch, A.-C., Beggiato, M., Schömann, M. X., & Krems, J. F. (2021). Different types, different speeds – The effect of interaction partners and encountering speeds at intersections on drivers’ gap acceptance as an implicit communication signal in automated driving. In H. Krömker (Ed.), HCI in Mobility, Transport, and Automotive Systems. HCII 2021. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 12791. LNCS 12791 (pp. 517–528). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-78358-7_36

Hensch, A.-C., Beggiato, M., Krems, & J. F. (2021). Predicting lane changes by identifying sequence patterns of implicit communication cues. In N. Stanton (Ed.), Advances in Human Aspects of Transportation. AHFE 2021. LNNS 270 (pp. 3–10). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80012-3_1

Kreißig, I., Hensch, A.-C., Beggiato, M., Halama, J., & Krems J. F. (2021). Enlightening communication – An exploratory study on light-based signals in automated driving. Proceedings of the 7th HUMANIST Conference. ISBN 978-2-9531712-6-6. https://www.humanist-vce.eu/_files/archives/ace9ed_64d1f0cf8a164dd185a50e52238fa1a4.zip?dn=Rhodes-2021.zip

Hensch, A.-C., Beggiato, M., & Krems J. F. (2021). Drive safely and comfortably – Gap Acceptance as a Basis for a user-centred Design of Driving Styles in Automated Vehicles. Proceedings of the 7th HUMANIST Conference. ISBN 978-2-9531712-6-6. https://www.humanist-vce.eu/_files/archives/ace9ed_64d1f0cf8a164dd185a50e52238fa1a4.zip?dn=Rhodes-2021.zip

Hensch, A.-C., Neumann, I., Beggiato, M., Halama, J., & Krems J. F. (2020). How should automated vehicles communicate? – Effects of a light-based communication approach in a Wizard-of-Oz study. In: N. Stanton (Ed.), Advances in Human Factors of Transportation. AHFE 2019. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing (vol 964, pp. 79–91). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20503-4_8

Hensch, A.-C., Halama, J., Ackermann, C., Beggiato, M., Neumann, I., & Krems, J. F. (2018). Kommunikation zwischen Fußgängern und Fahrzeugen. Querungsintentionen und Interaktionsverhalten im Niedriggeschwindigkeitsbereich [Communication between pedestrians and vehicles. Crossings and interactions in a shared space setting]. In VDI (Eds.), Fahrerassistenzsysteme und automatisiertes Fahren 2018 [Driver Assistance Systems and Automated Driving], VDI-Berichte 2335 (pp. 323–336). VDI-Verlag GmbH. ISBN 978-3-18-092335-2.

Hensch, A.-C., Rauh, N., Schmidt, C., Hergeth, S., Naujoks, F., Krems, J. F., & Keinath, A. (2018). Effects of secondary tasks and display position on glance behavior during partially automated driving. In N. Van Nes & C. Voegelè (Eds.), Proceedings of the 6th HUMANIST Conference (pp. 40–45). Humanist Publications. ISBN 978-2-9531712-5-9.

Talks | Posters | Miscellaneous

Hensch, A.-C., Beggiato, M., Hartwich, F. & Krems, J. F. (2024, April 17-19). Comparison of a test track and a video study on drivers’ gap acceptance as a basis for intuitive automated vehicle driving functions [Poster presentation]. Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomic Society Europe Chapter, Lubeck, Germany. https://www.hfes-europe.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Poster-HFES-Luebeck_Hensch.pdf

Beggiato, M., Hensch, A.-C., Hartwich, F., & Krems, J. (2023). Schlussbericht @City-AF - Automatisierte Fahrfunktionen: Implizite Mensch-Fahrzeug-Interaktion. https://doi.org/10.2314/KXP:1871104165

Hess, S., Hensch, A.-C., Beggiato, M., & Krems, J. F. (2023, September 21-22). Effects of rearward displays in highly automated shuttles on following traffic [Poster presentation]. HUMANIST Conference, Berlin, Germany. https://www.tu-chemnitz.de/hsw/psychologie/professuren/fgaap/media/230922_Poster_humanist.pdf

Beggiato, M., Hensch, A.-C., & Krems, J. F. (2022). Sollen automatisierte Fahrzeuge bei Dämmerung Manöverentscheidungen anpassen, um sich erwartungskonform zu verhalten? [Should automated vehicles adapt their maneuvering decisions during twilight to provide intuitive driving behavior?]. In S. Malejka, M. Barth, H. Haider, & C. Stahl (Eds.), Abstracts of the 64th Conference of Experimental Psychologists, Köln, March 20.-23, 2022 (pp. 216-217). Lengerich: Pabst Science Publishers, Germany. ISBN: 978-3-95853-768-2.

Hensch, A.-C., Kreißig, I., Beggiato, M., & Krems, J. F. (2022, April 20-22). To trust or not to trust - Comparing two trust in automation scales when assessing an external HMI in automated vehicles [Poster presentation]. Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomic Society Europe Chapter, Turin, Italy. https://www.hfes-europe.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/PosterAnn-ChristinHensch2022.pdf

Kreißig, I., Hensch, A.-C., Beggiato, M., Krems, J., Wolter, S., Pahlke, D. (2021). Abschlussbericht InMotion - Entwicklung von lichtbasierten Kommunikationskonzepten zwischen automatisierten Fahrzeugen und anderen Verkehrsteilnehmern [Final report InMotion – Development of light based communication concepts between automated vehicles and other traffic participants]. Technische Universität Chemnitz. doi: 10.2314/KXP:1750576813

Beggiato, M., Hensch, A.-C., & Krems, J. (2021). "Hey automatisiertes Fahrzeug: park mich sicher und komfortabel ein ohne andere zu irritieren." Weglückenakzeptanz als Basis menschzentrierter automatisierter Fahrstile [„Hey automated vehicle: park me safe and comfortable without irritating others.“ Gap acceptance as a basis for human-centered driving styles]. In A. Huckauf, M. Baumann, M. Ernst, C. Herbert, M. Kiefer, & M. Sauter (Eds.), Abstracts of the 63th Conference of Experimental Psychologists, Ulm, March 14-17, 2021. Lengerich: Pabst Science Publishers, Germany. ISBN: 978-3-95853-694-4

Hensch, A.-C., Beggiato, M., & Krems J. F. (2020). Better safe than sorry – Gap Acceptance related to Participants’ Age, Vehicle Types and Speed. In C. Dobel, C. Giesen, L. A. Grigutsch, J. Kaufmann, G. Kovács, F. Meissner, K. Rothermund, & S. R. Schweinberger (Eds.), Abstracts of the 62nd Conference of Experimental Psychologists, Jena, March 22-25, 2020 (p. 95). Lengerich: Pabst Science Publishers, Germany. https://dryfta-assets.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/assets/teap2020/eventdocs/1583451218Abstracts_TeaP2020.pdf

Neumann, I., Hensch, A.-C., Beggiato, M., Halama, J., Krems, J. F. (2019). Einleuchtend?! Evaluation lichtbasierter Kommunikation zwischen automatisierten Fahrzeugen und anderen Verkehrsteilnehmern [Plausible?! An evaluation of light-based communication signals between automated vehicles and other traffic participants]. In M. Vollrath & Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie (Eds.), "Mehr Mensch im Verkehr?" [Human and Traffic]: 3. Kongress Fachgruppe Verkehrspsychologie, Saarbrücken, March 5-7, 2019 (p. 25). Universitätsbibliothek Braunschweig.

Hensch, A.-C., Neumann, I., Beggiato, M., Halama, J., & Krems, J. F. (2019, October 2-4). Steady, flashing, sweeping – An exploratory evaluation of light signals as an eHMI in automated driving [Poster presentation]. Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomic Society Europe Chapter, Nantes, France. doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.33925.29922  

Hensch, A.-C., Neumann, I., & Beggiato, M. (2019). Results of the project InMotion, Webinar with the EU-project interACT, 09.11.2019.