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Personal profile
Research interests
Cansu Demir is a doctoral candidate at the Paris Lodron University of Salzburg, Faculty of Digital and Analytical Sciences, supervised by Alexander Meschtscherjakov and Manfred Tscheligi.
Her research focuses on human-vehicle interaction and intelligent mobility systems. She develops human-centered AI for automated vehicles, with a particular emphasis on in-vehicle intelligent agents.
Further info
She contributes to the Excellence in Digital Sciences and Interdisciplinary Technologies (EXDIGIT) initiative, fundend by Land Salzburg.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Human-Computer Interaction, Dr. techn.
Human-Computer Interaction, M.Sc.
Computer Science, B.Sc.
Fields of Science and Technology Classification 2012 (Level 2, 3-digit codes).
- 102 Computer Sciences
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 1 Active
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EXDIGIT: Excellence in Digital Sciences and Interdisciplinary Technologies
Tscheligi, M. (Principal Investigator), Bathke, A. (Co-Principal Investigator), Horejs-Höck, J. (Principal Investigator), Hüsing, N. (Principal Investigator), Tscheligi, M. (Co-Investigator), Bauer, C. (Co-Investigator), Demir, C. (Co-Investigator), Dong, Y. (Co-Investigator), Faria Costa, J. (Co-Investigator), Graf, F. (Co-Investigator), Grilnberger, M. (Co-Investigator), Hannibal, G. (Co-Investigator), Katzlberger, D. (Co-Investigator), Leschke, N. C. (Co-Investigator), Linortner, M. (Co-Investigator), Maislinger, L. (Co-Investigator), Mocnik, F.-B. (Co-Investigator), Pallas, F. (Co-Investigator), Unterberger, E. (Co-Investigator), Williams, M. C. (Co-Investigator), Zimmermann, G. (Co-Investigator), Carrozzo, A. E. (Co-Investigator), Mehran, N. (Co-Investigator), Dabiri, Z. (Co-Investigator), Akil, M. (Co-Investigator), Schenk, K. (Project administration), Stainer-Hochgatterer, A. (Project administration), Walleczek-Fritz, J. (Project administration) & Zemasch, M. (Project administration)
1/04/22 → 31/03/28
Project: Research
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Understanding Driver Expectations and Preferences Around Data Transparency in Vehicular Digital Twins
Demir, C., Leschke, N., Hannibal, G., Akil, M. & Meschtscherjakov, A., Oct 2025, Adjunct Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications (AutomotiveUI '25 Adjunct). ACM, p. 227-232 6 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding/Legal commentary › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Twin the Drive: An HGBR-based Machine Learning Model as a Vehicular Digital Twin for Risk Detection
Demir, C., Mehran, N. & Meschtscherjakov, A., 2025, p. 373-376. 4 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Twin the Drive: An HGBR-based Machine Learning Model as a Vehicular Digital Twin for Risk Detection
Demir, C., 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
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Understanding Driver Expectations and Preferences Around Data Transparency in Vehicular Digital Twins
Demir, C., 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
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Unlocking Trust and Acceptance in Tomorrow’s Ride: How In-Vehicle Intelligent Agents Redefine SAE Level 5 Autonomy
Demir, C., Meschtscherjakov, A. & Gärtner, M., Dec 2024, In: Multimodal Technologies and Interaction. 8, 12, 22 p., 111.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
Datasets
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Questionaire: Driver Expectations and Preferences Regarding Data Transparency in Vehicular Digital Twins
Demir, C. (Creator), Leschke, N. (Creator), Hannibal, G. (Creator), Akil, M. (Creator) & Meschtscherjakov, A. (Creator), Zenodo, 8 Aug 2025
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.16780403, https://zenodo.org/records/16780404
Dataset
Prizes
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Best paper award in AUI'21
Dönmez, Y. (Recipient), Mirnig, A. (Recipient), Meschtscherjakov, A. (Recipient), Demir, C. (Recipient) & Tscheligi, M. (Recipient), 13 Sept 2021
Prize
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Exclusive Salzburg AG Scholarship in the field of technology, innovation and sustainability
Demir, C. (Recipient), 2022
Prize: Scholarship
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Marie Andeßner Prize 2024 for outstanding and innovative Master's Thesis
Demir, C. (Recipient), 2024
Prize
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Performance Scholarship for outstanding academic achievement in Master’s programme
Demir, C. (Recipient), 2023
Prize: Scholarship
Activities
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17th International ACM Conference on Automotive User Interfacesand Interactive Vehicular Applications
Demir, C. (Contributor)
21 Sept 2025 → 25 Sept 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Contribution to an event
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Mensch und Computer 2025
Demir, C. (Contributor)
31 Aug 2025 → 3 Sept 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Contribution to an event
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How In-Vehicle Intelligent Agents Redefine SAE Level 5 Autonomy
Demir, C. (Speaker)
31 Aug 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation › science to science / art to art
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Sapienza University
Demir, C. (Visiting researcher)
11 Jun 2025 → 13 Jun 2025Activity: Research stay › Research Stay › on-site
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DecSys: an AI-Powered Decentralized Tourism System
Demir, C. (Speaker)
11 Jun 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation › science to science / art to art
Press/Media
Impacts
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LEA Role Models at the University of Salzburg
Bauer, C. (Actor), Demir, C. (Actor) & Steinbacher, E.-M. (Actor)
Impact: Third-mission activity › Social affairs