Martin Dobricki is professor and head of the «Education & Digital Technologies» research program at the Bern University of Teacher Education (PHBern). He holds a PhD degree awarded by the University of Zurich. Martin Dobricki was the leader of the «Perception and Action in Virtual Environments» research group at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics in Germany. After this he continued his research at the University of Würzburg, the University of Bern, the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and finally at the Swiss Federal University for Vocational Education and Training. Martin Dobricki is investigating the potentials of the digital expansion of reality by virtual reality, mixed reality and artificial intelligence for learning, social participation and well-being.
Education
2008
PhD in Psychology — University of Zurich
2003
Master of Science in Psychology — University of Zurich
Academic Positions
since 2021
Professor and head of the research group «Education & Digital Technologies», Bern University of Teacher Education (PHBern)
2017–2021
Senior scientist, «Learning Technologies» research group, Swiss Federal University for Vocational Education and Training, Zollikofen
2018
Senior scientist, «Computer-Human Interaction in Learning and Instruction» group, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
2017
Senior research scientist, Department for Cognitive Psychology, Perception and Methods, University of Bern
2014–2016
Senior scientist, Department for Biological Psychology, University of Würzburg
2012–2014
Head of the «Perception and Action in Virtual Environments» research group, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics
2011–2012
Postdoctoral scientist, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen
2008–2011
Postdoctoral scientist, Agroscope — Swiss centre of excellence for agricultural research
2004–2008
Research fellow and PhD candidate, Psychological Institute, University of Zurich