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Dr. Aylin Imeri

Scientific Associate

Room: GD E1/623
Phone: 0234 32 25443
E-Mail: aylin.imeri@ruhr-uni-bochum.de

Consulation hours by appointment.


Research Interests

Self-tracking technologies in the health sector, health information, information behavior, social media, human-computer interaction, motivation and gamification


Professional Career

2023 -
heute

Ruhr-University Bochum, Junior professorship for Health and E-Health
Scientific Associate, Projekt Digital Health Ökosystem NRW - Fokus Start-ups 2025

2017 -
2023                 

Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Abteilung Informationswissenschaft
Scientifc Associate

2014 -
2017

Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Abteilung Informationswissenschaft
Research Assistant

2012 -
2014

Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Abteilung Informationswissenschaft
Student Assistant

 

Academic Qualifications

2020                           
Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
Ph.D.
     
2016

Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
Master of Arts Information Science and Language Technology

2015

Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
Bachelor of Arts Kernfach: German Studies, EF: Information Science

2014 Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
Bachelor of Arts Information Science and Language Technology

Zeitschriftenartikel

2021

  • Ilhan, A., & Fietkiewicz, K. J. (2021). Data privacy-related behavior and concerns of activity tracking technology users from Germany and the USA. Aslib Journal of Information Management, 73(2), 180–200. https://doi.org/10.1108/AJIM-03-2020-0067
  • 2020
  • Ilhan, A. (2020). Health metrics and information behavior: how users estimate and use self-quantifying activity and health information. Journal of Information Science Theory and Practice, 8(3), 47–63. https://doi.org/10.1633/JISTaP.2020.8.3.4
  • Fischer, H., Knapp, D., Nguyen, B. C., Richter, D., Shutsko, A., Stoppe, M., Williams, K., Ilhan, A., & Stock, W. G. (2020). Clustering social media services and messengers by functionality. Journal of Information Science Theory and Practice, 8(4), 6–19. https://doi.org/10.1633/JISTaP.2020.8.4.1
  • 2019
  • Askeridis, J. M., & Ilhan, A. (2019). An empirical investigation of V LIVE's service quality and users' acceptance. International Journal of Interactive Communication Systems and Technologies, 9(2). https://doi.org/10.4018/IJICST.2019070102
  • 2018
  • Barth, J., Fietkiewicz, K. J., Gremm, J., Hartmann, S., Henkel, M., Ilhan, A., Mainka, A., Meschede, C., Peters, I., & Stock, W. G. (2018). Informationswissenschaft in der Urbanistik. Teil 2: Erste empirische Ergebnisse zu smarten Städten. Information – Wissenschaft & Praxis, 69(1), 31-46. https://doi.org/10.1515/iwp-2018-0006
  • 2017
  • Barth, J., Fietkiewicz, K. J., Gremm, J., Hartmann, S., Henkel, M., Ilhan, A., Mainka, A., Meschede, C., Peters, I., & Stock, W. G. (2017). Informationswissenschaft in der Urbanistik. Teil 1: Konzeptioneller Forschungsrahmen und Methoden. Information - Wissenschaft und Praxis, 68(5-6), 365-377. https://doi.org/10.1515/iwp-2017-0066

Herausgeberwerk

2021

  • Ma, F., Ilhan, A., Feng, Y., & Wenjing, P. (2021). Guest editorial. Introduction to the special issue on emerging perspectives on health information needs. Aslib Journal of Information Management, 73(1), 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1108/ AJIM-01-2021-373
  • 2020:
  • Dorsch, I., Fietkiewicz, K. J., Ilhan, A., Meschede, C., & Siebenlist, T. (Hrsg.) (2020). Facetten von Wolf Stock und ihre Bedeutung für die Informationswissenschaft. Verlag Werner Hülsbusch.
  • Huvila, I., Ilhan, A., & Dorsch, I. (2020). Guest editorial. Showcasing doctoral research in information science. Aslib Journal of Information Management, 72(4), 441-444. https://doi.org/10.1108/AJIM-07-2020-372

 

Paper

2023

  • Jüttner, K., Nowak, P., Imeri, A., & Stock, W. G. (2023). Anonymous COVID-19 channel on Jodel: A quantitative content analysis. In A. Coman, & S. Vasilache (Eds.), Lecture notes in computer science: Vol. 14026. Social Computing and Social Media. HCII 2023 (pp. 324-339). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-35927-9_23

2020

  • Fietkiewicz, K. J., & Ilhan, A. (2020). Fitness tracking technologies: Data privacy doesn’t matter? The (un)concerns of users, former users and non-users. Proceedings of the 53rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (pp. 3439–3448). ScholarSpace. https://doi.org/10.24251/HICSS.2020.421
  • Ilhan, A. (2020). Users of Fitbit Facebook groups: A gender- and generation-determined investigation of their motivation and need. In G. Meiselwitz (Ed.), Lecture notes in computer science: Vol. 12194. Social computing and social media. Design, ethics, user behavior, and social network analysis. HCII 2020 (513-533). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49570-1_36

2019

  • Schaffarczyk, L., & Ilhan, A. (2019) Healthier life and more fun? Users’ motivations to apply activity tracking technology and the impact of gamification. In G. Meiselwitz (Ed.), Lecture notes in computer science: Vol. 11579. Social Computing and Social Media, Communication and Social Communities. HCII 2019 (pp. 124-136). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21905-5_10

2018

  • Kling, F., Ilhan, A., Stock, W. G., & Henkel, M. (2018). The Islamic State's strategic communication: An informetric topic analysis. Proceedings of the 81st Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science & Technology, 55(1), 264-273. Wiley https://doi.org/10.1002/pra2.2018.14505501029
  • Ilhan, A. (2018).Motivations to join fitness communities on Facebook: Which gratifications are sought and obtained? In G. Meiselwitz (Ed.), Lecture notes in computer science: Vol. 10914. Social Computing and Social Media. Technologies and Analytics. SCSM 2018. (pp. 50–67). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91485-5_4
  • Henkel, M., Ilhan, A., Mainka, A., & Stock, W. G. (2018). Open innovation in libraries. Proceedings of the 51st Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, 4151-4160. ScholarSpace.
  • Ilhan, A., & Henkel, M. (2018). 10,000 Steps a day for health? User-based evaluation of wearable activity trackers. Proceedings of the 51st Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, 3376-3385. ScholarSpace.

2017

  • Ilhan, A., & Dorsch, I. (2017). Alcohol, sex and smoking: Adolescents on Facebook and their self-presentation behavior. Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Library and Information Science (LIS) (pp. 62–81). International Business Academics Consortium.
  • Ilhan, A., & Fietkiewicz, K. J. (2017). Think green - bike! The bicycle sharing system in the smart city Barcelona. Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Library and Information Science (LIS) (pp. 309–326). International Business Academics Consortium.
  • Ilhan, A., & Fietkiewicz, K. J. (2017). User behavior in the twittersphere: Content analysis of tweets on Charlie Hebdo attacks. iConference 2017 Proceedings, 190–202. iSchools, IDEALS.
  • Ciftci, T., Gashi, L., Hoffmann, R., Bahr, D., Ilhan, A., & Fietkiewicz, K. J. (2017). Hate speech on Facebook. In A. Skaržauskienė, & N. Gudelienė (Eds.), ECSM 2017 Proceedings of the 4th European Conference on Social Media Research (pp. 425–433). Academia Conferences and Publishing International.
  • Fietkiewicz, K. J., & Ilhan, A. (2017). Inter-country differences in breaking news coverage via microblogging: Reporting on terrorist attacks in Europe from the USA, Germany and UK. In G. Meiselwitz (Ed.), Lecture notes in computer science: Vol. 10282. Social Computing and Social Media. Human Behavior (pp. 317–336). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58559-8_26
  • Ilhan, A., Fietkiewicz, K. J., & Stock, W. G. (2017). Do car drivers really need mobile parking payment? A critical evaluation of the smart services apparkB in Barcelona. In A. Marcus, & W. Wang (Eds.), Lecture notes in computer science: Vol 10289. Design, user experience, and usability: Designing pleasurable experiences. DUXU (pp. 241–254). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58637-3_19
  • Barth, J., Fietkiewicz, K. J., Gremm, J., Hartmann, S., Ilhan, A., Mainka, A., Meschede, C., & Stock, W. G. (2017). Informational urbanism. A conceptual framework of smart cities. Proceedings of the 50th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), 2814–282. ScholarSpace.

Poster

2023

  • Scheibe, K., Zimmer, F., & Imeri, A. A User-based Evaluation of Jodel's Hashtag Feature: User Information Behavior and Technology Acceptance of Social Tagging in an Anonymous Hyperlocal Community. In C. Stephanidis, M. Antona, S. Ntoa, & G. Salvendy (Eds.), Communications in computer and information science: Vol. 1835. HCI International 2023 Posters. HCII 2023 (pp. 103-110). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-36001-5_14

2020

  • Fietkiewicz, K.J. & Ilhan, A. (2020). How do users of activity tracking technologies perceive the data privacy environment in the EU? iConference 2020 Poster Proceedings.

2017

  • Henkel, M., Ilhan, A., Mainka, A., & Stock, W. G. (2017). Case studies on open innovation in libraries. Proceedings of the 80th Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science & Technology, 54(1), 705-706. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/pra2.2017.14505401123
  • Fietkiewicz, K. J., & Ilhan, A. (2017). Breaking news commentary: Users' reactions to terrorist attacks in english-speaking Twittersphere. In C. Stephanidis (Ed.), Communications in computer and information science: Vol. 713. HCI International 2017 - Posters' Extended Abstracts (pp. 428–434). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58750-9_59

2015

  • Ilhan, A., Möhlmann, R., & Stock, W. G. (2015). Customer value research and ServQual surveys as methods for information need analysis - The ubiquitous city Songdo as a case study. In F. Pehar, C. Schlögl, & C. Wolff (Eds.), Re:inventing Information Science in the Networked Society. Proceedings of the 14th International Symposium on Information Science (ISI 2015) (pp. 457–468). Verlag Werner Hülsbusch.

Sammelbandbeiträge

2019

  • Ilhan, A., & Fietkiewicz, K. J. (2019). Learning for a healthier lifestyle through gamification: A case study of fitness tracker applications. In I. Buchem, R. Klamma, & F. Wild (Eds.), Perspectives on Wearable Enhanced Learning. Current Trends, Research and Practice (WELL) (pp. 333-364). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64301-4_16
  • Ilhan, A., Hartmann, S., Ciftci, T., & Stock, W. G. (2019). Citizen Relationship Management in den USA und in Deutschland: 311 - 115 - Services App. In S. Büttner (Hrsg.), Die digitale Transformation in Institutionen des kulturellen Gedächtnisses (pp. 135-154). Simon Verlag für Bibliothekswissen.
  • Ilhan, A. (2019). New songdo City: Zukunftsstadt von morgen? Und was Songdo mit den "Sims" zu tun hat? In W. Bredemeier (Hrsg.), Zukunft der Informationswissenschaft. Hat die Informationswissenschaft eine Zukunft? (pp. 400-405). Simon Verlag für Bibliothekswissen.

2016

  • Dorsch, I., & Ilhan, A. (2016). Photo publication behavior of adolescents on facebook. In K. Knautz, & K. S. Baran (Eds.), Facets of Facebook: Use and Users. Knowledge & Information. Studies in Information Science (pp. 45–71). De Gruyter Saur. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110418163-003

2015

  • Ilhan, A., Möhlmann, R., & Stock, W. G. (2015). Citizens’ acceptance of u-life services in the ubiquitous city Songdo. In M. Foth, M. Brynskov, & T. Ojala (Eds.), Citizen’s Right to the Digital City. Urban Interfaces, Activism, and Placemaking (pp. 215–229). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-919-6_12

Panel

2022

  • Rorissa, A., Mawire, B., Shah, C., Sonnenwald, D., Khazaree, E., Imeri, A., & Hilal, I. (2022). Professional development in crisis: Toward resilient society. Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 59(1), 598-600. https://doi.org/10.1002/pra2.636
  • Sundin, O., Hirvonen, N., Imeri, A., Lewandowski, D., & Pilerot, O. (2022). Information behaviour research for what? The role of information behaviour research in addressing societal challenges. Information Seeking in Context (ISIC) conference. edoc-Server. https://doi.org/10.18452/25290

2020

  • Ilhan, A., Feng, Y., Fietkiewicz, K. J., & Eikey, E. V. (2020). Opportunities and challenges of self-tracking technologies: Understanding information, technology, and users through the lens of information science. Proceedings of Association for Information Science and Technology, 57(1), e296. https://doi.org/10.1002/pra2.296

2018

  • DePaula, N., Million, A.J., Fietkiewicz, K.J., Dorsch, I., Froehlich, T., & Ilhan, A. (2018). Challenges for social media: Misinformation, free speech, civic engagement, and data regulations. Proceedings of the 81st Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science & Technology, 55(1), 665-668. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/pra2.2018.14505501076
  • Alperin, J. P., Dumas, C., Karami, A., Moscrop, D., Singh, V., Zamir, H., Ilhan, A., & Dorsch, I. (2018). Politicians & the public: The analysis of political communication in social media. Proceedings of the 81st Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science & Technology, 55(1), 646-649. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/pra2.2018.14505501071

2023

  • Imeri, A. (February 10, 2023). Don’t underestimate soft skills – hard skills are just the tip of the iceberg. Information Matters, 3(2). https:// informationmatters.org/2023/02/dont-underestimate-soft-skills-hard-skills-are-justthe-tip-of-the-iceberg/
  • Imeri, A. (January 23, 2023). Professional development – ways to go. Information Matters, 3(1). https://informationmatters.org/2023/01/professional-developmentaways-to-go/

2022

  • Imeri, A. (2022). Introduction to the Minitrack on Digital-Enabled Human Information Interaction. Proceedings of the 55th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (pp. 3748–3750). ScholarSpace. https://doi.org/10.24251/HICSS.2022.456
  • Imeri, A. (2022). Nachtrag zum 16th International Symposium for Information Science (ISI2021). Wahrgenommene Wissenschaftlichkeit von Tweets #wenigerHashtagswirkenwissenschaftlicher. Open Password. (#1026).

2021

  • Imeri, A. (2021). 10,000 steps a day? Activity trackers, health information literacy and the potential role of Information Science & Health Libraries. Health Information Science & Libraries, 38(2), 157-159. https://doi.org/10.1111/hir.12398
  • Imeri, A. (2021). Ringvorlesung Informationswissenschaft für Bürger und benachbarte Disziplinen. Activity Tracking für Fitness, Forschung und Literacy. Eine wichtige Rolle auch für Bibliotheken? Open Password. (#956)
  • Imeri, A. (2021), Meinschäfer, V., & Radoja, B. (2021). Informationswissenschaft Universität Düsseldorf – pressrelations. Praxis trifft auf Wissenschaft. Open Password. (#956)
  • Ilhan, A., &Fietkiewicz, K. J. (2021). Introduction to the Minitrack on Self-Quantification with Activity Tracking Technologies: Opportunities and Threats. Proceedings of the 54rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (pp. 3869–3870). ScholarSpace.

2020

  • Ilhan, A. (2020). Digitalisierung: Fluch oder Segen? Rückblick auf die Online-Fachtagung Zukunft wissenschaftlicher Bibliotheken. BuB, 08-09, 448-449.
  • Ilhan, A., & Feng, Y. (2020). Introduction to the Health Information Behavior and Activity Tracking Technology minitrack. Proceedings of the 53rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (pp. 3417–3418). ScholarSpace.

2019

2018

  • Ilhan, A. (2018). Arnsberger Zukunftskonferenz. Digitalisierung für kommunale Wirtschaftsförderung entscheidend. Aber Steckenbleiben im Stadium der Ideenfindung, zu sehr auf Imitationen aus. Eine Tagung im Herzen des Sauerlandes und ein Resümee aus informationswissenschaftlicher Sicht. Open Password. (#391)
  • Ilhan, A., & Mainka, A. (August 2018). 8. SWiF 2017: Digitalisierung – Social Media – Suchmaschinen. Information – Wissenschaft & Praxis, 69(4). https:// doi.org/10.1515/iwp-2018-0037

2017

  • Ilhan, A., Henkel, M., Dorsch, I., & Meschede, C. (2017). Diversifizierung der Informationswissenschaft: Social Media, Open Innovation, Altmetrics. Open Password. (#312)
  • Ilhan, A. (2017). Smarte Stadt. New Songdo City: Zukunftsstadt von morgen? Und was Songdo mit den „Sims“ zu tun hat. Open Password. (#281)

2015

  • Ilhan, A. (2015). Evaluation ubiquitärer Informationsdienste in New Songdo City. Libreas. Library Ideas, 27, 48-59.
  • Ilhan, A. (2015). Literaturhäuser, Literaturbüros und Literaturzentren im deutschsprachigen Raum. Eine Bestandsaufnahme. Kerstin Juchem. Berlin: Nicolai Verlag, 2013 [Rezension]. Information - Wissenschaft und Praxis, 66(2-3), 180–181.

Mitgliedschaften

  • ASIS&T Board Member (2022-2025)
  • Editorial Advisory Board: Health Information Science and Libraries Journal
  • Member of the Editorial: Data and Information Management
  • Associate Editor: Information Matters

Reviewtätigkeiten

Scholarly Journals

  • ACM Journal on Responsible Computing (2023)
  • European Information Systems Journal (2021-2022)
  • Health Information Science and Libraries Journal
  • Health Promotion International (2020-2021)
  • International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction (2021)
  • Journal of Information Science Theory and Practice (2020)

Book Chapter

  • MDPI Books (Fighting Fake Facts) (2022) Chapter Review

Conferences

  • ASIS&T Mid-Year Conference (2023)
  • iConference (2017 | 2019 | 2021)
  • ASIS&T AM (2017-2022)
  • Human-Computer Interaction | Affiliated Conference: International Conference on Social Computing and Social Media (2019-2021)
  • Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019,2023
  • European Mediterranean & Middle Eastern Conference on Information Systems EMCIS (2019)