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Schmeil Andreas (PhD student)


Andreas holds a German Master’s degree in Computer Science from Ulm University. His research at the NewMinE Lab focuses on Visual Collaboration and Learning Practices in 3D Virtual Environments. He aims to help improve remote team collaboration  and distance learning by visual communication and embodied group interaction.

Andreas is a member of the Red-Ink Doctoral School and member of the knowledge-communication.org team.

In the past, he has worked as a freelancing software engineer, as a research associate at Fraunhofer IAO, and most recently as a research assistant at the Human Interface Technology Laboratory New Zealand, HIT Lab NZ.

Andreas is working on virtual worlds, collaborative virtual environments, computer-supported collaborative work, virtual campus

Download Andreas’ CV (PDF)

Contact Andreas at

Tel. +41 (0)58 666 4674
Mail: andreas.schmeil@lu.unisi.ch
Skype: aschmeil


  • NewMedia in Education Lab, Faculty of Communication Sciences, Università della Svizzera italiana, Lugano