#Inclusion

Inclusion as a research area of social work means more than just the integration of marginalised social groups. It is about true participation in society.

Projects

REMAP

Strengthening the role of Research Management.

SOAL

The phenomenon of single parenthood and the Austrian welfare state.

WimoS

Understanding the organization of penal execution.

JMF – Young Refugees

Threat and Self-Assertion: Adolescents with Refugee Experience in the Nazi Era and Today.

Publications

Lackner, T., Grebe, A., Vogt, G., Baumann, C., Petrovic-Majer, S., Stegen, C., Vitovec, U., Bögner, P., Semanek, B., & Kühschelm, O. (2026, August 13). Enhancing Lower Austria"s Rural Industrial Heritage – New Approaches Through Citizen Science. Proceedings of the Austrian Citizen Science Conference 2026. Austrian Citizen Science Conference. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21913622
Rind, A., Killian, S., & Westfahl, S. (2026, April 24). XR in der Ergotherapie für den ökologischen Handabdruck [Demo & Poster]. Lange Nacht der Forschung 2026. https://langenachtderforschung.at/station/6509
Rind, A., Grassinger, F., Größbacher, S., Salhofer, J., & Wu, H.-Y. (2026, April 24). Wie kann man Daten erlebbar machen? [Demo & Poster]. Lange Nacht der Forschung 2026. https://langenachtderforschung.at/station/6513
Baumann, C., Petrovic-Majer, S., Stegen, C., Semanek, B., Vogt, G., & Lackner, T. (2026, February 24). Industrie im Dorf. In Shortpitch 1 [Presentation]. Österreichische Citizen Science Konferenz 2026. https://www.citizen-science.at/oecsk2026/programm
Rind, A., Weber-Stallecker, R., Killian, S., Spevak-Grossi, C., Schweiger, H., Prinz-Buchberger, B., & Westfahl, S. (2026). GreenTouch: Co-Kreation eines Extended Reality (XR)-Prototypen zur Vermittlung von Klimakompetenzen in der Ergotherapie. Proc. Forschungsforum Der Österreichischen Fachhochschulen. https://ffhoarep.fh-ooe.at/handle/123456789/1849
Uhl, J. C., Huber, M., Gurel, A., Westfahl, S., Killian, S., Schweiger, H., Rind, A., Regal, G., & Tscheligi, M. (2026). Branching Foresight - A Novel Interaction Concept for AI-generated Scenario Exploration. Proc. CHI Conf. Human Factors in Computing Systems, 1272:1-1272:24. https://doi.org/10.1145/3772318.3793527
Westfahl, S., Rind, A., Killian, S., Schweiger, H., Uhl, J., & Regal, G. (2026). GreenTouch: Co-Creating XR Micro-Interventions for Last-Mile Climate Resilience in Occupational Therapy. Proc. CHI 2026 Workshop Designing for ``Last Mile"" Climate Resilience with Communities. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.31813759
Feilacher, D., Jakl, A., Girsule, B., Lehner, S., Smith, H., Dominka, S., & Heller, M. (2025). Enhancing Home Safety through Multisensory Robotic Detection of Fallen Persons and Fall Hazard Warning. Sensors & Transducers, 271(4), 13–23. https://sensorsportal.com/p_3384.html
Westfahl, S. (2025, September 26). XR für Ergotherapie und Planetare Gesundheit [Demo & Poster]. European Researchers" Night. https://www.lifeisscience.at/
Feilacher, D., Girsule, B., Lehner, S., Heller, M., Smith, H., & Jakl, A. (2025). Smart Companion: An Audio-visual Lying Person Detection System Integrated in a Robot Vacuum Cleaner. Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Sensors and Electronic Instrumentation Advances (SEIA" 2025), 57–62. https://www.seia-conference.com/seia_2025_proceedings.html

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