Felix Gröner

Human-LLM Interaction Researcher

  • Designing LLMs for Appropriate Use
  • Providing Transparency and Control
  • Mechanistic Interpretability of LLMs
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Publications

Conference Paper

Investigating the Impact of User Interface Designs on Expectations About Large Language Models’ Capabilities

Showed a variety of prompts in different user interface designs and queried people for their expectations.

F. Gröner and E.K. Chiou

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 2024

Conference Paper

The Tendency to Anthropomorphize and Technology Affinity Affect Trust Repair Strategies after Error

Investigated the effects on trust of different verbal reactions of a robot to making a mistake.

J.M. Kraus, J. Merger, F. Gröner, and J. Pätz

Companion of the 2023 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction

Journal Article

Increasing Transparency of LLM Systems Does Not Always Improve People's Verification Behavior

Results from an empirical study of AI-assisted intelligenece analysis reporting.

F. Gröner, M.V. Mancenido, N. Kim, E. Summers, and E.K. Chiou

in preparation

Journal Article

Caveats of Replacing Human Participants With LLM-Powered Simulated Users

Comparing the results of the same experiment with human and synthetic participants produced useful qualitative insights.

F. Gröner and E.K. Chiou

in preparation

Book Chapter

Considering Expertise as a Factor in Human-AI Interaction Research

In E.K. Chiou, D. S. Lange, J. H. Wong, & J. Marble (Eds.), Advancements in HumanAgent Teaming Research Infrastructure: Testbeds, metrics, and concepts. CRC Press.

F. Gröner, M.V. Mancenido, and E.K. Chiou

in preparation

Journal Article

Perception of Original and AI-Generated Abstract Artworks

A catalogue of computational metrics to model people's perception of AI-generated art.

F. Gröner and D.V. Becker

in preparation

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Professional Experience

Graduate Research Assistant

Arizona State University Polytechnic School | 2025 - Present

  • Researching and writing literature reviews
  • Writing and submitting journal articles

Graduate Research Assistant

Center for Accelerating Operational Efficiency | 2023 - 2025

  • Developing and programming a LLM-powered chatbot web application study paradigm with behavioral data recording
  • Planning and preparing a study with human participants (IRB, Qualtrics, Prolific)
  • Presenting at conferences (e.g., CAOE annual meeting 2024 in D.C.) and meetings with stakeholders from CAOE, DHS, USAF
  • Writing conference and journal submissions from research insights
  • Planning and writing project proposals for grant applications

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Arizona State University Polytechnic School | 2023

  • Taught Information Technology 101: Python programming, Raspberry Pi

Graduate Research Assistant

Human Factors at Ulm University | 2022 - 2023

  • Co-authored a research paper on the effects of trust repair strategies for robots
  • Assisted in managing a large project studying passersby's perception of autonomous robots in public spaces

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Web Science at Kiel University | 2019

  • Set up an online survey for a research project investigating people's classification of political tweets

Education