Nicole Schelter

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Nicole Schelter (Dipl.-Inform.) Photo: Hardy Welsch

Nicole Schelter (Dipl.-Inform.)

Ph.D. Student

Email: nicole.schelter

FernUniversität in Hagen
Universitätsstr. 11 - Building 3 (IZ)
Room G 16 (2nd floor)
58097 Hagen

What is my role in CATALPA?

I am working on the development and research of personalized visual representations for intelligent learning assistants. In my doctoral project, GITTE, I am investigating how generative AI, structured knowledge representation, and iterative co-creation with AI can be used to identify individual design preferences. I am investigating how the representations of intelligent learning assistants must be designed so that they can spark girls’ interest in STEM subjects and encourage them to explore these topics further, as well as identifying which negative stereotypes act as barriers.

Why CATALPA?

CATALPA combines computer science with other fields of application. This interdisciplinary approach provides a framework for potentially expanding GITTE’s use as a research system to a broader audience. I would like to continue my research beyond my doctoral studies and, in doing so, develop participatory, transparent, and empirically verifiable design methods.

    • Research Associate at the Chair of Cooperative Systems, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, FernUniversität in Hagen
    • Management consultant specializing in project management with international experience in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa; design and delivery of training sessions, workshops, and curricula in project management since 1991.
    • Project Manager at Sawatzki & Kerkemeier GmbH; Led software and GIS projects, implemented project management systems, and responsibility for customer and supplier management.
    • Project Manager at Consyst Datentechnik GmbH; developed and implemented quality management and production planning systems.
    • Computer Science Graduate (FernUniversität in Hagen); currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Psychology at the FernUniversität in Hagen.

    • Generative AI for personalized and adaptive learning technologies
    • Intelligent learning assistants and their visual representations
    • Participatory, iterative, and co-creative design of AI systems
    • Ontologies and structured representations of design features, in particular the Pedagogical Agents Level of Design (PALD) model and its further developments
    • Capturing explicit and implicit preferences as well as rejected features
    • Explainability, traceability, bias analysis, and data protection in AI-supported learning systems
    • Methodology for validating AI-generated artifacts and ensuring the reproducibility of empirical research

  • GITTE: Development of an architecture for the iterative, participatory generation of personalized visual embodiments for intelligent learning assistants. User preferences are structured using PALD; feedback is used to adjust subsequent generations.

  • 2025

    Conferences

    • Schelter, N. & Veiel, D. (2025). Towards a GenAI-Driven Architecture for Generating Personalized Embodiments of Intelligent Learning Assistants. In B. K. Smith & M. Borge (Hrsg.), Lecture Notes in Computer Science: Bd. 15807. Learning and Collaboration Technologies (Bd. 15807, S. 154–172). Springer Nature Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-93567-1_11

    Talks and Poster Presentations

    • Schelter, N. (2025, 10. Oktober). Human-Centric AI in Projects: The Potential of Personalized Project Assistants. PMI BeNeLux. PMI BeNeLux, Maastricht, NL. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17633130

    • Veiel, D., & Schelter, N. (2025, March 24). Gitte: A Co-Creative Approach for Personalizing Intelligent Learning Assistant Embodiments Through GenAI. Conference on intelligent user Interfaces (IUI), Cagliari. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17632643

    2024

    Conferences

    • Schelter, N. & Veiel, D. (2024). Towards an Adaptive Approach to a Personalised Design of Intelligent Learning Assistants (ILAs). In K. Arai (Hrsg.), Intelligent Systems and Applications: Proceedings of the 2024 Intelligent Systems Conference (IntelliSys) (Vol. 1066, S. 427–437). Springer International Publishing; Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-66428-1_26

    Chapters in Edited Books

    • Schelter, N. & Veiel, D. (2024). Von Worten zu Modellen: Generative KI als Brücke in der Anforderungsermittlung. In C. Bernert, S. Scheurer & H. Wehnes (Hrsg.), Projektmanagement neu denken. KI in der Projektwirtschaft 2: Eine neue Ära der Effizienz und Innovation (1. Auflage, S. 51–61). UVK Verlag.

  • 2021

    Books

    • Peters, T. & Schelter, N. (2021). Kompakte Einführung in das Projektmanagement: Mit vielen praxisnahen Beispielen und modernen didaktischen Instrumenten (1st ed. 2021). Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden; Imprint Springer Gabler. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-31194-0

    • Digitale Kreide e.V. (German) - President. The association develops educational and experiential programs on artificial intelligence, digital technologies, and future societal issues.
    • Girls’ Day Schwerte (German) – Organizer. Annual event organized in collaboration with TWS Schwerte and other local partners. Schoolgirls gain insights into careers in technology, digital fields, and the natural sciences.
    • Ruhrtalgymnasium Schwerte (German) – Initiator. Programs for girls in the field of computer science – particularly artificial intelligence and digital literacy – are being designed and implemented.
    • GPM Deutsche Gesellschaft für Projektmanagement e. V. (German) – Delegate. This nonprofit association promotes the professionalization and advancement of project management in Germany.
    • Initiative „FRAUEN unternehmen“ of BMWE (German) – Role Model Entrepreneur. The initiative was launched by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy to encourage women to become self-employed and to inspire girls to pursue a career as an entrepreneur.

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