
Nicolas Leins
My research focuses on human-computer interaction with agentic AI systems in the areas of learning, collaboration, and decision-making. Through prototyping and experimental evaluation, I investigate how people collaborate with and experience AI in applied contexts (e.g., AR and VR), addressing interaction design, user experience, and broader societal implications.
📬 Contact
- office
- Room 3023 at ZIB
- leins (at) zib.de
🎓 Curriculum vitae
- since 2025
- Researcher at ZIB
- Sep 2025
- M.Sc. in Business Information Systems and Digital Transformation at UP
- 2020 to 2025
- Research Assistant at UP
- Sep 2022
- B.Sc. in Business Information Systems at UP
📝 Publications and preprints
Preprints
- Gonnermann-Müller, J., Haase, J., Leins, N., Igel, M., Fackeldey, K., and Pokutta, S. (2026). FACET: Multi-Agent AI Supporting Teachers in Scaling Differentiated Learning for Diverse Students.
[arXiv]
[BibTeX]
@misc{2026_JanagonnermannmuellerEtAl_Facetmultiagent_2601-22788, archiveprefix = {arXiv}, eprint = {2601.22788}, arxiv = {arXiv:2601.22788}, primaryclass = {cs.HC}, year = {2026}, author = {Gonnermann-Müller, Jana and Haase, Jennifer and Leins, Nicolas and Igel, Moritz and Fackeldey, Konstantin and Pokutta, Sebastian}, title = {FACET: Multi-Agent AI Supporting Teachers in Scaling Differentiated Learning for Diverse Students}, date = {2026-01-30} } - Gonnermann-Müller, J., Haase, J., Leins, N., Kosch, T., and Pokutta, S. (2026). Stable Personas: Dual-Assessment of Temporal Stability in LLM-Based Human Simulation.
[arXiv]
[BibTeX]
@misc{2026_JanagonnermannmuellerEtAl_Stablepersonas_2601-22812, archiveprefix = {arXiv}, eprint = {2601.22812}, arxiv = {arXiv:2601.22812}, primaryclass = {cs.HC}, year = {2026}, author = {Gonnermann-Müller, Jana and Haase, Jennifer and Leins, Nicolas and Kosch, Thomas and Pokutta, Sebastian}, title = {Stable Personas: Dual-Assessment of Temporal Stability in LLM-Based Human Simulation}, date = {2026-01-30} } - Haase, J., Gonnermann-Müller, J., Hanel, P. H. P., Leins, N., Kosch, T., Mendling, J., and Pokutta, S. (2026). Within-Model Vs Between-Prompt Variability in Large Language Models for Creative Tasks.
[arXiv]
[BibTeX]
@misc{2026_JenniferhaaseEtAl_Promptvariability_2601-21339, archiveprefix = {arXiv}, eprint = {2601.21339}, arxiv = {arXiv:2601.21339}, primaryclass = {cs.AI}, year = {2026}, author = {Haase, Jennifer and Gonnermann-Müller, Jana and Hanel, Paul H. P. and Leins, Nicolas and Kosch, Thomas and Mendling, Jan and Pokutta, Sebastian}, title = {Within-Model Vs Between-Prompt Variability in Large Language Models for Creative Tasks}, date = {2026-01-29} } - Leins, N., Gonnermann-Müller, J., Teichmann, M., and Pokutta, S. (2026). Investigating the Influence of Spatial Ability in Augmented Reality-assisted Robot Programming.
[arXiv]
[BibTeX]
@misc{2026_NicolasleinsJanagonnermannmuellerMalteSebastianpokutta_Spatialabilityar_2602-03544, archiveprefix = {arXiv}, eprint = {2602.03544}, arxiv = {arXiv:2602.03544}, primaryclass = {cs.RO}, year = {2026}, author = {Leins, Nicolas and Gonnermann-Müller, Jana and Teichmann, Malte and Pokutta, Sebastian}, title = {Investigating the Influence of Spatial Ability in Augmented Reality-assisted Robot Programming}, date = {2026-02-03} }
Conference proceedings
- Gonnermann-Müller, J., Haase, J., Leins, N., Kosch, T., and Pokutta, S. (2026). Maintaining Stable Personas? Examining Temporal Stability in LLM-Based Human Simulation. Proceedings of the CHI EA 2026: Extended Abstracts of the ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.
[BibTeX]
@inproceedings{2026_GonnermannEtAl_CHIStablePersonas, year = {2026}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the CHI EA 2026: Extended Abstracts of the ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems}, author = {Gonnermann-Müller, Jana and Haase, Jennifer and Leins, Nicolas and Kosch, Thomas and Pokutta, Sebastian}, title = {Maintaining Stable Personas? Examining Temporal Stability in LLM-Based Human Simulation} } - Haase, J., Gonnermann-Müller, J., Hanel, P. H. P., Leins, N., Kosch, T., Mendling, J., and Pokutta, S. (2026). It’s Not Just the Prompt: Model Choice Dominates LLM Creative Output. Proceedings of the CHI EA 2026: Extended Abstracts of the ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.
[BibTeX]
@inproceedings{2026_HaaseEtAl_CHICreativity, year = {2026}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the CHI EA 2026: Extended Abstracts of the ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems}, author = {Haase, Jennifer and Gonnermann-Müller, Jana and Hanel, Paul H. P. and Leins, Nicolas and Kosch, Thomas and Mendling, Jan and Pokutta, Sebastian}, title = {It's Not Just the Prompt: Model Choice Dominates LLM Creative Output} } - Gonnermann-Müller, J., Leins, N., Gronau, N., and Kosch, T. (2024). Value by Design: Reducing Cognitive Load by Using Visual Guidance in Augmented RealityAn Eye-Tracking Study. Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems.
[BibTeX]
@inproceedings{2024_GonnermannLeinsGronauKosch_Valuebydesign, year = {2024}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems}, author = {Gonnermann-Müller, Jana and Leins, Nicolas and Gronau, Norbert and Kosch, Thomas}, title = {Value by Design: Reducing Cognitive Load by Using Visual Guidance in Augmented RealityAn Eye-Tracking Study} }
Full articles
- Leins, N., Gonnermann-Müller, J., and Teichmann, M. (2024). Comparing Head-mounted and Handheld Augmented Reality for Guided Assembly. Journal on Multimodal User Interfaces, 18(4).
DOI: 10.1007/s12193-024-00440-1
[BibTeX]
@article{2024_LeinsGonnermann_ComparingHMD, year = {2024}, journal = {Journal on Multimodal User Interfaces}, date = {2024-09-27}, month = sep, volume = {18}, number = {4}, doi = {10.1007/s12193-024-00440-1}, author = {Leins, Nicolas and Gonnermann-Müller, Jana and Teichmann, Malte}, title = {Comparing Head-mounted and Handheld Augmented Reality for Guided Assembly} }
👨🏫 Teaching
- summer 2024
- Assistant for Betriebliches Wissensmanagement at UP
- summer 2025
- Assistant for Betriebliches Wissensmanagement at UP