Thomas Eßmeyer (né Mildner)

@thomasmildner.me

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Designer and computer scientist ✏️💻 from northern Germany. Trying to make social media more social. In my research, I focus on ethical design, dark patterns, and online well-being. Now a postdoc at Uni Bremen. He/him #hci #dpbsky www.thomasmildner.me

Two men in suits standing next to each other. One holding a price certificate, the other a bouquet of flowers.
Stage for the opening keynote of the CHI 2025 conference.
Me presenting findings at MUM 2024.
Foto out of a train in late autumn. The Rhein river and some wine fields are seen.
Robert Porzel presenting at the REACT workshop in Bremen.
Person standing in front of a large display presenting.
A virtual certificate with text "Celebrating 10M users on Bluesky, #986,810, Thomas Mildner ‪@thomasmildner.bsky.social‬, joined on Sep 13, 2023"
PhD candidate after a defense sitting with a custom crafted PhD hat.
Me holding a copy of my dissertation at the campus of the University of Bremen.
Beispiel eines Nagging Dark Patterns, was Nutzer:innen dazu manipulieren soll, teure Abonnements mit einer Gesundheitsapplikation abzuschließen.
This figure presents the CUI Expectation Cycle. In the centre is the expectation gap, separating user and CUI systems through mismatched expectations. The expectation gap is connected to the "setting expectations" theme. Two arrows bridge this expectation gap. The first connects the user with the CUI and is called the execution bridge. It describes users' ability to realise their goals. The "inclusivity and diversity" theme is connected to this bridge. The second is the evaluation bridge, which returns from the CUI toward the user. It entails how well the CUI communicates its capabilities. Here, the "guiding through interactions" theme is further linked. The ideal state of this cycle is interrupted by two delimiting factors: Deception and distrust. Either can occur extrinsically and intrinsically, and both feature the "building trust and guarding privacy" and "human-like harmony" themes.
iPad with display removed showing the inner hardware.